The Toyota Rav4 (Japanese: トヨタ RAV4, Toyota Ravufō) is a Original Mini 4WD car released by Tamiya on December 20, 1994.
It was based on the 3-door hardtop variant of the first-generation Rav4 by Toyota.
General info[]
The Rav4 featuring the compact, 3-door SUV body design. On the front, there's the skewed, rectangle headlamps with turn signal lamp just below it. On the rear, there's a pair of row-type taillamps and a spare tire prop. It also has a black bullbar, which wasn't presented in the real-life vehicle.
It was in the blue body color, with gray bumpers and wheel arches.
It was equipped with the white, 5-spoke Pajero wheels paired with the black RV radial tires. The chassis frame and A parts were molded in black.
About the Toyota Rav4[]
Launched in Japan in May 1994 and later in the US in March 1995, the first-generation Rav4 is Toyota's compact crossover sport utility vehicle. Build on a special platform that shares part the chassis designs from the Carina and Corolla, the Rav4 is available in 5-door hardtop, 3-door hardtop and 3-door softtop body configuration.
Powering the SUV are two Toyota S series engines, consists of a 3S-FE engine and a 3S-GE engine, both are 2.0 liter inline-4 petrol engines. The engine is mated to either the 4-speed automatic and 5-speed manual, which sends the power to either the front wheels or all four wheels depending on the models. There's even an electric vehicle model with the 50 kW motor, which only produced in small quantities and was only sold in California, US. Supporting the chassis are the front Macpherson struts and rear double-wishbones suspensions with coil springs on all four.
The first-generation XA10 Rav4 was later superseded by the second-generation XA20 models in July 2000.
Technical info[]
| Variant | Body | Chassis | Wheels | Tires | Motor | Dimensions | Gear |
Standard |
Color: Blue and black smoke |
Type: RV |
Size: Small |
Size: Small |
Standard |
Length: 145 |
55:1 |
See also[]
Toyota cars[]
- Toyota Hilux 4x4
- Toyota Hilux Monster Racer Jr.
- Toyota 4Runner
- Toyota Land Cruiser (Team ACP)
- Toyota Hilux Surf SSR-G
- Toyota Ipsum L-Selection EX
- Toyota Land Cruiser Prado RZ
- Toyota Land Cruiser 100 Wagon
- ZENT Tom's Supra
- Toyota Gazoo Racing TS050 Hybrid
- Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT/Yaris WRC
- Toyota GR Supra
- Toyota GR Yaris
- Lexus LBX Morizo RR
External links[]
Tamiya Japan[]
- Toyota Rav4 at Tamiya Japan (Japanese) (Archived)