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Speaking of which, Toyota RAV4 can be regarded as the ancestor of the city SUV. The full name of RAV4 is "Recreational Active Vehiclewith 4-wheel drive", that is, "four-wheel drive leisure sports vehicle". This car can become the leader in the local SUV segment in almost all mainstream car consumer markets.

For the replacement of the domestic RAV4, Toyota said it would not be available until October. However, before this domestic version of the SUV went on sale, a group of espionage photos of a brand new Toyota RAV4 plug-in hybrid model were exposed in overseas media.

Why on earth is a sizeable SUV model that does not perform well in the UK? It turned out that Toyota lost this huge sales profit because the British government did not allow gasoline cars to enter downtown areas.

Toyota, which has always been promoting traditional gasoline power and gas-electric hybrid systems, will certainly not miss this opportunity. Earlier, at the time of the release of the five-generation RAV4, Toyota Gao said when it accepted foreign media that it would not rule out the launch of the Plug-in Hybrid plug-in oil pump power model. Recently, it has been revealed by overseas media that Toyota is testing spy photos of its brand-new RAV4 model in Europe.

In appearance, the plug-in hybrid version of the RAV4 is basically no different from the gasoline version and the hybrid version, and the biggest change is expected to be a charging port somewhere on the body.

In China, the new RAV4 based on TNGA architecture will be launched in October 2019, while the domestic version of the new RAV4 provides 2.0L engine and 2.5L hybrid system. As for the PHEV version, sources say it is expected to be made in April 2021.

Earlier, it was reported that Toyota, which has been sticking to the hybrid route, decided to put aside traditional mechanical power and bet on electrification to develop new plug-in hybrid models or even pure electric models under the pressure of increasingly stringent global emission regulations.

In addition, Toyota has launched its PHEV version of the Corolla dual-engine E+ and Leiling dual-engine E+ models in China, and I believe that the PHEV version of RAV4 will come soon.

According to the data, Toyota's cumulative RAV4 sales in July this year were 9606, and indeed it did not exceed 10,000, ranking in the nearly 20th place. Honda CRV, a competitor, sold 22132 vehicles in July, ranking second on the SUV rankings in July. Maybe it's because the last generation of RAV4, which is coming to an end, is no longer very attractive, and everyone is waiting for the launch of the new RAV4.

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