| Does the thought of driving through the great open | | | | per gallon in urban driving conditions and 26 miles per |
| outdoors bring a sparkle to your eyes? Do you love | | | | gallon on highways is very fuel efficient. All the |
| to feel the breeze in your hair as you step on the | | | | driver needs to do is fill up the tank, and go out to |
| gas on highways and country roads? Then the first | | | | explore his surroundings, keeping the worries about |
| thing you should eye is an excellent SUV that can | | | | being stranded without a gas station nearby out of |
| plow through the harsh landform and hostile weather | | | | mind. |
| conditions that the great outdoors can throw at it. | | | | 3. Power-packed: A V6 engine under the hood, with a |
| The RAV4 from Toyota is one of your best | | | | 5-speed automatic transmission packs plenty of |
| options. For starters, this is one of the most | | | | punch to get the driver through a host of unforgiving |
| affordable high end SUVs around. Right from its | | | | landforms. The engine manages to post a torque |
| launch in 1994, this car has given the opportunity to | | | | rating of approximately 246 at 4,700 rotations per |
| SUV lovers to proudly explore the great outdoors in | | | | minute. The 4-wheel drive, supported by four 17" |
| ways they could not even imagine before. Here are | | | | aluminum wheels allows silky smooth driving, even in |
| just some of the reasons why this car has ruled the | | | | hostile weather conditions. |
| roost among SUVs for quite a few years now. | | | | The RAV4 is soon to get a hybrid model, which is |
| 1. Excellent safety measures: All season tires that | | | | supposed to hit the market some time in 2011. Until |
| work perfectly in most hostile weather conditions | | | | then, the gasoline driven variant is the only one |
| along with Toyota's very own STAR Safety System | | | | available, but weekend adventurers should not worry, |
| make the car one of the safest to drive. Besides, | | | | even the general model of this SUV is enough to |
| additional safety additions like rear bumper step with | | | | satisfy the adventurer in you. |
| black protector molding and child safe locks on all | | | | Feel like grabbing the wheel of a Toyota RAV4 on |
| doors were pretty thoughtful additions. All safety | | | | the way to a brand new adventure? Then come to |
| systems are standard features in all models of the | | | | Toyota of Des Moines, one of the largest dealers of |
| Toyota RAV4. | | | | Toyota cars in the US. |
| 2. Good fuel efficiency: An SUV that gets 19 miles | | | | |