Toyota's Rav4 is short for Recreational Active Vehicle. The Rav4 looks like a small sport-utility, drives like a car and, within limits, delivers the best of both. Power comes from a 2.0-liter, four-cylinder adapted from the Celica family. It doesn't produce quite as much horsepower as the Jeep Wrangler four-cylinder, and far less torque. But the RAV4 doesn't need as much punch because our two-door, five- speed test truck was 400 pounds lighter than the Wrangler SE we were driving.

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The Rav4's appeal won't be limited to the young and restless members of Generation X. I can imagine all sorts of people finding uses for a RAV4, from suburban errand-runners to commuters to small families headed out for a week in the woods.



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