2001-2005 Toyota RAV4: Year-to-Year Changes
Updated: 11/23/08
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Learn about the year-to-year changes of the 2001-2005 Toyota RAV4. Get full details of the styling and performance changes throughout the history of the 2001-2005 Toyota RAV4.
Year to Year Changes
2002 Toyota RAV4:
Little changed for 2002. An Upgrade L Package option included air conditioning, cruise control, and power windows/locks/mirrors. It also included a hard cover for the outside spare tire and color-keyed body trim.
2003 Toyota RAV4:
A new Sport package included fender flares and nonfunctional hood scoop. When equipped with the Sport option, a RAV4 got a unique grille, gray bumpers and flares, and a tubular stainless-steel roof rack.
2004 Toyota RAV4:
Toyota's smallest SUV gained revised styling, a larger engine, and available side and curtain airbags in 2004. The new engine was a 2.4-liter four with 161 horsepower, up 13 from a year prior.
2005 Toyota RAV4:
RAV4 is little-changed after its 2004 update. A redesigned RAV4 with an available V6 is scheduled for the 2006 model year.
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