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FIRST LOOK 2019 Toyota RAV4

The Toyota RAV4 is what the industry calls a category killer. Which means Toyota sells a ton of them, and the competition (even if it feels it has a better vehicle) can’t seem to topple the king.

The outgoing fourth-generation RAV4 lacked the pizzazz of several other small crossovers. Despite 11 trim levels to choose from, they all looked fairly alike. Despite this anonymity, the old RAV4 was the best-selling passenger vehicle (not counting pickups) in America last year.

Bad news for the competition: The fifth-generation RAV4 has upped its game.

For starters, it does

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