All-New 2019 Toyota RAV4 Wins Compact SUV of Texas at 2018 Texas Truck Rodeo
October 17 2018 - 5:00PM
Business Wire
2019 RAV4 Adventure Grade and RAV4 XSE HV Debut
in Texas Before Arriving in Dealerships
Toyota Tacoma Named Texas’ Mid-Size Truck for
the Fourth Consecutive Year
Toyota took home two awards at the Texas Auto Writers
Association’s (TAWA) Texas Truck Rodeo. The all-new 2019 Toyota
RAV4 Adventure grade won top honors in the Compact SUV of Texas
category, and the 2019 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro was named Texas’
Mid-Sized Truck of the Year for the fourth consecutive time.
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The all-new 2019 Toyota RAV4 Adventure
won top honors in the Compact SUV of Texas category at the 2018
Texas Truck Rodeo. (Photo: Business Wire)
“Bringing home awards for the all-new 2019 RAV4 and 2019 Tacoma
TRD Pro validates why Toyota’s vehicles are chosen for the next
generation of off-road dominance,” said Lisa Materazzo, vice
president, vehicle marketing and communications, Toyota Motor North
America. “Performing on the courses this year with new and highly
capable vehicles showcases exactly how Toyota has developed its
lineup of trucks and SUVs to conquer a variety of driving
situations.”
The 2019 Toyota RAV4 Adventure grade and Toyota RAV4 XSE HV
grades were introduced to TAWA members showcasing the versatility
of the line-up. The 2019 Toyota RAV4 XSE HV, the sportiest RAV4
yet, offers greater horsepower, faster acceleration, a sport-tuned
suspension and, of course, higher MPG. But the journalists’ votes
gravitated toward the 2019 Toyota RAV4 Adventure grade which
features a rugged exterior, thanks in part to its more aggressive
grille, fog light surrounds, and unique wheel design, while also
featuring an optimally tuned multi-link rear suspension, providing
ideal damping for handling, minimum interior cabin noise, and the
utmost ride comfort. With the segment- and Toyota-first Dynamic
Torque Vectoring AWD system with Rear Driveline Disconnect,
combined with Multi-Terrain Select, the RAV4 Adventure grade can
handle it all, from city exploration to a jaunt on the trails. The
2019 RAV4 Adventure grade, as well as all 2019 RAV4 gas models,
will be available in dealerships by the end of this year.
Designed by engineers at Toyota Racing Development (TRD), the
2019 Tacoma TRD Pro impressed TAWA members with the most
eye-catching Tacoma upgrade – the all-new TRD Desert Air Intake.
Designed to sustain consistent off-road performance no matter how
silty or dirty the terrain gets, the TRD Desert Air Intake takes
the 278-horsepower 3.5L V6 engine’s air intake away from dust that
hovers inside the wheel well (where traditional air intakes are
located) during off-road operation. Its suspension, made up of
2.5-inch TRD Pro-exclusive Fox Internal Bypass shocks, is tuned
specifically for each vehicle by the engineers at TRD. The
aluminum-bodied Fox shocks offer impressive performance and supreme
damping for a wide variety of driving situations including
high-speed desert running, slow-speed rock crawling, or simply
driving to and from work.
This year’s Texas Truck Rodeo brought together 69 journalists to
test drive 57 vehicles in 18 different categories in Bee Cave,
Texas. Trucks and SUVs from the world’s top manufacturers were
evaluated on their performance, value and design. The Tacoma TRD
Pro and RAV4 Adventure grade defeated two days of tough competition
against competitors.
TAWA is a Texas-based nonprofit association for automotive
journalists promoting professionalism and quality in journalism for
more than two decades. TAWA has grown to become one of the most
influential and recognized automotive journalist associates in the
United States. The group produces two annual events – Texas Auto
Roundup and Texas Truck Rodeo – that allow members to experience
vehicles from various manufacturers in one place, at one time.
For more information on the 2019 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro and the
2019 Toyota RAV4, visit the Toyota Newsroom.
About Toyota
Toyota (NYSE:TM) has been a part of the cultural fabric in the
U.S. and North America for 60 years, and is committed to advancing
sustainable, next-generation mobility through our Toyota and Lexus
brands. During that time, Toyota has created a tremendous value
chain as our teams have contributed to world-class design,
engineering, and assembly of more than 33 million cars and trucks
in North America, where we operate 14 manufacturing plants (10 in
the U.S.) and directly employ more than 46,000 people (more than
36,000 in the U.S.). Our 1,800 North American dealerships (nearly
1,500 in the U.S.) sold more than 2.6 million cars and trucks (2.4
million in the U.S.) in 2017 – and about 87 percent of all Toyota
vehicles sold over the past 15 years are still on the road
today.
About TAWA
Texas Auto Writers Association is a nonprofit organization that
has promoted professionalism and quality reporting in automotive
journalism for more than two decades. TAWA produces two annual
events that have gained national traction; the Texas Truck Rodeo at
the Long Horn River Ranch in the Texas Hill Country and the Texas
Auto Roundup at Texas Motor Speedway. Each year, TAWA awards
scholarships to Texas College and university students majoring in
journalism. The group’s annual Excellence in Craft Competition
recognizes its members’ exceptional coverage of the automotive
industry.
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