A new NYT analysis found that anyone shorter than 5-foot-6 — about half of American adults — would frequently be knocked to the ground in front of today's average vehicle.
Tire size has little to do with actual clearance. You should really go check the stats some time. Comparing the 2000 to the 2025, the 2025 gains ~1" of ground clearance and less than 1" of tire diameter. 701mm vs 724mm. You’re seeing bigger rims, not bigger tires. So the 2025 pits the body just 1/2" higher from the axle than the 2000.
You’re comparing a new vehicle’s modern features and design elements, features and elements found across the Toyota and national market, and thinking the new vehicle is simply better than the old one.
Yes, I literally said the old ones were essentially lifted corollas. The part you skimmed over was that the current RAV is now closer to the Camry, including bumping up to the Camry platform.
This entire thread is about the bloat of vehicles. You have touched upo so many unrelated tangents. They bloated an economy trucklet into a an offroad cosplayer to skirt government regulations. That is the whole point. The 8.1" minimum ground clearance and steep approach/departure angles and AWD get it to class as an offroad vehicle while increasing risk of pedestrian death due to blunt frontal shape.
Nobody said the new RAV is a bad car.
There is a whole planet of cars outside your dealership.
Tire size has little to do with actual clearance. You should really go check the stats some time. Comparing the 2000 to the 2025, the 2025 gains ~1" of ground clearance and less than 1" of tire diameter. 701mm vs 724mm. You’re seeing bigger rims, not bigger tires. So the 2025 pits the body just 1/2" higher from the axle than the 2000.
You’re comparing a new vehicle’s modern features and design elements, features and elements found across the Toyota and national market, and thinking the new vehicle is simply better than the old one.
Yes, I literally said the old ones were essentially lifted corollas. The part you skimmed over was that the current RAV is now closer to the Camry, including bumping up to the Camry platform.
This entire thread is about the bloat of vehicles. You have touched upo so many unrelated tangents. They bloated an economy trucklet into a an offroad cosplayer to skirt government regulations. That is the whole point. The 8.1" minimum ground clearance and steep approach/departure angles and AWD get it to class as an offroad vehicle while increasing risk of pedestrian death due to blunt frontal shape.
Nobody said the new RAV is a bad car.
There is a whole planet of cars outside your dealership.