Toyota FunCruiser

The Toyota FunCruiser is the name under which the first generation of the Toyota RAV4 was sold in the Netherlands, where it was introduced in September 1994. The RAV4 began as a Recreational Active Vehicle concept with four wheel drive, shown at the 1989 Tokyo Motor Show, and Masakatsu Nonaka was its chief engineer. At first the FunCruiser was sold only as a two-door compact crossover SUV, a four-door Wagon followed in 1996, and after the 1998 update a soft-top semi-convertible was added. Dutch cars used the 2.0 litre 3S-FE four-cylinder petrol engine with 94 kW (128 PS) at 5,400 rpm, all with four wheel drive, and either a five-speed manual or a four-speed automatic gearbox. Top speed was 170 km/h with the manual and 166 km/h with the automatic. Worldwide about 53,000 FunCruiser and RAV4 models were sold in 1994, more than 100,000 in 1995 and about 150,000 in 1996.