From SUV To Stretch: Inside Toyota’s Unusual RAV4 Limo Project

From SUV To Stretch: Inside Toyota’s Unusual RAV4 Limo Project

From SUV To Stretch: Inside Toyota’s Unusual RAV4 Limo Project

Toyota, the developer of SUVs like the (now returning) Land Cruiser, has to know what SUV prospects are searching for. Generally talking, versatility and roominess are two important bonuses of one of these automobile, and nothing screams each of these virtues fairly as successfully as a stretch limo and SUV mash-up.

A employee on the Takuoka plant told the YouTube channel クルマ業界女子部チャンネル in a 2020 translated interview within the clip above that “we built this manually without any drawings,” and to mess with the core physique of the unique RAV4 as little as potential, the reportedly 200-strong staff lengthened the middle of the SUV. The welded metallic for this automobile part was designed to be as sturdy as potential, one other Toyota worker advised the visiting YouTubers in 2020. “After that body was made, we tested the strength with a hoist,” he mentioned, indicating that the employees ensured the customized construct was sensible and enticing.

The inside boasts a hand-painted and hand-stitched checked sample on the sprint, an olive leaf motif to rejoice the Tokyo Olympics that 12 months, and a chandelier for a decadent end. At 26 ft lengthy, Frankenstein’s limo is nearly twice the size of the usual 2020 RAV4, which measures 15.1 ft. It’s fairly the modification for a passion venture accomplished over 4 months of stolen moments when different work was completed.