Toyota is famous for crafting reliable, usually beige transportation for the masses. Placing the word “fast” next to Toyota tends to get you thinking about the Toyota 86 or the Supra. But Toyota’s real sleeper is the RAV4.
Today, Thomas wrote about how a V6-equipped RAV4 could dust a Volkswagen GTI in a straight line. Yes, the boring-looking crossover on your screen is secretly quick! Angrycat Meowmeow confirms:
Spicy Rav 4’s are still available. The Prime is quicker than a 2.0 Supra. It runs a 14.0 in the quarter, which is solidly spicy. It’s just about as fast as a Giulia.
Back when I had my Giulia, I unknowingly lined up next to a Rav 4 Prime at one of those red lights where a few hundred feet after the intersection the lanes merge into one. Dude driving had to be deep into his 60’s. I was in the merge lane. I figured “I’ll give it half-beans to get ahead of this geezer on his way back from bingo, don’t wanna be stuck doing 10 under for the next 5 miles”. He was having absolutely none of that and took me straight to Gapplebee’s, then proceeded to do 60 in a 35 for the rest of the time I was behind him. The blood red Italian sports sedan with it’s fancy red calipers and sexy 19″ wheels with summer tires was thoroughly embarrassed by the old man in his Toyota CUV. The Giulia has a notoriously slow throttle. By the time the engine responded and it started building boost Grandpa was already a car length ahead of me, probably grinning ear to ear.
Thomas also wrote about how the 2025 BMW M235 is doing some funny business by having “M2” in large letters and “35” in what’s basically a subscript. BMW fans aren’t happy. But wait a moment, did Thomas forget to picture a BMW? From MikeInTheWoods
I was enjoying the M = Marketing article, but was then greatly confused at the last two photos of a KN Forte?
Today’s COTD features three articles from Thomas. Our final stop is the cute Pontiac Sunfire that sold on Bring a Trailer. While the BAT of today is known for its endless Porsches and other vehicles that cost all of your arms and legs, the real gems are the weirdos that aren’t that stuff, and ChefCJ agrees:
Cars like this are the only reason I ever look at Bring a Trailer. Who cares about some super rare blah blah blah that I’ve seen a zillion pictures of and cost ten times what I paid for my house? Bring me the regular ass cars that someone loved despite the fact they made boatloads of them
Have a great evening, everyone!
I’m friggin’ dying at “Gapplebees”
I’ve heard that phrase from a friend several times and it’s minimum a smile every time I hear it.
Something that’s very fast can still be deeply uncool. I mean, just look at Yngwie Malmsteen.
“The Maestro”! (self proclaimed, of course) 🙂
“The speedy Swede”
How many young people are reading these comments right now and asking themselves “who the actual fuck are these geezers talking about?”
Sure, just look at ANY Corvette!
I kid, I kid…
Lounging in Polaris luxury with a stone-age laptop is no excuse for COTD turning into COTW. Cloth members demand better!
We now have Hollywood David and Fancy Mercedes. I’m surprised they even let peasants like us visit their site anymore.
Maybe they’ll balance it out with Texarkana Torch or Bulgaria Bishop…..actually both of those sound really fun. Here’s Torch trying to go mudding in massive cummings and there’s The Bishop reviewing styling mistakes on Ladas whilst wearing an all black track suit.
Torch already lives in the south, dailies a 30-year-old Ford pickup and has a 1970s RV in his yard that hasn’t moved in a decade.
Don’t forget the non-running beetle with the carbs off or the Yugo.
Just wait until you read what I drove most recently. I think Top Gear said its brand name means “Lots Of Trouble, Usually Serious.” 🙂
We just bought a 2018 Kia Sedona and I’m astonished at how quick if feels. Looked up its specs and it is pushing 300 HP?! Ok, mom.
The 3.5 Honda V6 in the Saturn Vue was another cute ute sleeper 20 years ago.
My folks had one, definitely punched above its weight class. But I love me a Honda V6.
Still salty about this. I’m not gonna say this is the reason I turned that lease in early, but it definitely contributed.
You got a COTD out of it, so doesn’t that make you the real winner in the end?
No, of course it doesn’t. You got spanked by a RAV4.
Congrats on the COTD 😉
I would trade a spanking for a COTD.
sounds like a win-win tbh
Aaw, thanks for the recognition Mercedes.