{"id":2495,"date":"2024-10-21T17:39:04","date_gmt":"2024-10-21T14:39:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/?p=2495"},"modified":"2024-10-21T17:39:04","modified_gmt":"2024-10-21T14:39:04","slug":"toyota-vanguard-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/gari\/toyota-vanguard-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Toyota Vanguard review"},"content":{"rendered":"

RAV4’s sibling shares its platform but adds a third row<\/span><\/h2>\n
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Meet the Toyota RAV4<\/a>\u2019s big brother. Called the Vanguard, it\u2019s a larger and more luxurious alternative to the firm\u2019s big-selling off-roader.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s based on an extended RAV4 platform, and even shares some body panels with its smaller stablemate. However, the Vanguard comes with an additional row of chairs inside, making it a genuine 7-seater.<\/span><\/p>\n

On the outside, the large SUV gets stylish headlamps and a big grille complete with horizontal chrome bars. The lat\u00adter are in marked contrast to the grey plastic items used for the RAV4, and help to provide the newcomer with an upmarket look.<\/span><\/p>\n

A raised bonnet line and bold wheelarches add to the aggressive appearance. And to reinforce the car\u2019s road-biased set-up, designers at the company have done away with the mud-plugging-style spare wheel hous\u00ading on the tailgate.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Instead, Vanguard(new) buyers get an emergency puncture repair kit in case of a flat tyre \u2013 although a full-sized spare wheel can be spec\u00adified from the extensive list of optional extras. It can still cope with mild off-road duties, thanks to standard-fit features such as hill start and downhill assist.<\/span><\/p>\n

Under the bonnet, there\u2019s a choice of petrol engines. These include a 168bhp 2.4-litre powerplant, which will be linked as stan\u00addard to a seven-speed CVT. A 276bhp 3.5-litre V6 is also likely is offered, mated to a five-speed automatic.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

RAV4’s sibling shares its platform but adds a third row Meet the Toyota RAV4\u2019s big brother. Called the Vanguard, it\u2019s a larger and more luxurious alternative to the firm\u2019s big-selling off-roader. It\u2019s based on an extended RAV4 platform, and even shares some body panels with its smaller stablemate. However, the Vanguard comes with an additional…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3909,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1915,1916,1913,1917],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2495","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-car-review","category-crossover","category-review","category-suv"],"jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pej6K6-Ef","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.magaripoa.com\/gari\/wp-content\/uploads\/Toyota-vanguard-magaripoa.jpg?fit=1082%2C868&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/gari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2495","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/gari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/gari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/gari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/gari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2495"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/gari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2495\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/gari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3909"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/gari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/gari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2495"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.magaripoa.com\/gari\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}