Toyota creates stretched RAV4 limo
Japanese car-maker's factory workers build one-off extra-long wheelbase version of popular mid-size SUV... because they could!A group of more 200 Toyota employees working at the car-maker's Takaoka factory in Japan has built a stretched version of the Toyota RAV4.
According to Japanese car blog Car Watch, the task of converting Australia's best-selling SUV into a 7.9-metre long limousine was far from straightforward.
One of the biggest challenges facing the Toyota workers was retaining the standard car's front and rear doors, while adding new body panels in the centre of the car.
The result is a bizarre, awkward-looking vehicle with an unusual roof line and poor panel gaps.
Inside, the SUV limo features the original RAV4's seating for five, plus enough extra legroom to provide space for a small coffee table between the front and rear rows.
There's no word if the RAV4 retains its all-wheel drive system or how much heavier it has become, but the unlikely Rolls-Royce Cullinan rival is sure to have had plenty of extra bracing added to maintain its structural rigidity.
One thing is certain: there's no chance of Toyota Australia offering the stretched RAV4 to local customers any time soon.
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