Thread: 2013+ Toyota Rav4 fake grille (fully blocked upper)
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Old 06-25-2015, 08:58 AM   #1 (permalink)
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2013+ Toyota Rav4 fake grille (fully blocked upper)
I walked past one of these this morning and was surprised to notice the upper grille is completely blocked.

I found a good dealer photo: (click for zoomage)







Toyota claims drag was reduced on this latest generation:

Quote:
The overall drag coefficient has been lowered from .334 to .329

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