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RAV4 VRARVA MARS BY KUHL...The Tokyo Motor Show left a lot of news and preparations, especially for Japanese brands, such as Toyota models. The Toyota RAV4 that appears in the images was prepared by Kuhl, being one of the interesting examples, where the Toyota SUV was converted into an even more robust and adventurous model. Called VRARVA Mars, it can also be accompanied by a more off-road adjustment with specific wheels and a higher suspension.

The change is such that the most representative Toyota traits have disappeared. The emblems of the Japanese house are no longer on the grille, which is completely new and the front bumper, in a dark tone, is now much more voluminous, as well as the hood, which now has a different look. As a result, a model appears that looks like one of those Rezvani crossovers, in fact the only thing that resembles a RAV4 is its LED headlights, in addition to its side windows and part of its rear, which although now it is also much more aggressive, continues showing its optics united by a piece also in dark plastic. The rear spoiler has also been noticeably raised.

Accompanying this new profile, new wheels also appear, much more adapted to this new identity, they are 17-inch Vrarva DW wheels shod with Dunlop Grantrek AT5 all-terrain tyres. In addition, its posture has been raised thanks to a new suspension kit that raises the bodywork and allows it to now be much more capable off the asphalt.

Due to its origin and the place where it was presented, it is not clear if this preparation will reach the West. For now, Kuhl points out that the cost of this kit consisting of 12 pieces will cost 2,140,560 yen, about 86,000 reais at today's exchange rate, which includes installation, painting and taxes, an amount that must be added to the value of the base RAV4, of course.

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