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2026 Toyota RAV4: Rugged exterior teased just ahead of launch

We’re just a day-and-a-half from the launch of the sixth-generation Toyota RAV4, and the automaker has provided some extra photos showing parts of its exterior.

As we’ve seen in an earlier leak from China, as well as last week’s interior teaser, the new RAV4 is a gentle evolution of today’s car that leans further into the model’s off-road capabilities, such as they are.

Like the current car, the new RAV4 is full of edges and creases. If anything, the next generation seems even blockier and sharper-edged than before.

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In lieu of a traditional upper grille there’s now a black plastic strip joining the car’s crab claw-headlights. Below is a T-shaped lower grille with honeycomb inserts, and large gloss black side air intakes. A less overtly off-roadsy design was seen in the leak from China, and could be used on different model grades.

Along the side there are squared off wheel arches with black or grey plastic protectors. The car pictured in the snow seems to be a US Adventure-spec model with chunky all-terrain tyres, and gloss black everything.

At the rear there’s a full-width black strip housing a segmented brake light display underneath which is a thin area for the indicators and reversing lights. In the centre there’s a tiny Toyota logo — similar to the one seen on the recently unveiled bZ4X Touring — with larger RAV4 text underneath.