2013 Toyota RAV4 leaks ahead of LA debut

The 2013 Toyota RAV4 is due to be unveiled at the 2012 Los Angeles Motor Show tomorrow, but thanks to a leak of photos we already know how it looks.

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A couple of weeks ago, we had a video tease of the 2013 Toyota RAV4 ahead of an official reveal at the LA Auto Show, but if Toyota were hoping to keep their new compact SUV off the radar until the official reveal they’ll be rather disappointed that this set of photos hit the Interwebs earlier today.

The photos show a new RAV4 that is less boxy and sleeker, taking some styling cues from the new Auris, and looks fit to take the battle to cars like the new Ford Kuga and new Subaru Forester. It may not quite look a “…new generation rewriting the rules in style” as Toyota told us, but it does look more contemporary.

Until Toyota divvy up details we don’t know what, if anything, is going to change under the skin from the current 2.2 D-4D diesel and 2.0 VVT-i petrol with 2WD and 4WD options, but it wouldn’t be too much of a stretch to think that Toyota will offer a hybrid option too.

It seems highly likely that Toyota will reveal official photos of the 2013 RAV4 later today after this batch of photos of the new RAV4 hit the web ahead of an official reveal at the Los Angeles Auto Show tomorrow.

Photo Source: Woody’s Car Site