In September last year, because a Swedish media was conducting a new-generation RAV4 elk test, the performance of the new-generation Toyota RAV4 was not very beautiful, and this hot SUV fell into a round of global public opinion crisis.
Although Toyota later stated that the development of the new generation of RAV4 has been strictly calibrated according to the elk test method, but recently, Toyota has upgraded the VSC software version of the new generation of RAV4.
After the upgrade of the VSC software version, the new generation of Toyota RAV4 is based on the previous consistent test method, and the speed of the elk test has been increased to 72 kilometers per hour, compared with the previous score of 68 kilometers per hour, which has been greatly improved. .
It is reported that Toyota engineers only corrected a few lines of code of the VSC body stabilization system, so that it can intervene in the vehicle state more quickly. The improved system will be officially launched in the second quarter of this year. At that time, models already on the market will also be able to undergo software upgrades at dealerships.
In terms of sales volume, the previously exposed problems with the elk test did not affect the market performance of the new generation of Toyota RAV4. According to data, the new generation of RAV4 sold a total of 448,000 vehicles in the North American market last year, ranking fourth among the best-selling models in North America.
In the domestic market, the new generation of Toyota RAV4 Rongfang has also been in a state of hard to find a car for a long time. This time, Toyota’s upgrade of the VSC system will inevitably make up for the previous shortcomings. But then again, the VSC system works more sensitively, which seems to mean that its driving pleasure will be somewhat limited.
