
The SUV segment is slowly but surely eradicating smaller sedans and hatchbacks. People like SUVs, but they seem to love compact crossovers in particular. It’s no wonder then, that the compact crossover segment is also one of the most crowded segments in the entire automotive industry. And yet despite all of that, the Toyota RAV4 has been the benchmark crossover from the very inception of this segment back in 1994, when the model was first introduced.