We recently lost the EV rebate in Ontario. Possibly would have been a factor for me.
Lots to bash here with this RAV for sure, but the interior in upper levels is ok to my eyes. Exterior in upper levels is a more handsome version of rugged than the pic in this thread. That pic is an easy target. As usual, LE models are bare bones. I prefer chrome to rugged, but this rugged look might get some to cross shop against an Outback or Jeep.
This RAV does have torque vectoring on at least one model. That's impressive, although it can't get handling up to levels o a cx5 according to reviews I've read.
But power is a bummer. 203 HP seemed adequate couple yrs ago. I know the coming Prime model is supposed to be a rocket. But will it corner?
I'm not anti toyota. I had a 2014 4 cyl Camry SE, chose it over Mazda 6 (shall I duck down now??). Something about the way the 4 cyl 6 downshifted on turns didn't feel right. I'm a pretty avg driver, not enthusiast, no track days, no tuning. But something about the point in turn where it downshifted just wasnt right, and seemed a bit harsh. Maybe was a bad car for test drive. I made the sales rep quite queasy over the half hr, he didn't appreciate.
Oddly I found for the budget point I was at, the toyota exterior seemed sharper. Bigger rims, and I thought nicer lower fender design. The 6 had curves, but I just liked that SE.
I could go back to toyota. Maybe not this RAV though. Not from what I've seen in pics and read in reviews.