2021 Toyota RAV4 Prime

Great car!

Expensive but the plug-in hybrid feature is nice!

I'm extremely satisfied with its performance, features, and comfort.

It's a great car overall. Lots of fun to drive, very smooth, comfortable, and accessible. The charging options menu needs improvement and additional features. The Chevrolet Volt has a much better user interface for setting up vehicles charging. The dash has silver trim that annoyingly reflects off the windshield. The doors are difficult to close from inside with the handle being so far forward. The pedestrian alert sound is outrageous and embarrassingly loud, especially while in reverse. Many interior buttons are not backlit and are difficult to find at night. I love the seat heaters and heated steering wheel. It annoys me when the engine turns on with lots of battery range left, such as when I have a full charge and go down a steep hill, the engine turns on for no reason. Also, using defrost requires the engine to turn on. It doesn't feel as eco friendly burning gas for no apparent reason. The adaptive cruise control and lane keeping is pretty good and helpful but requires quite a bit of intervention for steering. The charging port location is inconvenient on the rear left quarter panel. It should be located on the drivers side. I hate that there is a cover over the charge port in addition to the lid. The extra step to remove that is time consuming and frustrating when your hands are full carrying things from the car. The built in media player feels very dated and slow. I only use the Apple CarPlay functionality because it's so much better. There's lots of storage bins that are convenient along the dash. With catalytic converter theft on the rise, Toyota should address this issue and protect it better. On this vehicle, it's easily accessible and stolen if you don't have third party protection put over it.

If you want a vehicle that is reliable, economical, and stylish, this is the one!