I traded in my 2015 Honda CRV, which in most ways, was a great SUV on my new 2025 Toyota Rav4. My Honda, even though it was not turbocharged, always had fuel dilution in the engine oil. They also got rid of their port injection for 100% GDI that causes an eventual carbon buildup of crud on the backside if the intake valves. I watched and noticed on the newer CRV they went to a smaller, turbocharged engine with even worse fuel dilution in their engine oil. My 2025 Toyota is a much better, more refined, better riding SUV than my 2015 Honda CRV was. Another thing, Toyota out-smarted most car manufacturers and put an injector that is still doing port injection in each cylinder, cleaning the backside of the intake valves. Very smart, and less maintenance down the road. We basically love our new 2025 Rav4, but there are a couple exceptions to this judgement. I am an old, stiff arthritic 6 foot tall fat man. I didn't realize, until after the purchase, that the passenger front seat sits different then the electric driver seat, that makes it difficult to get in on the passenger side. I now do a lot more of the driving now when my wife and I go somewhere together, just for this reason. The next thing is it has the mandatory government required built in start-stop system which is stupid imo. Fortunately, there is a button on the dash to push that disables it until the next time you start the car. I forget to push the button part of the time. There is no noticable fuel savings using that feature, but undoubtedly will sell more starters at the local Toyota dealer. Other than that, we love the car. I doubt if they still exist, but maybe you could find a new 2025 Rav4 on the lot somewhere. All of the new 2026 Rav4 SUVs are hybrids. My 2025 is not a hybrid, which is what I preferred. I have read rave reviews about the new Rav4s, so I would definitly check them out. I would go for the Rav4 as opposed to the Subaru Forester. I have owned both.
