Our vacation rental RAV4 pictured in Santa Barbara yesterday.
Wife loves the color, a kind of sage green.
It rides nice, has lots of room, and the seats are comfortable. Radar cruise is really handy in California traffic. Even the lane departure correction works well and is not overly intrusive.
Road noise can be high on rough textured pavement, but not terrible. 4 cyl engine is torquey and refined up to 6/10’s throttle, but is ‘gruff’ and a bit underwhelming if you need more. Transmission is very refined, and reacts quickly to added throttle. No steering road feel, but it is accurate.
Interior materials are utilitarian, but assembled well. No sqeaks, creaks or rattles.
I don’t own a CUV/SUV, so I appreciated the ride height and big glass plus mirrors in traffic.
Overall a pleasant vehicle with good utility.