Dan B 
2012 Toyota Camry Hybrid Sedan LE 4dr Sedan (2.5L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid CVT)
Surprising performance
 During my test drive, we headed up a hill almost too steep for most cars. I could not tell we were inclined at all with no reduction in acceleration or increase in gas. I am constantly amased at the gas mileage and performance. I did need to learn more about this car than the 2010 Camry Hybrid. The engine programming is different. The dead stop take off is different - don't floor it. Air conditioning is special with no tie-in to the engine, no engine response to engaging the air. The most enjoyable feature is the transmission braking. In stop and go driving, my foot hardly ever leaves the accelerator, let up and it slows down. No more use of gas sitting in stopped traffic.Special purpose or benefit: I use the battery for 12 volts while camping. With the car close by, but out of monoxide poisoning range, I run the hybrid system to provide power for days on less than a gallon gas. I don't expect others to camp with the car, but it does some things others just can't.While camping, I took the car up a very pot-holed, wash-boarded road in gravel raising 5,500 feet in 10 miles. When I got to the top I found two 80 year old ladies in an identical car. They beat me to the bottom of the mountain.Still no rattles.-------------2016 update: no changes - note mismarked LE - it is the XLE Hybrid, lots more miles on the car, now at 72,000, but no new issues. I replaced the tires at 65,000 with the same style Michelin high speed tires. No failures or new problems. I found I know lots more about the car than the dealerships, so I don't let them touch it. No need to prove this, just ask a simple question or two about the Camry Hybrid - they don't know. Just ask how they can run with no fan belts.Still I get the mileage I want at or around 40 MPG. Like many Hybrid owners, the mileage can be a bit of a game, if not too many people are driving around me. Some information on mileage: hills are a plus for this hybrid, keep tires a couple pounds higher, rain spoils mileage, the electric drive solo shuts down at 40 miles per hour, but can take over at any speed on the 2012 version. I have seen electric drive even at 70 mph, when the traction battery is at 100%.One item unexpected, I have been hit with a powerful projectile (rock) at high speed, enough to almost cause concushion. The windshield is unmarked. Apparently it is extra thick to add noise reduction - this is the XLE quiet windshield.--------------2017 updateTraded in the Camry HB XLE for an Avalon Hybrid Limited. I wish I could have waited for someone to buy it as it was a creme puff. Probably the best car I will ever had! BUT the Avalon has way more goodies, radar, auto wipers,auto headlights with special light control, two electric seats with heat, same power - wow.