stevefromtheburbs 
2016 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid SUV XLE 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid CVT)
Over a year and 16,000 miles later, all is good!
 UPDATE:  Over a year of ownership, 16,000 miles, and no regrets.  Average 30 mpg around suburbs, 37 mpg on a steady 65mph highway trip.  I can drive this car for hours with no discomfort.  And no service problems, just a new windshield from a crack - added bug/stone deflector afterwards, no more issues.  No paint chips.  No windshield cracks.  It does hold alot of stuff, and is great in the snow too!  This is my favorite vehicle ever.   So, would I buy again?  In a heartbeat.  I just upgraded from a 2015 Limited Rav4 AWD, to this hybrid AWD in the XLE package.  I've only logged a few hundred miles, but so far, I could not be happier.  The trade off from the Limited with the tech package, to this, is minimal as the one I got has the tech package in it.  So, I'm missing heated seats, an auto dimming rear  view mirror, faux leather seats, and I think that is about it.  But what I gain is what I feel is a better ride, the 17" wheels on the XLE ride much better than the 18" wheels on the Limited.  So, I'd say the reviews that mention that, are correct.  I also gain a better tech package than I had, which is auto braking, auto correction on steering, and adaptive radar controlled cruise control with automatic braking.  I also have front parking sensors and pedestrian accident avoidance too.  These are great features I now would never want to live without.  Oh yes, this one has blind spot monitoring too, which I cannot say enough positive things about.  And cross traffic detection when in reverse and something is crossing behind me.   The car is 500 pounds heavier (give or take) but I don't notice much of a difference in the driving.   I know the steering wheel isn't as stiff, making turning easier.  But I also know that they say the mechanical AWD is replaced with an electric rear wheel using intelligence vs. a physical driveshaft and such.  I won't know how much better one is than the other, but I do know during our last blizzard, the AWD on the 2015 was amazingly great.  I hope for that with this one, but if not, it will be okay because we don't get too many blizzards.  There is a bit of torque steer on heavy acceleration, which I don't like, but is a tradeoff going to a non-mechanical awd vs. this which is more electronic and electric motors on the rear wheels.  I sometimes feel it pulling upon braking but have figured out this is the road not the car.  This may have to be with the slightly more narrow tires of this vs. the wider Limited tires that didn't get stuck in the road rutts as much.  With the hybrid, you will lose a small amount of cargo space, but it is more frustrating than losing the actual space.  The 2015 has rear fold flat seats, and I suppose the 2016 gas model does too, but the hybrid uses space under the rear seat for battery/batteries.  Plus in the cargo area is a small area that sits higher than the rest of the cargo area, which is where your tire changing tool, and battery related stuff, exists.  The rear seats don't fold completely flat, like many SUV's they sit up a bit, and then there is that small raised area in the cargo hold.  All that said you lose a small amount of space, no biggie.  It is the sloping that is frustrating.  This proved more frustrating with some longer boxes I recently had to take to storage.  Everything goes up uphill and slides out the rear hatch if not careful.  If you are curious about this vs. the non-hybrid, consider the $700 more for the hybrid is really worth it, also because you get more equipment in the hybrid vs. the non-hybrid (best kept secret) plus you can save some money at the gas pumps and help the environment by using less gas.  I loved my 2015 non-hybrid RAV4 Limited......alot.  Never liked any car as much as that one.  And after 18000 miles, it was still like new.  And I never had anything go wrong with it.  So I trust Toyota quality, and I know they will make things right if something of concern is uncovered in the future.  Lastly, I will tell you that my new hybrid version is made in Japan.  What I am hoping is that the quality of the car stays with the previous quality build of other Toyotas I've owned that were made in Japan.  The only thing I didn't like on my 2015 was the paint nicked easily from highway drives.  And I know my 2013 prius had a much better coat of paint on it; I can only hope the same paint quality carries over to the RAV4 hybrid.  Also, the seats are comfortable for bigger people.  I'm 5' 11" and weigh about 270lbs. I have no issues getting comfortable.