 Smooth drive in flat terrain, but struggles to go uphill in highway (noisy and slow). Interior quality has improved slightly - it's not all plastic as it used to be in recent years even in the Limited trim; looks like Toyota has heard the customer complaints and added some softer touch in some places, but still has a far way to go catch up to the top trim line of Honda or Ford. I bought this RAV4 as I wanted a small SUV with hybrid power train and below 35k. While this has lived up to the expectation on gas mileage, I have had a couple of major issues already during the past two months - 1. The power rear lift gate doesn't work any more. The power feature is gone, and it is not even possible to open or close the door manually. The nearby Toyota ordered some parts (strut and electronic computer module) couple of weeks ago, and I still haven't heard from them. 2. The brakes are quite noisy (squeaks) when going reverse, and I am hoping to address this with the dealership when going back to fix the rear lift gate. Toyota has been cutting corners and using cheap materials over the past decade; but most importantly, their quality is clearly not where it used to be. With the significant quality issues just within two months of use, and it's poor performance when going uphill in the highway, this was obviously a bad purchase. I should have ignore the hybrid / gas mileage benefit, and gone with a Honda/Acura/Ford instead.