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[Dave]

I test drove the new rav-4 and found the suspension very hard. You could feel every bump however small. Also the interior is pretty bland and it drinks fuel?

Problem with Toyota hybrids is they firm up the suspension due to the battery weight. The one I test drove was the 2015 diesel version, which was a nice drive, but IIRC the emissions and official MPG figures were higher.

[Southern Teuchter]

I test drove the new rav-4 and found the suspension very hard. You could feel every bump however small. Also the interior is pretty bland and it drinks fuel?

I had a 2008 Rav4 and my wife still has a 2012 Rav4 - both 2.2 diesel.  The 2008 car was very noisy (think 'agricultural'!), was poor on CO2 emissions, had slightly lower power (140ps),  but reasonably ok for fuel (~40mpg if you were careful).  The 2012 model was much more refined, better CO2, more power (150ps), but drank fuel (~32mpg)...

My 2016 CX-5 is as good as or better on all counts.