If the PHEV’s trunk area wasn’t a third smaller than our RAV4, I’d consider pulling the trigger

I’d add one more - a surround view camera.  It’s especially helpful with these larger vehicles that have blind spots.  Backing into a parking space is a breeze with one, plus you are less likely to hit objects (like poles).

Drove a small Volkswagen van in Italy and loved it. Stick shift, diesel engine, plenty of room for four plus luggage, easy to maneuver.

Still seems weird because the bottom of those “wrap around” brushes tend to be pushed away from the front of the car. The only theory I had was they bounced off the back of another vehicle, which would push the bottoms upward and give them a chance to rise over the hood of this car.

Looks like the side brushes became airborne? Not sure how that’s possible.  Reading the headline, I thought it was the top brush that came down too hard, but that seems retracted in the news article photo.

How about just a regular PHEV with an ICE engine?  Think that would sell a lot better.

I am desperately holding out for hope for a Highlander Prime in the next few years. This TX is way above our price range.

If all that is true, how is she even insurable in the current market?

Especially if you are now on 21" or 22" tires as I’m seeing on some newer SUVs. They are not stocked at many places and are crazy expensive.

I find it YMMV. I’ve had OEM tires on a Honda wear out at 35k miles but the OEMs on my current Toyota RAV4 (which are Michelins) still have plenty of tread left at 43k.

I’ve had reverse AEB work for me when a vehicle suddenly appeared while backing out of a Chick-Fil-A parking lot (yes, probably one of the worst places to navigate). Other than one instance where the system was detecting traffic on a road perpendicular to where I was backing up (but separated by a landscaped island),…

If that.  They don’t call them SkyPesos for nothing.

My 2015 Honda CR-V had a new cylinder head and CVT installed before 120,000 miles. Thankfully it was all under extended warranty, but the former repair was a headache. The car broke down heading home from my parents across the state, so it was towed to the dealer near my parents. It took nearly a month for the dealer…

The bottle filler stations at airports can be a major help but they are sporadic.  For example, it seems only half the terminals in PHL have them.  Otherwise, you have to deal with low flow water fountains (and hoping you don’t touch the metal spout with your bottle).

Unless you have a way to identify a driver (which only a few states do with cameras because the rest decry “privacy”), this would be ripe for being overturned in court because the owner would be assumed to be the driver, which is not always true. Maybe the speed limiter is passable but not the prohibition of driving a…

The difference is the individual driver is identified and punished for DUI. These violations are associated with a vehicle. This regulation as written implies the owner is the driver, which can be untrue.

and my PHEV Highlander

Guess a $3k discount on a brand new RAV4 Hybrid mid-year will be a thing of the past

Delaware charges a 4.25% “tax” on motor vehicles, under the guise of a “document fee”

Shame they dumped the PHEV, but with Kia going all in on EVs of similar size, I guess I shouldn’t be surprised.  Still, for those not ready to take an EV plunge, there are few options that aren’t crazy expensive.