I have an update to my review
I have an update to my review. Having taken a trip from Philly to Baltimore, via I95, staying around the posted speed limit of mostly 65mph (and setting cruise to 70mph), I am pleased to announce that I got a whopping 37.5 mpg. I left from home (Philly suburbs) and came back to home, and spent a short period of time in center city Baltimore. I filled up before I left home, and filled up when I got back. It was about a 200 mile round trip....and I calculate MPG on actual, not allowing the computer to be the guide as they are not usually correct. Additionally, I used the adaptive radar cruise control, which I will attribute to the phenomenal mpg's on this trip. It wasn't rush hour, so I felt it was safe to do the speed limit.
I'm the Steve that traded in my 2015 RAV4 Limited for the 2016 RAV4 XLE hybrid. With about 2500 miles on the odometer now, the only minor regret I have is that the handling is not as good as the limited; I notice some torque steer on heavy acceleration, sometimes brake pull when braking, and the car following the road more than the limited did. Sometimes it is annoying, but saving the gas makes it worthwhile. When I see the front of the car, I notice the 17" tires on the XLE look much more narrow than the 18" tires on the limited, which is probably why it follows the road imperfections. Again, no worries, you get used to things like this and saving gas is really the reason to get the hybrid anyway, and that is happening.