Ordered a 2019 XLE Hybrid
Ordered a 2019 XLE Hybrid back in May 2019. It took about 6 weeks from order to pickup. Have had it now since late June, and overall very happy with it. I'm getting approximately 42.5 MPG with mostly (75%) highway driving. Already have 3400mi on it so this invloves about 9 refills -- see my nit about refuel warnings. I got the black with black, normal sunroof (I don't even use that so never mind pano).
Likes: (1) rear seats fold flatter than 2017 XLE hybrid, (2) they've added rear passenger air vents, (3) fuel economy improvement (getting about 42.5 MPG, that's 9 MPG better than with with the 2017 model), (4) power rear hatch, (5) higher ground clearance, (6) more powerful feel, (7) very smooth ride.
NOTE: I do NOT notice excessive engine noise as others have mentioned.
Dislikes: (1) although the fuel tank capacity is 14.5 gal, the "miles to empty" dashboard feature has me searching for gas after approx. 360-370mi. When I stop for gas, I find it only takes approx 8.5 gal to refill. Assuming the fuel gauge can be trusted and that 14.5 gal capacity is accurate, this means there is approximately 6 gal left in the tank, and I could have driven an additional +/-200mi and STILL have approx. 40mi to find fuel. This is similar to how the 2017 behaved and I really wish Toyota would make it less aggressive about refueling (and obviously they should fix any design reason that causes them to insist on refueling so frequently). In the meantime, I am using the "B" trip meter to figure out a more accurate per-tank distance, but having the dashboard telling me "seek fuel" with the low fuel light on makes for a uneasy feeling. So far, after driving with low fuel light on for 3 days, the max refill I've done is 10.25 gal ... getting there, but I may end up needing AAA to bring me fuel if I push it too far.
(2) IMO, the adaptive cruise control has a bug. I have repeated this experiment at least three times with exactly the same reults. Driving along on a two lane divided highway (two lanes in each direction), with exactly one car in front of me and visible to the cruise control radar, if that car exits while I intend to travel straight, the adaptive cruise will brake hard. I think this is because it mistakenly assumes I will be following the exiting car, which is now braking for the curved exit ramp. Now, if there are two or more cars in front of me, and (only) the car immediately in front of me exits, then the adaptive cruise does not brake hard (it may sometimes slow down slightly but nothing extreme as in the one-car case). Moving over to the passing lane before the car exits prevents this, but that lane is not always free, and occasionally people "forget" to use their turn signal prior to exiting...