Recently we bought a new Toyota RAV4 hybrid.

The two main reasons we bought it were reliability and fuel economy. So far it is consuming 5.7 litres of petrol per 100 kilometres. I've read and viewed that petrol hybrid Toyotas are some of the most reliable cars out there. The main reasons for their reliability is the engines does not need anti pollution filters & other stuff on them because the cars meet emission regulations with the hybrid system. The engines are lower stressed and simpler. The transmission on them has been refined and simplified over the years to become more reliable and smooth.

It is a very good car to drive in both the city and country. We will probably keep it for at least ten years.

It is the second from the top grade and cost $55k. I looked at Chinese cars and they might be around $10k cheaper and look flash but I don't think they will last with little turbo engines in them. Nissan is like this too, powering fairly big cars with a little turbo engine. They won't last.