I stand by my opinions, Toyotas are like sponges absorbing the personality of its previous owners. 10-15 years later it gives it back. Toyotas got personality only decades after production
This is such a good explanation of the blandness of Toyota. I’m going to use this. I always said I’d be happy as fuck to be given a Toyota. But I’d never buy one.
@@good_roads as someone who has owned an 00 Rav4 and now an 07 Rav4, I agree. They come as the most basic cars ever, but they quickly take on your personality and mold to the owner like one of those kits to made a dildo out of your own dick. They're fantastic cars, and range from the most pedestrian "I am an older lady and need something easy to get in and out of" cars on the road, to "I tank this thing through more camping trips, more expeditions through the mountains, and rip more muddy back roads than 95% of bro-dozers, while still dailying this pig 20-30 miles one way to go to work." And everything in-between. And it only takes one second to tell if it's a "rav4" or a "RAV-FOUR."
Look up "Northwest Passage" by Stan Rogers for the original - it's a beautiful song, and the rest of his work is right up there in terms of style and quality :)
@@carlosandleon No, it has a face that makes me want to gouge my eyes out with a rusty plastic spork. It's FUCKING HIDEOUS! Nobody with the gift of eyesight can possibly say that thing looks good... You wanna know what an SUV face should look like? Go look at the Jeep Grand Wagoneer or the Suburban from the 1970s. And for that matter take notes on a lot of other things; those were proper SUVs designed to go anywhere you want rather than do the school run. Solid axles, off road tires, handled like crap on pavement because they were optimized for driving off pavement. They were rugged, simple, easy to wrench on, they could be had with a stickshift, they were comfortable, they weren't clausterphobic, they weren't disposable plastic garbage....
@@VectraQS my mom, aunt, and niece all own one each. A hybrid prime, a 4 door manual from the 90’s, and a convertible. They’re actually really good cars honestly
I just choked on my breakfast when the Stan Rogers hit. "has a place for wife and baggage". The funny thing is that is literally how I will buy cars for the rest of forever.
I feel like everyone in Windhelm would buy a GM or Dodge. But two hundred years when social norms change, everyone buys a Subaru in that cold desolate place.
Still are called as such until we have actual definitions. The Accord has more legroom than some luxury full-size cars and we still call it mid-size. The Accord has much more space than the CRV. So a CRV is compact until everyone callls the Accord a full size.
@@motorpolitan8884the accord is full sized. It is bigger than a Crown which replaces the Avalon except the Crown is smaller than the Avalon. A midsize car being larger than a full size car makes no sense. Vehicles like the grand Highlander are called midsize despite being massive. The only things larger then it are the body on frame SUV’s which are really just trucks and are a massive size, not full size.
@@Turshin The lexus GS? I have a 2014 gs350 f sport. I have a round trip commute of 180 miles a day and it's awesome. it has 85k miles, 45k of which i put on..all trouble free. they are a great bargain to pick up now.
Problem with it, what if the market changes and youre too behind to catch up? GM did the same thing starting in the 60s and look what happened in the 70s 80s 90s..... only reason they didnt go bankrupt in the 80s is cuz truck $$$ I trust in toyota though. They invest and reinvest in product and innovation unlike gm who innovates than buries it, ie chevy volt and voltech powertrain. No voltech powertrain equinox? Nope.
That church pastor analogy, trying to turn it into a video game was brilliantly relatable. Being forced to a 2-hour church service every Sunday from birth to 17 was a nightmare.
@@LimitedTimeRoman Oh yeah! so well done it didn't even sound like a parody. Sounded just like the original with different words. ALSO- thats a fairly deep cut on the album for Americans. Good pull.
Man, the writing on this piece was freakin’ phenomenal, dude. A fairly straight-up review with the usual antics, but… the story of playing make-believe Mega-Man 2 in church hit home with me (that soundtrack as well, spot on). And Roman parodying Stan Rogers’ “Northwest Passage” at the end was top-notch. Cheers, gents. Keep ‘em coming.
In the key of Crash Man's theme- MM: I'll sneak up and hit you like a fucking tornado Putting Crash Man in the trash can like yesterday's tomatoes(c'mon on now) Crashing the party, it's Mega Man, baby (Mega Man's in the house) CM: (Quit messing around) MM: It's all gravy CM: I will fuck you up I'm gonna fuck you up, Mega Man You can't catch me (Totally total your ass, I ain't messing around) I will throw a bomb, and then I will jump around What's that sound I hear? MM: That shit's the wind and it's pulling you down
Chillin here, drinking my coffee, and I just hear "and Matt's off road recovery will be pulling these out of Sand Hollow" and almost choked on my coffee. As a guy from the St George area, who works at Sand Hollow, was not expecting that lmao.
Okay being from Utah I wondered if he meant our Sand Hollow or if maybe there was some other randomly in PA so I needed this confirmation thank you. Also, brilliant line by Mr. Regular.
I just got broken up with and kinda tryna figure life out right now. Just wanna say thanks Mr.Regular you’ve really helped me just by keeping me entertained and providing information with relatable life memes and so on.
This is what GM could've had if they made the second-gen Volt a powertrain option for the Equinox instead of its own car. Plug-in hybrids make sense for commuting, because you get enough range for a non-lethal commute, and for winter. (Electric heat murders EV range, but gas engines create motion as a byproduct of creating heat anyway so you get to be warm "for free". My Volt gets 120-140 MPGe on electric most of the time, but turn on the heat and that drops down to about the same economy it gets on gas.)
That's a good idea, it's a shame they didn't do that because that might have made the POS Equinox actually worth buying. I like the volt but a friend of mine had one for about 2 years then caught fire in his garage and nearly burnt his house down. He said he loved it but was scared to get another one because of the fire
Toyota tech here. Want to make your new Toyota actually last longer than other brands? (because it definitely can) Make sure you do the regular scheduled maintenance. That's how these things last so long. The difference I've seen between 300k mile toyotas that have been maintained and haven't been is the difference between following decent (not even perfect) maintenance and any other car brand. I've seen 300k mile Carollas that had me fooled like they only had 100k. I've also seen them at 100k that weren't long for this world. Summary, they WILL last longer than even a Honda, but only if you maintain them.
This is actually a pretty sweet package of a vehicle power, dependable technology, advanced drivetrain with great quality and the design of this current generation RAV4 it looks very good I wouldn’t call it pedestrian. I think that you think that this car is so good that it might be boring because you don’t have to think about it but that’s a wrong way to look at this vehicle
You are the most convincing car reviewer in the world Mr.Regular, and one of the funniest. It's amazing how you somehow managed to make me consider a hybrid Toyota of all cars as something i could own with pride.
Since when we’re hybrid Toyota is bad cars these vehicles are the best hybrids on the market people really like to come online and talk as if Toyota’s or these horrible cars that no one buys went in the real world it’s completely opposite
Ok, Roman, your take on Northwest Passage was on-frigging-point. Wow. Along the way a good car review occurred as well. Having driven a RAV4 for 8 years in the past, dependable, quality, vanilla for sure.
when i worked at a toyota dealership the v6 rav4s(when they still made them) were shockingly fast. i was honestly blown away. a guy i worked with who owned an evo 8 even said the same thing. they were crazy quick and no one would expect it.
A Stan Rogers cover at the end is fitting. A relative of mine, who has always given me sound financial advice, only buys new Toyotas, dealer services them, and keeps them over a decade. She also enjoys a Stan Rogers song, and Gordon Lightfoot. I learned to drive manual in her '98 Rav4. It had no AC and manual windows, and still had its original battery at 7 years old, unlike some recent Fords and GMs that leave their headlights on and power the seat back when you turn the car off.
@@djplonghead5403 when you live in a cold climate, every little bit counts for starting at -40°. If the battery isn't fully charged, it freezes and permanently loses some capacity. So if your car leaves the headlights on and moves the seat position after shutting off, the battery will be more likely to freeze that night.
My phone was on autoplay and this video ended, immediately followed by a 427 twin turbo on a two step launch with “hell yeah brother you’re watching the Cletus mcfarland CZcams channel” and the dichotomy really just made me feel warm.
Last year tye ol' lady abd I went car shopping. We looked at every single "SUV" on the market under about 50k. And the fully loaded prime is what she liked the most. And this is a lady whose driven V8's and turbo V6's most of her life. Yea. Its boaring to most but you can't deny that Yota quality and dependability.
I'm in the market for an EV to replace my Volt, and honestly, the RAV4 Prime is a pretty attractive option. I just have to keep reminding myself that it's annoying to keep maintaining an ICE when it rarely gets used.
@@The_NitDawg Toyota or not, it's still an ICE and it still needs maintenance. All of the oil changes on my Volt have been due to age, not mileage. It also periodically runs to burn off old gas and boil off water in the oil. I'm basically paying to maintain a machine that only gets used a few times a year. Makes more sense to just buy a vehicle with a bigger battery than a small battery and an engine.
@@TheSeanUhTron Does it automatically run the engine when the computer detects that it hasn't been used in a while or do you have to manually trigger it? I know gas goes bad after a few months so you don't want to keep old gas for long. I think a few stabilizer can help, same with the oil.
The best part is the dual exhaust on a RAV4 Prime Plugin Hybrid that "makes all the racket of a stuffed animal falling down a carpeted staircase." Totally badass.
My Mom got almost this exact car so she could go unnoticed in her small town where she is a school administrator. They're great cars and no one will bat an eye at the person driving them.
I havent watched this yet, but ive been waiting for this!! Been on the fence about the new Rav4 prime to replace my aging but still super reliable 2010 rav4 4cyl. Let see what you have to say about this rig!
I’m waiting for the 6th Gen. It will probably have more EV range and a smaller ICE. In addition it will probably grow a little bit into the perfect size SUV. The next Gen will probably have hybrid standard, prime option, and BEV option.
RIP Stan Rogers Love the review, honestly Im having a hard time deciding on the Prius prime and the RAV4 prime. Rav is more expensive but it is faster and you get awd.
First time I heard that northwest passage song was on nova I think, on a PBS station. Was about some people who had died either searching for it or died while taking it. Been years. Brings me back
We are in the era of sleepers again and I love it So many things can do 0-60 in the 5 second range these days Malibu 2.0t, Ford Fusion sport, Rav4 Prime, hell even V6 and 4 cylinder camaros! Its nuts
It's a feature! It let's me know when my wife gets called in at night, because the Camry Hybrid backing out of the garage is louder than her cell phone ringing.
I'm pretty sure I saw Big Brandon the other day. He took the R and M from the grille of his Ram, switched them around, flipped the M, and spelled out WAR. 🙄
As a 40 year old (now) Midwesterner who grew up in the same part of PA as Mr. Regular, I am the "Brandon" here who is afraid to run out of electricity when it's -11 degrees. I currently get 154 mpge, fill the gas tank every 3 months or so, and charge overnight (when electricity is only 4 cents per kwh) every night. It's the perfect vehicle if it weren't so hard to come by. Great review.
I have the radar cruise and lane keep assist on my 21 corolla, it makes any car the best commuter car, I can blast the music without worrying too much about where I'm going.
I've got that stuff on the rental I've got right now, and the lane departure assist is the first thing I figured out how to turn off. Can't stand the car interfering
Toyota Prius. When that first came out in the states, it was it’s own cultural revolution. That’s when cars started becoming political, too. you had Hummer and the Prius representing different visions for the American car.
Toyota still can't make batteries in the amount needed to field a significant number of EVs in their lineup. That is the only reason why they are pushing hybrids/PHEVs so hard. The moment they have a massive battery factory up and running, Toyota will suddenly have press releases for 6 new EVs and say "Gasoline? Why would you want to use that?"
Toyota actually put already news for 7!!! new BEV's (the BZ or Beyond Zero line), the first of which, the BZ4x+, will be a "Rav4 BEV" (same footprint, but longer wheelbase on a skateboard-like platform). These won't be "Tesla fast", but will certainly be more efficient on battery juice. Toyota is already preparing (with Panasonic mostly) for that battery ramp up.
If there was a Venn diagram of Mr. Regular's car preferences, the three circles would be named BROWN, winga-dinga, and Toyota.
And right in the middle would be that magnificently brown 70s Celica from a few months ago
@@captainevenslower4400 BRingadota
@@captainevenslower4400 between BROWN and winga-dinga would be that AMC Ambassador.
@@captainevenslower4400 If only that Geo Prizm had come in brown... Alas, we'll never know true perfection :'(
Hi bread
I stand by my opinions, Toyotas are like sponges absorbing the personality of its previous owners. 10-15 years later it gives it back. Toyotas got personality only decades after production
There are 10-15 year old Vios's going around the roads of my country. Nope, still is the M40/recent retiree car.
They only have a personality if they're yours.
@@BigWheel. might be true
This is such a good explanation of the blandness of Toyota. I’m going to use this. I always said I’d be happy as fuck to be given a Toyota. But I’d never buy one.
@@good_roads as someone who has owned an 00 Rav4 and now an 07 Rav4, I agree. They come as the most basic cars ever, but they quickly take on your personality and mold to the owner like one of those kits to made a dildo out of your own dick. They're fantastic cars, and range from the most pedestrian "I am an older lady and need something easy to get in and out of" cars on the road, to "I tank this thing through more camping trips, more expeditions through the mountains, and rip more muddy back roads than 95% of bro-dozers, while still dailying this pig 20-30 miles one way to go to work." And everything in-between. And it only takes one second to tell if it's a "rav4" or a "RAV-FOUR."
Roman, I'm sure that song at the end was a nightmare to record, but I would listen to an entire album of songs like that for days on end. :)
Look up "Northwest Passage" by Stan Rogers for the original - it's a beautiful song, and the rest of his work is right up there in terms of style and quality :)
Then look up the cover of Northwest Passage by Unleash The Archers, if for no other reason than it being brilliant.
@@JRSmith06 then look up the cover by The Real McKenzies
I'm going to stump for Stan Rogers here, because I want to see his name rise again.
Check out the Dreadnaughts' album, "Into the North"
Roman with the Stan Rogers homage bringing a tear to my Canuck eyes. Now I'm gonna go watch a Ryan Reynolds movie
Hope it's NOT Green Lantern... 🤣🤣🤣
@@syxepop My person, we've got Van Wilder, Waiting, the Dead Pools, Free Guy and even The Nines before we need to contemplate that
@@mcnbns - thank you'd recognized that...
I was very pleased with Free Guy. Give it a go!
@@vwspeedracer I hadn't even considered watching Free Guy but maybe I will now
I feel that this vehicle is the first all-rounder that actually doesn't suck in any of the categories you expect it to be good at. I can't fault it.
It's got a face even Ray Charles would call ugly. C'mon now...
@@TestECull bro it actually has an suv face now
@@carlosandleon No, it has a face that makes me want to gouge my eyes out with a rusty plastic spork. It's FUCKING HIDEOUS! Nobody with the gift of eyesight can possibly say that thing looks good...
You wanna know what an SUV face should look like? Go look at the Jeep Grand Wagoneer or the Suburban from the 1970s. And for that matter take notes on a lot of other things; those were proper SUVs designed to go anywhere you want rather than do the school run. Solid axles, off road tires, handled like crap on pavement because they were optimized for driving off pavement. They were rugged, simple, easy to wrench on, they could be had with a stickshift, they were comfortable, they weren't clausterphobic, they weren't disposable plastic garbage....
@@TestECull i agree it does look pretty weird
@@TestECull meh. It's not much uglier than any other "suv" you can get today
The Stan Rogers homage at the end was clever and sweet. Hats off to you, RCR.
Stan Rogers was a man for all seasons, and he is missed.
13:08
Y'know what?
This would make a clean getaway car.
Fast yet inconspicuous, especially if you get a grey or black one, and cargo room for any loot
Toyota RAV-4, the official car of the witness protection program.
@@VectraQS my mom, aunt, and niece all own one each. A hybrid prime, a 4 door manual from the 90’s, and a convertible. They’re actually really good cars honestly
"What were they driving?"
"Um, beats the shit out of me. Some kind of silver crossover."
I just choked on my breakfast when the Stan Rogers hit. "has a place for wife and baggage". The funny thing is that is literally how I will buy cars for the rest of forever.
The Skyrim reference got me. Welcome to Belethor’s Cars! Some may call these junk! Me, I call them Chevy.
I feel like everyone in Windhelm would buy a GM or Dodge. But two hundred years when social norms change, everyone buys a Subaru in that cold desolate place.
The reach belongs to the four doors
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That's a Line!
Toyota has wares if you have coin.
by naming it Prime they trigger the latent trust Optimus Prime has built in the back of my mind for my entire life, it makes me want it a little more
Or two day free shipping .
or exploring tallon iv
True. I didn’t think if that but yeah I want one.
When I finally get one I’m replacing the prime badge with autobot head emblem
I was expecting more gold trim on a Prime
Hat's off for Matt's Offroad Recovery!
Totally, I really wish I hadn't just had a sip of my drink, because it came out my nose.
I went to Matt’s shop last month in hurricane Utah. Nicest guy off camera.
I still remember when RAV4 and CRV were called "compact SUV" back in the days.
You mean back when they actually were compact SUVs and not midsized crossovers?
Thus the HR-V and incoming Corolla Cross, both the size of their 1st gen ancestors.
Still are called as such until we have actual definitions. The Accord has more legroom than some luxury full-size cars and we still call it mid-size.
The Accord has much more space than the CRV. So a CRV is compact until everyone callls the Accord a full size.
@@motorpolitan8884the accord is full sized. It is bigger than a Crown which replaces the Avalon except the Crown is smaller than the Avalon. A midsize car being larger than a full size car makes no sense.
Vehicles like the grand Highlander are called midsize despite being massive. The only things larger then it are the body on frame SUV’s which are really just trucks and are a massive size, not full size.
this is still so hilariously funny that this car is the fastest car they have
For the US market, yep this is the fastest non-BMW Toyota on sale.
Globally, that crown goes to Toyota Crown 3.5 Hybrid (4.7 sec)
The Rav4 V6 was also the fastest Toyota from 2006-2012
Its so tragic that you guys dont get the yaris gr, the actual soul of Toyota and inherits the weirdness of the MR2.
Camry Hybrid is faster
@@air-headedaviator1805 300 HP K swapped civic is faster.
Love the Matt's Off Road Recovery reference....TRAIL MODE haha!
I came here to say this, knowing it had already been said
Pretty sure they've pulled a couple of these already 😂
I actually like Toyota for doing that rope a dope strategy, they have everything I want in a car, but better
They're boring though. They eliminated the 1 of 2 vehicles I like. The GS.
Aye. Toyota will be my daily driver of choice for years to come. Still in the market for a fun weekend toy though
@@Turshin The lexus GS? I have a 2014 gs350 f sport. I have a round trip commute of 180 miles a day and it's awesome. it has 85k miles, 45k of which i put on..all trouble free. they are a great bargain to pick up now.
@@christophers.4007 have a 04 GS430. And its the best vehicle I've ever owned. Very good traction even in snow.
Problem with it, what if the market changes and youre too behind to catch up? GM did the same thing starting in the 60s and look what happened in the 70s 80s 90s..... only reason they didnt go bankrupt in the 80s is cuz truck $$$ I trust in toyota though. They invest and reinvest in product and innovation unlike gm who innovates than buries it, ie chevy volt and voltech powertrain. No voltech powertrain equinox? Nope.
That church pastor analogy, trying to turn it into a video game was brilliantly relatable. Being forced to a 2-hour church service every Sunday from birth to 17 was a nightmare.
Was not expecting the Stan Rogers north west passage parody but I loved it!! Great job!
Stan Rogers is a national treasure.
Thank you!
I didn't think i needed a Northwest Passage cover from Roman this much until I heard it. You made my morning.
Made my morning as well, I’d say it’s the best RCR cover song yet.
So happy to have done so!
@@LimitedTimeRoman Oh yeah! so well done it didn't even sound like a parody. Sounded just like the original with different words. ALSO- thats a fairly deep cut on the album for Americans. Good pull.
Ironically, rock and stone zone is also what I call my living room.
Rolling rock and bong rips? 🤣🤣
Man, the writing on this piece was freakin’ phenomenal, dude. A fairly straight-up review with the usual antics, but… the story of playing make-believe Mega-Man 2 in church hit home with me (that soundtrack as well, spot on). And Roman parodying Stan Rogers’ “Northwest Passage” at the end was top-notch. Cheers, gents. Keep ‘em coming.
In the key of Crash Man's theme-
MM: I'll sneak up and hit you like a fucking tornado
Putting Crash Man in the trash can like yesterday's tomatoes(c'mon on now)
Crashing the party, it's Mega Man, baby (Mega Man's in the house)
CM: (Quit messing around)
MM: It's all gravy
CM: I will fuck you up
I'm gonna fuck you up, Mega Man
You can't catch me (Totally total your ass, I ain't messing around)
I will throw a bomb, and then I will jump around
What's that sound I hear?
MM: That shit's the wind and it's pulling you down
The best part about this video for me was finding out that somebody else in the world has heard northwest passage.
Northwest passage fans, rise up!
I despise crossover SUVs, but I have to say that I actually quite like this car. I feel it's well-executed for its purpose.
The Roman just got hella props for the great Stan Rogers nod. Well done, Sir!
"I'm a walking stereotype of myself." Wow Brandon....you're a legend.
yeah, lets go brandon
I know a guy named Brandon Johnson. He's very tall. So yeah, he's both Big Brandon and Big Johnson. Poor bastard.
Ayyy, the Roman singing again!
Love it!
You wouldn’t happen to know the song they were using as inspiration, would you?
Northwest passage- unleash the archers
@@robythomas4082 Stan Rogers. The man died a hero.
I can confirm I've done the same with Sonic sitting through bus journeys until I saw a cool car and then I'd have to start over.
Chillin here, drinking my coffee, and I just hear "and Matt's off road recovery will be pulling these out of Sand Hollow" and almost choked on my coffee.
As a guy from the St George area, who works at Sand Hollow, was not expecting that lmao.
Okay being from Utah I wondered if he meant our Sand Hollow or if maybe there was some other randomly in PA so I needed this confirmation thank you. Also, brilliant line by Mr. Regular.
I just got broken up with and kinda tryna figure life out right now. Just wanna say thanks Mr.Regular you’ve really helped me just by keeping me entertained and providing information with relatable life memes and so on.
"Wear a fuckin condom"
This is what GM could've had if they made the second-gen Volt a powertrain option for the Equinox instead of its own car.
Plug-in hybrids make sense for commuting, because you get enough range for a non-lethal commute, and for winter. (Electric heat murders EV range, but gas engines create motion as a byproduct of creating heat anyway so you get to be warm "for free". My Volt gets 120-140 MPGe on electric most of the time, but turn on the heat and that drops down to about the same economy it gets on gas.)
That's a good idea, it's a shame they didn't do that because that might have made the POS Equinox actually worth buying. I like the volt but a friend of mine had one for about 2 years then caught fire in his garage and nearly burnt his house down. He said he loved it but was scared to get another one because of the fire
Toyota tech here. Want to make your new Toyota actually last longer than other brands? (because it definitely can)
Make sure you do the regular scheduled maintenance. That's how these things last so long. The difference I've seen between 300k mile toyotas that have been maintained and haven't been is the difference between following decent (not even perfect) maintenance and any other car brand. I've seen 300k mile Carollas that had me fooled like they only had 100k. I've also seen them at 100k that weren't long for this world.
Summary, they WILL last longer than even a Honda, but only if you maintain them.
I doubt Toyota's needs head gaskets every 60k . Unless it's a 3.0 or 3.4
Love how Matt’s off-road recovery has come so far since I started watching, they had less then 20k viewers now they get shouted out by mr RCR him self
Hearing Roman do a rendition of “Northwest Passage” by Stan Rogers as a Nova Scotian really touched my heart 🖤
Roman, that outro song was amazing. You do not get the credit you so rightfully deserve. Bravo. Encore, Encore!!!
Hairs stood on the back of my neck when i realized Roman was doing my boy Stan, and doing him justice as well. Beautiful
I have a 2007 rav4 v6. it has a 4wd, a diff locker, and 270 HP.
It is the greatest Car I have ever owned
I have a 2010 with V6 with 158,000 miles. It’s faster than my Mercedes-Benz E350 4Matic. I have vboxed it for fun and it does 0-60 in 5.9-6.3.
Roman, you killed it with the northwest passage spoof! Keep up the good work.
This is actually a pretty sweet package of a vehicle power, dependable technology, advanced drivetrain with great quality and the design of this current generation RAV4 it looks very good I wouldn’t call it pedestrian. I think that you think that this car is so good that it might be boring because you don’t have to think about it but that’s a wrong way to look at this vehicle
Was worried we weren't gonna have any Roman in this review. Glad we still got an ending song.
Roman, I think that was the best outro song so far, well done.
One of the best reviews, videos, pieces of media I have ever seen. Absolutely excellent.
You are the most convincing car reviewer in the world Mr.Regular, and one of the funniest.
It's amazing how you somehow managed to make me consider a hybrid Toyota of all cars as something i could own with pride.
Since when we’re hybrid Toyota is bad cars these vehicles are the best hybrids on the market people really like to come online and talk as if Toyota’s or these horrible cars that no one buys went in the real world it’s completely opposite
@@Toyota4Life 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
Ok, Roman, your take on Northwest Passage was on-frigging-point. Wow. Along the way a good car review occurred as well. Having driven a RAV4 for 8 years in the past, dependable, quality, vanilla for sure.
That closing a cappella was beautiful
when i worked at a toyota dealership the v6 rav4s(when they still made them) were shockingly fast. i was honestly blown away. a guy i worked with who owned an evo 8 even said the same thing. they were crazy quick and no one would expect it.
Another excellent episode and finishing up with your own rendition from Great Big Sea.
1:04 I can't tell if that's self-censorship or just adding variety, but I like it.
A Stan Rogers cover at the end is fitting. A relative of mine, who has always given me sound financial advice, only buys new Toyotas, dealer services them, and keeps them over a decade. She also enjoys a Stan Rogers song, and Gordon Lightfoot.
I learned to drive manual in her '98 Rav4. It had no AC and manual windows, and still had its original battery at 7 years old, unlike some recent Fords and GMs that leave their headlights on and power the seat back when you turn the car off.
The seat back doesn’t really matter. The starter is the most stressful thing on the battery.
@@djplonghead5403 when you live in a cold climate, every little bit counts for starting at -40°. If the battery isn't fully charged, it freezes and permanently loses some capacity. So if your car leaves the headlights on and moves the seat position after shutting off, the battery will be more likely to freeze that night.
Best closing tune in a while! Good job Roman!!
Great review as always and you guys NAILED it with the closing song! I love the toyota version of Northwest Passage by Stan Rogers!!!!!
Great work on the Stan Rogers tune!
Nice harmony on that music, Nick.
My phone was on autoplay and this video ended, immediately followed by a 427 twin turbo on a two step launch with “hell yeah brother you’re watching the Cletus mcfarland CZcams channel” and the dichotomy really just made me feel warm.
I was not expecting Stan Rodgers. Kudos. The Mary Ellen Carter is my kids lullaby.
Premium package has a 6.6 kw charger instead of the normal 3.3 kw. So you can actually use a level 2(240v) charger to good effect.
The Stan Rogers tribute was excellent.
Thank you!
I love everything rcr. Rewatching all the time. May you never stop being regular. Commenting for the sweet rendition of northwest passage.
Last year tye ol' lady abd I went car shopping. We looked at every single "SUV" on the market under about 50k. And the fully loaded prime is what she liked the most. And this is a lady whose driven V8's and turbo V6's most of her life. Yea. Its boaring to most but you can't deny that Yota quality and dependability.
I'm in the market for an EV to replace my Volt, and honestly, the RAV4 Prime is a pretty attractive option. I just have to keep reminding myself that it's annoying to keep maintaining an ICE when it rarely gets used.
Cool weeb
I see your point, but I want to point out that it's a toyota ICE, which speaks for itself
Like the battery's will ever outlast an ice🤣
@@The_NitDawg Toyota or not, it's still an ICE and it still needs maintenance. All of the oil changes on my Volt have been due to age, not mileage. It also periodically runs to burn off old gas and boil off water in the oil. I'm basically paying to maintain a machine that only gets used a few times a year. Makes more sense to just buy a vehicle with a bigger battery than a small battery and an engine.
@@TheSeanUhTron Does it automatically run the engine when the computer detects that it hasn't been used in a while or do you have to manually trigger it? I know gas goes bad after a few months so you don't want to keep old gas for long. I think a few stabilizer can help, same with the oil.
The best part is the dual exhaust on a RAV4 Prime Plugin Hybrid that "makes all the racket of a stuffed animal falling down a carpeted staircase." Totally badass.
Great stuff as always! I wonder if the next generation 4Runner is going to get a hybrid Prime version. Seems like the direction things are going.
My Mom got almost this exact car so she could go unnoticed in her small town where she is a school administrator. They're great cars and no one will bat an eye at the person driving them.
I havent watched this yet, but ive been waiting for this!! Been on the fence about the new Rav4 prime to replace my aging but still super reliable 2010 rav4 4cyl. Let see what you have to say about this rig!
I’m waiting for the 6th Gen. It will probably have more EV range and a smaller ICE. In addition it will probably grow a little bit into the perfect size SUV. The next Gen will probably have hybrid standard, prime option, and BEV option.
BRUH I LOVE THE STAN ROGERS COVER! Need an album of that, local legend of Nova Scotia
Love the Stan Rogers tribute at the end. Well done Roman!
Subbed for the final song alone. Where has this channel been all my life?
That "Matts off road recovery" reference 😂
Love the Northwest Package parode at the end 🤣🤣
That "Northwest passage" ending is just fantastic, Bravo
My grandmother picked this as her retirement car and says I get it when she passes. Had no idea it’s 0-60 is 4.7sec. Now I’m way more excited
RIP Stan Rogers
Love the review, honestly Im having a hard time deciding on the Prius prime and the RAV4 prime. Rav is more expensive but it is faster and you get awd.
I would take one of these any day of the week over some janky tesla.
Love the Northwest Passage outro, was just singing it with my friends last night.
I get Matt’s off road recovery references in my Regular car reviews video? Best day ever!
Looking forward to you getting ahold of an F150 lightning
That outro song is hilarious, thanks!
Thank you! Love these videos.
We have a 21 Rav4 XLE AWD and love it. Got all the fancy gizmos. Only mod I've done is the LED cargo hatch lights.
telsa driver wearing mask alone, classic
You earned my "like" as soon as you mentioned Black Rifle Coffee. LMAO!
Gotta love those paytriots
First time I heard that northwest passage song was on nova I think, on a PBS station. Was about some people who had died either searching for it or died while taking it. Been years. Brings me back
We are in the era of sleepers again and I love it
So many things can do 0-60 in the 5 second range these days
Malibu 2.0t, Ford Fusion sport, Rav4 Prime, hell even V6 and 4 cylinder camaros! Its nuts
Forgot to mention that loud ass reverse sound it makes. I can hear that "I'm healing my team mate in a futuristic FPS" from a mile away.
I just witnessed this two hours ago. I thought that the guy's steering was making that racket
It's a feature! It let's me know when my wife gets called in at night, because the Camry Hybrid backing out of the garage is louder than her cell phone ringing.
Have you heard Kia's version though? It bongs in reverse.
We refer to it as the "choir of singing angels".
You can ask the dealer to turn that off. It's crazy that it's a default setting.
Yep, once I pay off the loan on my current Rav4, I'm upgrading to this.
You mean downgrading to a new car payment
@@henryovalles1163 In that case, with a 2012 Toyota Rav4 Limited, it'll even out.
Above and Beyond with the metaphors on this one. From the Guest Pastor, to the kink subreddit, your observations are so true.
Roman, I gotta be honest, this was the best outro song parody you've done. I love it. Well done.
I second that
I'm pretty sure I saw Big Brandon the other day. He took the R and M from the grille of his Ram, switched them around, flipped the M, and spelled out WAR. 🙄
Great now I got the Megaman 2 soundtrack in my head.... again...
As a 40 year old (now) Midwesterner who grew up in the same part of PA as Mr. Regular, I am the "Brandon" here who is afraid to run out of electricity when it's -11 degrees. I currently get 154 mpge, fill the gas tank every 3 months or so, and charge overnight (when electricity is only 4 cents per kwh) every night. It's the perfect vehicle if it weren't so hard to come by. Great review.
Roman, that Northwest Passage RAV4 combo was glorious!
I have the radar cruise and lane keep assist on my 21 corolla, it makes any car the best commuter car, I can blast the music without worrying too much about where I'm going.
And we motorcyclists and bicyclists know you by your trail of dead.
I've got that stuff on the rental I've got right now, and the lane departure assist is the first thing I figured out how to turn off. Can't stand the car interfering
Toyota Prius. When that first came out in the states, it was it’s own cultural revolution. That’s when cars started becoming political, too. you had Hummer and the Prius representing different visions for the American car.
Yeah, the prius perfectly represents the slow descent of America into politicizing everything. Everything is left or right now, yet nothing really is.
@@ileutur6863 that shit gets on my nerves man. Just please stop making things political when they’re not. 😩
Loved the reference to Matt's Offload Recovery, its another awesome channel thays fun to watch!
Well done! The beginning and the end really made the meat in the middle that much more delicious! I enjoy what you guys are doing!
Hey look, Toyota made the Chevy volt again, one of the best daily driver drivetrains of the last decade that Chevy stopped selling for some reason?
Terrible sales 0nly seated 4 wasn't a cross uv
...because it was a compact car that cost 45 grand.
Cramped, ugly interior and weird styling made it unpopular.
@@markmiller3279 maybe because it was a compact sedan?
Toyota still can't make batteries in the amount needed to field a significant number of EVs in their lineup. That is the only reason why they are pushing hybrids/PHEVs so hard. The moment they have a massive battery factory up and running, Toyota will suddenly have press releases for 6 new EVs and say "Gasoline? Why would you want to use that?"
Toyota actually put already news for 7!!! new BEV's (the BZ or Beyond Zero line), the first of which, the BZ4x+, will be a "Rav4 BEV" (same footprint, but longer wheelbase on a skateboard-like platform). These won't be "Tesla fast", but will certainly be more efficient on battery juice.
Toyota is already preparing (with Panasonic mostly) for that battery ramp up.
Talk about a banger to close out this episode of RCR! Well done on the song.
I love the Matt's off-road recovery Sand Hollow references.
I used to stack the church songs books into fort things.
Not sure if a plug-in hybrid will get to 300k miles without any major repairs/replacements.
It will. It's a toyota after all.....OR ELSE
Yeah, along with the benefits of both systems, come the drawbacks of both systems.
gotta love the MORR reference. they are quickly becoming one of my favourite channels
I cannot believe Nick covered that song. Just a beautiful tune, in both versions.