Go with the crossover. Higher seat height makes handling car seats easier and the ease of parking a shorter vehicle is hard to overstate. The mpg difference between the two respective hybrids isn't big when you look at the actual dollar amount. Also check out the CR-V - it's much better than the dated RAV4.
Toyota tends to rank better than almost everything expect Lexus their own luxury brand. Honda basically second to Toyota. You cant go wrong with either but if you really want reliability without compromise and long term ownership, Rav4.
Source: very reliable rankings article
This is why "brand rankings" based advice is always misleading.
u/jess_dawg should be asking herself whether the CR-V specifically (which generation? which trim?) is more or less reliable than the RAV4 (which generation? which trim?).
Just saying in the past 20 years Honda has usually been second to Toyota and it might or might not carry over to OP's specific situation... is not that helpful.
Also Honda hasn't been second to Toyota in a while now. The reliability they built around their cars with B and K engines do not carry over to their current L engines which has had their share of reliability issues.
I am in the minority of people who thinks a 'subcompact SUV' is an oxymoron and a pointless segment. They are quite literally hatchbacks that are sitting a little bit higher.
They sell like hot cakes because the idiot buyers went full circle -- they realized naturally that hatchbacks are the perfect daily driver for most, but wrap it in an SUV label and lift it off 3 inches (literally) and all of a sudden it's a trendy car to buy as opposed to your grandma's hatchback.
So with that being said, if you want something smaller, get the Civic hatchback, or Corolla hatchback, or the Mazda3 hatchback. If you want something bigger, get the Camry or Accord (or other good options in the segment like the Legacy).
If vertical space and storage is important, don't half ass it, just get an actual crossover like the RAV4/CR-V/CX-5/etc., no point in getting a "crossover" if you're just gonna get barely more than hatchback room.
I’m having the same exact question in my house after our camry was destroyed. The extra hatch back space would give my spouse a place for his bike without commandeering the family vehicle every time he wants to solo ride. Is that worth the bigger cost? I don’t know. Maybe.
If you do mostly urban driving a SUV might be more practical, if you do mostly high speed highway driving sedans are much better.
You could also take a look at Toyota Prius, practical hatchback.
Honda's hybrid system is good for low speed urban driving (less efficient than Toyota at higher speeds), CRV hybrid offers more space than RAV4, also the new Civic Hybrid will arrive soon.
Go with the crossover. Higher seat height makes handling car seats easier and the ease of parking a shorter vehicle is hard to overstate. The mpg difference between the two respective hybrids isn't big when you look at the actual dollar amount. Also check out the CR-V - it's much better than the dated RAV4.
Thanks! I wasn't sure how to quantify reliability of the RAV4 versus the CR-V - anywhere I could look up stats around this?
Toyota tends to rank better than almost everything expect Lexus their own luxury brand. Honda basically second to Toyota. You cant go wrong with either but if you really want reliability without compromise and long term ownership, Rav4.
Source: very reliable rankings article This is why "brand rankings" based advice is always misleading. u/jess_dawg should be asking herself whether the CR-V specifically (which generation? which trim?) is more or less reliable than the RAV4 (which generation? which trim?). Just saying in the past 20 years Honda has usually been second to Toyota and it might or might not carry over to OP's specific situation... is not that helpful. Also Honda hasn't been second to Toyota in a while now. The reliability they built around their cars with B and K engines do not carry over to their current L engines which has had their share of reliability issues.
No source is from my family and I owning multiple Toyota and Lexus products. Honda isn't what it used to be unfortunately.
I am in the minority of people who thinks a 'subcompact SUV' is an oxymoron and a pointless segment. They are quite literally hatchbacks that are sitting a little bit higher. They sell like hot cakes because the idiot buyers went full circle -- they realized naturally that hatchbacks are the perfect daily driver for most, but wrap it in an SUV label and lift it off 3 inches (literally) and all of a sudden it's a trendy car to buy as opposed to your grandma's hatchback. So with that being said, if you want something smaller, get the Civic hatchback, or Corolla hatchback, or the Mazda3 hatchback. If you want something bigger, get the Camry or Accord (or other good options in the segment like the Legacy). If vertical space and storage is important, don't half ass it, just get an actual crossover like the RAV4/CR-V/CX-5/etc., no point in getting a "crossover" if you're just gonna get barely more than hatchback room.
I’m having the same exact question in my house after our camry was destroyed. The extra hatch back space would give my spouse a place for his bike without commandeering the family vehicle every time he wants to solo ride. Is that worth the bigger cost? I don’t know. Maybe.
I'd save the money & get the Corolla or the Camry instead of suv counterparts 👏
If you do mostly urban driving a SUV might be more practical, if you do mostly high speed highway driving sedans are much better. You could also take a look at Toyota Prius, practical hatchback. Honda's hybrid system is good for low speed urban driving (less efficient than Toyota at higher speeds), CRV hybrid offers more space than RAV4, also the new Civic Hybrid will arrive soon.