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      05-28-2020, 07:57 AM   #1616
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Originally Posted by heavyD^2 View Post
Toyota is pretty bad but they fly under the radar because the masses still equate them with reliability but the reality is that they are reliable because a lot of their drivetrains date back to last decade. Their new 4-cylinder engine isn't even that good as my father in law has a 2020 RAV-4 and the engine is rough and coarse at a time where most automakers can make a smooth engine. The Japanese in general lag the Germans and even domestics when it comes to engine and transmission tech. Heck it's only been the latest generations of Hondas where they started widely employing DI.
But who really cares about all that when they just don't break?