I'm driving a 2 year old outback with 108K miles on it. I also know several guys who drive the Rav4.
Seems to me that the formerly tiny Rav4 has grown into a bigger machine. As has the 4Runner. Seems like the newer Rav4s are almost the size of the older 4Runners
New Rav4s are good looking cars. In my mind, it and a number of other cars have been redesigned to look like the Outback. Maybe to cash in on the Outbacks wild selling success?
I think the newer Rav4 looks better than the Outback.