I have recently bought a Toyota RAV 4 2.2 D4D Sol and I love it. It is lovely and compact and the interior is the same as in a car. It is very lively (nearly too lively). It is much cheaper to run than my previous petrol 1.6 primera. I laugh when I hear people speaking about "gas gussling suv's".
I have just come back from a trip driving my parents 270 ML and I would much prefer my RAV 4 - its so light and easy to drive, and I always loved driving the ML before and would borrow it any chance I had.