Toyota Highlander Model Years
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Monday, April 30, 2018
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Toyota Highlander
Toyota Highlander Model Years
Like the 1986 film Highlander, the Toyota SUV that shares its name is a crowd-pleaser that cannot inspire fervor amongst doubters. After greater than 190,000 Highlanders rolled off supplier whole lots in 2014, Toyota's mid-size crossover SUV got in 2017 with a host of changes focused on pleasing the masses and pundits alike.
Significantly, all Highlanders, from the base $31,590 LE to the state-of-the-art $48,840 Highlander Hybrid Limited Platinum, now come conventional with a pre-collision caution system with pedestrian discovery and automated emergency braking, plus lane-departure warning, lane-keeping aid, flexible cruise ship control, and also automatic high-beams. Our all-wheel-drive $43,184 Highlander XLE test auto also packed blind-spot tracking, a function not available on the lower-level Highlander LE and LE Plus.
Accompanying the 2017 Highlander's numerous safety systems is the most up to date variation of Toyota's 3.5-liter V-6 engine. The six-cylinder is standard on almost the base front-wheel-drive Highlander LE-- which continues to use a wimpy 185-hp inline-four-- as well as integrates a host of modern-day technologies, consisting of a direct as well as port fuel-injection system and an upgraded valvetrain that enables the engine to run on the much more efficient Atkinson cycle. Rated at a healthy and balanced 295 horsepower and also 263 lb-ft of torque, the changed V-6 makes 25 more horses and also an additional 15 lb-ft compared to the previous unit. Gas economic climate is up, as well, with the front-wheel-drive 2017 Highlander V-6 gaining an EPA-rated 23 mpg integrated; all-wheel-drive versions accomplish 22 mpg. Both figures note a 2-mpg enhancement over in 2014's Highlander and placed the crossover within 1 mpg of the four-cylinder Mazda CX-9's consolidated fuel-economy figures.
Toyota's 2GR-FKS 6 is a treasure of an engine that develops power nearly all the means approximately its 6800-rpm redline. At the track, this Highlander shaved 0.3 2nd off of its predecessor's zero-to-60-mph as well as 30-to-50-mph times, hitting the marks in 7.0 and 3.8 secs, respectively. Sadly, the 2017 Highlander's 5.6-second 50-to-70-mph passing away time was both slow-moving for the class as well as almost a 2nd behind that of its forbear. Criticize the new eight-speed transmission's hesitancy to downshift. Regardless, the revised Highlander's V-6 supplies a lot of grunt in a lot of real-world driving circumstances. Many thanks in part to our test automobile's automated stop-start system, we managed a sensible 21 mpg throughout our time with the crossover, 2 mpg far better compared to what we got from a Mazda CX-9.
The Component of Crossover
If the 2017 Highlander's V-6 powertrain is the equivalent of Highlander's captivating Juan Sánchez Villa-Lobos RamÃrez (played by Sean Connery), then the crossover's overhauled outside layout is akin to the film's good-looking however featureless protagonist, Connor MacLeod (Christopher Lambert). New front and rear fascias, updated headlamps, and an attractive collection of LED taillights provide the Highlander a much more cohesive, SUV-like appearance. But we still wouldn't put it fairly on the very same degree of beauty as the butch Dodge Durango or the shapely CX-9.
Unlike the outside, the Highlander's inside has been left mainly untouched. Toyota did include 4 more USB ports, bringing the total amount to 5-- 3 ahead as well as two in the rear. The cabin showcases a number of helpful storage space spaces, consisting of a rack that extends the lower dashboard and a massive center-console bin that could suit nearly a cubic foot of assorted items. Ergonomic mistakes include difficult-to-grip temperature knobs for the climate-control system and also a touchscreen that's too far from the driver.
While base-level LE as well as LE Plus Highlanders feature a common second-row bench seat, the XLE, SE, Limited, as well as Minimal Platinum qualities include captain's chairs in the middle. (The bench seat is a no-cost choice on the XLE, Limited, and also Limited Platinum.) Area abounds in the 2nd row, but we discovered that our seven-passenger examination cars and truck's bucket seats were mounted also low for optimal comfort. Still, the Highlander's moving and also reclining second-row chairs were like a pair of La-Z-Boy recliners compared to the thin as well as lightweight 60/40 split-folding third-row bench. Legroom in the wayback is simply 27.7 inches, a full 6 inches less than exactly what the Volkswagen Atlas's rearmost row deals. If you regularly haul sufficient travelers to advantage constant use the third row, think about the Atlas, a Honda Pilot, or a Ford Flex.
Shadow of an SUV
Even with the Highlander's carlike unibody building and reduced step-in elevation, this mid-size crossover's handling advises us of an old-fashioned body-on-frame SUV, as its softly sprung suspension enables too much body roll in turns. On the plus side, the suspension absorbs road abnormalities with nary a shudder, as well as the electrically aided guiding is relatively fast and also normally well weighted.
At 4560 extra pounds, our all-wheel-drive Highlander examination vehicle was no light-weight, and the excess mass made itself understood when applying the brakes, as the Toyota required 181 feet of tarmac to stop from 70 miles per hour-- 11 feet greater than a 161-pound-lighter all-wheel-drive GMC Acadia Denali.
With an as-tested price of $43,184, our Toasted Walnut Pearl Highlander XLE showed off $3704 in choices. Of that tally, four-wheel drive adds $1460 and brings vestigial mud flaps, hill-descent control, and a screen setting within the 4.2-inch gauge-cluster display that shows torque distribution among the Highlander's four wheels. An $1810 rear-seat entertainment system was the most pricey alternative, while $434 acquired flooring mats as well as body-side moldings. Standard products consisted of navigation, a closeness key with push-button beginning, as well as a sunroof, in addition to previously mentioned features such as a blind-spot surveillance system and also leather-trimmed first- and also second-row seats (Toyota drapes the 3rd row in plastic).
While the Highlander's lifeless handling and also cramped third row continue to curb our excitement for the Indiana-built crossover, the updated 2017 Highlander's lengthy list of common safety and also ease features, a lot more powerful and fuel-efficient V-6 engine, and enhanced outside styling will certainly remain to bring in hoards of consumers seeking a comfy and also reasonably valued mid-size crossover SUV.