Toyota Highlander Models
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Wednesday, April 25, 2018
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Toyota Highlander
Toyota Highlander Models
Like the 1986 movie Highlander, the Toyota SUV that shares its name is a crowd-pleaser that cannot inspire fervor among critics. After more than 190,000 Highlanders rolled off dealership whole lots in 2015, Toyota's mid-size crossover SUV went into 2017 with a host of adjustments targeted at 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, currently come standard with a pre-collision caution system with pedestrian detection and automated emergency braking, plus lane-departure warning, lane-keeping help, flexible cruise ship control, as well as automatic high-beams. Our all-wheel-drive $43,184 Highlander XLE test cars and truck additionally packed blind-spot monitoring, a feature unavailable on the lower-level Highlander LE and LE Plus.
Going along with the 2017 Highlander's countless security systems is the most recent variant 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 make use of a wimpy 185-hp inline-four-- and also integrates a host of modern innovations, including a direct as well as port fuel-injection system and an upgraded valvetrain that permits the engine to operate on the more effective Atkinson cycle. Rated at a healthy and balanced 295 horse power and also 263 lb-ft of torque, the revised V-6 makes 25 more ponies and also an additional 15 lb-ft compared to the previous device. Fuel economic situation is up, as well, with the front-wheel-drive 2017 Highlander V-6 earning an EPA-rated 23 mpg combined; all-wheel-drive versions attain 22 mpg. Both numbers note a 2-mpg renovation over in 2014's Highlander and also put the crossover within 1 mpg of the four-cylinder Mazda CX-9's combined fuel-economy figures.
Toyota's 2GR-FKS six is a treasure of an engine that builds power almost all the way as much as its 6800-rpm redline. At the track, this Highlander shaved 0.3 second off of its predecessor's zero-to-60-mph as well as 30-to-50-mph times, hitting the marks in 7.0 as well as 3.8 secs, respectively. Unfortunately, the 2017 Highlander's 5.6-second 50-to-70-mph death time was both slow-moving for the course as well as almost a 2nd behind that of its forbear. Criticize the new eight-speed transmission's hesitancy to downshift. No matter, the changed Highlander's V-6 supplies lots of grunt in a lot of real-world driving scenarios. Many thanks in part to our examination auto's automated stop-start system, we took care of an affordable 21 mpg during our time with the crossover, 2 mpg much better compared to exactly what we got from a Mazda CX-9.
The Aspect of Crossover
If the 2017 Highlander's V-6 powertrain is the matching of Highlander's enchanting Juan Sánchez Villa-Lobos RamÃrez (played by Sean Connery), then the crossover's overhauled exterior design belongs to the movie's good-looking yet forgettable lead character, Connor MacLeod (Christopher Lambert). New front and back fascias, updated headlamps, and also an eye-catching collection of LED taillights provide the Highlander an extra natural, SUV-like look. However we still wouldn't put it fairly on the very same degree of appearance as the butch Dodge Durango or the shapely CX-9.
Unlike the outside, the Highlander's interior has actually been left mostly untouched. Toyota did include 4 even more USB ports, bringing the overall to five-- three ahead as well as 2 in the rear. The cockpit showcases a number of useful storage nooks, including a shelf that extends the lower control panel and also a massive center-console container that can suit almost a cubic foot of assorted items. Ergonomic mistakes include difficult-to-grip temperature handles for the climate-control system as well as a touchscreen that's also away from the chauffeur.
While base-level LE and LE And also Highlanders have a basic second-row bench seat, the XLE, SE, Limited, as well as Restricted Platinum grades have captain's chairs in the center. (The bench seat is a no-cost choice on the XLE, Limited, and also Minimal Platinum.) Area abounds in the second row, however we discovered that our seven-passenger examination vehicle's bucket seats were mounted as well low for optimum convenience. Still, the Highlander's sliding and reclining second-row chairs resembled a set of La-Z-Boy recliners compared with the thin and also lightweight 60/40 split-folding third-row bench. Legroom in the wayback is just 27.7 inches, a complete six inches less than exactly what the Volkswagen Atlas's rearmost row deals. If you regularly carry adequate travelers to quality regular use of the 3rd row, consider the Atlas, a Honda Pilot, or a Ford Flex.
Shadow of an SUV
Despite the Highlander's carlike unibody building and construction as well as low step-in elevation, this mid-size crossover's taking care of advises us of an old-fashioned body-on-frame SUV, as its softly sprung suspension permits too much body roll in turns. On the plus side, the suspension soaks up roadway irregularities with nary a shudder, as well as the electrically helped steering is fairly quick and also typically well heavy.
At 4560 extra pounds, our all-wheel-drive Highlander test cars and truck was no light-weight, as well as the excess mass made itself known when using the brakes, as the Toyota needed 181 feet of tarmac to stop from 70 miles per hour-- 11 feet more than a 161-pound-lighter all-wheel-drive GMC Acadia Denali.
With an as-tested cost of $43,184, our Toasted Walnut Pearl Highlander XLE showed off $3704 in alternatives. Of that tally, four-wheel drive includes $1460 and also brings vestigial mud flaps, hill-descent control, and also a screen setting within the 4.2-inch gauge-cluster display that reveals torque circulation among the Highlander's 4 wheels. An $1810 rear-seat enjoyment system was one of the most pricey choice, while $434 purchased flooring mats as well as body-side moldings. Criterion items consisted of navigating, a closeness secret with push-button start, and also a sunroof, along with abovementioned attributes such as a blind-spot monitoring system as well as leather-trimmed first- and also second-row seats (Toyota cushions the 3rd row in vinyl).
While the Highlander's drab handling as well as cramped 3rd row remain to suppress our enthusiasm for the Indiana-built crossover, the updated 2017 Highlander's long checklist of basic safety as well as benefit functions, extra powerful as well as fuel-efficient V-6 engine, and enhanced outside styling will continuously bring in hoards of buyers looking for a comfortable and also reasonably valued mid-size crossover SUV.