2008 toyota Highlander Sport
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Thursday, May 31, 2018
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2008 Toyota Highlander
The Highlander qualifies on all matters, though it does not excel in any kind of one location. Given it can preserve its exceptional resale value and also reliability, it ought to verify a wise-- otherwise particularly captivating-- option for several years to come.
Base, Sport and Limited trim levels include front- or 4x4, and all could seat five or seven, depending upon the configuration. Rates range from about $27,000 to $40,000 with choices.
I tested all three trim degrees of the routine Highlander at a Toyota event in Michigan.
2008 Toyota Highlander Sport
Edgier Styling
Toyota's The golden state style workshops sculpted the exterior, which is larger in all significant measurements than the old Highlander. To my eyes, Toyota's smaller RAV4 SUV looks better-proportioned, with just sufficient curves to balance out the angles. With its creased headlights, fancy grille and also characterless bumper, the Highlander seems a bit also slick-- like a convenience store shopper who will not take off his sunglasses.
The rear bumper has dimpled reflectors on each side, as well as many trim degrees have a glass hatch that opens independent of the liftgate. Seventeen-inch alloy wheels are conventional; the Sporting activity and also Limited have 19-inchers that submit the wheel wells perfectly. The Sport has a dark silver grille and also smoked-out headlights. The Limited has plainer headlights and chrome exterior moldings.
At 188.4 inches long as well as 75.2 inches wide, the Highlander casts roughly the exact same darkness as a Honda Pilot, Subaru Tribeca or Hyundai Veracruz. The Mazda CX-9 as well as Saturn Expectation are both about a foot longer.
The Within
Toyota has actually invested years constructing a credibility for top quality, as well as absent any major competition, the brand-new Highlander may have maintained that requirement. The competition is absolutely nothing otherwise major, however, and SUVs like the CX-9 and Veracruz flaunt some impressively high end insides. In contrast, Toyota drops a bit brief.
The Highlander shares bases with the present Camry, and the control panel births a lot of the car's taste. The facility controls are the all-natural focal point, with oversized handles for major features within easy reach. Sporting activity and Limited models have a 3.5-inch display atop the stereo. It presents gas mileage, outside temperature as well as even more. It additionally reveals settings for the optional automatic environment control system, which can separate the cabin right into as numerous as 3 temperature areas-- 2 front as well as one rear. The climate regulates sit listed below the stereo, and they're terribly cluttered. I counted 13 switches between the two temperature handles; that's a lot of ground to cover when you're referencing a readout some 10 inches away. In contrast, the conventional hand-operated cooling is simple.
Cabin quality is just typical. The home window switches, turn signals and also center controls might go straight into a Lexus, and the chrome accents and electroluminescent assesses look excellent. Most locations are cut in hard plastics, however, as well as the structures do not have the appeal of right stuff in a number of rivals. Most awful of all is the ceiling's headliner, which is some of the most inexpensive mouse hair this side of an economic situation automobile.
Moms and dads will certainly value the storage space options. The facility console between the front seats has 4 cupholders and also a large storage space container. Fail to remember laptops; the glove box can fit a tiny desktop computer. (Most likely not the display, however-- let's not get carried away.).
Three standard rows of seats accommodate up to 7, though you can drop the 3rd row in order to save a little money, lowering sitting capability to five. The front seats provide a lot of room, with a trick extender in the Highlander Limited that prolongs the padding under the driver's upper legs. Great touch.
The 2nd row is just as commodious, with reclining back-rests as well as seat paddings that change backward and forward. The center seat has Toyota's new Center Stow feature. It's generally a jump seat, which passengers could switch for a plastic center console, turning the 2nd row into two captain's chairs. The extra part-- either the middle seat or console-- shops in a floor area in between the pole positions. After a couple of practice runs, I had the ability to make the modification in around 25 secs.
The dive seat is light sufficient for simple installation. Its comfort is trial and error, even for a middle seat; the bottom pillow is considerable, but I can conveniently feel the hinges underneath the back-rest cushioning. The plastic console is lighter still, and also both pieces have sturdy installation hooks that need to endure lots of thrashing from overenthusiastic youngsters.
Depending on where the 2nd row is positioned, the 3rd row can be remarkably adult-friendly. I'm 6 feet tall and also found clearance a bit limited, however with the 2nd row progressed a few inches-- protecting a lot of legroom for a lot of adults-- the 3rd row's legroom was such that I might endure a short journey.
Bigger Engine, Better Mileage
All Highlanders get the 3.5-liter V-6 from the Camry, Sienna and also numerous other Toyotas. In the Highlander it makes 270 horsepower and 248 pounds-feet of torque. Both are substantial gains over in 2015's V-6, that made 215 hp as well as 222 pounds-feet of torque. A five-speed transmission is conventional. Last year's base four-cylinder engine has actually been dropped.
Velocity suffices off the line and more powerful as the engine revs. The transmission assists things along, holding equipments as well as hardly ever moving prematurely. Tough velocity could trigger some sudden shifts amongst lower equipments-- better for velocity, even worse for comfort-- however a lot of the time the shifts are smooth enough to pass undetected. The drivetrain feels ideal on the highway, where it downshifts with very little equipment searching. 3rd equipment is specifically powerful for 50-to-70 miles per hour death.
The optional 4x4 is clear to the motorist. It incorporates a center differential to divide power 50/50 in between the front and also back wheels all the moment. Four-wheel-drive designs have a downhill assist function. Press a dashboard switch, and it will slow the SUV to a crawl down high grades. The function appears a bit insincere: There is no reduced gear for offroad rock crawling, which suggests you need to most likely avoid anywhere treacherous enough to need the downhill aid.
All Highlanders have a hill-start aid that holds the brakes for up to 3 secs from a stop to stop the SUV from rolling backward before you have time to strike the gas.
Making use of the EPA's more reasonable 2008 rating system-- which generally causes lower numbers-- gas mileage is rated at 18/24 mpg (city/highway) for two-wheel-drive designs and also 17/23 mpg for those with four-wheel drive. These rankings lead most midsize SUVs by 1 or 2 mpg. They additionally beat the old V-6 Highlander by around 1 mpg (changed making use of the EPA's brand-new estimation)-- a remarkable task, given the brand-new Highlander has even more power as well as considers some 300 extra pounds a lot more. (Four-cylinder followers won't miss out on much: The old four-cylinder Highlander got just 1 mpg greater than the brand-new one does with the V-6.).
Flight & Handling
The unibody construction affords a comfortable ride, with none of the underbody vibrating that plagued the previous Highlander (which was likewise unibody) and also many body-on-frame SUVs. The four-wheel-independent suspension is sport-tuned in the Highlander Sport, however I couldn't detect a difference in trip suppleness amongst the base, Sporting activity and Limited. All three have a bit a lot more suspension noise over significant bumps than I have actually pertained to anticipate in a midsize SUV.
Wind sound is very little. Given a smooth stretch of asphalt, the tires are fairly quiet. The Sporting activity and Limited's 19-inch wheels and also P245/55R19 tires send out a minor hum at freeway rates, which I couldn't detect with the base design's 17-inchers as well as thicker P245/65R19 rubber.
All versions currently include electric power guiding. These systems save a bit on fuel intake-- a little bit of low-hanging fruit to meet the government's gas economic climate criteria, I presume-- however they frequently lead to drab, fabricated steering feel. Expectedly, the Highlander guides with a light touch, never ever supplying much in the method of comments or turning precision. The CX-9 prices better hereof, yet few various other rivals attract attention. The same holds true for body roll: Like a lot of SUVs, the Highlander leans away in contours, reminding drivers it's not to be collared rapidly.
Four-wheel-disc anti-skid brakes are basic. The pedal uses spongy reaction, however the brakes clamp down hard when required.
Cargo & Towing
With all three rows mounted and raised, cargo area in back is a meager 10.3 cubic feet. The 3rd row folds flat into the flooring, and the second row folds up nearly level. Highlanders without the third row rather include a fairly big storage space area under the rear flooring.
With all seats folded, maximum cargo volume is 95.4 cubic feet, which contrasts much more positively with the group.
When appropriately furnished, the Highlander can tow up to 5,000 extra pounds.
Safety.
In Insurance Policy Institute for Highway Safety frontal crash examinations, the 2008 Highlander scored the highest score, Excellent. IIHS has not tested the Highlander for side influences.
Toyota didn't skimp on safety and security features. All Highlanders come typical with four-wheel-disc anti-skid brakes, traction control and also an electronic stability system. The stability system now deals with the electrical power guiding, which enhances the power assist when the vehicle driver is guiding to correct a skid. It also assists battle steering pull under tough stopping in order to help the Highlander stop in a straight line. (Toyota claims the system can not steer the SUV by itself, as some advanced systems currently do, so if you guide the upside-down in a skid, don't anticipate any type of added power assist.).
Seven airbags are conventional, consisting of the required twin front air bags, a chauffeur's knee airbag and also side-impact air bags for the front seats. There are also roll-sensing side curtain airbags for all three rows, which release throughout a rollover to avoid owner ejection.
All seats have head restraints, as well as in Sporting activity as well as Limited designs, the front ones are forward-adjustable for much better whiplash security. Active head restrictions are common on the pole positions of all trims. The 2nd row consists of Latch child-seat anchors in the outboard seats, with quickly accessible top-tether supports midway down the seatback.
Attributes & Pricing
Omitting the location fee, the base Highlander with two-wheel drive begins at $27,300. A Highlander Limited with a full collection of choices playings around $42,000. 4x4 on any trim adds concerning $1,500. All trim degrees come with 3 rows of seats, though a third-row delete alternative on particular versions could conserve $740.
-For $27,300, the base Highlander comes with 17-inch alloy wheels, keyless entry, a CD stereo with a supporting MP3 jack, air conditioning, cruise ship control, and also power windows, mirrors as well as door locks.
-For $29,950, the Sport adds dark outside elements, 19-inch wheels, haze lights, a power vehicle driver's seat, a multifunction wheel, a backup camera as well as six-CD sound.
-For $32,700, the Restricted includes a keyless start-up system, automated climate control, natural leather upholstery and a power traveler seat. A number of these functions are optional on the Sport. Alternatives on both trim degrees consist of a navigating system, JBL premium sound, a backseat DVD gamer, a moonroof, a power tailgate and heated front seats.
Highlander on the market
Competitors from GM, Mazda as well as Hyundai will give the Highlander a run for its money. Its biggest rival, the Honda Pilot, is due for a redesign in the following year or more, and also Toyota's key resource-- its track record for quality and also reliability-- has actually been slipping recently. The automaker has actually pledged to enhance its efforts, and its latest SUV must confirm that.
The new Highlander has great deals of book sensibilities, like decent gas mileage as well as tons of safety attributes, but there's absolutely nothing remarkable about it. If it verifies as bulletproof as its precursor, however, reliability will become its defining attribute, which is a book attract a great deal of customers could get behind.