Toyota Highlander Body Styles
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Saturday, May 5, 2018
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Toyota Highlander
Toyota Highlander Body Styles
Like the 1986 movie Highlander, the Toyota SUV that shares its name is a crowd-pleaser that fails to motivate fervor among doubters. After more than 190,000 Highlanders rolled off dealer whole lots in 2014, Toyota's mid-size crossover SUV entered 2017 with a host of changes aimed at satisfying the masses and pundits alike.
Notably, all Highlanders, from the base $31,590 LE to the top-of-the-line $48,840 Highlander Hybrid Limited Platinum, currently come common with a pre-collision caution system with pedestrian detection and automated emergency braking, plus lane-departure caution, lane-keeping aid, flexible cruise control, as well as automated high-beams. Our all-wheel-drive $43,184 Highlander XLE test car also packed blind-spot monitoring, an attribute not available on the lower-level Highlander LE and also LE And also.
Going along with the 2017 Highlander's many safety and security systems is the current variant of Toyota's 3.5-liter V-6 engine. The six-cylinder is conventional on almost the base front-wheel-drive Highlander LE-- which remains to use a wimpy 185-hp inline-four-- as well as incorporates a host of modern technologies, consisting of a straight and also port fuel-injection system and also an upgraded valvetrain that enables the engine to run on the extra effective Atkinson cycle. Ranked at a healthy 295 horsepower and 263 lb-ft of torque, the revised V-6 makes 25 even more ponies and an extra 15 lb-ft compared to the previous device. Gas economy is up, too, with the front-wheel-drive 2017 Highlander V-6 making an EPA-rated 23 mpg integrated; all-wheel-drive designs accomplish 22 mpg. Both numbers mark a 2-mpg enhancement over last year's Highlander as well as put the crossover within 1 mpg of the four-cylinder Mazda CX-9's combined fuel-economy numbers.
Toyota's 2GR-FKS 6 is a gem of an engine that builds power almost all the means approximately its 6800-rpm redline. At the track, this Highlander shaved 0.3 second off of its precursor's zero-to-60-mph and also 30-to-50-mph times, hitting the marks in 7.0 as well as 3.8 secs, specifically. However, the 2017 Highlander's 5.6-second 50-to-70-mph passing away time was both slow for the class and also almost a second behind that of its forbear. Blame the brand-new eight-speed transmission's hesitancy to downshift. Regardless, the revised Highlander's V-6 supplies lots of grunt in the majority of real-world driving scenarios. Thanks partially to our examination car's automatic stop-start system, we managed a sensible 21 mpg during our time with the crossover, 2 mpg better than just 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 charming Juan Sánchez Villa-Lobos RamÃrez (played by Sean Connery), then the crossover's spruced up exterior layout is akin to the film's good-looking however featureless protagonist, Connor MacLeod (Christopher Lambert). New front as well as back fascias, updated headlamps, as well as an eye-catching collection of LED taillights offer the Highlander a more natural, SUV-like look. Yet we still would not put it rather on the exact same level of appearance 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 four even more USB ports, bringing the total amount to 5-- 3 ahead and two in the rear. The cockpit showcases a variety of useful storage spaces, consisting of a shelf that spans the lower dashboard as well as a substantial center-console bin that can fit nearly a cubic foot of miscellaneous items. Ergonomic mistakes include difficult-to-grip temperature knobs for the climate-control system and also a touchscreen that's as well far away from the motorist.
While base-level LE as well as LE Plus Highlanders feature a standard second-row bench seat, the XLE, SE, Limited, and also Restricted Platinum qualities feature 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, yet we found that our seven-passenger examination car's pail seats were placed also low for ideal convenience. Still, the Highlander's moving and also reclining second-row chairs resembled 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 just 27.7 inches, a complete six inches fewer compared to exactly what the Volkswagen Atlas's rearmost row deals. If you regularly carry sufficient travelers to merit constant use of 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 low step-in elevation, this mid-size crossover's handling reminds us of an old-fashioned body-on-frame SUV, as its softly sprung suspension enables extreme body roll in turns. On the bonus side, the suspension takes in roadway abnormalities with nary a shudder, and also the electrically helped steering is relatively fast as well as typically well heavy.
At 4560 pounds, our all-wheel-drive Highlander test cars and truck was no lightweight, and also the excess mass made itself recognized when applying the brakes, as the Toyota required 181 feet of tarmac to quit from 70 miles per hour-- 11 feet greater than a 161-pound-lighter all-wheel-drive GMC Acadia Denali.
With an as-tested rate of $43,184, our Toasted Walnut Pearl Highlander XLE sported $3704 in choices. Of that tally, four-wheel drive adds $1460 and brings vestigial mud flaps, hill-descent control, and also a display setup within the 4.2-inch gauge-cluster display that shows torque circulation amongst the Highlander's 4 wheels. An $1810 rear-seat amusement system was one of the most expensive option, while $434 purchased flooring mats and also body-side moldings. Standard things consisted of navigation, a proximity secret with push-button start, and also a sunroof, in addition to previously mentioned features such as a blind-spot monitoring system and leather-trimmed very first- and second-row seats (Toyota upholsters the third row in plastic).
While the Highlander's drab handling and cramped 3rd row remain to suppress our excitement for the Indiana-built crossover, the upgraded 2017 Highlander's lengthy listing of standard security and comfort attributes, extra effective as well as fuel-efficient V-6 engine, as well as improved exterior designing will certainly continue to bring in stockpiles of shoppers seeking a comfy and fairly priced mid-size crossover SUV.