Toyota Highlander White
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Wednesday, May 2, 2018
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Toyota Highlander
Toyota Highlander White
Like the 1986 film Highlander, the Toyota SUV that shares its name is a crowd-pleaser that cannot inspire fervor among doubters. After greater than 190,000 Highlanders rolled off dealership whole lots in 2015, Toyota's mid-size crossover SUV went into 2017 with a host of modifications targeted at satisfying the masses and also pundits alike.
Significantly, all Highlanders, from the base $31,590 LE to the high-grade $48,840 Highlander Crossbreed Limited Platinum, now come standard with a pre-collision warning system with pedestrian detection and automated emergency braking, plus lane-departure warning, lane-keeping assist, flexible cruise ship control, as well as automatic high-beams. Our all-wheel-drive $43,184 Highlander XLE examination auto likewise loaded blind-spot monitoring, a feature not available on the lower-level Highlander LE as well as LE And also.
Going along with the 2017 Highlander's various safety systems is the most up to date variant of Toyota's 3.5-liter V-6 engine. The six-cylinder is conventional on just about the base front-wheel-drive Highlander LE-- which continues to make use of a frail 185-hp inline-four-- as well as includes a host of modern innovations, consisting of a straight and also port fuel-injection system and an updated valvetrain that enables the engine to operate on the extra efficient Atkinson cycle. Ranked at a healthy 295 horse power and also 263 lb-ft of torque, the changed V-6 makes 25 more ponies as well as an extra 15 lb-ft compared with the previous system. Gas economic climate is up, as well, with the front-wheel-drive 2017 Highlander V-6 making an EPA-rated 23 mpg incorporated; all-wheel-drive versions achieve 22 mpg. Both numbers note a 2-mpg improvement over in 2014'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 constructs 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 and also 3.8 seconds, specifically. Regrettably, the 2017 Highlander's 5.6-second 50-to-70-mph passing time was both slow-moving for the course and also virtually a 2nd behind that of its forbear. Criticize the new eight-speed transmission's hesitancy to downshift. No matter, the modified Highlander's V-6 provides plenty of grunt in most real-world driving situations. Many thanks partially to our examination automobile's automated stop-start system, we handled a reasonable 21 mpg during our time with the crossover, 2 mpg better compared to what we received from a Mazda CX-9.
The Aspect of Crossover
If the 2017 Highlander's V-6 powertrain is the equivalent of Highlander's enchanting Juan Sánchez Villa-Lobos RamÃrez (played by Sean Connery), after that the crossover's spruced up exterior style belongs to the movie's good-looking however forgettable lead character, Connor MacLeod (Christopher Lambert). New front and rear fascias, updated headlamps, and also an attractive collection of LED taillights offer the Highlander an extra cohesive, SUV-like appearance. Yet we still would not put it fairly on the same level of appearance as the butch Dodge Durango or the hot CX-9.
Unlike the outside, the Highlander's inside has actually been left mainly untouched. Toyota did add four even more USB ports, bringing the total to 5-- 3 in front and also two in the rear. The cabin features a variety of helpful storage nooks, including a shelf that covers the lower control panel and also a massive center-console bin that could suit virtually a cubic foot of assorted items. Ergonomic faults consist of difficult-to-grip temperature handles for the climate-control system and also a touchscreen that's as well far away from the vehicle driver.
While base-level LE and also LE And also Highlanders come with a typical second-row bench seat, the XLE, SE, Limited, as well as Minimal Platinum grades include captain's chairs in the middle. (The bench seat is a no-cost alternative on the XLE, Limited, as well as Limited Platinum.) Room is plentiful in the 2nd row, but we found that our seven-passenger test vehicle's bucket seats were mounted too reduced for ideal comfort. Still, the Highlander's gliding and also reclining second-row chairs were like a set of La-Z-Boy reclining chairs compared to the thin and flimsy 60/40 split-folding third-row bench. Legroom in the wayback is simply 27.7 inches, a full six inches less compared to exactly what the Volkswagen Atlas's rearmost row offers. If you on a regular basis carry enough guests to value regular use of the third row, think about the Atlas, a Honda Pilot, or a Ford Flex.
Darkness of an SUV
Despite the Highlander's carlike unibody building and reduced step-in height, this mid-size crossover's handling reminds us of an old-fashioned body-on-frame SUV, as its softly sprung suspension allows too much body roll in turns. On the plus side, the suspension soaks up road abnormalities with nary a shudder, as well as the electrically assisted steering is relatively fast as well as typically well heavy.
At 4560 pounds, our all-wheel-drive Highlander examination vehicle 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 more 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 a screen setting within the 4.2-inch gauge-cluster display that reveals torque distribution amongst the Highlander's four wheels. An $1810 rear-seat amusement system was the most expensive choice, while $434 bought flooring mats and also body-side moldings. Requirement products consisted of navigating, a distance trick with push-button begin, as well as a sunroof, along with aforementioned features such as a blind-spot surveillance system as well as leather-trimmed very first- and also second-row seats (Toyota upholsters the third row in vinyl).
While the Highlander's drab handling and also confined third row remain to suppress our excitement for the Indiana-built crossover, the updated 2017 Highlander's long list of common security and also ease attributes, a lot more powerful and fuel-efficient V-6 engine, as well as enhanced outside designing will certainly continue to bring in heaps of shoppers looking for a comfortable and fairly valued mid-size crossover SUV.