2008 toyota Highlander Hybrid
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Wednesday, June 6, 2018
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2008 Toyota Highlander
The Highlander qualifies on all counts, though it doesn't master any one area. Given it could preserve its superior resale worth as well as integrity, it ought to verify a smart-- otherwise specifically captivating-- choice for many years to come.
Base, Sport and also Limited trim levels include front- or 4x4, and all can seat five or 7, depending on the setup. Costs vary from roughly $27,000 to $40,000 with choices.
I tested all 3 trim levels of the normal Highlander at a Toyota occasion in Michigan.
2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid
Edgier Designing
Toyota's The golden state layout workshops formed the outside, which is bigger in all major dimensions than the old Highlander. To my eyes, Toyota's smaller RAV4 SUV looks better-proportioned, with simply adequate contours to offset the angles. With its creased headlights, fancy grille and also characterless bumper, the Highlander appears a little bit as well slick-- like a convenience store shopper that will not remove his sunglasses.
The rear bumper has dimpled reflectors on each side, and also a lot of trim levels have a glass hatch that opens up independent of the liftgate. Seventeen-inch alloy wheels are standard; the Sport and Limited have 19-inchers that complete the wheel wells nicely. The Sport has a dark silver grille and smoked-out headlights. The Limited has plainer fronts lights as well as chrome outside moldings.
At 188.4 inches long as well as 75.2 inches broad, the Highlander casts approximately the exact same darkness as a Honda Pilot, Subaru Tribeca or Hyundai Veracruz. The Mazda CX-9 and Saturn Outlook are both regarding a foot longer.
The Within
Toyota has invested years developing a track record for top quality, and also absent any kind of severe competitors, the new Highlander might have kept that requirement. The competitors is nothing if not significant, however, and SUVs like the CX-9 as well as Veracruz flaunt some impressively upscale interiors. In contrast, Toyota drops a little bit brief.
The Highlander shares bases with the current Camry, as well as the dashboard births a lot of the car's flavor. The center controls are the natural centerpiece, with extra-large knobs for major functions within easy reach. Sporting activity and Limited designs have a 3.5-inch screen atop the stereo. It shows gas mileage, outside temperature as well as even more. It additionally shows setups for the optional automatic climate control system, which can separate the cabin right into as several as 3 temperature level areas-- 2 front and one back. The environment controls rest listed below the stereo, and they're very messy. I counted 13 switches in between both temperature level knobs; that's a lot of ground to cover when you're referencing a readout some 10 inches away. On the other hand, the typical hand-operated air conditioning is straightforward.
Cabin quality is simply typical. The home window switches, turn signals and center controls could go straight into a Lexus, and the chrome accents and also electroluminescent evaluates appearance excellent. Many areas are cut in hard plastics, nevertheless, and the appearances lack the appeal of the stuff in a number of competitors. Most severe of all is the ceiling's headliner, which is some of the most affordable mouse fur this side of an economic climate cars and truck.
Moms and dads will appreciate the storage choices. The center console in between the front seats has 4 cupholders and also a wide storage container. Neglect laptops; the glove box can fit a little computer. (Possibly not the screen, though-- allow's not obtain carried away.).
3 conventional rows of seats accommodate approximately seven, though you could go down the third row in order to save a little money, reducing seating ability to five. The pole positions provide lots of space, with a technique extender in the Highlander Limited that extends the pillow under the motorist's upper legs. Wonderful touch.
The 2nd row is equally wide, with reclining backrests as well as seat pillows that adjust backward and forward. The center seat has Toyota's new Facility Stow feature. It's basically a dive seat, which guests can swap for a plastic center console, turning the second row right into 2 captain's chairs. The unused portion-- either the center seat or console-- shops in a floor compartment in between the front seats. After a couple of practice runs, I was able to make the adjustment in around 25 secs.
The jump seat is light enough for very easy installment. Its convenience is trial and error, also for a middle seat; the bottom cushion is considerable, but I can conveniently feel the hinges below the backrest extra padding. The plastic console is lighter still, and both pieces have strong installment hooks that should make it through plenty of knocking from overenthusiastic youngsters.
Relying on where the second row is placed, the third row can be remarkably adult-friendly. I'm 6 feet high as well as found headroom a bit limited, but with the 2nd row progressed a couple of inches-- maintaining a lot of legroom for many grownups-- the 3rd row's legroom was such that I might tolerate a short journey.
Bigger Engine, Better Mileage
All Highlanders obtain the 3.5-liter V-6 from the Camry, Sienna and also several other Toyotas. In the Highlander it makes 270 horse power as well as 248 pounds-feet of torque. Both are significant gains over in 2015's V-6, that made 215 hp as well as 222 pounds-feet of torque. A five-speed transmission is common. Last year's base four-cylinder engine has actually been gone down.
Acceleration is adequate off the line and also more powerful as the engine revs. The transmission assists things along, holding equipments and also rarely changing prematurely. Difficult velocity could trigger some abrupt transitions among lower equipments-- better for velocity, even worse for convenience-- yet the majority of the time the changes are smooth sufficient to pass undetected. The drivetrain really feels ideal on the highway, where it downshifts with minimal equipment hunting. Third gear is particularly potent for 50-to-70 mph death.
The optional four-wheel drive is clear to the vehicle driver. It includes a facility differential to divide power 50/50 in between the front as well as back wheels all of the moment. Four-wheel-drive models have a downhill assist feature. Press a dashboard button, and it will certainly slow the SUV to a crawl down high grades. The attribute seems a bit insincere: There is no low equipment for offroad rock crawling, which implies you must most likely avoid anywhere treacherous sufficient to need the downhill aid.
All Highlanders have a hill-start aid that holds the brakes for up to 3 seconds from a stop to prevent the SUV from rolling backwards before you have time to strike the gas.
Using the EPA's even more practical 2008 rating system-- which normally results in reduce numbers-- gas mileage is rated at 18/24 mpg (city/highway) for two-wheel-drive designs and 17/23 mpg for those with 4x4. These rankings lead most midsize SUVs by 1 or 2 mpg. They additionally beat the old V-6 Highlander by about 1 mpg (adjusted using the EPA's new calculation)-- an impressive task, given the brand-new Highlander has even more power and considers some 300 pounds more. (Four-cylinder followers will not miss much: The old four-cylinder Highlander got just 1 mpg more than the new one finishes with the V-6.).
Ride & Handling
The unibody building and construction affords a comfy flight, with none of the underbody vibrating that pestered the previous Highlander (which was likewise unibody) as well as several body-on-frame SUVs. The four-wheel-independent suspension is sport-tuned in the Highlander Sport, however I couldn't detect a distinction in ride suppleness amongst the base, Sporting activity as well as Limited. All three have a bit extra suspension noise over major bumps compared to I've involved expect in a midsize SUV.
Wind sound is marginal. Provided a smooth stretch of asphalt, the tires are relatively silent. The Sport as well as Limited's 19-inch wheels as well as P245/55R19 tires send out a minor hum at highway speeds, which I could not find with the base design's 17-inchers and thicker P245/65R19 rubber.
All versions currently come with electrical power guiding. These systems save a bit on gas intake-- a bit of low-hanging fruit to fulfill the government's fuel economic situation standards, I presume-- however they often lead to drab, fabricated steering feeling. Expectedly, the Highlander steers with a light touch, never delivering a lot in the method of comments or turning precision. The CX-9 prices better here, yet couple of other competitors stick out. The same is true for body roll: Like most SUVs, the Highlander leans away in contours, reminding drivers it's not to be cornered quickly.
Four-wheel-disc anti-skid brakes are typical. The pedal provides mushy reaction, yet the brakes clamp down hard when required.
Freight & Towing
With all 3 rows installed and increased, cargo room in back is a meager 10.3 cubic feet. The third row folds flat right into the floor, as well as the second row folds up almost level. Highlanders without the third row instead include a relatively huge storage area under the back floor.
With all seats folded, maximum freight quantity is 95.4 cubic feet, which contrasts more favorably with the group.
When properly geared up, the Highlander can tow as much as 5,000 pounds.
Safety.
In Insurance Policy Institute for Highway Security frontal collision examinations, the 2008 Highlander scored the highest possible rating, Good. IIHS has actually not checked the Highlander for side influences.
Toyota really did not skimp on safety and security functions. All Highlanders come common with four-wheel-disc anti-skid brakes, traction control and also a digital security system. The stability system now collaborates with the electrical power guiding, which improves the power help when the vehicle driver is steering to correct a skid. It also aids fight steering pull under hard stopping in order to help the Highlander stop in a straight line. (Toyota states the system can not steer the SUV on its own, as some advanced systems currently do, so if you steer the upside-down in a skid, do not anticipate any type of additional power assist.).
Seven airbags are standard, including the called for dual front air bags, a motorist's knee air bag as well as side-impact airbags for the pole positions. There are also roll-sensing side curtain air bags for all three rows, which release during a rollover to stop resident ejection.
All seats have head restraints, and also in Sport and also Limited designs, the front ones are forward-adjustable for better whiplash defense. Energetic head restraints are standard on the pole positions of all trims. The 2nd row consists of Latch child-seat supports in the outboard seats, with easily obtainable top-tether supports midway down the seatback.
Features & Pricing
Leaving out the destination cost, the base Highlander with two-wheel drive begins at $27,300. A Highlander Limited with a complete bevy of alternatives runs around $42,000. Four-wheel drive on any trim includes concerning $1,500. All trim degrees have 3 rows of seats, though a third-row delete alternative on particular designs could save $740.
-For $27,300, the base Highlander has 17-inch alloy wheels, keyless entry, a CD stereo with a supporting MP3 jack, a/c, cruise control, and also power windows, mirrors as well as door locks.
-For $29,950, the Sport adds dark exterior elements, 19-inch wheels, fog lights, a power chauffeur's seat, a multifunction steering wheel, a backup camera and six-CD audio.
-For $32,700, the Restricted adds a keyless start-up system, automated environment control, leather furniture as well as a power traveler seat. Much of these features are optional on the Sport. Choices on both trim levels consist of a navigation system, JBL costs audio, a rear seat DVD gamer, a moonroof, a power tailgate as well as heated front seats.
Highlander in the Market
Competitors from GM, Mazda and Hyundai will certainly provide the Highlander a run for its cash. Its biggest competitor, the Honda Pilot, is due for a redesign in the next year or more, and Toyota's trump card-- its track record for quality as well as integrity-- has actually been sliding recently. The car manufacturer has promised to enhance its initiatives, and also its latest SUV should verify that.
The new Highlander has great deals of book perceptiveness, like respectable gas mileage and also loads of safety and security functions, however there's nothing phenomenal concerning it. If it shows as bulletproof as its precursor, however, stability will become its defining quality, which is a textbook draw a great deal of buyers can support.