Toyota Highlander Incentives
By
Pusahma satu
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Monday, June 11, 2018
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Toyota Highlander
Toyota Highlander Incentives
Like the 1986 movie Highlander, the Toyota SUV that shares its name is a crowd-pleaser that cannot influence fervor amongst critics. After greater than 190,000 Highlanders rolled off dealership lots in 2015, Toyota's mid-size crossover SUV got in 2017 with a host of changes aimed at pleasing the masses and also pundits alike.
Especially, all Highlanders, from the base $31,590 LE to the top-of-the-line $48,840 Highlander Hybrid Limited Platinum, now come basic with a pre-collision caution system with pedestrian discovery and automated emergency braking, plus lane-departure caution, lane-keeping assist, flexible cruise ship control, and automated high-beams. Our all-wheel-drive $43,184 Highlander XLE test vehicle additionally loaded blind-spot surveillance, a function not available on the lower-level Highlander LE as well as LE Plus.
Coming with the 2017 Highlander's countless safety and security systems is the most recent version of Toyota's 3.5-liter V-6 engine. The six-cylinder is standard on almost the base front-wheel-drive Highlander LE-- which continuouslies utilize a wimpy 185-hp inline-four-- and also integrates a host of modern-day innovations, consisting of a direct and port fuel-injection system and an upgraded valvetrain that enables the engine to work on the more effective Atkinson cycle. Rated at a healthy 295 horse power and 263 lb-ft of torque, the modified V-6 makes 25 even more horses and also an extra 15 lb-ft compared with the previous unit. Gas economy is up, as well, with the front-wheel-drive 2017 Highlander V-6 making an EPA-rated 23 mpg incorporated; all-wheel-drive designs attain 22 mpg. Both figures note a 2-mpg improvement 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 6 is a gem of an engine that constructs power almost all the way up to 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, respectively. Sadly, the 2017 Highlander's 5.6-second 50-to-70-mph passing away time was both slow-moving for the course and virtually a 2nd behind that of its forbear. Condemn the brand-new eight-speed transmission's hesitancy to downshift. No matter, the changed Highlander's V-6 offers plenty of grunt in most real-world driving situations. Thanks partly to our test cars and truck's automated stop-start system, we handled an affordable 21 mpg throughout our time with the crossover, 2 mpg far better compared to what we got from a Mazda CX-9.
The Aspect of Crossover
If the 2017 Highlander's V-6 powertrain is the equivalent of Highlander's lovely Juan Sánchez Villa-Lobos RamÃrez (played by Sean Connery), then the crossover's spruced up exterior design belongs to the movie's handsome however featureless lead character, Connor MacLeod (Christopher Lambert). New front and back fascias, updated headlamps, as well as an eye-catching collection of LED taillights provide the Highlander a much more cohesive, SUV-like look. Yet we still would not place it quite on the very same degree of good looks 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 4 more USB ports, bringing the total amount to 5-- three in front and also two in the rear. The cockpit features a variety of useful storage nooks, consisting of a shelf that spans the reduced dashboard as well as a large center-console container that can suit nearly a cubic foot of assorted items. Ergonomic faults consist of difficult-to-grip temperature level knobs for the climate-control system as well as a touchscreen that's as well far away from the motorist.
While base-level LE and also LE Plus Highlanders feature a typical second-row bench seat, the XLE, SE, Limited, and Limited Platinum qualities come with captain's chairs in the middle. (The bench seat is a no-cost option on the XLE, Limited, and also Minimal Platinum.) Room is plentiful in the second row, yet we located that our seven-passenger test car's pail seats were placed too reduced for optimum convenience. Still, the Highlander's moving as well as reclining second-row chairs were like a pair of La-Z-Boy recliner chairs compared to the slim and also lightweight 60/40 split-folding third-row bench. Legroom in the wayback is simply 27.7 inches, a complete 6 inches fewer compared to just what the Volkswagen Atlas's rearmost row offers. If you consistently transport sufficient guests to value frequent use the third row, think about the Atlas, a Honda Pilot, or a Ford Flex.
Darkness of an SUV
Even with the Highlander's carlike unibody building as well as reduced step-in elevation, this mid-size crossover's managing reminds us of an antique body-on-frame SUV, as its softly sprung suspension permits too much body roll in turns. On the plus side, the suspension takes in roadway irregularities with nary a shudder, and the electrically aided steering is relatively fast as well as typically well heavy.
At 4560 extra pounds, our all-wheel-drive Highlander examination cars and truck was no lightweight, and also the excess mass made itself known when using the brakes, as the Toyota needed 181 feet of tarmac to stop from 70 mph-- 11 feet more than a 161-pound-lighter all-wheel-drive GMC Acadia Denali.
With an as-tested price of $43,184, our Toasted Walnut Pearl Highlander XLE sported $3704 in choices. Of that tally, four-wheel drive includes $1460 and also brings vestigial mud flaps, hill-descent control, and a display setting within the 4.2-inch gauge-cluster display that shows torque distribution among the Highlander's 4 wheels. An $1810 rear-seat amusement system was the most pricey choice, while $434 gotten floor mats and also body-side moldings. Criterion things included navigation, a proximity key with push-button begin, and also a sunroof, in addition to previously mentioned attributes such as a blind-spot surveillance system as well as leather-trimmed very first- as well as second-row seats (Toyota drapes the 3rd row in plastic).
While the Highlander's lifeless handling as well as confined third row remain to curb our enthusiasm for the Indiana-built crossover, the upgraded 2017 Highlander's lengthy listing of typical safety and security as well as comfort features, a lot more effective and fuel-efficient V-6 engine, as well as improved outside styling will continuously draw in stockpiles of shoppers searching for a comfy and also fairly valued mid-size crossover SUV.