PhantomZX

I'm the proud owner of one as of New Year's Day. With the ridiculously high price of used ones, it made perfect sense to buy brand new and get the 50/50 split 3rd row new for 2011. I'm very impressed by the 2GR-FE, even with the 5-speed. The thing can pull!

LexBob2

The 5 speed is a surprise. I'm sure that it's sufficient, but a lot of the competition has 6 speeds, as well as most of the other applications of the Toyota 3.5 drivetrain.

IS-SV

Yes, 6 speeds are especially important for V8's to achieve reasonable highway mileage. I have a 4.6L V8 Explorer 4th gen with 6 speed and it gets 20mpg at 75-80mph and 22 mpg at 70mph.

Note: The new JGC Penstar V6 has only a 5 speed, but most expect a new tranny soon.

LexusChris

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If I was in the market for a crossover this is my number one pic, I love the updates.

bolido

I test drove this Highlander and the Pilot a couple of months ago when I was shopping for car. The Highlander is leaps and bounds better looking inside and out. HOWEVER, IMO the Pilot drove a lot better than the Highlander. The Pilot felt a lot more connected to the road and overall a nicer CUV to drive daily.

Galaxy 40

I had to sell my IS-F and got a 2011 highlander for the family.

Hoovey689

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^^ Nice pic

bitkahuna

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honda/acura's been ripped relentlessly in this forum for still having 5 speed autos.

bitkahuna

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bummer. i mean congrats.

SLegacy99

The transmission issue is a big one. Other companies, including Lexus for that matter have been quick to adopt transmissions with more gears. Thus, this is a surprise that a giant like Toyota wouldn't equip the V6 with a 6 speed however, Yaris, Corolla, and Matrix still have 4 speeds. Nevertheless, Toyota can remain competitive.

huntgar

I have a 2010 Highlander and I love it. The interior quality is pretty good for a Toyota. It's not Lexus quality, but I didn't want to pay for Lexus quality (that's what my IS is for!), so it's perfect. I haven't decided if I care so much for the refresh, I think I prefer the 2008-2010 exterior, but it may grow on me. I am, however, super envious of the 50/50 split 3rd row seat!

crazybuggy

i would like to own this car. looks great.

lamar411

for taking one for the family and getting the highlander.

spwolf

maybe they listened to some **beep** who think RX should be superior in every way

:-).

SLegacy99

One would think for the sake of simplicity Toyota would be using 6 speeds and 8 speeds...and thats it.