The Santa Fe Sport is no more, the Santa Fe re-took the place of the Santa Fe Sport, and the Santa Fe XL is no more, replaced by Palisade.

Back to the Highlander and Grand Highlander. Seems like a fairly weird naming convention to take on, as most people associate Grand with FCA products, Grand Wagoneer, Grand Cherokee, Grand Caravan etc.

I get that there aren't a lot of names and options. But this one seems like a miss if this is indeed the name of a stretched version of the Highlander. But Toyota can't really use "L" as that's their base Trim designation.

XL would be GMC

Could call it the Highlander CrewMax =)

 

Call it the Seqouia. I mean who really cares right?

 

Possibly could be name for China mainly, that is where this will probably do well.

 

Toyota was inspired by the Buick Grand National

 

Well, yes and no. One of the most famous "Grands" of all was the Pontiac Grand Prix, with debuted in the early 1960s, under John DeLorean's influence at GM. And, as Jill noted, there was the 80-vintage Grand Nationals from Buick.

 

I'm talking about cars right now. Not many mainstream shoppers today are recalling the Grand Prix or the Grand Nationals. Definitely not core shoppers of Highlanders.

 

Maybe the Grand Am

 

Well, OK, I'll certainly agree with that part.

I think an interesting question, though, will be if the Grand Highlander ends up replacing the Sequoia. The Sequoia, of course, is BOF and a better candidate for heavy towing, but has been in production for 12 years now, and virtually ignored recently.

 

why would 3 row Highlander replace Sequoia? And how? Anyway, we know new Sequia is coming, based on new Tundra.
https://www.motor1.com/news/399275/t...future-models/

 

Good. Given the Sequoia's declining popularity, I wasn't sure if a new Sequoia was coming or not...it certainly doesn't sell in the Tahoe/Suburban's numbers. Also, when I said "replace", I wasn't necessarily referring to Toyota's official model line-up, but what consumers actually do in the marketplace. Some potential buyers may decide that, even with three-row seating, they don't need a full-size SUV the Sequoia's size capable of towing heavy trailers.

 

Or Grand Prix lol

 

Maybe they want people to think of Grand Cayman lol

Or Grands biscuits?

 

2023 Toyota 100 Grand Highlander

 

I’d love to see. The Mocha Grande Highlander with caramel interior.

 

Sounds delicious lol