Grand Highlander pics, videos and reviews
05-16-23, 07:23 PM
#181
Pole Position
05-16-23, 07:45 PM
#182
watch AonA review... first off, less the 7 minute review... way to go Alex. 
second, this GH is WAY bigger than i would have thought with a useful third row. i assume the tx is basically going to be a more upscale version of this?
it was a bit laughable that alex was comparing the room in this with a sequoia at the beginning because the room in that is pathetic.
although i now realize alex never even showed cargo capacity on this!
second, this GH is WAY bigger than i would have thought with a useful third row. i assume the tx is basically going to be a more upscale version of this?
it was a bit laughable that alex was comparing the room in this with a sequoia at the beginning because the room in that is pathetic.
although i now realize alex never even showed cargo capacity on this!
05-17-23, 02:25 AM
#184
Lexus Fanatic
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sequoia 3rd row terrible, cargo space terrible.
05-17-23, 08:34 AM
#185
Pole Position
I'll take the Sequoia skin with GH interior please.
05-18-23, 04:49 AM
#188
This is typical Toyota, it should sell really well in USA.
So bland blend of looks powertrains, space, suspension, technology and looks that will score overall best for for targeted audience.
Lexus version might have more aggressive looks, better interior and nvh.
So bland blend of looks powertrains, space, suspension, technology and looks that will score overall best for for targeted audience.
Lexus version might have more aggressive looks, better interior and nvh.
05-30-23, 03:47 PM
#190
Lexus Champion
Reviews so far are pretty positive!
Car and Driver noted a 6'2" adult could sit comfortably in the third row:
I would go for the Hybrid Max no doubt.
This pricing would easily pull me directly to it and away from the (non-Grand) Highlander.
https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews...hlander-drive/
Car and Driver noted a 6'2" adult could sit comfortably in the third row:
The now-spacious third row is easy to enter, and our 6-foot-2-inch tester, yours truly, was able to sit there comfortably, with the second row preset to account for his own adjusted driving position. You could say the Grand Highlander can carry a conga line of Dans. At the same time, there is 21 cubic feet of luggage space behind the third row—enough, in Toyota's estimation, for seven carry-on suitcases.
Though the top-level powertrain is called Hybrid Max, it shares nothing with the above-described hybrid. It combines the base 265-hp turbo four with a single electric motor sandwiched between its engine and transmission, which has six speeds instead of eight because the electric motor's added torque helps bridge the wider gaps. All-wheel drive is standard, so there's a second motor at the rear. All in, this powertrain makes 362 horsepower and 400 pound-feet, which tops the Jeep Grand Cherokee L's 5.7-liter Hemi V-8 in both measures. Fuel economy is an estimated 27 mpg combined, which is 10 mpg better than the Jeep.
We didn't drive the base hybrid, but the Hybrid Max feels much more eager, as it should with almost 100 more horsepower. Toyota says 60 mph will come in 6.3 seconds, but we think it'll do better.
All three grades are available with the base engine, starting with the XLE at $44,405, which is only $1050 more than a similarly outfitted 2023 Highlander. That's a steal. The XLE Hybrid goes for $46,005, which again is just $1050 more than a comparable Highlander. Higher up, the all-wheel-drive Limited Hybrid Max, which has no Highlander equivalent, costs $55,375, and the all-wheel-drive Platinum Hybrid Max sits atop the pile at $59,460.
With the new Grand Highlander, Toyota has neatly plugged a hole in its lineup that had recently grown larger with the Sequoia's new realignment. It finally gives Brand T what it needs to go up against the likes of the Honda Pilot, Hyundai Palisade, and Kia Telluride in the so-called long-haul three-row SUV segment. Does it have a chance to win a comparison test? That's not yet clear, but it's sure to win over new converts that bypassed the Highlander because it didn't quite measure up.
05-30-23, 05:03 PM
#191
Lexus Fanatic
Thread Starter
Space looks good. Interior looks to be Toyota plastic fantastic...which isn't necessarily all a bad thing.
05-30-23, 07:59 PM
#193
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05-30-23, 08:01 PM
#194
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savagegeese is pretty positive. car is pretty much rav4 on steroids. wonder if they'll have a phev at some point.
05-30-23, 08:04 PM
#195
Lexus Fanatic
Thread Starter
Personally? I want something with a little more style and pizazz, I still would be a Palisade/Telluride buyer for the money. If my wife loved this though I would be happy with it.
Gives me hope for the TX, maybe it will have that pizazz…
Savagegeese makes a great point about running costs vs a luxury SUV, that’s a very good point. Im replacing tires once a year and $3,000 brakes on one high end Mercedes I don’t really want to do that for two cars.