Grand Highlander pics, videos and reviews
02-10-23, 04:27 AM
#121
Why are some people so hung up on the 0-60 times on a family hauler anyways? Shouldn't you care more about how it accelerates when merging onto the highway or how the power is like for city driving? If all you want to do is drag race other cars at red lights, just get an Escalade V or something like that lol 
The Hybrid Max will be just fine for everyday use... I bet its much more useable than the V6 b/c of the low end torque from the three electric motors, while the turbo fills in the gaps everywhere else. Will it be as smooth? Probably not...
The Hybrid Max will be just fine for everyday use... I bet its much more useable than the V6 b/c of the low end torque from the three electric motors, while the turbo fills in the gaps everywhere else. Will it be as smooth? Probably not...
that aside, imo family hauler or not, how it gets up is very important, freeway merging or fast reaction in fast heavy traffic. You don’t think so? Take the gle350 for example. It’s an excellent family cruiser but many still turn it down for a 450 or similar because of the same thing. RX/GX/LX are all excellent family haulers too. But I’m sure owners were in situation that they wished the suvs would react more quickly.
02-10-23, 04:57 AM
#122
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as i said this may not be an important factor for its buyers but when someone says this is superior, then it’s debatable. that aside, imo family hauler or not, how it gets up is very important, freeway merging or fast reaction in fast heavy traffic. You don’t think so? Take the gle350 for example. It’s an excellent family cruiser but many still turn it down for a 450 or similar because of the same thing. RX/GX/LX are all excellent family haulers too. But I’m sure owners were in situation that they wished the suvs would react more quickly.
that aside, imo family hauler or not, how it gets up is very important, freeway merging or fast reaction in fast heavy traffic. You don’t think so? Take the gle350 for example. It’s an excellent family cruiser but many still turn it down for a 450 or similar because of the same thing. RX/GX/LX are all excellent family haulers too. But I’m sure owners were in situation that they wished the suvs would react more quickly.
02-10-23, 06:24 AM
#123
as i said this may not be an important factor for its buyers but when someone says this is superior, then it’s debatable. that aside, imo family hauler or not, how it gets up is very important, freeway merging or fast reaction in fast heavy traffic. You don’t think so? Take the gle350 for example. It’s an excellent family cruiser but many still turn it down for a 450 or similar because of the same thing. RX/GX/LX are all excellent family haulers too. But I’m sure owners were in situation that they wished the suvs would react more quickly.
that aside, imo family hauler or not, how it gets up is very important, freeway merging or fast reaction in fast heavy traffic. You don’t think so? Take the gle350 for example. It’s an excellent family cruiser but many still turn it down for a 450 or similar because of the same thing. RX/GX/LX are all excellent family haulers too. But I’m sure owners were in situation that they wished the suvs would react more quickly.As we know by now, passing times for hybrids are always way better than their 0-60 times vs competition.
And right now in this thread, it is just Motorola trying to prove, once again, a bad point. Nothing new in the world.
02-10-23, 06:43 AM
#124
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Thread Starter
Again, there is no 2.5l turbo hybrid with 3 electric motors and a CVT. Unless they developed something specifically for the grand highlander, it should be the same options as the, say, crown crossover - either a 6at 2.4t with a rear e-axle (making it "AWD") or a classic eCVT 2.5na.
02-10-23, 07:00 AM
#127
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Thread Starter
Check post #116 re: the 3 motors (an eCVT + a rear e-axle is, actually, a 3-motor configuration). There was also a mention (or several) of a 2.5t, a 2.4t with a CVT and so on.
02-10-23, 07:01 AM
#128
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02-10-23, 07:02 AM
#129
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The Hybrid Max model has more than enough power and performance, regardless of what the setup is. The issue is how refined are these engines and as Kirk and David from the Youtubes admitted during the livestream reveal of the GH, the 2.4t is simply unrefined, even when compared to the old 2.0t and that engine was a piece of turd already.
02-10-23, 07:05 AM
#130
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Thread Starter
The Hybrid Max model has more than enough power and performance, regardless of what the setup is. The issue is how refined are these engines and as Kirk and David from the Youtubes admitted during the livestream reveal of the GH, the 2.4t is simply unrefined, even when compared to the old 2.0t and that engine was a piece of turd already.
02-10-23, 07:11 AM
#131
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I'm guessing this thing might top out at $70k and at that price, I want refinement. I dont need the engine screaming and buzzing at me after paying a hefty price. I can get that for free with young kids.
02-10-23, 07:18 AM
#132
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Thread Starter
The GH is not a vehicle for an enthusiast, its a family hauler for a well heeled family that wants space, reliability, decent technology and good fuel economy. Its a vehicle for someone like my wife. She drove a horrible Prius for 7 years and loved it. For you and me, those other vehicles are going to be a lot more attractive.
In any event, saying that these 4 cyls are going to have engines screaming and buzzing is way dramatic. Maybe if you are driving it around at WOT all the time, but you won't be. In normal driving they feel and sound fine.
Look how popular the GLE350 is. That engine is terrible in that application, and lots of people running around in those they think they are real special in.
02-10-23, 07:55 AM
#133
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02-10-23, 08:15 AM
#134
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02-10-23, 08:27 AM
#135
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The Hybrid Max model has more than enough power and performance, regardless of what the setup is. The issue is how refined are these engines and as Kirk and David from the Youtubes admitted during the livestream reveal of the GH, the 2.4t is simply unrefined, even when compared to the old 2.0t and that engine was a piece of turd already.