If you’re looking for an SUV that has the size you need for your family, friends, and gear, while also giving you the reliability of the Toyota name, the Highlander is the right choice for you. This SUV has a name we’ve loved for a long time and the package of equipment that we’re looking for when it’s time to drive. Choose the benefits of seven or eight seats, the drive of either FWD or AWD, and the trims that range from basic on up to a nearly luxury level of comfort.
Features at the Top of Your List from Toyota
Excellent Safety
You’re going to drive the Toyota Highlander with your family in the vehicle with you and it is an SUV that can offer comfortable seating for all. With other people along for the ride, you’ll find yourself distracted at times. This is where the Toyota Safety sense package of features will come in and help keep you safe when you drive. This system will apply the brakes when you don’t and alert you when there is a potential collision or item in your path that you need to avoid.
Let Your Voice Be Heard
If you’re a parent and you have to take your kids with you when you drive, you’ll need to enjoy the benefits of the Driver Easy Speak system in the Toyota Highlander. This system allows your voice to be conveyed loud and clear to the third row of seats without the need for you to turn around and shout. You won’t have to wear out your vocal cords while you’re driving along on the highway with your kids in the back. The warning of “don’t make me pull this car over” will be loud and clear to your kids.
The Highlander is Packaged Right
The Base Trim
The base trim level offered in the Toyota Highlander is the LE trim which gives you some features that you want when you head out for a drive. This trim brings you keyless entry, five USB ports, the Entune infotainment system, a 6.1-inch touchscreen, and the safety suite. Move to the LE Plus and enjoy the addition of a power tailgate with a flip-up hatch window, tri-zone climate controls, a ten-way power driver’s seat, better seat fabric, and a larger eight-inch touchscreen for the infotainment you’ll love.
Higher Trims are Right
The Toyota Highlander is offered in the XLE trim to give you leather upholstery, a navigation system, a moonroof, a power passenger seat, and an auto-dimming rearview mirror. The SE is next and it gives you the sportiness of a sport-tuned suspension and 19-inch wheels. The Limited trim is at the top of the list and this is where you’ll find heated and ventilated front seats, a premium JBL audio system, seating for seven, and more. Options include AWD with the V6 models, a rear-seat Blu-ray entertainment system, a panoramic moonroof, and a bird’s-eye rearview camera.
Choose the Right Toyota Powertrain
The Base Power Offering
There’s a 2.7-liter four-cylinder engine that starts out the power of the Toyota Highlander. This engine is mated to a smooth six-speed automatic transmission to give you a great drive. You’ll have 185 horsepower and 184 lb.-ft. of torque to go along with 20 city/24 hwy mpg when you have this powertrain under the hood. Take a ride and feel how competent and impressive this powertrain is for you.
Upgrade Your Power
Every model that doesn’t have the four-cylinder engine uses a V6. The Toyota Highlander can be had with a 3.5-liter V6 engine that gives you 295 horsepower and 263 lb.-ft. of torque while being mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission. You can have this powertrain set up in either FWD or AWD to give you the drive you want and the fuel mileage that will make it right for you. There’s also a hybrid powertrain which uses the V6 engine and an electric motor to give you 306 horsepower and the ability to have an increase in the fuel mileage when you drive.
Visit your local Toyota dealership and find the right Toyota Highlander for your driving pleasure today.