Toyota Highlander for Sale by Owner
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Friday, March 2, 2018
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Toyota Highlander
Toyota Highlander For Sale By Owner
Like the 1986 film Highlander, the Toyota SUV that shares its name is a crowd-pleaser that fails to influence fervor among doubters. After more than 190,000 Highlanders rolled off dealership whole lots last year, Toyota's mid-size crossover SUV entered 2017 with a host of changes aimed at satisfying the masses and also pundits alike.
Especially, all Highlanders, from the base $31,590 LE to the top-of-the-line $48,840 Highlander Hybrid Limited Platinum, currently come typical with a pre-collision caution system with pedestrian discovery and automated emergency braking, plus lane-departure caution, lane-keeping help, adaptive cruise control, and also automated high-beams. Our all-wheel-drive $43,184 Highlander XLE test car additionally loaded blind-spot surveillance, a feature inaccessible on the lower-level Highlander LE and also LE Plus.
Coming with the 2017 Highlander's many safety and security systems is the current version of Toyota's 3.5-liter V-6 engine. The six-cylinder is basic on all but the base front-wheel-drive Highlander LE-- which continues to utilize a frail 185-hp inline-four-- as well as incorporates a host of modern-day technologies, including a direct as well as port fuel-injection system as well as an updated valvetrain that allows the engine to work on the a lot more reliable Atkinson cycle. Ranked at a healthy 295 horse power as well as 263 lb-ft of torque, the changed V-6 makes 25 even more ponies as well as an added 15 lb-ft compared to the previous device. Gas economy is up, too, with the front-wheel-drive 2017 Highlander V-6 gaining an EPA-rated 23 mpg integrated; all-wheel-drive models accomplish 22 mpg. Both numbers mark a 2-mpg enhancement over in 2015's Highlander and placed the crossover within 1 mpg of the four-cylinder Mazda CX-9's consolidated fuel-economy numbers.
Toyota's 2GR-FKS six is a gem of an engine that constructs power almost all the way as much as its 6800-rpm redline. At the track, this Highlander cut 0.3 2nd off of its precursor's zero-to-60-mph and also 30-to-50-mph times, hitting the marks in 7.0 as well as 3.8 seconds, respectively. However, the 2017 Highlander's 5.6-second 50-to-70-mph death time was both slow for the class as well as almost a second behind that of its forbear. Criticize the new eight-speed automatic transmission's hesitancy to downshift. No matter, the modified Highlander's V-6 supplies plenty of grunt in a lot of real-world driving circumstances. Thanks in part to our examination automobile's automated stop-start system, we took care of an affordable 21 mpg during our time with the crossover, 2 mpg better than what we received from a Mazda CX-9.
The Aspect of Crossover
If the 2017 Highlander's V-6 powertrain is the equivalent of Highlander's enchanting Juan Sánchez Villa-Lobos RamÃrez (played by Sean Connery), after that the crossover's spruced up exterior layout is akin to the movie's good-looking but forgettable lead character, Connor MacLeod (Christopher Lambert). New front as well as back fascias, upgraded headlamps, as well as an attractive set of LED taillights provide the Highlander a more cohesive, SUV-like look. But we still would not place it quite on the very same degree of attractiveness as the butch Dodge Durango or the hot CX-9.
Unlike the outside, the Highlander's inside has been left mainly untouched. Toyota did include 4 even more USB ports, bringing the overall to five-- three in front as well as two in the rear. The cabin includes a number of helpful storage nooks, including a rack that spans the lower control panel as well as a substantial center-console bin that could suit nearly a cubic foot of assorted items. Ergonomic mistakes consist of difficult-to-grip temperature level knobs for the climate-control system as well as a touchscreen that's too away from the chauffeur.
While base-level LE and LE Plus Highlanders come with a basic second-row bench seat, the XLE, SE, Limited, and also Limited Platinum qualities come with captain's chairs in the center. (The bench seat is a no-cost alternative on the XLE, Limited, as well as Limited Platinum.) Space is plentiful in the second row, however we located that our seven-passenger examination car's container seats were mounted as well reduced for optimal convenience. Still, the Highlander's gliding as well as reclining second-row chairs resembled a set of La-Z-Boy recliners compared with the thin as well as lightweight 60/40 split-folding third-row bench. Legroom in the wayback is simply 27.7 inches, a full 6 inches less than exactly what the Volkswagen Atlas's rearmost row deals. If you on a regular basis haul sufficient passengers to benefit frequent use of the third row, take into consideration the Atlas, a Honda Pilot, or a Ford Flex.
Shadow of an SUV
Despite the Highlander's carlike unibody construction and reduced step-in height, this mid-size crossover's managing reminds us of an antique body-on-frame SUV, as its softly sprung suspension enables too much body coming in turns. On the bonus side, the suspension soaks up road irregularities with nary a shudder, and also the electrically helped guiding is fairly quick as well as normally well heavy.
At 4560 pounds, our all-wheel-drive Highlander test cars and truck was no lightweight, and the excess mass made itself recognized when using the brakes, as the Toyota needed 181 feet of tarmac to quit from 70 miles per hour-- 11 feet more than a 161-pound-lighter all-wheel-drive GMC Acadia Denali.
With an as-tested cost of $43,184, our Toasted Walnut Pearl Highlander XLE showed off $3704 in alternatives. Of that tally, all-wheel drive adds $1460 as well as brings vestigial mud flaps, hill-descent control, and also a display setting within the 4.2-inch gauge-cluster display that shows torque distribution amongst the Highlander's four wheels. An $1810 rear-seat enjoyment system was the most costly choice, while $434 gotten floor mats and also body-side moldings. Requirement products consisted of navigation, a proximity secret with push-button begin, as well as a sunroof, as well as abovementioned features such as a blind-spot monitoring system and leather-trimmed very first- and second-row seats (Toyota cushions the third row in vinyl).
While the Highlander's drab handling and also confined third row continue to curb our interest for the Indiana-built crossover, the updated 2017 Highlander's lengthy checklist of typical safety as well as comfort attributes, extra powerful as well as fuel-efficient V-6 engine, and also boosted exterior designing will certainly continue to bring in heaps of shoppers looking for a comfortable and also moderately valued mid-size crossover SUV.