Toyota Highlander Interior Dimensions
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fardhan alief
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Saturday, March 10, 2018
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Toyota Highlander
Toyota Highlander Interior Dimensions
Like the 1986 movie Highlander, the Toyota SUV that shares its name is a crowd-pleaser that fails to influence fervor amongst movie critics. After more than 190,000 Highlanders rolled off supplier great deals in 2015, Toyota's mid-size crossover SUV got in 2017 with a host of adjustments targeted at satisfying the masses and also experts alike.
Especially, all Highlanders, from the base $31,590 LE to the high-grade $48,840 Highlander Hybrid Limited Platinum, currently come common with a pre-collision caution system with pedestrian discovery and also automated emergency braking, plus lane-departure caution, lane-keeping assist, flexible cruise control, and automated high-beams. Our all-wheel-drive $43,184 Highlander XLE test vehicle additionally packed blind-spot surveillance, a function not available on the lower-level Highlander LE as well as LE Plus.
Coming with the 2017 Highlander's countless security systems is the latest variant of Toyota's 3.5-liter V-6 engine. The six-cylinder is basic on almost the base front-wheel-drive Highlander LE-- which remains to utilize a wimpy 185-hp inline-four-- as well as incorporates a host of modern innovations, including a direct and also port fuel-injection system as well as an upgraded valvetrain that allows the engine to run on the extra efficient Atkinson cycle. Rated at a healthy 295 horse power and 263 lb-ft of torque, the revised V-6 makes 25 even more horses and also an extra 15 lb-ft compared with the previous unit. Gas economic climate is up, as well, with the front-wheel-drive 2017 Highlander V-6 making an EPA-rated 23 mpg combined; all-wheel-drive designs attain 22 mpg. Both figures note a 2-mpg enhancement over in 2014's Highlander and also put the crossover within 1 mpg of the four-cylinder Mazda CX-9's combined fuel-economy figures.
Toyota's 2GR-FKS 6 is a gem of an engine that builds power almost all the way as much as its 6800-rpm redline. At the track, this Highlander shaved 0.3 second off of its predecessor's zero-to-60-mph and 30-to-50-mph times, hitting the marks in 7.0 as well as 3.8 seconds, specifically. Regrettably, the 2017 Highlander's 5.6-second 50-to-70-mph death time was both slow for the course as well as nearly a 2nd behind that of its forbear. Criticize the brand-new eight-speed transmission's hesitancy to downshift. Regardless, the revised Highlander's V-6 provides lots of grunt in a lot of real-world driving scenarios. Many thanks partly to our test vehicle's automated stop-start system, we managed a sensible 21 mpg throughout our time with the crossover, 2 mpg far better compared to just what we got from a Mazda CX-9.
The Aspect of Crossover
If the 2017 Highlander's V-6 powertrain is the matching of Highlander's charming Juan Sánchez Villa-Lobos RamÃrez (played by Sean Connery), after that the crossover's revamped exterior design belongs to the film's handsome but featureless protagonist, Connor MacLeod (Christopher Lambert). New front as well as rear fascias, upgraded headlamps, and an attractive collection of LED taillights give the Highlander an extra cohesive, SUV-like appearance. But we still would not place it fairly on the same degree of good looks as the butch Dodge Durango or the hot CX-9.
Unlike the outside, the Highlander's inside has been left mainly untouched. Toyota did add 4 more USB ports, bringing the total to 5-- 3 ahead and two in the rear. The cockpit includes a variety of handy storage space nooks, including a shelf that covers the reduced dashboard as well as a substantial center-console container that can fit nearly a cubic foot of assorted products. Ergonomic faults consist of difficult-to-grip temperature level handles for the climate-control system as well as a touchscreen that's as well away from the chauffeur.
While base-level LE and LE And also Highlanders have a basic second-row bench seat, the XLE, SE, Limited, and Restricted Platinum qualities come with captain's chairs in the center. (The bench seat is a no-cost choice on the XLE, Limited, and Limited Platinum.) Room is plentiful in the second row, however we discovered that our seven-passenger test car's bucket seats were installed as well low for optimum comfort. Still, the Highlander's gliding and also reclining second-row chairs were like a set of La-Z-Boy reclining chairs compared with the slim as well as flimsy 60/40 split-folding third-row bench. Legroom in the wayback is simply 27.7 inches, a full 6 inches fewer than just what the Volkswagen Atlas's rearmost row offers. If you routinely carry sufficient passengers to value regular use of the 3rd 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 also reduced step-in elevation, this mid-size crossover's handling advises us of an old-fashioned body-on-frame SUV, as its softly sprung suspension permits too much body roll in turns. On the bonus side, the suspension absorbs road abnormalities with nary a shudder, and also the electrically assisted guiding is relatively quick and also typically well weighted.
At 4560 pounds, our all-wheel-drive Highlander test vehicle was no lightweight, and also the excess mass made itself known when applying the brakes, as the Toyota required 181 feet of tarmac to stop from 70 mph-- 11 feet greater than a 161-pound-lighter all-wheel-drive GMC Acadia Denali.
With an as-tested rate of $43,184, our Toasted Walnut Pearl Highlander XLE sported $3704 in choices. Of that tally, all-wheel drive includes $1460 and brings vestigial mud flaps, hill-descent control, and also a screen setup within the 4.2-inch gauge-cluster screen that shows torque circulation among the Highlander's 4 wheels. An $1810 rear-seat home entertainment system was the most pricey option, while $434 acquired flooring mats and body-side moldings. Requirement things consisted of navigation, a closeness secret with push-button start, and a sunroof, as well as aforementioned functions such as a blind-spot tracking system and leather-trimmed very first- as well as second-row seats (Toyota drapes the 3rd row in plastic).
While the Highlander's drab handling and confined third row continuously curb our enthusiasm for the Indiana-built crossover, the upgraded 2017 Highlander's long list of common safety and also ease features, a lot more effective and fuel-efficient V-6 engine, as well as improved outside styling will continue to attract stockpiles of shoppers trying to find a comfy as well as moderately priced mid-size crossover SUV.