New toyota Highlander
By
pupu sahma
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Friday, April 6, 2018
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Toyota Highlander
New Toyota Highlander
Like the 1986 movie Highlander, the Toyota SUV that shares its name is a crowd-pleaser that fails to inspire eagerness amongst doubters. After greater than 190,000 Highlanders rolled off supplier lots in 2015, Toyota's mid-size crossover SUV got in 2017 with a host of modifications targeted at pleasing the masses and pundits alike.
Especially, all Highlanders, from the base $31,590 LE to the top-of-the-line $48,840 Highlander Crossbreed Limited Platinum, now come common with a pre-collision warning system with pedestrian detection and automated emergency braking, plus lane-departure warning, lane-keeping help, flexible cruise ship control, and automated high-beams. Our all-wheel-drive $43,184 Highlander XLE test car additionally loaded blind-spot monitoring, a function not available on the lower-level Highlander LE and also LE And also.
Coming with the 2017 Highlander's many safety systems is the most up to date version of Toyota's 3.5-liter V-6 engine. The six-cylinder is typical on just about the base front-wheel-drive Highlander LE-- which remains to make use of a frail 185-hp inline-four-- as well as integrates a host of modern innovations, consisting of a straight as well as port fuel-injection system as well as an upgraded valvetrain that allows the engine to run on the much more reliable Atkinson cycle. Ranked at a healthy and balanced 295 horse power and 263 lb-ft of torque, the revised V-6 makes 25 more ponies and also an added 15 lb-ft compared to the previous system. Gas economic situation is up, also, with the front-wheel-drive 2017 Highlander V-6 making an EPA-rated 23 mpg incorporated; all-wheel-drive designs attain 22 mpg. Both numbers mark a 2-mpg renovation over in 2014's Highlander as well as placed the crossover within 1 mpg of the four-cylinder Mazda CX-9's consolidated fuel-economy figures.
Toyota's 2GR-FKS 6 is a gem of an engine that develops power almost all the means up to its 6800-rpm redline. At the track, this Highlander cut 0.3 2nd 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 secs, respectively. Regrettably, the 2017 Highlander's 5.6-second 50-to-70-mph passing time was both slow-moving for the course and also nearly a second behind that of its forbear. Condemn the brand-new eight-speed automatic transmission's hesitancy to downshift. Regardless, the changed Highlander's V-6 provides lots of grunt in a lot of real-world driving situations. Many thanks partially to our test car's automatic stop-start system, we handled an affordable 21 mpg during our time with the crossover, 2 mpg far better than exactly what we got from a Mazda CX-9.
The Aspect of Crossover
If the 2017 Highlander's V-6 powertrain is the equivalent of Highlander's charming Juan Sánchez Villa-Lobos RamÃrez (played by Sean Connery), then the crossover's overhauled outside style belongs to the film's handsome yet forgettable lead character, Connor MacLeod (Christopher Lambert). New front and rear fascias, updated headlamps, as well as an appealing collection of LED taillights provide the Highlander an extra cohesive, SUV-like appearance. However we still would not put it rather on the very same level of attractiveness as the butch Dodge Durango or the shapely CX-9.
Unlike the exterior, the Highlander's interior has been left largely unblemished. Toyota did add four more USB ports, bringing the total to 5-- three ahead as well as 2 in the rear. The cockpit showcases a number of handy storage nooks, including a rack that extends the lower dashboard and also a huge center-console bin that can suit almost a cubic foot of miscellaneous things. Ergonomic faults consist of difficult-to-grip temperature handles for the climate-control system as well as a touchscreen that's too away from the motorist.
While base-level LE and also LE Plus Highlanders have a conventional second-row bench seat, the XLE, SE, Limited, and also Restricted Platinum qualities include captain's chairs between. (The bench seat is a no-cost option on the XLE, Limited, as well as Minimal Platinum.) Area is plentiful in the second row, yet we discovered that our seven-passenger test car's bucket seats were placed as well low for optimal convenience. Still, the Highlander's gliding and also reclining second-row chairs were like a pair of La-Z-Boy reclining chairs compared to the slim and also lightweight 60/40 split-folding third-row bench. Legroom in the wayback is just 27.7 inches, a full 6 inches fewer compared to exactly what the Volkswagen Atlas's rearmost row deals. If you frequently transport adequate passengers to benefit regular use 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 building and reduced step-in height, this mid-size crossover's taking care of advises us of an old-fashioned body-on-frame SUV, as its softly sprung suspension enables too much body coming in turns. On the plus side, the suspension soaks up road irregularities with nary a shudder, and the electrically aided steering is relatively quick as well as generally well heavy.
At 4560 extra pounds, our all-wheel-drive Highlander test auto was no light-weight, and the excess mass made itself known when applying the brakes, as the Toyota required 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 rate of $43,184, our Toasted Walnut Pearl Highlander XLE showed off $3704 in choices. Of that tally, four-wheel drive includes $1460 as well as brings vestigial mud flaps, hill-descent control, and a display setting within the 4.2-inch gauge-cluster screen that reveals torque circulation among the Highlander's 4 wheels. An $1810 rear-seat enjoyment system was one of the most pricey option, while $434 bought flooring mats as well as body-side moldings. Requirement items consisted of navigating, a closeness secret with push-button begin, and also a sunroof, as well as previously mentioned functions such as a blind-spot surveillance system and also leather-trimmed initial- and second-row seats (Toyota cushions the 3rd row in plastic).
While the Highlander's drab handling as well as confined 3rd row continuously curb our interest for the Indiana-built crossover, the updated 2017 Highlander's lengthy list of basic safety and also convenience functions, more powerful and fuel-efficient V-6 engine, and also enhanced exterior designing will remain to bring in stockpiles of buyers looking for a comfy and reasonably valued mid-size crossover SUV.