Toyota’s three-row Highlander already stretches the boundaries of what I’d think about a “midsize” SUV, however apparently there was nonetheless room to go larger. This week on the Chicago Auto Show, the automaker unveiled the 2024 Grand Highlander. The new mannequin is longer and wider, with much more room for third-row passengers and their cargo.
The Grand Highlander was designed completely with American drivers in thoughts, so Toyota’s CALTY designers went large. The look stays in keeping with the OG Highlander, however the automaker’s “hammerhead” entrance fascia and the SUV’s shoulders are a bit extra squared off. I see greater than slightly RAV4 DNA in its chunky wheel arches and angular lights. The model’s most spacious midsize SUV, based on Toyota, now has as a lot inside quantity as a full-sized competitor.
Most of the extra quantity manifests within the extra spacious, “adult-sized” third row and cargo space on the rear. The Grand Highlander boasts round 6 inches of extra third row legroom over the usual Highlander’s 28 inches. There’s additionally extra head and shoulder room and area for seven carry-on sized suitcases, even with the entire seats deployed. Fold the seats flat and the whole cargo area expands to 98 cubic toes.
All three rows function cubbies for telephone or pill storage and devoted USB-C charging ports. In whole, there are seven USB ports unfold across the cabin and 13 cup holders. That’s a lot of drinks.
Buyers may have their decide of three engine choices for the Grand Highlander in each front- and all-wheel drive configurations: There’s the bottom 2.4-liter turbocharged gasoline engine and a 2.5-liter hybrid possibility. At the highest of the road, Toyota’s Hybrid Max system mates a 2.4-liter turbocharged combustion engine with twin electrical motors to output a mixed 362 horsepower and 400 pound-feet of torque. All-wheel drive is customary for the Max, which additionally claims a 6.3-second 0-60 mph time and a 5,000-pound towing capability.
Most of the extra inside quantity is devoted to the extra spacious third row and cargo areas.
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The two hybrid fashions function a 1,500-watt AC energy outlet, which might energy and cost electronics or sport consoles, beginning on the Limited grade. The nonhybrid will get a 100-watt plug.
Up entrance, the Grand Highlander’s dashboard is house to an ordinary 12.3-inch infotainment show — the identical system we have seen beforehand within the new Tundra and the conventional Highlander. It options Toyota’s suite of 4G LTE linked companies for cloud navigation and vacation spot search, Wi-Fi hotspot, over-the-air updates and extra, in addition to customary wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity.
The 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander shall be supplied in XLE, Limited and Platinum grades with customary Toyota Safety Sense 3.0 driver support suite and new Proactive Driving Assist, which applies braking or steering assist to assist drivers navigate curves whereas enhancing the also-standard adaptive cruise management. Pricing, extra detailed specs and on-sale date shall be introduced later this yr.