Toyota Highlander - Review, Specs, Pricing, Features, Videos and More

The Toyota Highlander is one of the staples in the three row family SUV class. It has been a huger seller for Toyota and recently the model underwent a significant update. Gone is the V6 engine in favor of a torquey turbocharged four-cylinder unit. How torquey? It makes an impressive 310 lb-ft. of torque.

Always a bit smaller than the rest of the segment, think of the Highlander as a great two row SUV that has a third row for occasional use. It is also one of the few vehicles in its class to offer a proper hybrid drivetrain option.

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We sent out the call. A request to every manufacturer, looking for new, significantly updated, or strong contenders in the mainstream three-row SUV segment. We need the best of best for a special AutoGuide Three-Row SUV Shootout Comparison brought to you by Weathertech. Our goal: to find the best 3 row SUV.

Quickly, manufacturers responded and entries poured in. Representing Korea are two strong options in the Kia Telluride and Hyundai Palisade. From Japan, we have the usual players, the Honda Pilot, Nissan Pathfinder, Subaru Ascent, and Toyota Highlander.

Also, there’s Mazda. The brand was eager to get the tried-and-true CX-9 in our shootout, but what they offered next was huge; both literally and figuratively. Mazda was granting us early access to the brand’s yet unreleased, all-new, CX-90 three-row SUV for this shootout. For those unfamiliar with the CX-90, it’s built on a completely new rear-wheel drive bias platform, featuring an equally new turbocharged inline-six.

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A light refresh focuses on improvements under the hood and atop the dashboard.

You’ll be hard-pressed to tell the 2023 Toyota Highlander apart from last year’s model. Pretty Cypress green paint aside—new to this model, but available elsewhere in the Toyota range—it doesn’t look much different.

It also doesn’t need to. The Highlander is one of the best-selling mid-sized SUVs in America: in 2021 the Jeep Grand Cherokee, with the benefit of two- and three-row models, just outsold it 264,444 to 264,128. The Highlander was the ninth-best-selling vehicle in the country, overall. A similar story unfolded in Canada, where the Highlander topped the three-row charts.

Nonetheless, the Japanese brand understands it can’t just rest on its laurels. The 2023 Toyota Highlander line up arrives on the scene with a new engine and a better user experience. Is it enough to keep it ahead of the pack? We went to Nashville to find out.

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The Toyota Highlander is a wildly popular mid-size SUV that saw a significant update for the 2023 model year.

Gone is the V6 engine, replaced by a new turbocharged four-cylinder. Other updates have taken place inside and out of the family hauler, but one thing remains mostly the same – the trim lineup. Available in a host of configurations, buyers are left with the same conundrum that has faced them for years. Which model should they get?

To help them make that decision, we are analyzing two of the most popular trim levels available. Neither the base model nor the fully loaded version, these are the sweet spot within the vehicle’s lineup. It’s a head-to-head of the Toyota Highlander XLE vs Limited. We hope this helps with future purchasing decisions.

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