Toyota Highlander Hybrid
![[Post New]](/jforum/templates/default/images/icon_minipost_new.gif){kind=icon}
Anonymous
|
We're thinking of getting one within the next two years. A couple of questions for those who might have one or are familiar with them:
1. Is it worth it? We're looking for reliability, and Toyota is usually the ticket for that. Just wondering if it's worth the pricetag or of we should be aiming for a full EV option. 2. If so, which model gives the best bang your your buck? 3. Is Toyota planning any major upgrades to the highlander within the next couple of years (thinking of how car manufacturers typically do an overhaul every five years). TIA! |
Anonymous
They are revealing the new grand highlander in the next couple of weeks (one of the auto shows), so while that is a larger version of the highlander if may give you an idea of upgrades/changes that may be incorporated into the regular highlander. |
Anonymous
|
There is a new highlander coming in 2024. I think it will be a plug in hybrid like the current RAV4.
I love my Highlander btw. |
Anonymous
|
I have a 2019 Highlander Hybrid. I like it a lot. I get 26-28 mpg, which is good for a car of this size.
Note that the 3rd row is not good for daily/regular use. But if you only need a 3rd row occasionally it's great. I have twin 11 yo and we normally use only 2 rows. But when I need to bring the scouts places or carpool with friends or when out-of-town family visits, it's perfect for adding seating capacity. I took my twins and their best friends (another set of twins) on two trips to Williamsburg, VA and it worked fine for 4 10 year olds (one of whom is huge for his age and more like a 13-14 year old) for a 4 hour car ride and it worked fine. I added a cartop carrier for our luggage and it worked great (when you put the 3rd row up, you lose almost all of the trunk space). We have a lot of bells and whistles on the car and I like many of the Toyota features (like the larger touch screen controls). The car has been completely fine. I only drove it about 20K before the pandemic hit and it still only has about 45K since our driving in the last 3 years has been significantly lower than the years BC. So far, no issues. The only times I have had to take it in were when someone else hit my car and for regular maintenance. Our our vehicle is a 2009 Toyota Prius with 100K on it and it's in great working shape. Very little maintenance on the car and a very reliable car. So [knock on wood] we have been very happy Toyota customers for 14 years and the reliability is solid for us. |
Anonymous
| Following because we have been on a waiting list for a hybrid highlander for several months now. A friend ordered a regular (non-hybrid) at the same time and it was available within a few weeks. |
Anonymous
| We loved our Highlander hybrid. It was a great car -- super-reliable for nearly 10 years; then we sold it because our youngest left for college so we no longer needed a bigmobile for carpooling, travel soccer, etc. Whenever I see one on the road or in a parking lot, I sigh . . . it was the one that got away. |
Anonymous
Hmmm - I would be interested in this as well, except that we currently don't have the capability to charge a car at home (no outdoor outlets and an unusable garage for actually storing a car). |
Anonymous
|
We have the 2021 Highlander Hybrid and I don't like it. It's too big for city driving. OK on the highways, but that's not most of our daily runs. We also had a 2010 Highlander that I liked much better.
Based on the new size, I would not buy another one. |
Anonymous
Did the newer models get bigger? What kind of car do you drive now? |
Anonymous
Interesting. I just checked and the 2021 Toyoda HH is bigger than my 2019 one. My 2019 one is 192.5" long and 75.8" wide. The 2021 is 194.9" long and 76" wide. Since my 2019 just barely fits into my garage with enough space for us to walk around it and get in and out, I would be annoyed with the length increase. 2.4" doesn't seem like a lot, but in an already cramped situation, it would make it worse. And since I park my car in front of the steps into the house, it would affect us getting to and from either car in the garage. I'm glad I'm not planning to change cars again before the kids are out of the house and I'm likely to be downsizing my car. |
Anonymous
|
Toyota makes great cars you can not go wrong here OP.
I would say the only concern is the size. It's huge for city driving. But that does not bother some people. We have had Toyotas for years. We had a 2010 that was going strong, literally only needed tires, brakes & oil & filter changes the whole time we had it. Unfortunately, DS was involved in a multi-car accident he's fine however car is not so much they totaled it because of no parts available. 135,000 great miles. We have had Audi's that literally die by 5000 miles Q5's. Or have to put oil in them every month a car with no miles, wth? DH loves the way Audi's drive, while I do to the reliability of a Toyota is not to be taken lightly. I just made him sell ours and buy a new Rav 4 Hybrid LOL Happy wife.... |
Anonymous
|
I find the hybrid noise that Toyota's make grating. It is by far the loudest and most obnoxious on the road.
I almost buy into the conspiracy theory that Toyota made theirs obnoxious deliberately to make people hate the idea of going further down the hybrid/EV trail. (Because Toyota is actively anti anything electric.) Anyway, if you know of a way to make it quieter, nice car. |
Anonymous
| I have a 2021 also.I love it but I am not sure the mileage is that much better than a non hybrid. |
Anonymous
|
NP here, I am looking at a used Highlander Hybrid as well (likely a 2019 or 2020). I currently drive a 2017 Volvo XC90, which I like a lot, but I don't like the repair bills and am considering going back to Toyota.
Are there other hybrid or electric SUVs that anyone would recommend? |
Anonymous
| Are the Toyota dealers still marking hybrids up $$$ over MSRP. Last time we went to a Toyota dealer they were marking them up by thousands. Seemed like a rip off. |