Toyota Highlander as a generation of “god car” in the mid-size SUV market, it completed an important overhaul two months ago, although we failed to find any innovative design changes in the 2024 new car, but the vehicle has ushered in a real core function and configuration superior. More importantly, this set has always been known for the warranty rate of Highlanda, also joined the “price war”, and the consumer market has brought a “double drop”, that is, the threshold officer fell 19,000 yuan, the terminal discount fell 30,000 yuan, which makes its naked price created a new low since the mass production in China.
As we said, the vehicle in the most direct visual design does not usher in much obvious upgrades, including the use of black flight feathers in the front air intake grille, connected to the logo of the chrome wings, and L-shaped corner area of the diversion structure, and so on, are consistent with the current model. However, we did see some upgrades in the front guard, with the addition of the standard sports guard under its rigid plastic envelope. Similarly, while maintaining the original design such as headlights, the rear of the vehicle is also replaced with a motion protection board design, so that the vehicle can appear slightly calm when facing changes in multiple road conditions.
In terms of size, Highlander has not made any adjustments, since the latest generation came on the market, its 4965x1930x1750mm body length, width and height in the medium-sized SUV market is unique, and even in the face of a large number of domestic new energy into the market, it can still maintain an advantage in the same level of data, The 2850mm wheelbase also allows for a spacious layout of five or seven seats. And from the riding point of view, the standard adjustable second row of Highland is more flexible, and can achieve partial perforated Nappa leather coverage, provide dual row heating and front ventilation/electric adjustment, some models can also get panoramic sunroof, rear privacy glass and 11 yan JBL audio, and add air purification function for the dual temperature zone independent air conditioning.
When entering the cockpit, the 12.3-inch full LCD instrument panel is upgraded to 12.3-inch at the same time, the screen is also upgraded to 10.25-inch, and the 12.3-inch touch screen design can also be achieved. In the case of no significant adjustment of the style design, the interior pages of the soft bag in the door panel and other areas have been added to the chrome plating and paint mixing, and high-end materials such as textured metal brushed trim panels will be laid out in some models. Starting from the middle, Highlander has obtained a new vehicle system supported by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8155 chip, which supports CarPlay/CarLife/HiCar, and also realizes dual-area wakeup free voice coverage, which can realize mainstream interactive functions such as visible to speak, voice print recognition and app store expansion. The high-powered car will also have face recognition unlock and response.
It should also be mentioned that Highlander now also uses the TSS Smart Line safety system as a standard configuration, which not only realizes seven airbags or air curtain coverage, but also brings active safety systems such as lane departure warning, forward collision warning and automatic emergency braking. In the process of driving, Highlander can carry out full-speed adaptive cruise driving, and the lane will be maintained in the process, while the high-configuration car will increase the auxiliary function of parallel, so that driving and parking are safer.
Regarding the configuration, Highlander also takes care of the details, can realize the electric opening of the tail door through induction, and the opening height position also has a memory function; At the same time, the vehicle’s near and far light lights and fog lights are all LED light sources, and provide adaptive near and far light adjustment functions, so that the lighting safety in different environments has also been improved.
In terms of power, Highlander continues to provide 2.0T fuel version and 2.5L dual-engine hybrid version, of which 2.0T fuel version can provide 182kW(248Ps) maximum power and 380N·m maximum torque, transmission matching Aisin 8AT gearbox, and achieve full four-wheel drive system coverage. The combined fuel consumption of WLTC is 8.74L/100km. The 2.5L dual-engine hybrid version is matched with the motor through the 2.5L engine, unfortunately, Highlander and failed to upgrade the ternary lithium battery, but continue to match the motor through the nickel-metal hydride battery, which is divided into 134kW front motor or the front 134kW/ after 40kW dual motor, whether it is composed of E-Four electric four-wheel drive system, The integrated power of the system is 181kW(246Ps), and the output performance can reach more than the high-power 2.0T engine, while the integrated fuel consumption of WLTC is controlled at 5.82L/100km or 5.97L/100km.
In terms of chassis, although Highlander does not regard passability as a special feature, in addition to the McPherson independent suspension on the front axle, the double-fork arm independent suspension on the rear axle can indeed provide better lateral support, in addition to making the driving more stable, in the face of road fluctuations, continuous corners and other situations, it will also show more calm.
In fact, the Toyota Highlander reform is not a real change, but the vehicle has still completed a number of important upgrades, including space, intelligence and luxury texture. This will undoubtedly make this medium-sized SUV, which itself has the identity of “God car”, continue to remain competitive under the continuous impact of new energy. After all, the current Highlander has been mainly fuel-electric hybrid, just for this anxiety free travel and the high quality of hardware and software, “God car” will be no problem for three years.