Toyota Highlander
| Toyota Highlander | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Toyota |
| Also called | Toyota Kluger |
| Production | 2000–present |
| Model years | 2001–present |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Mid-size crossover SUV |
| Body style | 5-door SUV |
| Layout |
Front-engine, front-wheel-drive Front-engine, all-wheel-drive |
| Platform | Toyota K platform |
| First generation | |
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| Overview | |
| Production | November 2000 – May 2007 |
| Model years | 2001–2007 |
| Assembly | Japan: Miyawaka, Fukuoka (Miyata plant) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Platform | Toyota K platform |
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| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 106.9 in (2,715 mm) |
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| Width | 71.9 in (1,826 mm) |
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| Curb weight | 3,784 lb (1,716 kg) |
| Second generation | |
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| Overview | |
| Also called | Toyota Kluger |
| Production | May 2007 – 2013 (Japan) October 2009 – November 2013 (US) |
| Model years | 2008–2013 |
| Assembly | Japan: Miyawaka, Fukuoka (Miyata plant); China: Guangzhou United States: Princeton, Indiana (TMMI) |
| Designer | Ian Cartabiano (2005) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Platform | Toyota K platform |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 2.7 L 1AR-FE I4 3.5 L 2GR-FE V6 3.3 L 3MZ-FE V6 (hybrid) 3.5 L 2GR-FXE V6 (hybrid) |
| Transmission | 5-speed U151E automatic 6-speed U760E automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 109.8 in (2,789 mm) |
| Length | 188.4 in (4,785 mm) |
| Width | 2008-2010: 75.2 in (1,910 mm) 2011-2013: 75.5 in (1,917 mm) |
| Height | 2008-2010: 69.3 in (1,760 mm) 2011-2013: 68.1 in (1,729 mm) |
| Curb weight | 4,045 lb (1,835 kg) |
| Third generation (XU50) | |
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| Overview | |
| Also called | Toyota Kluger (Australia) |
| Production | December 2013 – present |
| Model years | 2014–present |
| Assembly | China: Guangzhou United States: Princeton, Indiana (TMMI) |
| Designer | Matt Sperling (2009) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Platform | Toyota K platform |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | |
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| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 109.8 in (2,789 mm) |
| Length | 191.1 in (4,854 mm) |
| Width | 75.8 in (1,925 mm) |
| Height | 68.1 in (1,730 mm) |
| Curb weight | 4,508 lb (2,045 kg) |
The Toyota Highlander, also known as the Toyota Kluger, is a midsize crossover SUV produced by Toyota. It is built on the same chassis as used on the Toyota Camry.
Announced in April 2000 at the New York Auto Show and arriving in late 2000 in Japan and January, 2001, in North America, the Highlander became one of the first car-based midsize SUV or midsize crossovers. The Highlander is the crossover counterpart to the more rugged, truck-based midsize 4Runner and became Toyota's best-selling SUV before being surpassed by the smaller RAV4 in 2006. In Japan, the Kluger is exclusive to dealership network called Toyota NETZ as a larger alternative to the RAV4.
Unable to use the Highlander name in Japan and Australia because of a trademarked Hyundai Terracan trim line, Toyota calls the vehicle the Toyota Kluger (トヨタ クルーガー Toyota Kurūgā?) (pronounced Klu-ger) there, the name derived from the German word klug, which means clever or wise (klüger being the comparative form).
The Highlander (or Kluger in Japan and Australia) shared a platform with its Lexus RX/Toyota Harrier cousin. It came in five (2001–2007) and seven-seat (2004–2007) configurations and became a sales success for Toyota in a number of markets across the world. The Highlander came standard with front wheel drive and offered all wheel drive (50:50 front:rear fixed torque split). Unlike Toyota's own 4Runner and other mid-sized competitors such as the Jeep Grand Cherokee, or Chevrolet TrailBlazer, the Highlander aimed for on-road comfort with its unit body construction and independent rear suspension. Although it was longer than the 1996–2002 4Runner available at the time it was launched, the Highlander was surpassed in length by the redesigned 4Runner in 2002.
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