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Wednesday <strong>October</strong> <strong>27</strong> <strong>2021</strong> <strong>Bay</strong> <strong>Harbour</strong> News 25<br />
Big Highlander V6 leads the charge<br />
TOYOTA COULD well have<br />
been excused for abandoning its<br />
popular large sport utility vehicle,<br />
the Highlander.<br />
You see, the V6 version is a<br />
car that is going to get clobbered<br />
in January by the Government’s<br />
Clean Car Programme tax, it will<br />
certainly cop a $4600 price rise<br />
that will be used to fund rebates<br />
on electric cars and hybrids.<br />
However, Toyota is in tune with<br />
market demands and the new<br />
Highlander is not only available<br />
with just that wonderful V6 engine,<br />
there are also three hybrid<br />
variants that have just landed.<br />
The five-model Highlander<br />
range goes something like this,<br />
the GXL entry-level model this<br />
evaluation focuses on comes in at<br />
$60,990, while an extra $3k will<br />
buy you into Limited specification.<br />
There are three hybrid<br />
models that utilise an uprated<br />
2.5-litre, four-cylinder/electric<br />
drivetrain that we first saw in<br />
RAV4 hybrid. The GXL hybrid<br />
also lists at $63,990, a Limited ZR<br />
sits at $74,990, in-between sits a<br />
$66,990 Limited.<br />
All have four-wheel-drive and<br />
all are seven-seat models, which<br />
is one of the reasons why Highlander<br />
has been such a popular<br />
model in the past. As such, it<br />
could well be regarded as the<br />
quintessential large SUV.<br />
The Highlander V6 has lost<br />
none of the credentials that have<br />
appealed to drivers who like the<br />
freedom of petrol power up front,<br />
and power that is quite substantial<br />
– Toyota claiming 218kW and<br />
350Nm.<br />
Toyota is also fully aware a big<br />
engine in a big car never looks<br />
good for fuel economy. However,<br />
the company has decreased the<br />
newcomer’s consumption remarkably<br />
thanks to clever engine<br />
management mapping and the<br />
introduction of an idle stop-start<br />
system.<br />
Fuel usage is now rated at<br />
8.8-litres per 100km on a combined<br />
cycle average, down from<br />
9.5l/100km. I spent a lot of time<br />
commuting in city traffic, so<br />
my overall average didn’t match<br />
Toyota’s, but when I took the<br />
test car back to the dealership it<br />
was still showing a respectable<br />
10.2l/100km. On my highway run<br />
the engine sipped fuel instantaneously<br />
at the rate of 7l/100km at<br />
100km/h, the engine turning over<br />
barely above idle at just 1400rpm.<br />
The big V6 engine has served<br />
Toyota well, its origins hark way<br />
back to early Prado, Camry and<br />
Aurion days, the Blade Master<br />
(pre-owned import), Hilux and<br />
several Lexus models. As such,<br />
it has been constantly refined<br />
to the point where it is very<br />
FAMILY-FRIENDLY: Toyota’s Highlander SUV offers room<br />
for comfort and cargo space.<br />
TOYOTA HIGHLANDER GLX: Powerful petrol engine or hybrid driveline to choose from.<br />
much a market leader in terms<br />
of sophistication. Such is its<br />
smoothness it’s hard to fathom<br />
with a displacement of 3456cc all<br />
that reciprocating mass could be<br />
so unflustered. It is also a flighty<br />
engine when required, it sings<br />
freely through the rev band and<br />
likes to show off its strength.<br />
Drive is carried through an<br />
eight-speed automatic transmission,<br />
once again it is a beauty<br />
with undetectable shifts and a ratio<br />
structure that promotes quick<br />
acceleration and relaxed engine<br />
operation at highway speed.<br />
The more ratios that are<br />
packed into a gearbox always<br />
provide a smoother driving<br />
experience, and the Highlander’s<br />
driveline is a beauty, it also ushers<br />
in quick acceleration with a likely<br />
standstill to 100km/h time of<br />
8.5sec and an overtaking time of<br />
5.5sec to make 120 from 80km/h.<br />
I took the test car on my usual<br />
loop west to Windwhistle, utilising<br />
a short shingle section near<br />
Glenroy to scope out the road to<br />
the Washpen Falls walking track.<br />
There are a few corrugations on<br />
that road, but from the outset the<br />
Highlander impressed with its<br />
suspension control over the ruts<br />
and its ability to put power to<br />
ground. The tyres on the test car<br />
were a Toyo compound (235/65 x<br />
18in) and they extracted grip well<br />
along with providing a quiet ride<br />
• Price – Toyota Highlander<br />
GLX, $60,990<br />
• Dimensions – Length,<br />
4950mm; width, 1930mm;<br />
height, 1730mm<br />
• Configuration – V6,<br />
four-wheel-drive, 3456cc,<br />
218kW, 350Nm, eightspeed<br />
automatic<br />
• Performance – 0-100km/h,<br />
8.5sec<br />
• Fuel usage – 8.8l/100km<br />
on sealed surfaces.<br />
The same could be said of the<br />
entire vehicle, it sits on the outer<br />
periphery of the luxury car market<br />
so its levels of noise, vibration<br />
and harshness are extremely low.<br />
That makes for a relaxing highway<br />
cruise.<br />
The steerage and suspension<br />
combine to provide an almost<br />
sporty sensation from behind the<br />
wheel, and that takes into account<br />
that at just under two-tonne it is a<br />
heavy wagon, yet it feels composed<br />
and far from bulky when a<br />
tricky corner presents itself.<br />
Toyota has built the new<br />
Highlander on a completely new<br />
platform that makes it a little bigger<br />
than before, but still offers the<br />
fundamentals underneath that<br />
give it cross-country prowess. For<br />
those who want to take the family<br />
camping to those high country<br />
lakes or tackle the skifield access<br />
road, the Highlander is vastly<br />
capable with various driver-selectable<br />
modes depending on the<br />
surface ahead and the speed at<br />
which it can be challenged.<br />
While many of the Highlanders<br />
mechanicals are a carryover, the<br />
shape of the newcomer is more<br />
dynamic and bolder, Toyota are<br />
making no excuses for the size of<br />
the vehicle, they want it to look<br />
big and it is.<br />
Even in GXL form it reeks of<br />
sophistication, it is comfortable<br />
and has a wealth of specification.<br />
If you want leather trim you’ll<br />
need to opt for the Limited variant,<br />
but I far prefer cloth and the<br />
GXL’s trim is still very inviting,<br />
especially on a frosty Canterbury<br />
morning. It must also be said<br />
the Highlander in this form has<br />
a high grade interior, the plastics<br />
and trim elements are all high<br />
grade and the layout of the controls<br />
is intuitive and user-friendly.<br />
The Highlander has long been<br />
sourced from Toyota’s United<br />
States manufacturing operation,<br />
and nothing has changed there.<br />
Quality is high and the familyfriendly<br />
sport utility vehicle<br />
concept hasn’t been altered.<br />
Look soon for an evaluation<br />
on the hybrid Highlander,<br />
I’m scheduled into it and I’m<br />
really looking forward to that<br />
experience.<br />
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