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Grist Magazine (Free subscription) | 25/08/2008
Dear Umbra, I'm in need of a new car. I'd love to get a Prius, but I often need more passenger seats than the Prius has. What is the most environmentally friendly and responsible choice for a driver who needs a larger car? It seems like the bigger hybrids (i.e., the Toyota Highlander) are expensive and don't get very impressive gas mileage compared to the Prius. Are there any industry plans to make...
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KickingTires (Free subscription) | 22/08/2008
This week, CarsCast Weekly takes on an Olympic flair. What does that mean exactly? Well, you'll have to watch to find out, but strangely enough it has to do with the Toyota Highlander's engine, the loyalty of hybrid and truck...
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Driive (Free subscription) | 19/08/2008
In a desperate effort to save its Highlander mid-size SUV, Toyota has officially announced that the 2009 MY car will get a new, more fuel-efficient engine. Producing only 187 hp and 186 lb-ft of torque, it will be just a shadow of current Highlander 's 3.5-liter V6 VVT-i engine capable of producing up to 270 hp 248 pound-feet of torque. 2009 Toyota Highlander will get a four-pot engine, offer better...
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Driive (Free subscription) | 16/08/2008
Toyota Motor Sales USA has announced that it will offer an all-new, fuel-efficient 2.7-liter four-cylinder engine in its 2009 Highlander mid-size sport utility vehicle. Toyota claimed that, when the 2009 Highlander arrives at dealerships in mid-to-late January 2009, the new powerplant will be among the best mid-size sport utility vehicles (SUV) in the areas of performance, fuel economy and value. The...
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iTech News Net (Free subscription) | 16/08/2008
Toyata announced its new Highlander with a 2.7L four-cylinder engine. The engine is able to offer 187 horsepower at 5,800 RPM and 186 lb-ft at 4,100 RPM. The Highlander has a six-speed automatic transmission. [Autoblog] Related PostsToyota HighlanderToyota FT-HS Hybrid Sports Car ConceptToyota 2008 SCION xBToyota Prius Next GenerationToyota Winglet Personal Transporter Challenges SegwayCopyright ©...
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AutoblogGreen (Free subscription) | 16/08/2008
Filed under: MPG , Toyota Toyota has decided to add a four cylinder option to the Highlander lineup for 2009. Previously, the mid-sized Highlander had only been available with a 3.5L V6 or a 3.3L V6/hybrid setup. The 2.7L four will be paired up with a new 6-speed automatic transmission and will only be available on the base front wheel drive Highlander. Toyota won't announce what the mileage will...
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Truckblog News (Free subscription) | 15/08/2008
Toyota Motor Sales, U'S'A', Inc', announced today that the 2009 Highlander mid-size sport utility vehicle will offer an all-new, powerful yet fuel-efficient 2'7-liter four-cylinder engine' When it arrives at dealerships in mid-to-late January, the new Highlander powerplant will be among the best mid-size SUVs in the areas of performance, fuel economy and value' The new 2'7-liter four-cylinder engine...
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Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 15/08/2008
The 2009 Toyota Highlander will be offered with two fewer cylinders thanks to a new 2.7-liter four-cylinder engine mated to a six-speed automatic transmission. Toyota says the new engine will generate 187 HP and 186 lb-ft of torque while meeting ULEV standards, but they're not talking fuel economy quite yet. What about performance? Toyota is boasting "acceleration that is quick for a four-cylinder."...
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KickingTires (Free subscription) | 15/08/2008
When Toyota introduced the redesigned Highlander for 2008, it defended the V-6-only drivetrain by saying four-cylinder buyers would drop down to a RAV4. Evidently that’s changed: With gas prices as high as the junkies in “Pineapple Express,” a four-cylinder Highlander...
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Top Speed (Free subscription) | 12/08/2008
Posted on 08.12.2008 09:30 by Myles Kornblatt Filed under: Toyota | industry news | toyota Highlander Bucking the market trend, Toyota will be accelerating the production schedule of an SUV. Toyota announced today that production of the Highlander SUV will be moved up six months. "We need to get those people working. That's the bottom line," said Steve St. Angelo, senior vice president of Toyota Motor...
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Autoblog (Free subscription) | 12/08/2008
Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing , Crossovers/CUVs , Toyota Click above for high-res pics of the 2008 Toyota Highlander from our review Up to this point, all Highlanders destined for the U.S. have been built in Japan. Toyota had planned to start building a new, redesigned Highlander in late 2009 at its plant in Tupelo, Mississippi, a factory that is still under construction, but the rapidly slumping...
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Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
The new 2009 Ford Flex has scored five-star safety ratings from NHTSA in all four front and side-impact tests. The Flex numbers beat those of the rival Toyota Highlander , which received a four-star rating for the passenger in frontal tests. Ford also scored a four-star rating in the rollover test using both 2WD and 4WD Flex models, all of which should assuage some of the concerns of soccer moms afraid...
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Worlwide Cars News at Go-Cars.org (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
The new 2009 Ford Flex has scored five-star safety ratings from NHTSA in all four front and side-impact tests. The Flex numbers beat those of the rival Toyota Highlander, which received a four-star rating for the passenger in frontal tests. Ford also scored a four-star rating in the rollover test using both 2WD and 4WD [...]
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Jalopnik (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
Toyota is laying off 800 contract workers at its Fukuoka plant in southern Japan, the first time it has canceled work contracts before they're complete. The plant currently builds the Lexus RX330 and the Toyota Highlander , which are feeling the affects of the American SUV sales slump. After Toyota's announcement of an 18.7% year-over-year sales decline for July , this is the least they could do to...
