Toyota Grand Highlander 2024 officially appeared

The Japanese Toyota brand revealed the three-row Grand Highlander crossover, model 2024, as part of the 2023 Chicago Auto Show in America, from February 11 to 20.

The 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander is larger and longer than the regular Highlander, and it is a very elegant and luxurious three-row family sport utility vehicle (SUV) that can accommodate eight passengers .

The newest 2024 Japanese family car, which was based on the TNGA-K platform, is distinguished by its large and practical design, elegant exterior design, and hybrid engine options with a full list of technologies, which we will introduce to you in this report.

Toyota Grand Highlander 2024

It belongs to the category of mid-size four-wheel drive sports cars, and it comes with three rows of seats, which will be placed between the Highlander and the larger Sequoia.

Equipped with two hybrid powertrains for 2024, this new family car will be offered in three trim levels, XLE, Limited and Platinum.

It is manufactured at Toyota Motor’s plant in Princeton, Indiana in the United States, as a 2024 model year.

Toyota Grand Highlander 2024 specifications

Exterior design

• The Standard trim wears 18-inch alloy wheels, a black-painted grille, roof beams and heated exterior mirrors.
• Upon reaching the Platinum grade, 20-inch alloy wheels, LED DRLs, power-folding exterior mirrors and LED fog lights are offered.

Interior Design

• Moving to the interior, we find a comfortable cabin like the living room, with soft materials, touches that give the feeling of wood, and it includes 3 rows of seats that can accommodate 8 people.
• Larger than the regular Highlander, it offers 98 cubic feet (2,775 liters) of cargo space when the seats are folded down, up to 14 cubic feet (396 liters) more than the Highlander.
• And everyone sitting inside the car will have a USB port, a place to store a smartphone, and two cup holders, because the car is equipped with 13 cup holders and seven USBC ports.
• The cabin has Softex cloth seats, with a 10-way power-adjustable driver’s seat and an eight-way power-adjustable front passenger seat, both heated.
• Behind them, the second row can be configured with either a pair of captain’s seats separated from each other or a triple seat connected, the last row of seats can comfortably accommodate adults, providing capacity for seven or eight.
• Meanwhile, a large 12.3-inch touchscreen central infotainment screen will be offered on the base XLE grade, with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto as standard, as well as a center console with two wireless chargers.
• while the driver gets a 7-inch multi-information display (MID), with six USB power ports and a USB port for media connectivity; There is also a wireless device charger.
• Available features include a Wi-Fi hotspot for up to five devices and the ability to update over the air. Second-row passengers will also get an air-conditioning control panel.
• The Hybrid Max gets exclusive Ultrasuede seats and leather-upholstered seats with bronze inlays.
• While the amenities added to the Platinum are a head-up display, panoramic display, digital rearview mirror, smart key, power tailgate and auto-dimming mirror.
• The interior adds leather upholstery, heated and ventilated front seats on higher models, heated second-row seats, a memory function for the front seats, a heated steering wheel, a panoramic sunroof and ambient lighting, and removable center console storage in the second row.
• The infotainment system on the Platinum Series offers a premium 12.3-inch multimedia screen with an 11-speaker JBL sound system and a 12.3-inch fully digital instrument cluster.

Security and safety systems

• In terms of safety and security equipment, the base XLE trim will be equipped with Toyota Safety Sense (TSS) 3.0 driver assistance package and will include adaptive radar cruise control, pre-collision system with pedestrian detection, lane departure alert, lane follow assist, road sign assist, and high beams. Automatic.
• The latest addition to the TSS package is Proactive Steering Assist, which uses camera and radar to provide gentle braking when approaching a curve, or to control its distance to a vehicle, pedestrian or cyclist.
• Also included is a blind-spot monitor with rear cross-traffic alert and parking sensors with automatic braking.
• The SUV comes with customer trial services for 10 years including emergency assistance, stolen vehicle locator and more.
• The Safety Package on the Platinum grade is linked to Toyota’s advanced Traffic Jam Assist system, forward cross-traffic alert, parking sensors with automatic braking, and rain-sensing wipers.

Mechanical specifications

• In terms of mechanical specifications, it will be offered in the US market with 3 powertrain options:
• Preliminary official information indicates that the base model will be offered with a 2.4-liter turbocharged four-cylinder petrol engine found in other Lexus models such as the NX 350, producing 275 horsepower and 430 Nm of torque with front or all-wheel drive.
• A second option will also be available, which is a 2.5-liter hybrid engine. Both options can be obtained either with front-wheel drive or with all-wheel drive (AWD).
• A third option for the higher-equipped grades is Toyota’s 3.5-liter Hybrid Max with standard four-wheel drive. Introduced for the first time with a new Toyota Crown, this hybrid setup produces an additional 30 horsepower (22 kW) for this vehicle. It tops the range with a total of 362 hp (270 kW) and 542 Nm (400 lb-ft) of torque.
• Meanwhile, it will be able to accelerate from 0-60 mph (0-96 km/h) in 6.3 seconds, along with a towing capacity of 5,000 pounds (2,272 kg).

Toyota grand highlander 2024 price

• There is no information on the price of the 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander yet, and the three-row SUV’s market prices and production schedule will be announced later in the summer of 2023.