2024 Grand Highlander XLE Hybrid AWD - The People's Spec
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 พ.ค. 2023
- This is the first ever 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander XLE Hybrid AWD
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Thank you for nice review, this is the only video I found that we’re reviewing hybrid versions which most people would buy and matter. The other TH-camrs were only reviewing hybrid max, your video focus more of every day driving. Really appreciate!
Yeah I can’t afford the platinum hybrid max but the hybrid xle… I might be able to swing that
Most people talk about wanting the top trim, buy in reality mid trims are most common. I myself can't even afford the base one, but not because of the MSRP (Even though is at my limit) but because of all greedy dealers adding those mark ups and added rip off accessories.
We don't even need that much horsepower so hybrid XLE might do for us as a family!
Love the color and the whole SUV all around.
Great car, Toyota.
Great video guys!
You guys are fantastic. A comparison between CX90, Pilot & Highlander is greatly appreciated.
One very downside of CX9 and obvious less comparable to Highlander or even a Grand Highlander , the THIRD row has NO AC vent
Same to Acura MDX , thus no one really wants to sit in third row without air vent! That's the reason I do not upgrade to 2024 MDX or move to CX9 (although made in Japan!)
@@jpthsd and the fact that the MDX and cx90 third row seats are tighter compares to the GH.
Hell yeah people's trim ftw! 🙌
You guys are great. I noticed that you guys focused on a lot of small but important things that many reviewers missed. Like the towing hitch etc.
Incredibly informative video, great job guys.
Great review! Thanks!!
Oh my. I love this Toyota vehicle. The color is awesome. If it’s anything like riding in my Tundra then I’m in. Y’all did a fantastic video. Glad y’all were able to do a Hawaii video.
Perfect family road trip vehicle
I think it would be nice to have parking sensors in the base trim. This won’t be a fun vehicle to park in a crowded underground parking lots. Great video guys. Agreed this is the best value option.
Greetings from southern Ontario Canada I really enjoyed the video looking forward to seeing this crossover here I'm enjoying my Toyota RAV4 PRIME and I haven't had it that long and gasoline prices are higher than the United States I do the conversion every day our price increases thanks for the presentation
0w-8 ？It almost can flow like water not like oil.
The ability to use such a low-viscosity engine oil shows that the manufacturing precision of this engine has reached an unimaginable level. Nice job TOYOTA.
Ohhhhhhh, I think I'm in Love! 🙂
This color looks fantastic, and the wheels on this trim are definitely the best looking!
I wish it popped better in the thumbnail, it looks awesome in person.
I agree on the wheels, Mason.
I love tiny wheels too. My 2017 Lexus ES350 have tiny 17” wheels. It rides better and cheaper than those 18-9” wheels. But Of course it doesn’t as nice as those bigger wheels.
This vehicle would have been unbeatable if Toyota would have made a Prime version with at least 315 HP and 32 miles of EV range. This is something I would have definitely bought hands down.
Excellent feedback. Luckily they did. It’s called the hybrid max but is effectively the same concept of the rav4 prime. Think is it as the rav6 prime.
@@TexasTruckChannel Honestly? I wish the HybridMax was a plug-in version. I do appreciate the power of that powertrain but I want more efficiency. If Toyota brought the HybridMax horsepower down to like 340 HP and then gave it an MPG rating of at least 26 city and 32 hwy then that would have been stellar.
The Lexus TX has an incredible plug-in hybrid version but kinda defeated the purpose of a vehicle this size by only being able to seat 6.
I really like the Grand Highlander though. It looks even better in person. Sadly I have a feeling that it will be replacing the regular Highlander. It makes no sense for it to exist given how the Grand Highlander is only a couple thousand more and gives you much more for the money while not being cumbersome type of big.
I think the best option for me would be the Limited Hybrid AWD. However, I'd try to haggle my way for the dealer to give me the 18 inch tires instead. I'd much rather have a more comfortable ride quality.
Thank you for this video btw, the regular Hybrid version isn't getting too much attention. Everyone is obsessed with the HybridMax.
@@TexasTruckChannelget your facts straight hybrid max is not a PHEV.
That would have a 2 years wait list.
So in Canada we need to change tires during the winter? Do you think we can go with the 18 inch wheels on the Hybrid Max or will it affect the way the odometer works?
1:43 if that's the limited wheel then great because seeing some mixed info online where machine finished wheel is for plat trim
This is what I ordered but chose to add the pano roof. We start mass production next week, and can't wait to get it for family! These are going to be hard to come by if you don't order soon! And they look even better in person!
Congrats on the order! Did you get blue print blue as well?
@@TexasTruckChannel Yes! Best color option for the 2024! There will be a few new colors next year as well!
how do you order? My dealership tells me that they cant make an order.
Guess I’ll be trading in my regular highlander for this 😊😍.
I am about to receive my peasent trim grand islander soon after having been on a waiting list for a platinum trim regular islander for over a year lol.
I just purchased one a few days ago, GH Max Hybrid Limited and while it is really an awesome vehicle overall, there is one small or major problem, depending how you look at it. The fuel tank capacity and range Toyota advertises and is in the user manual is about 17.2 gallon tank with about 450 mile range. If you do some internet searches for Grand Highlander Fuel Capacity Issues or inaccurate, you'll find many are having the same issue, and it was a known issue with previous Highlanders and Rav 4.
I basically can only fill the tank up on about empty to about 10 gallons, and it will only get about 370ish miles range. This is annoying, because it means more trips to the gas station and also, it was not disclosed to me this was an issue at purchase. ]When you pay about $60K for a vehicle, to a company that has been around as long as Toyota, you wouldn't expect to have this as a problem, yet, here we are...
Toyota is falsely advertising a major feature with regards to fuel and capacity and needs to recall/make this right ASAP.
Wow
That was one reason why I traded in my 2020 RAV4, 10 gallons, only goes up to 3/4 tank on the actual gauge. Gas station every other day, I was getting 33-34 mpg when Toyota advertised 40 on it too.
Would love to see a review with the limited hybrid as I might go for that one
We have a review of the limited hybrid max, and the platinum gas turbo coming soon!
@@TexasTruckChannel did Toyota say when the hybrid would come out?
@3:00 you talked about the towing capacity. Is it possible to add a towing hatch to this vehicle?
Can we get panoramic sunroof with xle hybrid?
Is this the go to trim? What abt limited hybrid awd
When is the released date?
I think you can get the actual tow hitch on the xle model as a 950 dollar option. I think it will tow 3500 lbs when equipped
Do they've panoramic moonroof in xle?
I have two cars with a fuel cap holder kia Rio sedan and Mazda GS sport hatchback
This could replace my 2017 Highlander XLE but i occasionally use my 5,000 lb capacity tow package so maybe I can’t spec this exact model 🤔
I was the first one to own grand highlander hev xle in Toronto Canada
Local roads are still a hellscape after last winter.
Can't understand why people punish themselves and spend extra for the big wheels.
Amen!
Because humans like shiny things. Or they like shinier things next to less shiny things on the dealer lot.
I seem to the one of the few common sense human that thinks smaller wheels and bigger tires are better for a vehicle like this. This is not a sports car or performance, but a family one, so why rolling on huge wheel? More expensive tires, you feel more the road imperfections, harsher ride and easier to get damage.
When mentioning your head hits the roof with pano in second row, how tall are you?
6-4
Anyone know if these have that annoying ass start/stop feature on them? If they do, is there a way to disable it?
Hybrid XLE also has acoustic glass per company specifications?
Acoustic windshield. The platinum and limited also have acoustic side glass, per the onsite presentation.
@@TexasTruckChannelit says the XLE has side front acoustic glass as well
Why would a gas cap be disappointing? Capless systems are a a pain when they leak.
No spare tire?
Is the 310 torque is correct for Hybrid? Is it for AWD? Other reviewers are saying Toyota not calming torque on Hybrid electric motor. I know 2.4 L Turbo has 310 Torque.
Yes it is. Per the vehicle spec sheet at the event.
@@TexasTruckChannel Thanks
@TexasTruckChannel per their specs on their website, it claims to be: Hybrid powertrain - 2.5-liter L4HV Double Overhead Cam (DOHC) 16-valve D-4S injection engine; 245 combined net hp, 175 lb.-ft. @ 4400 rpm
@@nitinafitnessthe 175 torque just for the gas
Would you pick this one over the Palisade XRT?
That is a tough one. We would pick the one that fits our butts the best in the driver seat.
I would
what did he keep saying he missed from the higher level trim - I couldnt make out the word....crosstriller?
Great review! 👍
For car: in my opinion, for some reason it looks cheap material/ cheap quality car!
On Toyota website, it says you can tow 3500 lbs with XLE AWD hybrid as did my salesman. Is this not correct? I need it to be able to tow.
Correct with the right hitch
What are crotch tailers? 13:32. Crosshillers?
Sorry for our mumbles, we said “crotch chillers”
I don't think your combined torque figure for hybrid here is accurate since 310 is for the gas model
Should i trade in my 2022 sienna for it?
#siennasareRAD
Sell it to the dealer, the Sienna in such shortage you will get top dollar for it. If you have a extra car, then buy the GH in a year or two.
No, you have a 2022 vehicle, no need too. Vehicles are not phones, heck, phones should last at least 3 years. A Vehicles 5 at a minimum.
Toyota, great job. Make me happy man, bring it as it is, but on 20" wheels to EU.
Really? 20" wheels? Is not a sports car. That's the reason why I dislike higher trims, big wheels should be an aftermarket thing.
The comment about not having fog lights, what, you don't feel manly enough.
Absolutely, fog lights add inches 😂
This SUV was almost perfect i was two weeks from signing on one until i realized it only has a a 300ish mile range. Truly not a 17gallon tank more like 12.
2024 with no sunroof, pleeeeees.
There shouldn't be any car coming out in this 2024 without sunroof
Sunroofs are available. Just not standard on the base trim.
What did driver say? Only thing you miss is what? Cross... Something?
Crotch Chillers!
@@TexasTruckChannelwhat do you mean by cross chillers? In regards to seats or air conditioning?
Cx90 seems like the better value
Cx90 is tiny on the inside unfortunately
Wish you had slowed your irritating machine gun-rate of speech at very end of video...I tried to decipher which Powerplant you were disappointed in..1st time I thought you were let down in the turbo gas..but after a relisten I couldn't tell wtf you said
BE CAREFUL BEFORE YOU BUY A NEW GRAND HIGHLANDER .Grand Highlander Having a bad sound issue .
I bought a brand new Grand Highlander 2024 and it`s making a booing sound and too much pressure in the cabin and it`s giving me and my family a headache and ear pain. the sound is coming from bottom of the car from the 2nd raw area. I brought it back to the dealership and they said there was a another GH owner also having the same sound issue and they don`t know how to fix the issue .I couldn't drive the car because the sound giving us ear pain and headache. I contact the Toyota customer care many times and they are not doing anything on it. I am really Upset and I never expect something from a trusted brand like Toyota. Now I spend a huge amount of money and I cannot drive the car . The dealership and Toyota don`t know how to solve the issue. so be careful before you buy a Grand Highlander. Do a test drive and make sure there is no such sound on your car because even if you bring it back to fix it ,they don`t know how to fix it .
I would never again buy a FWD or RWD SUV. If it is SUV, it must be AWD or 4x4
When the Sienna looks better then an SUV you know we have reached a new low in design.
Agree. This thing looks very generic and blah. Sienna looks like a bullet train.
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Personally I think it looks great, like a stretched 4 Runner. Just needs a 2” lift
😂😂😂
With face recognition? No thanks
Seeing how pathetic this thing was in your off road test in Hawaii, i would not touch a highlander or its dealer markups with a 30ft pole. You are better off buying a 30 year old 4runner if you plan on leaving the pavement.
I don't like it.
Top end model no 8 seater, not good. Panoramic sunroof only offered in top end. Disgusting
Yes, Bench seat option should be on all trims.
Looks like you regret buying something else than a Toyota 😅
pano is available on all trims, $1,350 upgrade on XLE
No 8 seater since hybrid battery sits underneath the 2nd row which captain seats gives easy access.
@@paulneil7321 No 8 seater on top spec since hybrid battery sits underneath the 2nd row which captain seats gives easy access.
This review should have started with how Toyota is ripping people off
This whole vehicle at 46K is a joke
No fog lights at 46K forget it! I will never watch this channel again. You should have shut this vehicle down immediately
We hear you, but we also recognize that everything is expensive today. 46k for a awd 3 row is right in line, and actually has some value in todays market. Thanks for watching.
dang you got a lot of hate in you. you just found out its a 46k vehicle with no fog lights cuz of the video. how about a thanks?