Cars.com Reviews the 2008 Toyota Highlander
One new model we keep getting questions about is Toyota’s redesigned Highlander SUV. The 2008 gets a bigger engine and some nifty seat configurations but still might have trouble with so much competition in the market. Kelsey Mays not only turns in a review giving the complete rundown of how the Highlander holds up to said competition, but he also turns in two videos as well. One gives an overview of the SUV and the other tackles the seating and cargo areas specifically. That new convertible second-row seat is pretty ingenious. Check out both videos below and the review here.
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Looked at this when dealer asked me to come in and look at their Tundra, supposedly the carry limit had been increased, it wasn't. Back to this one. There isn't alot to talk about this conglomeration of vehicle hohum. Copy, copy, copy. Nothing new as far as this style of suv's goes. Alot of OLD ideas copied from other manufactors. Most have seats that lay flat or recess into the floor, not take out and remove. The only way you can own one of these in Japan is to "import" it into the country, it isn't built in Japan or offered to the Japinese public. Not a very attractive vehicle.
IMHO the Highlander went from pleasantly bland to atrociously grotesque
The Highlander looks like a bigger Rav-4. The taillights looks disgusting. I like how the second row can be done with a center wannabe seat. It luxurious and the bigger engine can thrust 7-8 passengers in comfort speedy. The competition is tight now that every auto maker has decided that crossovers and suv's are the type that are desired and wanted to be piloted instead minivans. Toyota usually push for strong sales and succeed in doing so with almost all of their products. Its going to be tough but we will see how the new and vastly improved Highlander will keep up in the market of SUV/CUV.
Interior design is always matter of personal prefference and requires to get used to it. I remember how many people bashed Murano when it first came out. Today no one even would turn a head to it. Not many people buy Toyotas or Hondas for looks. As a HL buyer I look for realibility, every day practicality, and resale value.
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