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Johnnie, 12/30/2018
2019 Toyota Highlander Limited Platinum 4dr SUV AWD (3.5L 6cyl 8A)
33 of 49 people found this review helpful
This was the top of the line Highlander and yet some options were not available: For example - The mirrors only fold manually and no there was not a remote start feature even though the owners manual had instruction how to use this feature. The dealership said the feature was not available yet. I also found that the trip odometer feature seems to me a manual switch rather than electronic.
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By far the most practical vehicle we've owned!
Marty K, 04/16/2022
2019 Toyota Highlander XLE 4dr SUV AWD (3.5L 6cyl 8A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
As a retired couple it came time to decide upon downsizing from two vehicles to one. That would mean parting ways with our 13 year old Camry hybrid and a 22 year old F-150, both with just 106,000 miles. We needed a people mover that would also tow a 15 foot travel trailer. So after months of research and the great service our kids got out of their 1st gen Highlander, we bought one too. It is a rental trade in and was very well taken care of with just 31,000 miles on it. Being a fleet vehicle it was equipped with features like a back up camera and lane departure warning. Yet it didn't come with a heated steering wheel and seats. It has the 3.5 liter V6 mated to an 8 speed transaxle with AWD. Including a dealer extended warrantee we paid a buck a mile for it where no other dealership within 50 miles could touch it, especially with the miles that were on it. A month after delivery we got hit with a snow storm and the Highland proved to be a great vehicle unchained as long as the roads were fairly clear. Then a few months after that I ordered a factory receiver kit and had it dealer installed. Now we can go camping! Besides carrying 7 passengers to a science museum in Portland, that Highlander pulled our trailer up one of the longest and steepest hills around with ease at 55mph. Unlike the F-150 that was always hunting for gears and either lugging or red lining; the Highlander stayed in 4th at 4000 rpm without breaking a sweat. Gas mileage? 16 mpg, towing? Yes. The F-150 could not do that empty. As for backing up the trailer... how about too easy, easier than with the F-150. We just went on a 800 mile road trip into northern Idaho and got up 23 mpg... and if anyone knows the Columbia River Gorge and eastern Oregon and Washington, it can get quite windy. Going we had a good tailwind, returning there was very little wind but a whole lot of rain in the gorge. On average between grocery runs and visiting grandma 45 miles away, it gets 20 to 22 mpg. The collision avoidance system seems to work only when the cruise control is on. We rolled up upon a semi to the right of us in the gorge and the Highlander automatically backed down. That was something new to us as we're discovering other neat little features it has. The Bluetooth, phone connectivity, and the back up camera are awesome! We really like the Highlander's roominess especially when we have grandkids and the dogs with us. With the middle and rear seat folded down we've hauled lumber and a dresser in it. About the only thing I'd change is front end visibility. The hood needs to be more rounded off in the corners to see other vehicles in parking lots. My wife is short and we barely traded paint with a Suburban two months after we bought it. I cannot drive yet even being 6'1" tall I have a time judging distances in parking lots. I have read the complaints about the 8 speed transaxle in Highlanders, and really I don't know what the problem is. With 41,000 miles on it now ours shifts fine, holds gears well, and is quite happy at doing what it does. Yet, of all the vehicles we have had since 2003, the Highland by far is the most practical and best all around one ever. And being a body on frame truck guy, that's saying a lot, for a Tacoma or Colorado cannot tow as much as a Highlander can. Never did I figure on owning a sidewinder V6 vehicle given how hard it is get to the rear bank of cylinders on most. Toyota did a great job in making theirs reasonably accessible although I'll leave that up to the pros with all the electronics involved these days. Great vehicle!
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Mike, 10/23/2020
2019 Toyota Highlander XLE 4dr SUV AWD (3.5L 6cyl 8A)
3 of 3 people found this review helpful
Great suv very reliable comfortable ride! Good use of space wish the touchscreen wasn’t a long reach but navigation works well!
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Great Vehicle
Lance Peterson, 02/03/2019
updated 08/30/2021
2019 Toyota Highlander XLE 4dr SUV AWD (3.5L 6cyl 8A)
17 of 25 people found this review helpful
Mark Miller Toyota gave us a great deal. Really happy with it. Usually go for American or German brands but this car is so fun to drive. I love the direct shift transmission and the smooth revving v6 engine. It’s powerful and so tight. Love it!
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I have a Toyota bias... I love them!
Andrew, 06/05/2019
2019 Toyota Highlander LE Plus 4dr SUV AWD (3.5L 6cyl 8A)
9 of 13 people found this review helpful
My first new car was a 1971 Toyota Corona... it served me well! Over the years I have bought Oldsmobiles and Fords... they were good but not great! In the past decades I have purchased several (about six) Toyotas... only Avalons and Highlanders. They are GREAT cars. I just bought a 2019 Highlander... great car... with all of the latest computerized and camera safety features... super great! For me, this is the perfect car (although I wish it was all electric... I hate hybrids). When I was younger, I had to have a BMW 320i... great handling at high speed curves! I was young and foolish... but it was a lot of fun :-). For a super duper safe and practical car... if you can beat a Toyota Highlander.... please let me know.
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