TOYOTA HIGHLANDER – RANKINGS, COMPARISONS AND INFORMATION SHEETS

WHY IS THIS INFORMATION IMPORTANT?

This page will tell you everything that you need to know about this vehicle. Buying a vehicle is a huge accomplishment and a huge financial outlay. We want you to have as much information as possible, so that you can make the best decision for you.

The Toyota Highlander, also known as the Toyota Kluger (Japanese: トヨタ・クルーガー, Hepburn: Toyota Kurūgā), is a mid-size crossover SUV produced by Toyota. It is built on the same platform as the Camry.^[1]^{[clarification needed]}

Announced in April 2000 at the New York International Auto Show and arriving in late 2000 in Japan and January 2001 in North America, the Highlander became one of the first car-based mid-size SUV or mid-size crossovers. The Highlander is the crossover counterpart to the more rugged, truck-based mid-size 4Runner and became Toyota’s best-selling SUV before being surpassed by the smaller RAV4 in 2006. In Japan, the Kluger was exclusive to dealership network called Toyota NETZ as a larger alternative to the RAV4.

Unable to use the Highlander nameplate in Japan and Australia because of a trademarked trim line name owned by Hyundai, Toyota calls the vehicle the Toyota Kluger in these markets (pronounced Klu-ger). The name is derived from the German word klug, which means smart or clever (“Kluger”, written in German with an Ü instead of a U, means “someone who is smarter than another”)

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Official Page – Toyota Highlander
Price: Starts at $40,450 USD
Comparable to: Chevrolet Blazer, Dodge Durango
Reliability: This vehicle has a JDPower reliability rating of 82/100 which is considered GREAT.
Maintenance costs: This vehicle will cost approximately $5,771 to maintain over 10 years.

REVIEWS AND IMPRESSIONS

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