2025 Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid Consumer Reviews
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Love this car!!!
Candice, 01/21/2024
2024 Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid Limited 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid CVT)
31 of 33 people found this review helpful
I have the Hybrid Limited version. Not only is it a beautiful car but drives like a dream. The 3rd row is so much better, even I am comfortable sitting back there if needed. Better cargo room then most SUVs I have driven. I was getting about 32-33 mpg average during the summer and fall but with the colder winter I am averaging about 30mpg. It is a new model so of course you are going to have some kinks that need to get worked out(like some of the gas models having the transmission light up thing, although I heard Toyota has since fixed it) But overall just a fantastic vehicle. I don’t love driving, but I actually enjoy getting to drive this car.
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Badgertom, 04/24/2024
2024 Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid Limited 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid CVT)
31 of 34 people found this review helpful
Background: We have owned Toyota hybrids 2007 Camry, 2012 Camry, 2016 Avalon, 2019 Camry and our 2023 Lexus 300h. Our kids have been given those vehicles as we love and trust the Toyota safety and quality. We were looking for Highlander Hybrid, but were not happy with the 3rd row seating. When the Grand Highlander was announced we decided that was what we were focusing in on for our next SUV. We had a Chevy Traverse LTZ and loved that vehicle. We looked at and test drove Honda Pilot, Mazda CX-90, Volkswagen Atlas and the Traverse. Once we found a dealer that had a Grand Highlander Hybrid Limited and test drove it we knew this was going to be our next vehicle. Our search was frustrating due to limited availability. However, once we gained access to the Toyota Allocation spreadsheet it became easy to monitor dealer allocations within a few hours. We found our GHHL in Iowa and took delivery in late January. Absolutely love the GHHL. Cannot wait for temperatures here in MN to get consistently warmer to see if we can get to that mid 30's. With a good mix of city/hwy and cold/cool weather we are getting 28-30 mpg. Not bad considering our Traverse was getting 14-17 mpg in cool/cold weather. It is such a pleasure to drive. Cabin noise is minimal. The ride is pretty plush for a SUV this size. It has a better turn radius than our previous Avalon and our Lexus 300h. The 3rd row can definitely handle adults which is a big reason we wanted the GHHL when our adult children visit. The media system has been a bit of a learning experience even though we have a 2023 Lexus. The safety features are wonderful. Not a fan of the Lane Tracing, but in the Toyota it is much better than in the Lexus. It is so much smoother and not like you are kind of fighting it in the Lexus (usually have it turned off on Lexus). The adaptive cruise works great. Love that I do not have to reset the Dynamic Radar Range each time I engage the adaptive cruise. In the Lexus it automatically resets to the furthest following distance. Overall the Toyota Safety Sense 3.0 is great to have and use. The comfort of the seating in the drivers seat is very good. Although it would be great to have the extendable driver's seat like in the Lexus. That extra few inches makes a big difference on the legs on longer trips. We have the panoramic roof and panoramic camera view. Was not sure how much I would use this option. Wow! I would not buy another vehicle without it. It is great when pulling into the garage, parking and turning in tight spaces at low speed. The panoramic roof is okay in the cold/cool weather when the sun is out. Not so sure in the hot/warmer weather. But there is a cool retractable shade that opens from front to back. A few areas of improvement would be : - Hands-free kick sensor response. Seems a bit fussy and takes a few tries in most cases - Toyota really needs to put better standard lighting in the rear hatch area. That's a big area to only have a small led bulb in the right sidewall area of rear panel. I added some motion sensing lights to the rear side panel which really helps. - Some of the interior finish has a bit too much plastic - Toyota should make the "Grand Highlander" on the rear hatch stand out with some contrasting coloring. I've ordered the TDVinyl lettering and will apply it when the weather gets warmer. I've had numerous people ask me in parking lots if that is the new Grand Highlander. A few were Highlander owners that had to ask. We have not experienced some of the issues other owners have experienced like cabin boom, windshield disfiguring and cracking. Fingers crossed we do not. We do everything to keep our vehicles for long periods of time. Most have been handed down to our children through their high school, college and post college years because of the quality and reliability of Toyota vehicles. We love Toyota and their hybrid powertrain.
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Getting to know it: First Hybrid purchase
Tosh , 01/07/2024
2024 Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid MAX Platinum 4dr SUV AWD (2.4L 4cyl Turbo gas/electric hybrid 6A)
78 of 89 people found this review helpful
Prior 2016 MDX base which was fine but needed a replacement (high mileage). I needed another SUV w/ real 3rd row capability. Telluride SV other fam. vehicle. GH: 2000 miles so far including road trip. Only way to get Hybrid Max in this area is with Platinum package. Lower engine options hp unacceptable for car of this size/capacity. I LOVE TOYOTAs: RELIABLE & QUIET. Favorite car owned ever: 1997 Camry LE. TOYOTA REALLY MISSED THE SWEET SPOT ON THIS MODEL: NEEDED ALL TRIMS AVAILABLE WITH ABOUT 315 hp HYBRID OPTION. This vehicle is a refined monster: no want for power. Would give up some hp for better mpg: there is a want for better mpg. Would have liked XLE but not paying this much to be stuck with insufficient hp. Other options...these are my opinions. CX90: for some safety features have to go to higher models (Shameful) but these only come with captain's chairs in middle. 3rd row was unusable leaving an overpriced 4 seater with limited interior room/storage/trunk space...otherwise beautiful car/drive but overpriced because lack of functionality. Pilot: Where Hybrid? Wallflower styling: 1st & 2nd generations were distinctive. Putting a trapezoid window in back of 3rd model to make it distinctive is just lazy: Honda owners deserve better. MDX: Where Hybrid? Great Styling. Overpriced. Touch Pad...Acura...you must be joking. Acura isn't a real luxury brand but has luxury costs. That being said, the MDX handling is AMAZING: like a performance sedan. Moving on from an MDX to a GH, I accepted I would be giving this up. Pathfinder: Where Hybrid? Great Styling/functionality. Fit/finish second to Toyota. ?reliability compared to Honda/Toyota. Lexus? I think their styling is a combination of if J.Crew was mixed with Mad Max/Road Warrior. It's just odd and styles go out of fashion (the original LS/Rx were beans/eggs with tires). Current TX Grand Highlander equivalent: Grille looks like house aluminum siding...keeping with gaudy Lexus styling tradition. Why pay more when lower TX models don't stack up to GH-platinum? The TX F-Sport does seem like an awesome drive...but the cost/excess isn't practical. Back to G.H. Hybrid Max. Smooth ride. Awesome room (storage/seating/cargo). Solid. Amazing power (don't need it all). Excellent Fit and Finish. Lexus like (I've never owned one so hard to compare). Don't have to rely too heavily on TouchScreen...but it isn't easy to use friendly: I'm old school and rely on dashboard buttons...really wish there were no touchscreens. Exterior styling rather pedestrian (I like that...to blend in...no one knows this is a Lexus in Toyota skin) but handsome and timeless: it won't go out of fashion (pay attention Pilot/Lexus). Criticisms. I would have none if I could get the XLE with around 315 hp. Since I had to pay more for enough hp, with more cost comes criticisms. For this much money I have the following gripes... Colors: Telluride, Pilot, Pathfinder, CX90 all come with MUCH better exterior color options (and interior). Interior color: GET RID OF BLACK DEFAULT on dash/upper interior, interior roof...it sucks up the light. I would like to choose interior seat color as an option. Fuel Tank Capacity sucks...esp for long trips. Needs to hold about 4-5 more gallons. I don't need the, "Grand Highlander," written in lights on the ground when I open the car at night...spend the money elsewhere. How about making the Touch Screen Easier to Use. No apparent off button for the Cruise Control...or I'm not smart enough to figure it out without watching a video on YOUTUBE. I can turn the radio on...but that's it. No self evident way to set AM/FM channel defaults. Won't list all my Pandora channels and I don't know how to fix this. Summary: knew what I was getting, happy it's a Toyota. Hope to drive it 10-15 years.Best option for me given what's currently available. Wish more hp on lower trims. Grateful that I could accommodate the extra cost to get the Hybrid Max even though it means lower mpg/more money on fuel. TO ALL CAR MANUFACTURERS: I plead the following. Make the Dash/Tech/everything user friendly and so one doesn't have to rely on a Touch Screen. TOUCH SCREENS ARE DANGEROUS AND DISTRACTING. There are a lot of buyers older than me who will have no clue how to use it or get into trouble because the can't use it. I'm a 50 year old surgeon who performs Robotic Surgery: the company who makes the Robotic Surgical Platform is called, "INTUITIVE," because their platform is easy, INTUITIVE to use. Figuring out a car's Touch Screen or Tech shouldn't be harder than performing surgery. I guess I have to live with the idea that Technology has passed me by at age 50. I feel like the angry old man trope who can't deal with the modern world. Also, "ALL BRANDS," stop trying to make your transmission settings cute. YOU ARE GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. It's simple with the shifter: PARK, REVERSE, NEUTRAL, DRIVE, LOW GEARS. Current GH you have to shift into neutral and then up for Reverse then back down for Drive if you are wanting to back out of a parking spot then drive. Recent Acura had stupid buttons...ACURA...you are going to cause an accident with these. The ignition button is about the same size and feel as the Drive button (which is used again to switch from regular/sport mode). A couple times because of the feel and when I was tired I hit the wrong button and turned off the car. Recent Nissen Pathfinder rental same problems with shifting. ALL car manufacturers: how about not trying to be, "distinctive or unique," you are just being annoying and unsafe...shifting is nothing special...you don't need to be differently...you are just being stupid. No one is going to purchase your vehicle over another because the transmission shifting is unique.
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Gas Mieser
Mr. Minnetonka , 08/30/2024
2024 Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid Limited 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid CVT)
9 of 9 people found this review helpful
Great vehicle, easy to drive. Comfortable, lots of room. Great on gas, has a 17 gallon tank but can only put 12 gallons in when gas gauge is on empty. Check with dealer they said it's designed that way.
Max efficiency without the Max trim
Coach Herb, 04/22/2024
2024 Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid Limited 4dr SUV AWD (2.5L 4cyl gas/electric hybrid CVT)
23 of 26 people found this review helpful
Added a GGH Limited with pano view, no pano roof - [we are tall and prefer the space] mud flaps, tow hitch, bench seat and a few other odds and ends at $500 off MSRP of $55,997. It all works great but I will list a few tradeoffs to be fair. Notables: 1. Comfortable seating for 8 on par with our 2015 Sienna 8 seat van. Same spacious front seats but now heated AND cooled and more cushioned; decent middle row space now HEATED, but not as long a slide back so leg room a bit less but still decent. 3rd row space slightly less than van better than all other SUVs we looked at [Telluride, EV9, Palisade, Pilot, Pathfinder, Highlander, TX and CX 90]. The TX was closest as a 2 seater in 3rd row but we prefer a 3 seater for beach excursions. All were compared at an auto show or other family cars. 2. Superb gas mileage - so far with almost 1,000 miles now averaging around 37 mpg after lowering tire pressure from dealer from 40 psi to max recommended 35 [over-inflation drops mpg on every car we have owned.]. On a recent trip of over 200 miles each way of mixed HW and city driving we hit 40 mpg+ in urban suburban and after I reset it on the HW, got 37 there. 3. Powerful enough engine - has slightly less power than van's V6 but much quieter while cruising and a bit noisier with full throttle acceleration so we have adapted to a lower thrust on takeoff. Max hybrid definitely more powerful and less mpgs while gas version is less powerful and more noisy as this one is very quiet while cruising. I even saw brief EV modes from 45-70 mph while previous hybrids of '14 Camry and '18 RAV4 never do above 42 mph. 4. Storage capacity very close to being on par with van. [Test drove a 24 Hybrid Sienna van and space is down so it is now even w/GHH]. We traveled to airport with 4 adults having a full suitcase and 2 carryon bags each in trunk with 5th person sitting in single split rear bench comfortably. No issue with power up graded hills and mph was around 32 for the 30 minute ride. 5. Electronics are good but not great - 12.3" touch screen very crisp, multiple pano views very clear and helpful, adaptive cruise goes from 0-whatever you set it and resumes if stopped for over 5 secs with a slight tap of the resume button. This made traffic on recent trip very relaxing. 6. Power options work well together - power memory seats, power windows, auto folding power external mirrors, power trunk with kick action although sometimes it takes more kicks to activate. 7. Touchscreen features are often buried several layers especially for tuning radio. There is a volume button on the left which seems asymmetrical with no tuning button on the right. Learning curve is rather steep. Miss the split screen feature of yore and have not found out how to do that. Dealer not helpful in this regard. Miscellaneous issues 1. Noise from wind above 65mph is rather loud. Wind tunnel testing may not have been thorough enough. Slight booming noise in back suspension around 30-40 mph which many blogs report is present slightly in mine too but disappears rapidly and is mitigated with weight from some items in the trunk. 2. Gas tank has nice holder feature for cap. Filling does require slow filling as several blogs report quick autoshut off before totally filling. From dealer it read 344 to empty but after filling up I routinely get 413+. I slow the fill rate for what I estimate is the last 2 gallons and have had put in 14+ gallons w/o issues. Others report stopping at 11-12. Slight shimmer/shake of hood metal and other panels is noted but results in no rattles and hood and doors close with a nice thunk so I cannot explain how this exists. Some are bothered by the shimmy. Overall; Ride and handling are great for a large SUV but clearly subpar for sports car handling. Fit and finish is awesome. Styling fits the family needs; Ext colors are fine and could be expanded, int colors could also use more variety but we are a Toyota family and admittedly biased to accept these limitations. We drive with the 3rd row down and the bench provides us a 5 seater with extended storage - hence the bench was a must. The pass through with removal cup holder seemed gimmicky and the 2 outer seats are the same as captains chairs. Despite some minor flaws the tradeoff in positives far far outshine them. We are extremely happy with the vehicle in this hybrid trim and cannot find anything that would have us part with it or choose the Max engine which delivers much less mpgs, or the Platinum trim which add dealer profit and no substantial features.
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