2026 Toyota Grand Highlander
2026 Toyota
Grand Highlander
The Highlander has been a clear success, with two-plus decades of brisk sales and happy customers, but some folks need just a bit more room. That was the premise behind the Grand Highlander when Toyota introduced it for model year 2024. This high-occupancy SUV just may be the ultimate road-trip machine, especially since its third-row seat is made to fit adults. Plus, it’s built in Indiana, satisfying buyers who prefer a domestically produced vehicle. The trim range suits a range of budgets, starting with the LE, with its cloth upholstery and standard middle-row bench seat, to the loaded Platinum, which gets heated and ventilated seats in the first and second rows, among other niceties. Of course, there’s plenty of room for cargo as well, both in the designated rear area and on the rooftop, should you choose to add the appropriate factory components.
How we describe this model: roomy, well-equipped, road trip-ready
Shop this vehicle against: Honda Pilot, Mazda CX-90, Hyundai Palisade, Kia Telluride
Grand Highlander Highlights
- most trims can be configured to seat eight passengers
- ample cargo room
- standard wireless smartphone connection and tri-zone auto climate control
Grand Highlander Powertrain
- 265-horsepower 2.4-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine
- eight-speed automatic transmission
- front-wheel drivetrain standard on LE, XLE, and Limited
- all-wheel drivetrain standard on Platinum and optional on all other trims
- EPA-estimated fuel economy for LE, XLE, and. Limited: 21 mpg city/28 mpg highway FWD and 21 city/27 hwy AWD; Platinum: 20 city/26 hwy
- towing capacity: 5,000 pounds
LE Interior
Second-row bench seat (eight-passenger capacity), cloth upholstery, power-adjustable (eight-way) driver’s seat, three automatic climate control zones (middle row gets its own controls and vents), overhead console, push-button ignition, 7-inch driver display, seven USB-C ports
LE Exterior
Proximity keyless entry, LED exterior lighting, heated power side mirrors, roof rails, rear privacy glass, windshield wiper de-icer, 18-inch alloy wheels
LE Safety
Toyota Safety Sense 3.0 (automatic high beams, adaptive cruise control, blind-spot monitor, a pre-collision system with pedestrian detection, lane departure alert with steering assist, lane-tracing assist, rear cross-traffic alert, Proactive Driving Assist, traffic sign recognition)
LE Infotainment
12.3-inch touchscreen, wireless Android Auto and Apple CarPlay, Bluetooth hands-free phone calls and audio streaming, SiriusXM satellite radio, Wi-Fi hotspot, access to Toyota Connected Services, over-the-air updates, six speakers
XLE
Contents of LE plus:
- middle-row captain’s chairs (seven-passenger capacity)
- digital key
- wireless device charging
- SofTex (simulated leather) upholstery
- heated ten-way power driver’s seat
- heated eight-way power passenger’s seat
- leather-wrapped steering wheel
- auto-dimming rearview mirror
- second-row sunshades
- eligible for middle-row bench seat and power panoramic moonroof
Limited
Contents of XLE plus:
- leather upholstery (first two rows)
- heated and ventilated first-row seats with driver’s-side memory
- heated second-row captain’s chairs
- heated steering wheel
- 12.3-inch digital gauge cluster
- 120V outlet
- ambient lighting
- JBL audio with 11 speakers
- hands-free power liftgate
- power-folding mirrors
- rain-sensing windshield wipers
- LED fog lamps and daytime running lights
- front and rear parking assist with automatic braking
- 20-inch alloy wheels
- eligible for surround-view monitor, middle-row bench, and power panoramic moonroof
Platinum
Contents of Limited plus:
- heated and ventilated middle-row captain’s chairs
- digital rearview mirror
- power panoramic moonroof
- color head-up display
- surround-view monitor
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