Toyota Grand Highlander nthuav tawm hybrid crossover lineup

CHICAGO - Toyota Tsav tab tom nthuav nws ntu-ua, peb-kab crossover lineup nrog tus tshiab 2024 Grand Highlander, suav nrog ob lub roj-powered hybrid muab.

Tus kws tsim kho tsheb tau tshaj tawm lub tsheb ua tus kwv tij loj dua rau Toyota Highlander midsize SUV / crossover rau hnub Wednesday hmo ntuj. Nws ntev thiab dav dua li Highlander thiab muab 13.2 cubic feet ntawm cov khoom ntim ntxiv, raws li Toyota.

Lub tsheb yog qhov piv txwv tshiab ntawm automakers sim mus loj dua thiab sim lawv tus nqi zog raws li cov neeg siv khoom siv cov nyiaj khaws tseg ntawm cov tsheb tshiab. Tus nqi nruab nrab them rau lub tsheb tshiab pib xyoo no yog ze li ntawm $ 50,000, raws li cov neeg tsim khoom lag luam tau ua qhov tseem ceeb ntawm cov qauv high-end dhau cov qauv nkag mus rau theem tsis tu ncua, tseem tab tom txhim kho, cov teeb meem ntawm cov khoom siv.

Toyota tsis tau tshaj tawm tus nqi rau Grand Highlander, txawm li cas los xij cov kws tshuaj ntsuam xav tias nws yuav siab dua cov qauv piv txwv uas pib ntawm $ 36,000 thiab $ 51,000. Nws yuav muaj nyob rau hauv peb theem trim thaum nws tuaj txog hauv kev muag khoom lub caij ntuj sov no.

Tus nqi nruab nrab them rau Highlander tam sim no yog ntau dua $ 46,600 - $ 48,801 rau cov hybrid - thaum lub quarter thib plaub ntawm xyoo tas los, raws li Edmunds.

Grand Highlander ntxiv rau qhov loj hlob peb-kab midsize crossover ntu hauv Teb Chaws Asmeskas, uas tau nthuav dav los ntawm 12 lub npe hauv xyoo 2018 txog 16 lub tsheb rau 2023, suav nrog Grand Highlander, Edmunds qhia. Lwm qhov ntxiv tsis ntev los no suav nrog Jeep Grand Cherokee L, Hyundai Palisade thiab Kia Telluride.

Grand Highlander yuav sib tw nrog cov tsheb no nrog rau Ford Explorer, Chevrolet Traverse thiab lwm yam nrov loj midsize SUVs / crossovers. Cov tsheb zoo li no tau dhau los ua neeg nyiam - nrog kev muag khoom nce 4% los ntawm 2018 txog 2022 - raws li Asmeskas tau tsiv tawm ntawm cov tsheb loj thiab lwm lub tsheb.

Ivan Drury, Edmunds 'tus thawj coj ntawm kev nkag siab, tau hais tias cov neeg siv khoom tau saib ntau dua ntawm peb kab crossovers raws li lwm txoj hauv kev rau minivans, uas yog ergonomic tab sis tau ntsib kev thuam ntawm kev tsis zoo.

"Txhua tus xav tau lub minivan tab sis tsis muaj leej twg xav lees nws," nws hais. "Tib neeg xav tau kab thib peb txawm tias lawv tsis siv."

Lub Grand Highlander tau qhia txog kev sib txuas rau lub lim tiam no Chicago Auto Show. Ntau lub npe tsheb xws li Jeep thiab Volkswagen xav tias yuav nthuav tawm cov qauv tshwj xeeb uas yuav ua rau nce nqi.

Lub Grand Highlander, thaum loj dua tus qauv Highlander, yuav me dua Toyota's Sequoia SUV, uas yog tsim los ntawm lub tsheb thauj khoom, los yog "lub cev-ntawm-ntev," txheej txheem. Lub rooj sib txoos ntawd muaj kev siv ntau dua tab sis tsis tshua muaj kev nplij siab ntawm txoj kev tshaj li "unibody" txheej txheem siv rau tsheb thiab crossovers zoo li cov qauv Highlander.

"Lub Highlander tam sim no me me dua Palisade lossis Traverse," said Stephanie Brinley, tus kws tshuaj ntsuam xyuas tsheb loj ntawm S&P Global Mobility. “Koj muaj chaw rau qhov no. Nws kuj tsis zoo li 'truckie' li Sequoia. "

Lub Highlander yog ib qho ntawm Toyota lub tsheb muag zoo tshaj plaws xyoo tas los, ntawm ze li ntawm 223,000 lub tsheb muag. Nws tsuas yog outsold los ntawm Toyota RAV4 me me crossover thiab Camry sedan. Brinley tsis cia siab tias Grand Highlander yuav yog cov khoom ntim loj, tab sis hais tias nws "tso tawm" Toyota txoj kab sib tw thiab muab cov neeg siv khoom xaiv ntau dua.

Edmunds tshaj tawm tias Highlander yog qhov muag zoo tshaj plaws peb-kab midsize crossover / SUV hauv Asmeskas xyoo tas los, ntaus Ford Explorer, Grand Cherokee L thiab Toyota 4Runner. Nws tseem yog ib qho ntawm cov tsheb thauj khoom ntau tshaj plaws los ntawm cov neeg siv khoom hauv ntu, raws li Edmunds.

Toyota hais tias Grand Highlander yuav muab cov suite ntawm kev nyab xeeb thiab yooj yim nta nrog rau 13 lub khob thiab xya USB-C them chaw nres nkoj hla lub tsheb peb kab.

Lub SUV yuav muab nrog peb lub cav sib txawv, suav nrog ob lub hybrids - teeb tsa nws sib nrug los ntawm ntau tus neeg sib tw sab saum toj. Qhov nkag-theem plaub-lub tog raj kheej turbo roj cav thiab V6 hybrid tam sim no muaj nyob rau ntawm Highlander. Lub sab saum toj-kawg V6 Hybrid MAX yuav tsim 362-horsepower thiab 400-phaus feet ntawm torque, Toyota hais.

Lub hybrid Grand Highlanders ua raws li Toyota lub tswv yim tag nrho ntawm muab kev sib xyaw ua ke tsoos roj cav, hybrids thiab tag nrho cov hluav taws xob tsheb Raws li nws thawb mus rau carbon neutrality los ntawm 2050.

Lisa Materazzo, pab pawg lwm thawj coj ntawm Toyota kev lag luam, tau hais hauv kev tshaj tawm tias "tus qauv peb kab no siv cov cuab yeej cuab tam Highlander mus rau qhov chaw tshiab tag nrho thaum tseem ua raws li peb cov lus cog tseg kom xa hluav taws xob,"

Toyota lub US tsheb lineup suav nrog 10 hybrids, ob plug-in hybrid electric tsheb thiab cov tag nrho-electric bZ4X thiab roj cell-powered Mirai.

Lub Japanese automaker tau raug thuam los ntawm qee cov tub ua lag luam thiab ib puag ncig pab pawg kom tsis txhob txav mus rau txhua lub tsheb hluav taws xob sai dua. Lub tuam txhab tau sib cav tias tsis yog txhua tus neeg siv khoom yuav txav mus rau EVs tib lub sijhawm thiab tias nws tuaj yeem tsim ntau ntau cov hybrids nrog cov pa roj carbon ntau tib yam li ib lub tsheb hluav taws xob tag nrho.

Toyota npaj yuav nqis peev kwv yees li $ 70 nphom hauv tsheb hluav taws xob, suav nrog $ 35 nphom hauv txhua lub roj teeb hluav taws xob thev naus laus zis, dhau cuaj xyoo. Nws npaj yuav muab kwv yees li 70 tus qauv hluav taws xob thoob ntiaj teb los ntawm 2025.

Toyota - lub ntiaj teb lub tuam txhab tsheb loj tshaj plaws - npaj yuav muag txog 3.5 lab lub tsheb hluav taws xob txhua xyoo los ntawm 2030, uas yuav suav txog tsuas yog ib feem peb ntawm nws cov kev muag khoom txhua xyoo tam sim no.