Starts at $45,020
2024 Grand Highlander Selector
2024 Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid
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MotorDonkey's proprietary vehicle data identifies every significant version of each model so that you can compare and decide. Ordered by price from low to high, here are the versions of the 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid that you need to be aware of, along with our expert analysis and recommendations.
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Delivering an exceptional 36 mpg in a true 3-row package, the Grand Highlander Hybrid is all ate up with value at its $45k starting price. Note that the eight-passenger seating configuration is only available in the base XLE trim via a second-row bench seat, so if you step up to a higher trim level, you're stuck with the seven-passenger layout that includes second-row captain's chairs.
All-wheel drive doesn't affect the Grand Highlander Hybrid's fuel economy much and only costs $1,600, so we're guessing it's going to be a popular addition. One thing you lose with the regular Hybrid, though, versus either the base 2.4T engine or the Hybrid Max powertrain, is towing capacity, which drops by 1,500 pounds to a 3,500 max towing figure for the Grand Highlander Hybrid.
The Grand Highlander Hybrid Max is a decidedly swift 3-row family hauler, so if you appreciate swiftness, its 27 mpg combined fuel economy will likely impress you. If fast SUVs seem silly to you, though, you might prefer to pay thousands less for 7 more mpg in the regular Grand Highlander Hybrid AWD (or get the front-drive Hybrid and enjoy 9 more mpg). Anyway, the GH Hybrid Max certainly hauls the mail, and it also claws back the 5,000-pound towing capacity that the base non-hybrid GH has, but the regular GH Hybrid loses. The Max's conventional six-speed automatic is another point in its favor versus the CVT-only regular Hybrid. Note that you can't have eight-passenger seating in the Hybrid Max, since that's an XLE option and the Max starts one level higher at the Limited trim, so every Hybrid Max will have second-row captain's chairs for a total of seven seats.
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