Avoid This New Toyota Highlander at All Costs

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[darrellsaunders]

Biggest mistake ALL car makers are doing is replacing all these V6'S WITH 4 CYL TURBOS!

[frankbiz]

Thanks Scotty, I love the look of the new Grand Highlander but am disappointed about the engine. Im the Lyft driver who visited you in RI with the 2008 Highlander with now 260k miles. I change the oil every 5k miles with full synthetic oil. No issues. Agree, don't think the 4 cylinder turbo engine will give me that.

[AlanSanderson-ut]

We bought a 2022 with the V6 because of their plan to change to a turbo 4 in 2023.The V6 has great performance even at 10, 000 feet elevation pulling a 5x8 enclosed trailer.

[chinoyhouse]

We had a 2014 highlander V6 awd with 2GR-FE engine bought new. We used it for 9 years and 190, 000 miles. As busy as life gets we use it daily and heavily. Some maintenance got neglected. We bought it new around $29, 000 and when we traded it in 2023 the dealer offered us 17, 500. We closed the deal and got into a new 4runner. Few days later, the salesman called and said, when they pulled the carfax, the car only had 8 oil changes in its entire life. I mean what a car. great reliability. We love Toyotas, best cars ever built.

[hughjass]

"idiots are everywhere" truer words were never spoken.

[WalkiTalki]

7:35 A great first car to learn to wrench on is an older truck. They are usually simple and can be easy to work on because they are higher than a car. If you pick up a 70s or 80s truck there will be very little computer componants if any. A 90s pick up will only have an engine computer that does little more than ingnition and injection.

[martymcfly]

Even my 2020 Highlander isn't the same quality as my 2014 Highlander. I bought both new. The 2020 has had numerous safety recalls and the digital speedometer is 3% faster than the manual one. It's been like that since I bought it. At first Toyota said it's a known problem that would get fixed, then, a few months later, they said 3% is within acceptable limits and they won't fix the flaw.

[JRsBullet]

My newspaper delivery guy drives a highlander with 720, 000 miles. Well that’s where it was in December. 🤯

[lc]

I have a 2022 Toyota Highlander with the 2.5 L gas engine and two electric motors with the Hybrid system that gets 35-37 mpg city and 33-35 mpg highway and only time will tell how long the engine will last. The gas engine does not have a turbo like the GRAND Highlander. Turbos aren’t built like they were years and years ago. I’ve owned 3 vehicles with turbos that went over 100, 000 miles with no problems. An 80 Turbo Trans Am, an 86 Subaru wagon and a 2009 GMC turbo diesel. I purchased them new. Oil changes every 5, 000 miles with full synthetic oil and idling for a minute or two after freeway or towing use will keep it running well. The new turbos are better cooled and lubricated than the old ones.

[c.huynh]

I love my ‘21 Highlander with 3.5L V6! I usually trade my vehicle often but I’ll hold on to my Highlander as long as possible

[little]

I love the 3.5 liter V6 in my GS 350. 311 reliable horses driving the rear wheels 😊

[williamwatson]

Thankful of my timing of buying a 2021 6cyl Highlander xle. Never expected Toyota would do away with the well proven 6cyl.

[ChevyCitation]

At 0:35 Scotty Making hand movements of a V6 engine with torque

[burton]

I had a 2006 non-hybrid V6 AWD Highlander. It was a great vehicle, needed a few more HP though. Then I bought the 2014 non-hybrid AWD V6 Highlander which had 270 HP. My favorite all-time vehicle. Storage galore, especially under the center armrest and the shelf in the dash. Give it the gas and it GOES, still got 22 MPG. When I told my service advisors at Toyota that I was considering new Highlander this year, they said keep the V6---you've been maintaining it properly and it will last a long time.

[wholeNwon]

Best advice: Put the GD phone down!! Good advice: Drive like no one else can see you (defensive driving).

[Shand]

Disagree (from the UK here). It's not just EPA, its about emissions reduction primarily. A turbo helps improve the stoichiometric ratio. It's still a well engineered highly reliable engine, just because it has a turbo it doesnt mean the engine is pushed to its limits, in fact, to simplify, the philosophy may be to design a good normally aspirated engine and provide a turbo in a low boost configuration to overcome losses. In addition, supported by CAE/CAD, modern materials and manufacturing help improve long term reliability.

[steveshattah]

Scotty is right. There is no comparison between a well-designed and well-built 6 cylinder engine and any turbocharged 4.

[Pete-rsyz]

And the '25 Camry is now hybrid only. I keep my cars until they blow up. A 10-year warranty on hybrid batteries won't cut it.
A local dealer has a '24 LE with the cold climate package. Very tempted.

[ManiusCuriusDenatus]

We have a '20 Highlander with the V6. Love that thing