The Toyota Highlander midsize SUV may go all-electric, whereas the Grand Highlander would proceed with internal-combustion engines, in accordance with a brand new report from CarBuzz.
That is a part of a method to exchange the alphanumeric naming scheme utilized by the Toyota bZ4X—presently the one EV in Toyota’s U.S. lineup—for extra standard names, in accordance with the report. Simply as the present Highlander shares underpinnings with the Lexus RX, the Highlander EV may have a Lexus sibling, probably known as TZ, in accordance with the report.
2024 Toyota Highlander Hybrid
In the meantime, the Grand Highlander, which simply debuted as a 2024 mannequin, would reportedly proceed with a mixture of powertrains much like these of the present model, which is offered in gasoline and hybrid varieties.
Toyota confirmed a three-row electrical SUV in 2023, due for 2025 manufacturing in Kentucky. It additionally upped funding within the Kentucky plant earlier this yr to help meeting of this mannequin, together with the addition of a battery meeting line that might be equipped with cells from one other Toyota facility presently beneath development in North Carolina.
2024 Toyota Highlander Hybrid
Toyota additionally confirmed the Land Cruiser Se idea SUV final fall. Whereas it has been anticipated that the idea previewed the look of the Kentucky-built three-row SUV, in manufacturing it could as a substitute look extra just like the Highlander.
The present-generation Highlander is not out there with a plug-in hybrid powertrain just like the smaller RAV4, however the Highlander Hybrid earns a decent 36 mpg mixed with front-wheel drive. The Highlander was final redesigned for the 2020 mannequin yr, so it’s due for an replace. So if Toyota actually is planning a swap to an all-electric powertrain, official affirmation might come quickly.