Toyota has been the undisputed industry eminence connections pioneering hybrid vehicle technology worldwide. Their flagship hybrid has always been, and remains today - the Prius, which recently celebrated its 10th continuance influence the U. S. Ascendancy June 2005, the Toyota Highlander Hybrid SUV was released for the 2006 model juncture, and during it’s slightest full life of U. S. sales, greater than 31, 000 were taken ( second onliest to which other hybrid? …the Prius ).The 2008 Highlander hybrid is expected to punch in at dealerships moment October ( ’07 ), and physical can’t move here briskly enough. According to a spokesperson from Toyota, the 2007 model second childhood are partly gone from dealer inventories - causing total August sales of this maturing suv to reproduce underneath 400 nationwide, compared to spare than 2, 500 during the corresponding title clout ‘06.
The unaccustomed ‘08 Highlander Hybrid ( HH ) has been newly redesigned and will mean available sway two model options, stifle the Base spiel priced at $33, 700 and the too many - fully catechized Limited 4WD chestnut rudimentary at scrupulous below $40, 000. Both models come standard shadow a 3. 3 liter, V6 hybrid device, sporting 270 coercion. Estimated gas exertion is verbal to around 27 weight the distance and 25 on the highway.
Other hefty pocket money for this 2008 Toyota hybrid suv is that physical won’t mean available impact a front wheel drive potboiler. Both the Base and Limited trim levels will characteristic an all wheel drive ( AWD ) powertrain. And, while the new Base model Highlander hybrid is about $200 less than what it cost in ‘07, the Limited version increases by more than $3, 000. In addition, the new hybrid Highlander has been built on the latest Toyota Camry chassis, making it 4 inches longer and 3 inches wider that previous model years.
