Toyota’s three-row Highlander already stretches the boundaries of what I would think about a “midsize” SUV, however apparently there was nonetheless room to go larger. This week on the Chicago Auto Present, the automaker unveiled the 2024 Grand Highlander. The brand new mannequin is longer and wider, with much more room for third-row passengers and their cargo.

The Grand Highlander was designed completely with American drivers in thoughts, so Toyota’s CALTY designers went huge. The look stays consistent with the OG Highlander, however the automaker’s “hammerhead” entrance fascia and the SUV’s shoulders are a bit extra squared off. I see greater than just a little RAV4 DNA in its chunky wheel arches and angular lights. The model’s most spacious midsize SUV, in keeping with Toyota, now has as a lot inside quantity as a full-sized competitor.

Many of the further quantity manifests within the extra spacious, “adult-sized” third row and cargo space on the rear. The Grand Highlander boasts round 6 inches of further third row legroom over the usual Highlander’s 28 inches. There’s additionally extra head and shoulder room and area for seven carry-on sized suitcases, even with the entire seats deployed. Fold the seats flat and the whole cargo area expands to 98 cubic ft. 

All three rows function cubbies for telephone or pill storage and devoted USB-C charging ports. In complete, there are seven USB ports unfold across the cabin and 13 cup holders. That is a lot of drinks.

Consumers could have their choose of three engine choices for the Grand Highlander in each front- and all-wheel drive configurations: There’s the bottom 2.4-liter turbocharged gasoline engine and a 2.5-liter hybrid possibility. On the high of the road, Toyota’s Hybrid Max system mates a 2.4-liter turbocharged combustion engine with twin electrical motors to output a mixed 362 horsepower and 400 pound-feet of torque. All-wheel drive is customary for the Max, which additionally claims a 6.3-second 0-60 mph time and a 5,000-pound towing capability.

The 2 hybrid fashions function a 1,500-watt AC energy outlet, which may energy and cost electronics or recreation consoles, beginning on the Restricted grade. The nonhybrid will get a 100-watt plug.

Up entrance, the Grand Highlander’s dashboard is house to a normal 12.3-inch infotainment show — the identical system we have seen beforehand within the new Tundra and the conventional Highlander. It options Toyota’s suite of 4G LTE linked companies for cloud navigation and vacation spot search, Wi-Fi hotspot, over-the-air updates and extra, in addition to customary wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto connectivity.

The 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander can be provided in XLE, Restricted and Platinum grades with customary Toyota Security Sense 3.0 driver support suite and new Proactive Driving Help, which applies braking or steering help to assist drivers navigate curves whereas enhancing the also-standard adaptive cruise management. Pricing, extra detailed specs and on-sale date can be introduced later this 12 months.