Finalized! Toyota's "Highlander" was officially replaced, the 7-seater was canceled, and the interior of the beggar's version was too simple

Wei Xiaohua

2024-05-16 08:10Posted in Liaoning automotive creators

Judging from the performance of the terminal market in the past two years, Toyota Highlander's past glory is no longer there, in fact, it can be attributed to two problems, first, the pressure on competing products is too great, mainly domestic car-making new forces, a large number of models of the same level have a great impact on Highlander, and more importantly, the latter's sense of science and technology is stronger, and the price advantage is more obvious! The second is its own aspect, indeed, under the general trend of new energy vehicles, Highlander, which is still taking the old way, has appeared to be unadaptable. If you want to change this situation, you must upgrade this car in an all-round way, which also lays the foundation for the next car debut!

Xiaohua got news from the overseas market that this 2025 "Highlander" is already in preparation! In order to fit the current stage of the development of the car, Toyota will start with a new concept, including power, configuration and other information to do a new upgrade, if nothing else, this car will be officially seen in 2026. The car in the picture is the new generation of "Highlander" exposed by overseas media! Let's take this car as a template and see what surprises it has brought us. First of all, from the appearance, it is obvious that Highlander has hardened, and the traditional trapezoidal mesh has deepened again, on the one hand, the size is larger, on the other hand, the mesh presents a forward convex structure, so that the sense of power of the whole car is extended, and the position of the grille has also added dot matrix elements, which can still ensure a little fashionability.

Coming to the side, you can clearly feel that the size of the new car is shorter, including the layout of the waistline, which extends from the rear to the front, with a slight sinking trend, but it is not obvious, and the waistline is only in the position. For the first time, the front and rear wheel arches have been treated to the next car, which is more of a sporty element. At the rear, the taillights have been replaced with a closed design, and the lower part is much more refined than the current Highlander! The rear bumper has also been replaced with a double-layer design, and the silver decorative band extending from the bottom also gives the new car an embellishment effect.

Regarding the interior, this new generation of Highlander is really a bit surprising, for example, the beggar version in the picture above, there is no LCD large instrument, and there is no multimedia central control screen. It's just that the most conventional layout is adopted. The sense of science and technology has nothing to do with this car, but fortunately, it can still be pleasing in color, mostly in a light-toned layout, and there is a feeling of old Land Rover under the central control area! The gear lever area and the front side of the co-pilot are also inlaid with imitation wood-style covers, so that the new car can be regarded as incorporating some traditional elements, and it will indeed be heavier than the current model! Seat layout, there is news that the new Highlander will abandon the design of the big seven seats, only five seats, in fact, from the whole body shape also confirmed this.

Finally, looking at the power system, it is still dominated by two sets of power, namely the fuel version and the hybrid version. The gasoline version is equipped with a 2.0T+8AT powertrain, while the hybrid version uses Toyota's THS hybrid system, including a 2.5L self-aspirated engine and a dual-motor unit on the front axle. In addition, the flagship version is also equipped with a rear axle motor to realize the electric four-wheel drive function. Of course, there is still too much unknown information about this car, which can only be known after the official announcement, I don't know what you think of this Highlander!

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