Toyota Teases New Three-Row Grand Highlander, Debuts February 8

Toyota will develop its lineup of household autos early subsequent yr with a brand new three-row SUV. It’s known as the Grand Highlander, and Toyota will reveal it on February 8, 2023, forward of the Chicago Auto Present.

Toyota says the brand new Grand Highlander might be “refined, spacious, and highly effective,” calling it “the final word road-trip car.” The automaker had little else to share concerning the new mannequin, which first popped up on our radars in early 2021 after Toyota filed a trademark for the Grand Highlander identify within the US and Canada.

A number of months after that submitting, a report revealed that Toyota would launch the Grand Highlander in early 2023, which turned out to be true. The report stated that the SUV would slot between the present Highlander, already supplied with three rows, and the larger body-on-frame Sequoia.

The lone teaser picture that Toyota shared reveals off the brand new SUV’s trendy bottom, and the rear finish has a singular design that’s completely different from the Highlander and Sequoia’s. The Toyota badge is seen above the identify that sits between and connects the taillight models. On the decrease fringe of the tailgate is a “Hybrid Max” badge, probably indicating the SUV’s powertrain.

Toyota launched the Hybrid Max moniker earlier this yr on the brand new Crown. It’s a turbocharged 2.4-liter four-cylinder paired with two electrical motors. The complete system produces 340 horsepower (253 kilowatts) within the Crown, which is obtainable with a six-speed automated transmission with paddle shifters. It’s unclear if the Grand Highlander will get the identical setup or one thing else that falls underneath the identical powertrain branding.

The bigger Grand Highlander in Toyota’s lineup is anticipated to spawn a Lexus equal known as the TX. A report from earlier this yr stated that the brand new TX would shimmy its means between the RX L crossover and the GX and LX SUVs within the lineup and that it might launch in 2023, too. Nonetheless, the Lexus will allegedly break cowl six months after the Toyota variant, so we count on a reveal round August or September for the extra luxurious providing.