Specifi cations
See numbered footnotes in Disclaimers section.
MECHANICAL AND PERFORMANCE
HIGHLANDER SE
LIMITED
HYBRID
HYBRID
LIMITED
Gasoline engine — 2.7-Liter Double Overhead Cam (DOHC) 16-Valve
4-Cylinder with Dual Variable Valve Timing with intelligence (VVT-i);
187 hp @ 5800 rpm, 186 lb.-ft. @ 4100 rpm
Standard
Standard
NA
NA
NA
Gasoline engine — 3.5-Liter Double Overhead Cam (DOHC) 24-Valve V6
with Dual Variable Valve Timing with intelligence (VVT-i);
270 hp @ 6200 rpm, 248 lb.-ft. @ 4700 rpm
Available
Available
Standard
NA
NA
Hybrid engine — 3.5-Liter Double Overhead Cam (DOHC) 24-Valve V6
with Variable Valve Timing with intelligence (VVT-i)
NA
NA
NA
Standard
Standard
EMISSION RATING
Ultra Low Emission Vehicle II (ULEV-II)
Standard
Standard
Standard
NA
NA
Super Ultra Low Emission Vehicle (SULEV)
12
NA NA NA Standard
Standard
Evaporative
emission
certification
—
zero
evaporation
NA NA NA Standard
Standard
IGNITION SYSTEM
Electronic,
with
Toyota
Direct
Ignition
(TDI)
Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard
ELECTRIC MOTOR
Function: drive front wheels, regeneration during braking
NA
NA
NA
Standard
Standard
Electric motor type: permanent magnet motor
NA
NA
NA
Standard
Standard
REAR ELECTRIC MOTOR
Function: drive rear wheels, regeneration during braking
NA
NA
NA
Standard
Standard
Motor type: permanent magnet motor
NA
NA
NA
Standard
Standard
TRACTION BATTERY
Battery type: sealed Nickel-Metal Hydride (Ni-MH)
NA
NA
NA
Standard
Standard
HYBRID SYSTEM NET POWER
280 hp (209 kW)
NA NA NA Standard
Standard
TRANSMISSION
(gasoline models)
6-speed Electronically Controlled automatic Transmission with
intelligence (ECT-i), sequential shift mode and Snow Mode
Standard
Standard
NA
NA
NA
5-speed Electronically Controlled automatic Transmission with
intelligence (ECT-i), sequential shift mode and Snow Mode
Available
Available
Standard
NA
NA
TRANSMISSION
(hybrid models)
Electronically Controlled continuously Variable Transmission (ECVT)
with ECON mode
NA NA NA Standard
Standard
EV mode
13, 14
NA NA NA Standard
Standard
DRIVETRAIN
Front-Wheel Drive
Standard Standard Standard NA
NA
Full-time
4WD
system
(V6
models
only)
Available Available Available NA
NA
Electronic On-Demand 4WD with intelligence (4WD-i)
15
NA NA NA Standard
Standard
BODY CONSTRUCTION
Reinforced
unitized
body
Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard
SUSPENSION
4-wheel independent MacPherson strut suspension with front and
rear stabilizer bars
Standard Standard Standard Standard Standard
STEERING
Electric Power Steering (EPS); power-assisted rack-and-pinion
Standard
Standard
Standard
Standard
Standard
Turning circle diameter, curb to curb (ft.)
38.7
38.7
38.7
38.7
38.7
