Let me save you trouble - $43k with everything but blu-ray player. And really does kind of have everything, more stuff than current RX.

Platnium has:

 

thanks. i now see platinum is a package and not a trim level, which was what was confusing on the southeast toyota site.

no interest in platinum features anyway as it turns out.

 

looking at that site again, note how they list trim levels (well trim or trim + package which is wrong, but i digress) ALPHABETICALLY, which doesn't make sense.

and you'll see the 'model' listed as 5 Speed Automatic, with transmission right under listed as 6 Speed Automatic.

the website is a huge fail that makes toyota look bad.

 

it is possible that their trims are different, but unlikely... who knows :-)

 

For a while, Toyota also listed the 2013 Rav4 as 4AT when it is actually 6AT. Not sure if it has since been fixed, but a minor issue overall.

More frustrating is that Toyota likes to try to "build" you into existing cars for sale at a dealership, vs letting you build what you want and see where it's available.

All of this has almost nothing to do with the Highlander though, which seems like a great new 'ute!

 

Did you take one for a quick spin around the city streets there? I think Toyota had at least one or two Highlanders available for the test-drive circuit. I tried out a new Corolla LE there at the show yesterday (the dark-green one parked outside).....it is selling so briskly at local Toyota shops that I figured it was worth sampling. That test-trive circuit on the local city-streets, of course, is not enough for what I would call a proper review, but it DOES give you a rough idea of what the car feels like in low-speed, stop-and-go traffic and the suspension/tire stiffness on those pockmarked city streets..

 

Yeah--I think they had the consultants who created the Affordable Care Act website create this one--still a few bugs.

But--the Highlander would be at the top of my mid-sized, non-lux SUV list now.

 

Grasping for Toyota straws? It's not "alphabetical"? Maybe send them email to
Fix it.

Poor highlander.. It's going to flop, the trim levels are not in order. How dare you Toyota!!

 

I didn't, the group I was with was more luxury car oriented. I'm going back on Monday and might have time to drive it then...

 

sarcasm - the lowest form of wit.

but anyway, over 90% of car buyers rely on websites before going to the dealers. you're entitled of course to downplay the relevance of a bad website. and this isn't toyota, it's the monopoly of JM Family Enterprises and SET (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southeast_Toyota_Distributors) making toyota look bad.

 

When I build a Highlander on the site for my zip I have no problems...

Fully loaded Platinum package Limited comes out to $44,450. Blizzard Pearl is another $395, then there are accessories such as wheel locks, bumper protectors, tow package, etc.

 

It's not the car for me, but I can see it sells well if it's an improvement over the last gen.

 

Would be nice if Toyota made an SUV bigger than RAV4 but smaller than the Highlander with obly 5 seats.

 

the venza is between the rav4 and highlander in length.

but i hear ya... i wish the third row was optional on the highlander.

 

Why?! If one doesn't want the third row, just leave it stowed...