Just the hybrid Highlander? I'll take that bet.

 

Hybrid Highlander is going to be a massive hit. I don't know if it would outsell both, time will tell. All the growth for Toyota will be in the hybrid part of the sales mix.

 

I didn't mean both combined but individually both. Perhaps I should have been more clear I would personally pick a Telluride simply because the 3rd row is more useable.

 

Palisade and Telluride each sell around 5K/mo. We'll see if the new Highlander Hybrid can do same or more... i suspect it can.

 

Current Highlander sells about 20k a month. 25% Hybrid sales, I would say so.

 

25% are hybrids TODAY? If so, i'm surprised it's that high.

 

Do you think that is because demand is outstripping supply for the Palisade/Telluride? I ask because most of either SUV's sell within a couple of days hitting dealer lots?
All that said, I personally feel the Honda CR-V is superior to the RAV4 yet the RAV4 sells in droves, so I'm confident the Highlander will also sell a ton, hybrid and otherwise.

 

Honda products are slowly becoming worrisome, so much that the company has decided to publicly make statements to that effect. 1.5L motor fuel oil dilution

 

I mean assuming the new Highlander sells similarly they would need to have 25% hybrid sales to match the sales figures of the Telluride or Palisade.

Today I think its like 10% are hybrids.

 

ah gotcha... i'd be surprised if they get 25% hybrids of new highlander sales

 

that's an interesting point, and a great 'problem' for hyundai/kia to have... i wonder if they're working on increasing supply.

i agree that (just my opinion) the cr-v is a lot nicer than the rav4, although the rav4 hybrid is likely a better fuel sipper than the crv hybrid which i don't even think is out yet.

 

Have you compared the CRV to the new Rav? I agree the CRV was nicer than the old Rav but not the new Rav.

 

i haven't driven the latest versions of either but someone i know just got a rav4 (pretty basic trim) and i just found the interior to be awful. i also don't like the exterior look. i'm sure the rav4 drives just fine though.

 

Its much better in upper trims. I have a friend that has a Limited trim one, and one of my employees has a CRV.

 

Toyota sells over 10,000 Rav4 hybrids each month. I have no idea what the KIA,/Hyn twins sell combined, I would expect the Highlander to increase their overall sales about 15-20% which would be mostly from the hybrid Highlander. 35MPG combined is huge.