Hate the nose of the XSE trim...

 

I think Toyota had a sales record in May 2021 for this mode. 28,834

I am not quite a fan of the model and I remember all the bashing for the size of the model and the direction Toyota went with their downsized hybrid...but looks like Toyota was right with their direction

 

The Highlander was going to sell the best regardless of how it was designed, doesn't mean its the best 3 row crossover. Toyota loyalists are going to buy it and not even look at anything else.

 

28k is just insane! That’s compact suv numbers.

Party true however toyota hybrid SUVs are big part of why they continue to outsell everyone.

 

Especially now with high gas prices.

 

Not sure about that. Hybrid trims sit the longest on the dealer lots vs the gas trims.

Hybrid Limited takes nearly a month longer the sell than the gas, Hybrid XLE also sits about 3 weeks longer on a lot than the gas XLE. Hybrid LE sits the longest of any Highlander configuration at nearly 3 months.

Most popular is an XLE gas configuration.

Average days (not a great metric on its own) to turn a Highlander is just over a month around 34 days. Which is strong in a normal market. Palisade. 24 days, Telluride 16 days. Explorer is close to Highlander at 37 days. So Toyota seems to have better supply of vehicles to sell than many others do in this market, and even that is fairly constrained.

RAV4 sells faster, 22 days on average and there, interestingly the respective hybrid trim typically sells faster than the gas. So the Hybrid seems to be resonating more in the compact suv application than in the midsize.

 

Nice spin. But the Highlander set a record for their sales numbers. Even with the global chip shortage. Hybrid takes longer because it’s more expensive and has a limited buyer that is willing to give up faster performance in the name of fuel economy

 

Coming soon will the Highlander Plug in hybrid.

 

Not spin, just showing that Hybrid doesn't seem to be the lynchpin of the Highlander's current success. Whereas with Rav4, it definitely seems to be a strong positive contributor for the model line. But with the RAV4 Hybrid presents both a stronger power figure and fuel economy. Highland Hybrid this go around does not deliver on that.

 

Toyota Highlander Hybrid actually is the lynchpin for the success. In Q1 Toyota Highlander hybrid sales were up 408% Very successful for Toyota.

 

When I was looking at the RAV4 2 years ago, the hybrid was only $800 more for the same gas-powered trim level. How much more is the hybrid upcharge for the Highlander?

 

Great, up Year over Year over a terrible quarter for most cars and country started to go into lockdown and new Highlander Hybrid had a late launch relative to the rest of the Highlander lineup, so there were literally none to sell in Q1 of 2020.

Toyota has cranked up Highlander Hybrid mix, but they've shown the be the lowest in demand, relative to that supply, amongst Highlander configurations.

 

toyota.com $1400-$1500 upcharge.

 

Like I said to someone else, you have the data, we know you're right. Some people you're never gonna convince.

 

Toyota is actually recovering better than any other manufacturer.