2020 Highlander
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I think every owner uses it regularly. Not necessarily to stick long items out, but to quickly drop things in the back without opening the whole slow moving liftgate. The same ease as a sedan's trunk.
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With that said, it wouldn't stop me from buying another one. Our RX rear window didn't open, and we survived that.
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Bottom line for me is that I almost bought a 2018 Highlander but sadly wouldn't buy this new one if I was in the market again. I was on the fence between Highlander and CX-9 when shopping last. That's how much I liked it but I just can get past the face on this new one. Not hideous but still awkward and far from great looking. I have to have something I love the styling of.
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right there with you, I test drove the current highlander and found the 3rd row to be very small, just little more room than the RX350h but no where what the pilot gives or the Atlas. I was hoping the new refresh they add some inches to the wheelbase and I wouldn't mind picking it up. But I guess that's not happening.
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Agree 100%
that weird shape to the right of the center stack!!??? Totally unnecessary and waaay overdone.
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right there with you, I test drove the current highlander and found the 3rd row to be very small, just little more room than the RX350h but no where what the pilot gives or the Atlas. I was hoping the new refresh they add some inches to the wheelbase and I wouldn't mind picking it up. But I guess that's not happening.
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You mean 2 refreshes ago? Because this is the current generation Highlander, just with an older style front end. 2 Generations ago would be the original Highlander.
Hope this means the new RX is just around the corner as well....
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you are correct, might be little more roomier from inside, I was looking at a review not sure which one but the guy was saying that the 3rd row is still crapped and still for kids, unlike the Telluride or Atlas/pilot.
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I would hope that this would pave the way for options for the RX. I’m sure there are some who would be interested an efficient 300h and others would prefer the potent for 450h. Though I do t think that you could apply that kind of choice anywhere else in the Lexus lineup. An ES450h would be silly, no one is interested in the GS anymore, and the RC is too small for the batteries.