Actual test of Toyota Highlander: Why is it so popular?

      New energy SUVs seem to have become an unavoidable topic in our lives. More and more car companies are entering this market that requires both large space and low energy consumption. In today's world where many extended-range plug-in hybrids are popular, we seem to have forgotten about the Highlander, which entered the hybrid SUV market very early. From 2009 to now, Highlander has been with us for 15 years. It just so happens that the 2024 Highlander has just been launched on the market. Although it is an annual facelift and there are not many changes, we are still a little impatient. We hurriedly drove the vehicle to the test site to see how this "evergreen tree in the car world" will perform in the test. 　　Since the introduction of the domestic HANLANDA (second generation) in 2009, the exterior styling has never been drastically changed, but you can still see the progress of the body design language from the details such as the light cluster grille. But even from the earliest harsh corners of the evolution of the current look, the HANLANDER can still leave everyone the impression of reliable and practical. The interior of the car is equipped with a more mainstream 8155 chip with Huawei AI voice function, and the whole system supports the three mainstream mobile phone interconnections of CarPlay, HiCar and CarLife. Although the interior materials are inherited from Toyota's usual style, we can still see the efforts of the Handa in terms of intelligence.

● Space performance

　　Ride space part, the test model is a 7-seater with a 2-3-2 layout, the first two rows are more abundant, but the third row can basically only satisfy adults for short trips, and is not recommended for long-distance fully loaded trips.
      The storage space is remarkable. Not only does it have all the necessary facilities, but the Highlander has inherited the Japanese cars' spirit of exploration of space and the storage compartments are relatively large.        The trunk space of a seven-seat car can only be used to carry people or goods most of the time. When the third row is used to carry passengers, the loading capacity is indeed limited. Fortunately, the Highlander, which is designed for family use, has an immediate increase in loading capacity after the third row is folded down.

     Although influenced by the seven-seat layout, Japanese cars have always used space to the utmost, and the trunk opening is relatively square, so there is no obstacle to moving things around.
● Energy Consumption Performance 　 In terms of energy consumption, before the test we set the air conditioning of the Lambda to 23 degrees auto, the driving mode to hybrid and turned on the ECO mode, and then we started the fuel consumption test, we tested between congestion, city roads and highways.
　　The test stopped after 110.2km, with an average speed of 29.8km/h throughout, and an actual fill-up of 7.29L of No.92 petrol, resulting in a final fuel consumption of 6.62L/100km for the Toyota Hollander.
● Performance test    The maximum power of Toyota Highlander 2.5L Dual Engine 4WD version is 246 horsepower, and the drive form is 4WD. Since Highlander is positioned as a medium-sized SUV for family use, we must not be too harsh on the driving level. On this track, smoothness is its main theme.
    In the braking test, the Toyota Hollanda's 100-0km/h braking performance was 41.50 metres. During the test, the vehicle did not appear obvious body roll forward, brake pedal travel moderate, ABS intervention in time, the direction of no deflection.
   A braking distance of more than 40 meters is not a very competitive result among mid-size SUVs. After all, many new domestic brands have already achieved a braking distance of about 36 meters. However, for this product, I believe that most car owners may not push it to its limit easily.    The 0-400-meter acceleration test tests the vehicle's sustained acceleration capability. In this section, the Highlander's performance in the middle and late stages was slightly average. Obviously, sustained acceleration capability is not the focus of Highlander's consideration.
:: AEB testing
　　AEB ghost probe project 10-60km/h can do to avoid collision, braking force is from light to heavy very linear, can give the driver strong confidence, play very stable.
   In the rear-end static dummy session, the Hollander was able to avoid a collision in the 10-60km/h test. This also shows that the Toyota Safety system can give drivers some help in most scenarios of city driving.

  Full Summary

　　That's all for this edition of the Home Test, and since we're familiar with this product, most of the performance can be said to be expected. The driving level is still Toyota's usual style, with smoothness and comfort being the main theme; the static part follows the Japanese brand's tradition of creating more possibilities in limited space. So does this car's real-world test results meet with your approval?