Class of innovation
high gas prices have forced manufacturers to think outside the box and even in the case of Toyota Motor Company, the Japanese carmaker's just that with his 2009 Toyota Highlander. In a passage that is, the degree of safety to be adopted by other manufacturers, Toyota plans to offer a high-powered four-cylinder engine as standard when the new SUV to be launched in early 2009.
Toyota Financial but powerful I4Engine
Although a four-cylinder engine has long been in the company of medium SUV, the new 2.7L I4 engine will be offered in combination with a completely new six-speed electronically controlled automatic overdrive transmission. Together, the two components gives the Highlander class-leading power and fuel economy, two major characteristics of the vehicles today.
new Toyota engine is a 187-hp and 186 lb.-ft. Torque Rating. The engine isSo Highlanders EPA as Ultra Low Emission Vehicle (ULEV) evaluate and run on regular unleaded.
Besides the new I4 engine, Toyota will continue to offer their powerful V6 3.5L V6 and a hybrid offers both front and rear electric motors. The Highlander is a model or two-or four-wheel drive.
A decent seller for Toyota
First introduced in 2001, the Highlander one of the most popular models from Toyotaspace for seven passengers and deliver value at the top of the class and fuel consumption. Highlander Hybrid actually get 27 mpg city and 25 mpg on the highway to reach far beyond what most models in its class.
Produced on location in Princeton, Indiana plant, Toyota Highlander is also in Japan, where it is marketed as Toyota Kluge. His boss for the competition includes the Ford Explorer, Dodge Journey, Chevrolet Trailblazer, Honda and Nissan Murano.
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