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Tuesday, February 27, 2018

A Step In The Right Direction: The 2018 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Limited Platinum AWD

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The 2018 Toyota Highlander Hybrid.
Let's give credit where credit's due.  Toyota has done a great job with its mid-cycle refresh of the Highlander.  What had been a heavy, unflattering nose has been smoothed out, the interior is a nicer place to do the business of driving, and...in the case of the Hybrid, fuel economy has improved and the base price has been lowered.






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2018 Toyota Highlander Hybrid.
That last part is especially good news, because it makes the Highlander Hybrid Limited Platinum AWD a more attractive proposition when compared to its gasoline-powered equivalent.

A petrol-powered 2018 Toyota Highlander Limited Platinum AWD has a base price of $46,660 and an EPA fuel economy estimate of 20 city/26 highway.  Choose the hybrid at $48,280  (a $1,620 difference) and the fuel economy leaps to 29 city/27 highway.

This, my friends, is a major step forward, since, in 2014, the difference between the then-top-of-the-line Highlander Limited and Highlander Limited Hybrid was $6,200...which made justifying the improvement in fuel economy considerably harder.

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2018 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Limited Platinum interior.
The refresh brought a more modern, comfortable interior, and in Limited Platinum trim, it's all top-drawer materials along with Toyota's legendary fit and finish. 

There are no options, so with $995 delivery processing and handling fee, the bottom line rang in at $49,275.

So...on the sweet side of $50K (a bargain for this size class of SUV these days), fully loaded and with a hybrid cost/benefit equation that makes some serious sense?  Sold. 



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