Toyota is playing a risky game with the 2023 Highlander, trading less horsepower for more torque. Did it pay off?
XSE lacks sufficient performance differentiationmidsize SUV is just as notable for what it adds as for what it has discarded. The new Highlander swaps in a different gas-only powertrain as an alternative to its available hybrid setup, and the new turbocharged I-4 engine makes more torque but produces less power than the old V-6 it replaces.
Toyota's trade-off of power for torque seems to pass muster on the road—in certain cases. For example, digital director Erik Johnson found the new setup"powerful enough to move the Highlander with just a driver aboard and sprightly enough off the line," but he's not so sure about it with"a roster of four or five people and their stuff." It also doesn't sound particularly great, with associate editor Duncan Brady reporting the engine note as downright unpleasant.
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