Expert Reviews from Around the Web
We have scoured the web for expert reviews of this car and found the best ones for you to read. Found 8 reviews. This list is displayed in ranked order based the reviews we think are the best.| Ranking | Details |
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2008 toyota highlander hybrid Professional Edmunds ReviewSource: Edmunds...leather upholstery, front seat heaters, an upgraded JBL sound system (with Bluetooth included), a rear DVD player and a navigation system. Powertrains and Performance: Toyota's Highlander Hybrid uses a 208-hp 3.3-liter V6 engine in combination with three electric motors. One electric motor functions as a starter-generator, starting the gas engine and recharging the SUV's nickel metal hydride battery pack, while the others concentrate on propulsion (but also work as generators during braking). Combined output is 270 hp, and with separate electric motors driving the front and rear wheels, the... |
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2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Professional Cars.com ReviewSource: Cars.com...city is a huge gain for an SUV that holds seven people and their gear-providing you spend a lot of time tooling around in stop-and-go traffic to justify the hybrid premium. Where it paid a huge dividend was on a trip to the Wisconsin Dells and back. The westbound lanes of Interstate 94 were under water near Johnson City, so traffic was reduced to one lane in each direction on eastbound side. The partial road closing created 8 miles of bumper-to-bumper driving just to get to the spot where the lanes merged. The Highlander used not a drop of gas as is crept along in battery mode. But would... |
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2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Professional Cars.com ReviewSource: Cars.com...The Highlander Hybrid is powered by a 3.3-liter gasoline V-6 engine that, combined with the electric motor, gives you 270 horsepower -- exactly the same as the gas-powered 3.5-liter V-6 in the regular Highlander. Unlike the regular model's five-speed automatic transmission, the Hybrid has a CVT, or continuously variable transmission. It operates like an automatic, but rather than use a set number of gears such as four, five or six, a CVT has an infinite number of gear ratios. Several manufacturers have CVTs -- Nissan and Dodge seem to be pushing them harder than anyone else -- and while I'm... |
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2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Professional Cars.com ReviewSource: Cars.com...Interior The Highlander Hybrid has front bucket seats, and sliding and reclining second-row captain's chairs that can be configured to handle three people with Toyota's Center Stow seat. The Center Stow seat provides decent comfort and can be removed when not needed. Seven-seat Highlanders have a two-person third-row seat that can fold flat into the floor. Smart Start and Entry keyless access is standard. Available features include a navigation system, rear-seat entertainment system with a flip-down 9-inch screen, leather-covered seats and a six-CD JBL stereo. Under the Hood The Highlander... |
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2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Professional Cars.com ReviewSource: Cars.com...Of course, the DVD entertainment system with wireless headphones would be a nice addition to any family outfit. My son, who just started watching videos, was completely enthralled by his first in-car video experience. He wouldn't keep the spiffy headphones on, but my husband sure enjoyed them... and "Thomas & Friends" (boys like trains; what can I say?). You might try the power moonroof on for size - it allows the sun to shed a little light on your face so you look positively fabulous on the road. And, of course, you also can run the front dual-zone climate control system as well as the auto... |
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2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid OverviewSource: CarGurus...Both trims sport a 3.3-liter, 270-hp V6 engine. The Highlander Hybrid has 4 doors and seats either 5 or 7. Seven-seat Highlanders have a foldable third row that seats 2. Options include leather seats, a back-seat entertainment system featuring a 9-inch screen, and a navigation system. Switch to EV mode and you slowly roll up to 5 miles on battery power. You also get side-impact airbags in the front row of seats and side-curtain bags for all 3 rows.Overall, reviewers like the improved interior and extensive airbag coverage. On the other hand, some might consider the Highlander a bit of a... |
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2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid - ReviewSource: MSN Autos...Choose a makemmInitializeEx(document.frmUCM, 'Toyota', MakeShortName('Highlander Hybrid'), 'Choose a make', 'Choose a model', 'false', true);... |
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2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Professional Cars.com ReviewSource: Cars.com...In the base model, which doesn't offer the navigation system option — or in case you don't want to spend an additional $2,655 for it in the Limited trim level — this screen shows some of the power-flow diagrams and fuel economy readouts that usually come only on large touch-screens. In models that do have navigation, this small display gives you some of the same information without requiring you to switch back and forth between the large screen's functions, such as maps or the satellite radio's artist and song information. All cars with nav systems could use a supplemental display like... |
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