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Toyota’s all-new 2020 Highlander SUV has landed at the 2019 New York Auto Show, showcasing a chiseled new design that borrows styling cues from the smaller RAV4, new tech and a more efficient hybrid system. The gasoline-powered 2020 Highlander will arrive in Toyota dealerships in December, while the Hybrid in February 2020. Compared to its predecessor, the all-new Highlander is claimed to be safer, more comfortable, more durable and of a higher built quality, relying on a new vehicle platform dubbed Toyota New Global Architecture (TNGA-K). At heart, the 2020 Toyota Highlander remains a family-friendly SUV. However, the Japanese automaker wanted to make sure that this new-generation model had a more powerful stance and a more elegant exterior, while also featuring greater aerodynamic efficiency (reducing wind noise while enhancing stability). In terms of design, L, LE and XLE grades come with a black front grille with silver trim, while Limited and Platinum models are distin...

Toyota has pulled the covers off the  Highlander  for the 2017 model year, which will be officially debut at the 2016 New York Auto Show.  Setting it apart  from the current version  are the more prominent upper and lower grilles, with different finishes depending on the selected trim. The LE, LE Plus and XLE bring silver paint, while the Limited and Limited Platinum have a chrome finish.  The taillights feature  revised graphics , while the two range-toppers bring a chrome strip on the rear bumper. The SUV also adds two new colors on all trims, Celestial Silver Metallic and Toasted Walnut Pearl, joined by the Salsa Red Pearl, which is exclusive to the SE trim.  Inside, Toyota has added new brown leather option, four more USB ports (five in total) for device charging and second-row captain's chairs for the  7-passenger seating  or second-row bench for  8-passenger configuration  in the Limited and Limited Platinum. There is ...