How efficient is the new Highlander Hybrid?

2021 Toyota Highlander Hybrid fuel economy numbers

Remember the old days when SUVs were considered giant gas-guzzling behemoths that might end up draining your bank account by repeated visits to the gas station? Those days are long gone. Not only are the newer versions of more traditional SUVs manufactured to be more efficient, but many hybrid variants of SUVs are out on the roads today. That includes the spacious Toyota Highlander. How efficient is it? Let’s take a deeper dive into the 2021 Toyota Highlander Hybrid fuel economy numbers. 

Efficiency by trim level 

The 2021 Toyota Highlander Hybrid is available in four trims: Hybrid LE, Hybrid XLE, Hybrid Limited, and Hybrid Platinum. That gives you plenty of opportunities to find the right variation for you, but one thing you won’t have to worry about is the fuel efficiency. Each Highlander Hybrid model has nearly the same fuel economy as the next.

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Did you ever think you would be getting those kinds of fuel economy numbers from an SUV? Toyota has made that possible! 

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Hybrid powertrain specs 

The 2021 Toyota Highlander Hybrid powertrain boasts a 2.5-liter L4HV Double Overhead Cam (DOHC) 16-valve D-4S Injection Atkinson Cycle engine and a variable valve timing-intelligent intake controlled by an electric motor. The combined horsepower of this system is a net 243 combined horsepower. And even the combustion engine alone gets 186 horsepower. So, even with such impressive fuel economy numbers, you are getting quite a peppy engine as well! This can help every drive feel that much more confident, and along the way you will be having cleaner emissions and sipping fuel to save money over the long run. 

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