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Highlander Sport-Utility Vehicle: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
Auto on Info June 2006
Review of the 2006 Toyota Highlander Sport-Utility Vehicle: Some Photographs, Distinctions, and Features and Specifications
By James B. Bleeker
The following table provides some product information on the 2006 Toyota Highlander.
The 2006 Toyota Highlander Photographs Distinction, Features, and Specifications
Distinctions: + The 2006 Toyota Highlander V6 is a 2006 Consumer Reports Comfort, Versatility, and Snow-Traction Midsized SUV Quick Pick. It has a CR 2006 predicted short-term reliability in the highest category, a CR 2006 predicted owner satisfaction in the second-highest category, and a CR 2006 accident avoidance rating in the second-highest category. The 2005 Toyota Highlander was a 2005 Consumer Reports reliability Quick Pick and a 2005 Consumer Reports owner satisfaction Quick Pick; the 2005 Toyota Highlander Limited is a 2005 Consumer Reports overall Quick Pick. In addition, the Toyota Highlander model is on Auto on Info's reliability Best of 2001 (for vehicles 2-to-4 years of age) and Best of 2002 (for vehicles 2-to-3 years of age).
Features and Specifications: + Engine: + + Types: 4-cylinder, double overhead cam (DOHC), 16-valve, with continuously variable valve timing with intelligence (VVT-i) and 6-cylinder, double-overhead cam (DOHC), 24-valve, with continuously variable valve timing with intelligence (VVT-i) + + Displacement: 2.4 liters for 4-cylinder and 3.3 liters for 6-cylinder + + Horsepower (SAE): 4-cylinder: 155 horsepower @ 5,700 rotations per minute, 6-cylinder: 215 horsepower @ 5,800 rotations per minute + + Torque: 4-cylinder: 162 pound-feet @ 4,000 rotations per minute, 6-cylinder: 222 pound-feet @ 4,400 rotations per minute + Transmission: + + 4-cylinder: 4-speed electronically controlled automatic transmission (ECT) + + 6-cylinder: 5-speed electronically controlled automatic transmission (ECT) + Steering: Turning Circle Diameter: 37.4 feet + Fuel capacity: 19.2 gallons + Drive wheels: Front or all-wheel drive + EPA estimated fuel economy: + + 2-wheel drive, 4-cylinder: 22 miles per gallon in city / 27 miles per gallon on highway + + All-wheel drive, 4-cylinder: 21 miles per gallon in city / 25 miles per gallon on highway + + 2-wheel drive, 6-cylinder: 19 miles per gallon in city / 25 miles per gallon on highway + + All-wheel drive, 6-cylinder: 18 miles per gallon in city / 24 miles per gallon on highway + Interior dimensions: + + EPA interior volume: 144.8 cubic feet + + EPA cargo volume: + + With middle and third rows of seats folded: 80.6 cubic feet + + Behind middle row of seats with third row of seats folded: 39.7 cubic feet + + Behind third row of seats: 10.5 cubic feet + Exterior dimensions: + + Wheelbase: 106.9 inches + + Overall length: 184.6 inches + + Overall width: 71.9 inches + Curb weight: 3,516 to 3,935, depending on number of cylinders, drive wheels, and presence or absence of 3rd row seats
Source of distinctions: + "CR Quick Recommendations: Quick Picks," Consumer Reports, April 2006, p. 23, "Ratings," Consumer Reports, April 2006, p. 29, "CR Quick Pick Recommendations," Consumer Reports, April 2005, p. 31 and Auto on Info Source of photographs, features, and specifications: + Toyota pressroom Date of Access to Toyota Pressroom: + late May 2006 Advisories: + All prospective consumers should check dealership information to ascertain any changes or corrections in the features and specifications listed above.
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