Key highlights
- 2027 Toyota Highlander debuts as BEV in the US
- It is the first-ever three-row EV of the brand
- To be offered in two grades with up to 515 km range
Toyota has revealed the next-generation of the Highlander SUV in the American car market, making a big shift in the SUV’s history, as it goes completely electric now. Check out every detail about Toyota’s first-ever three-row BEV model below.
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2027 Toyota Highlander: Everything you need to know
Exterior design
The next-gen Highlander three-row SUV has evolved in terms of design. It is more in line with the brand’s current design identity and looks familiar to the recently launched RAV4 Hybrid.
The overall design features sharp elements, with a ‘smiling fascia’ that gets the C-shaped LED DRLs and LED headlights with la ess cluttered outlook. A similar sharp design flows on the side with blacked-out ORVMs and roof, mated to the machine-cut dual-tone alloys.
The rear design is more futuristic as it embeds the full-width LED taillight, a roof-integrated spoiler, and a steeply raked C-pillar, giving it a sporty outlook. The overall silhouette of the new-gen Highlander is more sophisticated and less complex.
Interiors and features
The cabin design of the new Highlander EV features a futuristic outlook, offering a dual-tone leather finish with soft-touch materials on the door panels, dashboard, and leather seats.
Additionally, the cabin gets the modern design bits like the new three-spoke steering wheel, unique armrest-embedded door handles, a dual-step dashboard, silver and matte-black highlights on the centre console, and seven seats.
The new Highlander also offers a boot space of 450 litres, which can be expanded to 1,274 litres by folding the third-row seats.
Toyota has also equipped the new Highlander with all modern bells and whistles, which include the following:
- 14-inch floating infotainment screen
- 12.3-inch digital driver display
- Wireless connectivity with wireless charging
- Fixed full-size glass roof
- Dual-zone AC
- Ambient lights
- Rear air-con vents
- Ventilated and heated front and second-row seats
- Electric tailgate
- Toyota Multimedia system
Safety features
The new Highlander also gets the latest Safety Sense 4.0 module from Toyota, which includes a wide array of autonomous safety features, including the following:
- Adaptive cruise control
- Automatic emergency braking
- Front collision alert and avoidance
- Pedestrian emergency braking
- Rear-cross traffic alert
- Blind spot monitoring and alert
- Lane keep and departure monitoring and assist
- High-beam assist
2027 Toyota Highlander battery specs and range
Powering the new-gen Highlander are two battery pack options: 77 kWh and 95.80 kWh. Both battery packs will be manufactured in North Carolina by Toyota and its vendors. It will be available in two grades: XLE and Limited.
The 77 kWh battery pack will be available on the XLE FWD exclusively, offering a maximum range of up to 515 km. Meanwhile, the 95.80 kWh battery option can be had on the XLE AWD and Limited variants only. Moreover, the AWD powertrain will offer 338 bhp and 438 Nm of power and torque, while the FWD offers 221 bhp and 468.45 Nm of power and torque.
The Highlander EV also comes equipped with the Vehicle-to-Load or V2L capability, which acts as a generator for outdoor activities like camping or charging mobiles or laptops on the go.
Launch date and price
Toyota has announced that the new Highlander EV will go on sale in the US market by late 2026. Its pricing will be announced near to the launch date.
