Greater, Longer 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander Spied Testing In Michigan

We’ve got our first pictures of what seems to be the upcoming 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander testing on American roads. The brand new crossover shall be a barely bigger model of the much-loved Highlander designed to compete with its ballooning competitors.

Toyota utilized for a trademark for the “Grand Highlander” title in January 2021, and 6 months later, stories emerged {that a} crossover by that title would add a bigger three-row choice to Toyota’s lineup.

That ought to assist it compete with the likes of the Ford Explorer, the Chevrolet Traverse, and the Volkswagen Atlas, all of that are longer than the Toyota Highlander. Though the model does promote a bigger SUV, it’s the body-on-frame Sequoia, which is costlier and is much less car-like in its development.

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Nonetheless coated in heavy camouflage, these images had been taken close to the Japanese model’s Michigan Tech Middle. Particulars stay scant at this level, however we will see a pair of tailpipes hanging out one every at both finish of the rear bumper, which differs from the common Highlander’s tailpipe, which exits on only one aspect.

Sadly, it’s unclear what number of extra visible updates will come to the Grand Highlander. Though some automakers, like Volkswagen, supply crossovers in two guises with differing aesthetics (just like the Atlas and the Atlas Cross Sport), others supply choices in two sizes with only a few modifications (just like the Jeep Grand Cherokee and Grand Cherokee L).

Below its in depth camouflage, this new mannequin does, on the very least, seem like boxier than the usual Highlander. With a excessive, sq. rear part, the brand new mannequin seems set to offer ample room for third-row passengers.

For these on the lookout for much more consolation and luxurious, stories recommend {that a} Lexus model of this crossover will observe. Dubbed the TX, it ought to observe the Grand Highlander, which is ready to be unveiled in mid-2023, by about six months.

Photograph credit score: S. Baldauf/SB-Medien for Carscoops