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Video Chapters
0:00 Introduction and specifications
2:20 Walk around
4:14 Looking inside
7:58 Second and third row and and cargo space
10:58 Drive review – Overview
11:39 Drive review – Hybrid powertrain
13:54 Drive review – Acceleration
15:04 Drive review – Ride and comfort
16:17 Drive review – Handling
16:42 Drive review – New Highlander XSE
18:35 Drive review – Conclusion

Basic Spec Box:
2021 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Limited
Base price: $48,290
Price as tested: $50,363

Engine: 2.5-liter I-4 hybrid
Engine Power: 186 horsepower at 6000 rpm engine
Toyota System Power: 243 horsepower combined
Torque: 175 lb-ft of torque at 4400 rpm
Torque: ?? lb-ft of torque combined
Transmission: continuously variable transmission
Drive: all-wheel-drive

Fuel Economy
City 35 mpg
Highway 34 mpg
Combined 34 mpg

Dimensions
Length: 194.9 inches
Width: 76.0 inches
Height: 68.1 inches
Wheelbase: 112.2 inches

Weights and Capacities
Curb weight: 4595 lbs
Interior volume: 139 cubic feet (according to Toyota)
Cargo volume: 16/48/84 cubic feet behind 3rd/2nd/1st row (according toToyota)

Calculated weight to power: 18.9 pounds per horsepower
Mfr’s claimed 0-60 mph: na seconds
Mfr’s claimed Top Speed: na mph
Government classified size: standard sport utility vehicle

Options: 12.3-inch touchscreen with bird’s eye view camera, peritmeter scan and curb view, $1050; running boards, $599; illuminated door sills, $299; door edge guards, $125

Recorded
14th of May 2021

Who is Robin Warner? – Brief description and bio

Robin spent five years of his adult life as an engineer. Four years at a Tier One supplier, TRW Automotive (now ZF TRW Auto), working as a traction and stability control calibration engineer, and little over a year as a vehicle dynamics engineer at Ford Motor Company.

Furthermore, he spent 15 years of his adult life holding different editor positions at various magazines, including Associate Technical Editor at Car and Driver, Road Test Editor at Road & Track, and Managing Editor at Autoweek.

Robin also spent several years racing. He started in autocross, then bought a go-kart and then another one. Having a lot of success, including a Great Lakes Sprint Series championship in 2002, he moved to single-seaters, racing in the 2003 Skip-Barber Midwest Championship, the 2003-2004 Skip Barber Southern Championship, and the 2004 Formula Dodge National Championship.

In addition to making videos, Robin hosts a podcast about major road racing series across the globe, with a focus on Formula 1. Find the show at http://funwithcars.com/