We drive the 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid MAX both on and off-road and see how it compares to the competition.

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:32 Exterior
1:48 Under The Hood
2:46 Cargo Space
3:58 Rear space
5:01 Pricing
5:23 Interior And Tech
9:19 Driving
14:37 Off-Road
21:34 Verdict

The 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid MAX enters the 3-Row ring up against some very stiff competition in the shape of the Kia Telluride and the Hyundai Palisade, but things look quite promising glancing at the spec sheet and its obvious the Korean SUVs are in for a tough time.

First off it’s a completely new vehicle that is not just a stretched Highlander, in fact, it's considerably larger in every other dimension too. It fits into the Toyota lineup between the standard Highlander which is too small to be a three-row and the larger Sequoia.

2024 Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid MAX numbers

ESTIMATED BASE PRICE: $54,040
ESTIMATED PRICE AS TESTED: $57,750
VEHICLE LAYOUT: Front-engine, all-wheel-drive, 7 passenger, 4-door SUV
ENGINE: 2.4 liter turbocharged four plus two electric motors
COMBINED POWER: 362 hp
COMBINED TORQUE: 400 ft-lbs
TRANSMISSION: 6-speed automatic
0-60 MPH: 5.6 seconds
CURB WEIGHT: 4,985 lb
CARGO VOLUME: 21 ft3 behind 3rd row, 58 ft3 behind 2nd row, 98 ft3 all seats folded 
FUEL ECONOMY Combined/city/highway: 27/26/27 mpg
OUR OBSERVED: 19.7 mpg
PROS: Wildly quick, smooth ride, cavernous inside
CONS: Imprecise steering, not much grip