The Vital Stats - Toyota Highlander SUV Hybrid

March 28, 2005 – Vol.10 No.1

VITAL STATS - TOYOTA HIGHLANDER SUV HYBRID.

Here’s the important stuff about the next hybrid to hit the highways...

--- 4X2 (two wheel drive version) EPA fuel efficiency rating 33 city, 28, highway, 30 combined. (Combined mileage up to 100-percent better than most V-8 conventional SUVs)

--- 4X4 ( four wheel drive version) EPA fuel efficiency rating 31 city, 27, highway, 19 combined.

--- 3.3 liter V-6, combined with its electric drive motor - 268 horsepower

--- Towing capacity 3500 pounds.

--- 0-60 in 7.3 seconds for the four wheel drive version.

--- Nearly 70-percent fewer smog forming emissions than conventional SUVs

--- Seats 7.

--- Base price for the 4X2 $33,030 (a gussied up Limited version $37,890). Base for the 4X4 $34,430 (Limited $39,290)

--- Arriving in U.S, dealerships June 2005.

Visit Toyota at http://www.toyota.com/

(As of April 4, 2005 the hot selling Prius will be $100 more expensive. The price increase is unlikely to cool demand.)