The 2027 Toyota Highlander is absolutely electrical and has a 320-mile vary

Toyota has unveiled the 2027 Highlander, the primary absolutely electrical model of the car and the automaker’s fourth EV within the US. It’s additionally the corporate’s first EV assembled within the nation and the primary electrical mannequin with three rows of seats. The automaker already sells the electrical C-HR crossover and the electrical bZ SUV within the US. Whereas the 2027 Highlander resembles its predecessors, its traces look sharper and it has broader fenders. As well as, it options flush door handles much like Tesla’s, which had been designed for aerodynamics however which China recently banned out of security considerations.

The brand new Highlander shall be out there in a number of varieties, particularly in Restricted and XLE (Government Luxurious Version) grades with both front-wheel or all-wheel drive configuration. In case you get the Restricted version all-wheel drive with a 95.8 kWh battery, you may get a spread of 320 miles on a single cost, primarily based on Toyota’s estimates. Take observe that vary estimates by producers and the EPA might be totally different from one another. It could be extra correct to match EPA ranges between automobiles throughout manufacturers, as a result of they had been decided utilizing the company’s testing methodologies.

The 2027 Highlander in XLE entrance wheel drive configuration with a 77 kWh battery has a manufacturer-estimated vary of 287 miles. In the meantime, the all-wheel drive XLE variant comes with both a 77 kWh battery that may energy it for 270 miles or a 95.8 kWh battery that has an estimated vary of 320 miles, much like the Restricted version car. The all-wheel drive variants have a complete most energy output of 338 horsepower, whereas the front-wheel fashions have an influence output of 221 hp.

All of the EV’s variations can seat seven, with the third row having the ability to fold flat for those who want it for cargo. They arrive with heated entrance seats, however you may also get ventilated and heated second row seats for a further payment. Toyota will begin promoting the 2027 Highlander in late 2026, with some areas getting it early subsequent 12 months. The automaker says it’ll announce pricing for the EV mannequin nearer to its launch date.