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Towing experience with current Toyota Highlander

TravelPod
TravelPod Member Posts: 17
in Trailer & Towing
Does anyone have first hand experience towing with the current Toyota Highlander models?  Either the 2.5L 4 cylinder hybrid engine or 2.4L 4 cylinder turbo?  Due to emissions standards, they have discontinued the V6 engines.  I have a Tab 320 and been towing it with a 2011 Toyota Sienna for the past 3 seasons.  But I am starting to look at a new tow vehicle.  Not sure how the new 4 cylinder engines fare or how long will they last.
2022 Tab 320 Boondock
2011 Toyota Sienna
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  • Horigan
    Horigan Member Posts: 863
    Also consider the Mazda CX-70/90 (90 has third row seating).  Upper levels have 340 hp.  Not really necessary for a 320, but something we'll be looking into when replacing our 2013 Highlander towing our 400.
    Rich
    2019 T@b 400
    2025 Toyota Highlander 2.4L Turbo
    Bellingham WA
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  • manyman297
    manyman297 Member Posts: 1,433
    Do the new Tacomas share a powertrain with the Highlander? Might be worth seeing if they do because there are a few towing experience videos of the new Tacoma on YouTube. Different type of vehicle but might lend some insights.
    2021 400 BD
    2020 Tacoma TRD Off-Road 
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  • TravelPod
    TravelPod Member Posts: 17
    Thanks for the input.  I will check out the Mazda.  They have come a long way, looks really nice, but unsure of the reliability.  How many of the old ones are on the road and soldiering on?

    Toyota generally has the dependability reputation.  I think it's the same reason why most of us have picked NuCamp instead of the other options.

    My Sienna will be 15 yrs old in a couple of months and it can keep going.  Towed our trailer across the country east/west without breaking a sweat.  Looking at a replacement because I would like something with more ground clearance.  Getting in and out of steeper camp sites or some parking lots would be easier.  I also have a Corolla driven weekly that just past 24 yrs old.

    Hopefully these new 4 cylinder engines with/without turbos can last.

    I will check out the Tacoma videos.  That's a great idea I didn't think of.  Thanks.
    2022 Tab 320 Boondock
    2011 Toyota Sienna
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  • manyman297
    manyman297 Member Posts: 1,433
    Mazda has come a long ways since Ford had their fingers in the pie several years ago. Dependability rankings are up there with Honda and Toyota for the most part…BUT we had a 2015 CX5 that, after 100k miles of issueless ownership, started to show signs of a slow head gasket leak. So they aren’t perfect and our experience is more of an outlier. It still is my favorite vehicle I’ve ever owned. 
    2021 400 BD
    2020 Tacoma TRD Off-Road 
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