Good points.

The European regulators created rules that incentivize “weak” plug-in hybrids. No surprise that those weak PHEVs don’t work so well. Also, the WLTP test is pretty far from reality too. No surprise the real world results turned out this way.

This.

Yup. The XLE trim has the second row bench.

Yeah, you’re right. It looks better than the regular Highlander, and that sells well. Too bad there’s not a Grand Highlander Prime.

True that. And let’s see how short this “short bonnet” really is? 70s full-size van short?

Fun fact: the Lexus SC convertible was the last car to come from the factory with a cassette deck. Year? 2011.

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Thanks for this. I agree. One can envision EVs with various sizes of batteries being offered in the future after we Americans get a grip on ourselves.

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Thanks for this. Much appreciated.

Dad once said, “never buy a car named after an island.”

Always wondered who that narrator was.

Here in California, stolen (metal) license plates or fake (paper) license plates are SOP for those who crime. Cameras - like goggles - do nothing.

Saw it at the LA Auto Show and it looks fantastic.

Whoa - the AMC Eagle is back!

Lease one. Then it qualifies.

Yeah, I am not a Toyota fan (ducks to dodge rock), but there really wasn’t anything close. This is 10 miles in during the depths of summer. Looks a lot different in the winter.

True. We’ve been waiting for years for a 3-row PHEV SUV (hello Jeep, where is the Grand Cherokee L 4xe?), and finally settled temporarily on a entry level Highlander Hybrid, which is station wagon 98% of the time and off-roader 2% of the time. For a Camry-on-stilts, it does remarkably well off-road (fire roads, creek…

This.