3rd gen Toyota Highlander 2014–2019

What it came with

• 2.7L four-cylinder^1,2,3

  185 hp, LE only

• 3.5L V6^1,2

  270 hp · 2014–2016

• 3.5L V6²

  295 hp, new for 2017 · 2017–2019

• 3.5L V6 hybrid^4,5

  280 hp combined to 2016, 306 hp from 2017

Motors

Three electric motors^4,5

Transmissions

6-speed automatic^1,2, 8-speed automatic (2017–2019)², Continuously variable^4,5

Drivetrains

Front-wheel drive^1,2, All-wheel drive^1,4

Trims

LE^1,2, LE Plus^1,2, XLE^1,2, SE (2017–2019)^2,3, Limited^1,2, Limited Platinum^6,2, Hybrid^4,5

Packages

Driver Technology package^1,4, Platinum package¹, Second-row captain's chairs¹

• Model codes: XU50⁷
• Seats: Eight, or seven with second-row captain's chairs^1,2
• Towing: Up to 5,000 lb with the V6^1,2
• Built at: Princeton, Indiana⁷

Colors

• Blizzard Pearl ^6,3
• Midnight Black Metallic ^6,3
• Shoreline Blue Pearl ^6,3
• Alumina Jade Metallic ^6,3
• Predawn Gray Mica ^6,3
• Ooh La La Rouge Mica ^6,3
• Nautical Blue Metallic ⁶
• Creme Brulee Mica ⁶
• Silver Sky Metallic ⁶
• Toasted Walnut Pearl ³
• Celestial Silver Metallic ³

Interiors

• Black Leather ^6,3
• Almond Leather ^6,3
• Ash Leather ^6,3
• LE Cloth, LE ²
• LE Plus SofTex accents, LE Plus ¹
• XLE and Limited Leather in the first two rows, SofTex in the third, XLE, Limited ^1,4

Year by year

• 2014 A full redesign, with seats for up to eight, a height-adjustable power liftgate and a 6-speed automatic for the V6. The Hybrid comes in Limited grades only.^1,4
• 2015 Essentially unchanged.⁸
• 2016 Essentially unchanged, with a tow package on every V6.⁹
• 2017 A new 295 hp V6 with an 8-speed automatic, Toyota Safety Sense on every trim, and a new SE. The Hybrid rises to 306 hp and gains two cheaper grades.^2,5
• 2018 No changes recorded.
• 2019 No changes recorded.