Japanese auto maker Toyota has debuted the 2014 Toyota Highlander sports utility vehicle (SUV) at the 2013 New York International Auto Show in the US.
The vehicle will be launched with three powertrain variants, claims the company.
Powertrains of the vehicle will include a 2.7L four-cylinder engine and a 3.5L V6 engine, both of which come with variable intake manifold and dual variable-valve timing with intelligence (VVT-i) and are paired to six-speed electronically controlled automatic transmissions.
The vehicle will also be made available in a hybrid model powered by a Hybrid Synergy Drive system that combines a 3.5L V6 gasoline engine with an electric drive motor-generator.
Scheduled to be launched by early 2014, the SUV will be assembled at Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana (TMMI) in Princeton and will have rear lift-gate with one-touch power open/close, driver selectable taillights and bumper.
The vehicle will come with the automatic high beam system, auto cruise control, smart key, driver's seat memory, heated and ventilated front seats, heated second-row captain's seats, and a heated steering wheel.
Features of the vehicle will include MacPherson strut front suspension, double-wishbone rear suspension, four-wheel disc brakes, 18inch alloy wheels, dynamic torque control all wheel drive (AWD), vehicle stability control (VSC) and electric power steering (EPS).
In addition, the car will have Toyota Entune multimedia system, 6.1inch touch-screen, bluetooth, voice recognition, rear parking sonar, blind spot monitor, lane departure alert, rear cross traffic alert and a pre-collision system.
