2021 Toyota Highlander Platinum // Is THIS America's #1 Family SUV for $50K?? 

I like this trim☺️ You guys always come with nice cars and when its converted in review ,it becomes great 🤗

If you own a toyota your understand why it's #1. It's nice going into a dealership and they don't know you by name......When I owned my old Chevy venture the service department knew me by name because I was there so often with problems.... not my highlander 😀

Howdy, great review as always y’all! What a nice car!

it's crazy to see the snow, in cape town, where I live, I remember waking up at 2am not being able to sleep because I was still sweating from the heat.

Great review guys! Nice SUV

Thanks for review. Hello Kentucky.

I own this very color combo except mine is a hybrid. Consistently 31+ mpg per tank. Great vehicle. Glad I bought it.

Sales volume will speak for itself Nice review

Great job Mason!

Thanks for the in-depth reviews, they are helpful. Curious why you never pop the hood in your videos tho.

Drove one recently. Very nice car, though it’s annoying that I can’t rest my elbow on the door with my hand on the wheel. (Several of these vehicles had that problem; it’s like the seat is too far from the door.)

You described it like it’s an airplane... wow ! Thank you

This particular Highlander is very good looking in this color combo.

Just a little constructive criticism, in detail you’ll fail to discuss the heated seats do they automatically come on relating to the temperature outside. My Lexus RX 350 has that as well as the side folding mirrors and a 12.3 screen that is for a crossed in the map. Do you want me

Awesome review guys!

My Dream car 🥺 but is so expensive and can’t afford it 🥲 just have to keep working hard till I have the money 🙏🏻 with God first I will have it ♥️🙏🏻

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. Platinum interior with XSE exterior. Wonder if you even option up something like that

Heads up display should be a standard for safe every vehicle should have one and depending on price can have less features or more Keeps your eyes on the road

Wow love the highlander love the exterior paint good job guys

Thanks, gentlemen! Another awesome review that convinced me to choose this model over other vehicles. Once you said it was Lexus-like in quality..I was sold..because you just can't beat Lexus. Stay well guys! #Subscribed

Do the platinum and limited have identical interior road noise / sound proofing?

Great review.

My grandparents have the hybrid model! A very good car for the money

This is the highest trim level so in my opinion Toyota should've made all the lights leds

We have recently compared this to Telluride and several others. We will probably buy in the next week or two. We are almost certainly going Highlander. This thing is smooth. Also, it is a Toyota, so it should be solid and long term reliable. I had telluride fever like many people until I drove a used one because that is all they had on the lot. It was a 2020 maxed out Telluride. I forget the package name, but the salesman said you could go no higher. Maybe the prior owner ragged it out. I don’t know, but both rear sunshades were broken in different ways and it generally didn’t age well. The salesman said the guy traded it for a 2021 because he wanted a different color than the moss green which he had. Maybe the prior owner had crazy kids or something, but I walked away feeling like it did not age well. This could just be a one off, but I know Toyota won’t have that problem.

Owned a 2018 Highlander SE. Loved it, not one issue during 26k miles. Traded for a 2021 4runner which we love much better. There are so many highlanders on the road here. When you own one you really notice how many there are. To bad Toyota eliminated the rear window from opening. Used that a lot.

I have to say, it’s a really nice vehicle but for that luxury and price I am shocked that it doesn’t have power folding mirrors! It’s something I look for in a vehicle to get in and out of my garage. Anyway, thanks for the video, again it’s very beautiful.

I love the port and direct injection Toyota uses in their engines. You get the benefits of enhance fuel economy and horsepower from direct injection, while also having no carbon build up to worry about with port injection.

I just ordered a platinum waiting for it to arrive on the 23rd August

Mr Byron was headmaster. Similar namesake as a once popular fuel brand for model airplanes. (Check spelling). Mr Hallmondsy was the social studies teacher (space shuttle Challenger). Mr A taught math and computers and was elementary dorm parent. Mr Z was 7th grade dorm parent.

The dealer where I bought my 2020 Camry couldn't keep a single Highlander in stock. They sold everyone they got.

what the front camera is that for?

Love my palisade calligraphy

Can anybody tell me about the arm rest , heard it's far away & hard to rest your arm on it ? Info on this would be helpful

Which has the smoothest and most refined ride the 2021 Highlander hybrid or the v6

Cheap incandescent turn signals front and rear, back up and license plate lights, Toyota why? Literally, you get full LED exterior lights on a $30K Camry XLE and XSE but not this nearly $50K Highlander? Makes no sense, there’s no LED interior lights either, quite triggering.

I buy one last week 👍

someone is stalking you guys in the white SUV :p 🤗 @ 18.09

The hood reminds me of the Land Cruiser, and the rear haunches reminds me of the new supra. Nice car overall. 👌

Boa tarde e feliz sábado

Is it true that the red color is no longer available??😥 6-29-2021

Does it have power folding mirrors

i have ordered platinum. need to wait till June 22 :(

Classic japan technology is timeless!

I went with the Highlander hybrid for the MPGs and reliability

Can I have some of those coupons ?

I love the highlander it’s soo beautiful I heard it’s coming to Europe

They Hybrid has plenty of power too

Toyota needs to up their game in this segment..

I love the Highlander just wish it had everything a Telluride or Palisade has like quality luxury interior wise, space(3rd row), tech and safety features. Love the reliability of Toyota, but wish it was at the Kia/Hyundai price point also... And not feeling the lower bumper/hidden exhaust in the Highlander too and wish they hid the rear window wipers in spoiler or something

So please tell me, if you are choosing a 3rd roll SUV, what brand would that be. As car experts.? Please, thank you.

I love the 2021 Toyota Highlander platinum, it’s very nice!! I love it! I love the Interior!

Please tell me: which 2021 has quieter smoother ride?! Sienna or highlander?!

There seems some sort of struggle for them to develop better arrangements for the infotainment system.

4-way adjusting passenger seat without lumbar! Is this Platinum or Tin?

Good review. The new generation Highlander is an overdue upgrade for its best selling 3 row midsize crossover. And like most Toyotas it's a good, even a very good, vehicle especially in its top Platinum trim. But no vehicle is flawless and the Highlander is no exception. Its biggest weakness compared to its 3 row rivals is a relatively cramped interior. For example, according to Car and Driver the total passenger space in the Highlander is 136.1 cubic ft. The Telluride, only 2" longer than the Highlander (196.9" vs 194.9"), provides 157.1 cf. The difference is most obvious in terms of legroom. The Telluride has a total of 115.2" in its three rows while the Highlander offers 110.7". (An important metric since both the 1st and 2nd rows can be adjusted to allocate legroom as needed. The Telluride (and the Palisade) offer considerably more adjustability.) The difference is especially obvious in the 3rd row where the Telluride provides 31.4" of default legroom compared to the Highlander's 27.7". Why is that important? Presumably because 3rd row seating is likely to be a priority among those buying a midsize SUV. Otherwise, why not opt for one of the many 2 row midsize SUVs in the market.(e.g. Honda Passport, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Ford Edge, Chevy Blazer, Hyundai Santa Fe, etc.) And if a 3rd row is needed only occasionally, the KIA Sorento, half a foot less in length than the Highlander(189" vs 194.9") offers nearly 2" more 3rd row default legroom (29.6"). Finally, cargo space in the Highlander is relatively limited compared to the Telluride, especially behind the third row. With all three rows in place the Telluride offers 21 cubic ft of cargo space. The Highlander's spec is 16 cubic ft, slightly less than average for a midsize 3 row crossover. The bottom line is that when Toyota stretched the current generation Highlander's length from compared to the previous model (194.9" vs 192.5") they did nothing to improve space in the third row. Legroom is exactly the same at 27.7". And even more striking is that overall passenger space has actually shrunk slightly from 140 cubic ft to 136.1 cf. Virtually all of the additional length went to cargo space behind the third row where it improved from 13.6 cf to 16 cf. The newest generation of the Highlander has much going for it. Especially the hybrid version where it stands nearly alone. (The KIA Sorento hybrid is just coming online and will provide a rival on that score. Likewise for the closely related 2 row Hyundai Santa Fe.) But for those looking for a roomy three row midsize SUV, the Highlander is challenged at best.

Toyota is the best in the business.. Only thing better is Lexus.. What size tire are those 20" inch Wheels wrapped in ?

i just got a xse fucken love it

I love the new highlander in my opinion

Just FYI car Confections you can get a 360 camera on the limited as part of the 12.3in screen. Also the limited comes w a heated wheel

A $50K top trim model and and only part of the steering wheel is heated? Really, Toyota? That is beyond cheap!

Yes! Another full-sized SUV! I love the Highlander very popular! Have a great weekend today!

not feeling the 2 seat 2nd row, tho 🤷🏾‍♂️

The third row made me walk away from the highlander. Great car for family of 4. But any more and it gets tricky.

Why not? It is worth every penny. This is definitively the best SUV ever.

Why are the seats so hard? The phone charger is only for iPhones.

I have a highlander xse 2021 and i love that v6 its too bad Toyota killed that engine on the 2023 highlanders 🙄

Ya cant put Toyota in the same sentence as Kia, Hyundai & Ford 🤣🤣

Bump in the road . . . what bump?

Early this year?! Y’all filmed that XSE review in 2020! This is 2021.

... Toyota is really getting outrageous. $50k for a Highlander? You can get a certified preowned Lexus for that or less 🥴 omg

Yah but who could afford it!?!

The folks @ Toyota didn't do the highlander any favors when it was decided to remove the clever rear window release system in favor of profits...Considering the segment in which this vehicle plays a major take of the market shares! Nope..Far too many very good SUVs in this segment now! I'd take the Palisade limited before spending my money on this highlander platinum. Is the rear window a deal breaker for most folks? No...However it's just one more thing that reduces my interest in the highlander model overall. If I could only own 1 Toyota it would be the new e-hybrid Venza.

Sign my comment with a 'like' if you agree... Nothing that's called "platinum" should have incandescent lighting ANYWHERE

The piano black center infotainment looks cheap in person, any other material would've a much better choice.

I assisted a friend in buying a new Highlander 3 months ago. We were able to wiggle $4950 off of the MSRP. However, she isn't at all satisfied with it. She is having buyer's remorse. Only NOW she concedes the Palisade would've been the better choice -- with a much more premium feel, tech and design -- instead of Toyota's inherent cheapness that she experiences with every drive. Her Highlander is already squeaking inside, just like the 2017 Sienna she traded-in. Ah, the price some pay to be blind loyalists. From the looks of it, I think this'll be her last Toyota....

I like what I'm seeing but the Telluride and Palisade are more impressive to me. Hopefully Kia gets that pricing under control.

too loud engine for this trim. i would go for more luxurious car with probably less price. it has kind of same remote control , same design . it sould be different from other low trims. but this is Toyota . it is a great car and last long but it needs better insulation and more benefits for costumers.

I'm sure those seats are comfortable but they look like they came out of a Buick. All in all, I think the old interior is better looking. Why does Toyota have to be so weird? Love your reviews.

Like Toyotas a lot very reliable but everything that u add is more money more money with all features u can buy a German car get so expensive

You have to go really high up for this thing to feel premium. Even the XLE is pretty weak compared to the Koreans. Fit and finish are similar but their materials are significantly better.

Toyota is so behind the times now. The lights are still not full LED, the styling is bland, no full digital instrumentation. And it’s expensive.

These car companies kill me given their vehicles a surname of platinum and yet giving you a manual tilt sterning wheel and I'm not even going to mention that heated steering wheel Toyota you can do better.

Telluride and palisade both beat this thing in almost every way except for reliability which isn’t still really good on both of them so I don’t see a point

My number 1 target for me to get.

I really not a fan if the interior it looks like a darker orange I have the same thoughts about that interior on Subaru models as well.

(14:54) Yep that’s definitely a V6

front looks too old.

TBH the highlander is really a few levels behind the CX9, Palisade, and Telluride. The hybrid model would be the only reason to still buy this instead but other than that no one should be looking at this if they're informed well.

Manual tilt, old looking gauges, no felt lined console bin, No thanks. The Palisade and Telluride offer more for less with a more luxurious interior.

I do believe the interior is an advancement most certainly over the previous model, but I do prefer the exterior design of the '17-'20 model over this more rounded/bulbous design. For $50k, that Kia Telluride SX-L, Hyundai Palisade Calligraphy, and from a performance and towing perspective, the Explorer ST/Platinum and Durango R/T seem to be better values. Plus, at this rate, you're starting to encroach on the new Acura MDX and the new star of the crossover, the Genesis GV80.(albeit not their loaded models). And then its in the details for me. Toyota gives the $30k Camry XSE full LED lighting, dual exhaust, and a few other niceties that are absent here. Very frustrating.

Lound cabin noise!

Toyota things I don’t like: too many lighted icons everywhere, too bright for no importance. Please dim those always lit lighted icons. Exterior design is way outdated. Kinda tired of the Japanese look. Toyota Nissan Honda all look the same

He does 😐 in every car

Thank You Almighty God for blessing me with Your grace I will buy one for myself

We bought a 21 a few weeks ago. Definitely not worth the money in my opinion after owning a while.

give you 42k for it thanks

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I think the new Kia Sorento is now the best in class

why didn't you take 45 seconds to remove the snow? lazy