Toyota Highlander vs. Toyota 4Runner
When you need an active SUV to take on your weekly getaways outside Zanesville, Cambridge, Coshocton, or Newark, there are plenty of options in the Toyota lineup. For example, you may be interested in the 2022 Highlander or the 4Runner.
Both are excellent SUVs, but which one is exactly what you’re looking for? That’s what the team at Zanesville Toyota is here to help you decide. Read through our comparison and then contact us to chat!
MAX. TOWING CAPACITY
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Whether your vacations take you off-road or stay on the paved path, the 2022 Toyota Highlander and the Toyota 4Runner are well-equipped for anything that may come your way. For example, they?both come standard with a V6 engine.
Let’s see how much power both rides can generate:
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| Standard engine | 3.5L V6 | 4.0L V6 |
| Horsepower | 295 HP | 270 HP |
| Torque | 263 lb-ft | 278 lb-ft |
You may have noticed that the Highlander produces more horsepower, but the 4Runner delivers more torque. Despite their differences in engine specs, they can both tow up to 5,000 pounds when properly equipped.
Now that we’ve looked at what the 2022 Highlander and the 4Runner offer under the hood, let’s climb inside the cabin and have a look around. Right away, you’ll notice a roomy cabin with up to three rows of seats.
While the Highlander comes standard with three rows and enough room for up to eight passengers, the 4Runner gives you a choice between a 2-row cabin that can seat up to five passengers or a 3-row cabin that can seat up to seven.
You’ll also notice a few differences in interior measurements:
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| Headroom (first/second/third) | 41.2/39.4/36.1 inches | 39.3/38.6/34.3 inches |
| Legroom (first/second/third) | 42/41/27.7 inches | 41.7/32.9/29.3 inches |
| Total cargo volume | 84.3 cubic feet | 89.7 cubic feet |
| Cargo volume (behind third row) | 16 cubic feet | 9 cubic feet |
As you can see, these two SUVs are rather evenly matched as far as headroom and legroom for all passengers. The 4Runner offers more cargo volume with the second- and third-row seats folded down, which is ideal if you have a lot of furniture to move or want to carry mountain bikes out to the trail.
However,?the Highlander?has more cargo space behind the third-row seats, which may give you more room for sporting equipment when you’re carpooling to baseball practice.
Since they’re Toyota SUVs, you can expect to find a plethora of driver-assistive systems as a standard feature no matter if you’re driving the Highlander or the 4Runner.
The Highlander comes standard with?Toyota Safety Sense™ 2.5+, and the 4Runner comes standard with Toyota Safety Sense™ P. Both are suites of predictive features designed to help improve your awareness of your surroundings.?They include systems like:
- Pre-Collision System with Pedestrian Detection
- Lane Departure Alert
- Dynamic Radar Cruise Control
- Automatic High Beams
In addition to these features, you can add on Front and Rear Parking Assist to the 2022 Toyota Highlander or the Toyota 4Runner to make parking your vehicle a breeze.
Ready to feel the wind in your hair on the open road? If so, then you’ll want to get behind the wheel of one of these rugged SUVs.
Now that you know how the 2022 Toyota Highlander and the Toyota 4Runner compare, which one will you drive near Zanesville, Cambridge, Coshocton, or Newark? The team at Zanesville Toyota can help you decide,?so contact us to test drive?a Toyota SUV today!
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