Motor Trend - USA (2020-05)

44 MOTORTREND.COM MAY 2020

LAYOUT, TOYOTA HIGHLANDER

65.3”

68

.^1 ”

76.0”

65.4” 112.2”

194.9”

THE BIG TEST I 3-Row SUVs

convenience features, look cooler, and

have brilliant interiors.

The Toyota Highlander XLE, with its

$42,320 sticker price, is a tremendous

player in the value game. You get good

bang for your buck, and in a Highlander,

that really means something. The Toyota

also comes with standard captain’s chairs

in XLE and higher trims, whereas VW

charges $695 extra for them, even in the

top-trim Atlas SEL with the Premium

package. Volkswagen’s Atlas looks sharp,

but its value is not as strong.

Per IntelliChoice’s five-year cost of

ownership analysis (depicted above),

the Ascent tops the chart with the best

retained value. Unfortunately, it’s too

early to have data for the Telluride and

Palisade, the newest nameplates in the

segment, and Explorer and Highlander,

which are all-new for 2020.

The Finish Line

After our look at all the players in the

three-row SUV game, it became clear to

us that if you have a big family or really

CHEVROLET

TRAVERSE

HONDA

PILOT

MAZDA

CX-9

SUBARU

ASCENT

VOLKSWAGEN

ATLAS

AVG STATE FEES $1,143 $1,170 $1,127 $1,138 $1,171

DEPRECIATION $24,621 (52%) $21,000 (45%)$24,079 (52%) $17,958 (41%) $22,986 (51%)

FINANCING $5,228 $5,079 $5,100 $4,835 $4,966

INSURANCE $6,535 $6,671 $8,412 $8,477 $8,063

FUEL $8,434 $8,375 $8,175 $8,175 $9,416

MAINTENANCE $3,351 $3,140 $3,428 $3,291 $3,069

REPAIRS $708 $719 $807 $862 $0

5-YEAR COO $50,020 $46,154 $51,128 $44,736 $49,671

INTELLICHOICE TARGET

PURCHASE PRICE

$38,136 $37,811 $40,439 $40,525 $34,531

CHOOSE YOUR CAR WISELY

Keys, wallets,

phones, you

name it. The

Highlander’s

trays are

deep and

spacious.

Disclaimer: IntelliChoice has not completed its analysis of ownership costs for the 2020

model year. The costs shown for 2020 vehicles are based on the same or similar trims of

corresponding 2019 versions, including current fair market purchase prices for 2019 vehicles.

Results for all 2020 models will be available soon, so check back.

2020 Toyota Highlander

HEADROOM, F/M/R 38.4/39.4/36.1 in

LEGROOM, F/M/R 40.4/41.0/27.7 in

SHOULDER ROOM, F/M/R 59.0/58.7/55.0 in

CARGO VOLUME BEHIND

F/M/R

84.3/48.4/16.0

cu ft

CURB WEIGHT; DIST, F/R 4,398 lb; 54/46%

GROUND CLEARANCE 8.0 in

APPROACH/DEPART ANGLE 17.9/23.0 deg

TURNING CIRCLE 37.4 ft

TOWING CAPACITY 5,000 lb