Toyota · 2000–present
Toyota Kluger
The Toyota Highlander (Japanese: トヨタ・ハイランダー, Hepburn: Toyota Hairandā), also known as the Toyota Kluger (Japanese: トヨタ・クルーガー, Hepburn: Toyota Kurūgā) in some markets, is a mid-size crossover SUV with three-row seating produced by Toyota since 2000. The Highlander was announced in April 2000 at the New York International Auto Show, arriving in Japan in late 2000, and North America in January 2001. It was among the first of a new class of mid-size SUVs that were based on a car platform (later known as crossovers). At the time, the Highlander was built on the company's existing Toyota K architecture, shared with the Camry. The Highlander became Toyota's best-selling SUV in the US before being surpassed by the smaller RAV4 in 2006. The first-generation model was sold in Japan as the Kluger, which was exclusive to a dealership network called Toyota Netz as a larger alternative to the RAV4. The Kluger nameplate is also used in Australia because "Highlander" is a trademarked trim line name owned by Hyundai. The name is derived from the German word klug, which means smart or clever (klüger – with diacritics – means "more clever“ in German). The fifth-generation Highlander introduced in 2026 became a battery electric model. A Subaru version is marketed as the Subaru Getaway.
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Successor: Toyota Vanguard
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Specifications
- name
- Toyota Highlander
- Manufacturer
- Toyota
- aka
- Toyota Kluger (Japan, 2000–2007; Australia, 2000–present), Toyota Crown Kluger (China, 2021–present), Subaru Getaway (North America, 2026–present)
- Production
- 2000–present
- Model years
- 2001–present
- Class
- Mid-size crossover SUV
- Body style
- 5-door SUV
- Layout
- Front-engine, front-wheel-drive, Front-engine, four-wheel-drive, Front-motor, front-wheel-drive (2026–present), Dual-motor, all-wheel-drive (2026–present)
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2447150CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_HighlanderCC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1375282089 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2015_Toyota_Kluger_(GSU55R)_GX_wagon_(2015-11-11)_01.jpgPublic domain · Photo: OSX · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Manufacturer website (link only) — https://www.toyota.com.au/klugerLink only; no content copied · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.