In this episode of Rush to Reason, John and Richard delve into the details of the newly released 2025 Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid. With its impressive fuel economy, spacious interior, and family-friendly features, this SUV stands out in the midsize SUV category. Richard shares his driving experience and insights on the vehicle’s performance and practicality. Listeners get to explore the Grand Highlander’s new Nightshade package, which adds a darker and more stylish theme to the already popular model. Join us as we discuss why this hybrid is an excellent choice for families looking for an efficient and reliable vehicle.
All right, we are back. Rush to Reason, Denver’s Afternoon Rush, KLZ 560. Time of the week where we do some car reviews, Richard. And what have you driven lately?
SPEAKER 02 :
Yeah, I drove a really, well, I guess one of my more enjoyable cars, to be honest with you, of late. And that’s for the value and just for a lot of things. And that’s the 2025 Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid. And this was the nightshade package, which we’ll kind of get into. As it sits at $56,818, again, for that hybrid. fuel economy 36 and 32 for an average of 34 and the reason i’m leading off with that is because that to me is one of the best selling features of this car and we’ve talked about this in the past right with toyota and their hybrid systems and just the hybrid um especially with fuel prices there the hybrid uh system is really second to none and and what we mean by that is just it works really well dad and it gives you an extra i don’t know i would say 10 to potentially 20 percent of added range onto the vehicle just to that extra fuel economy it works really well it’s simple to obviously simple to operate you don’t have to do anything and then on the highlander itself dad so the grand highlander is basically a highlander just bigger right it gives you a little bit more room that third row is a little bit more spacious there’s a little bit more room behind the third row. It’s not of these large SUV variety data. It’s still kind of that midsize SUV, but it’s still a great value for the vehicle. And again, you have, it’s got a, let me see here, the base hybrid is a 245 horsepower base hybrid engine. And this is second for the model year, Dad. It was introduced in 2024, but it’s obviously 2025 now. It really is phenomenal. The interior apportionments are everything that you’d want. There’s a bunch of cup holders, great center storage space for purses or for all of the kids’ nonsense that you would say. When you have kids running around, it’s got enough room in the middle row for Two booster seats or two kind of full-size seats. This model had the captain’s chairs, which worked really nice. People could get back to that third row if they needed. And like I said, the fuel economy really is great on this hybrid. And you’ve driven the Highlanders in the past.
SPEAKER 01 :
Great car.
SPEAKER 02 :
And it’s one of your more favorite kind of midsize SUVs.
SPEAKER 01 :
Yeah, great-sized car. It’s positioned very well as far as in its class. In fact, I think, to your point, in the Grand Highlander being a little bit larger, I mean, it really is outside of probably the minivan choice or stepping up into a full-bore, you know, body-on-frame SUV. This is going to be one of your top choices for the money.
SPEAKER 02 :
It is that, and that nightshade, it sort of just kind of adds a little bit, it adds a darker theme, right? I don’t have all of the effects as far as what it does, but it is exactly that. It kind of adds a little bit different and some darker texture to it and different features that way. But it’s, again, like you say, that it’s a really efficient vehicle. And what we mean by that, folks, is outside of the hybrid, just how it’s designed. And it really is family-focused, family-centered. All of the controls are available for you. You’ve got heated and ventilated seats. I think you have a heated steering on this. You have a 360-degree… camera system. That’s a really great feature. You’ve got a panoramic roof on this, on the vehicle, Dad. You also have the panoramic view monitoring system. Again, really a fun car. I enjoyed driving it. Owned a hybrid, or not a hybrid, owned an original Highlander, I should say, not the Grand Highlander before, Dad. And this extra room was really nice, but it didn’t make the car feel that much bigger.
SPEAKER 01 :
Gotcha.
SPEAKER 02 :
Folks, if you’re interested, head to your local Toyota dealer. Test drive, again, 2025 Toyota Grand Highlander Hybrid. And when you do that, let them know that John and Richard Rush from Drive Radio and Rush to Reason sent you.
SPEAKER 01 :
This is John Rush from Rush to Reason and Drive Radio. Thank you so much for listening. Check out more of our podcasts at RushToReason.com or Drive-Radio.com.
