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Is the 2023 Toyota Highlander a good car?

Cargo behind rear seats: rank among 23 SUVs

3rdof 23

  • Top half on 3 of 6 numbers.
  • Cargo behind rear seats: 48.4 cu ft.
  • 3rd of 23 SUVs close in size and price.
  • Best: mpg (2nd of 23), cargo (3rd of 23).
  • Weakest: power (21st of 24).
  • Published numbers only. Not a quality or safety rating.

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CLASS OF 2023 · SUVSAtlasVolkswagen AtlasPilotHonda PilotMDXAcura MDXHighla…Toyota HighlanderExplor…Ford Explorer4RunnerToyota 4RunnerTellur…Kia TellurideAscentSubaru AscentAtlas …Volkswagen Atlas Cross SportSorentoKia SorentoBroncoFord BroncoGrand …Jeep Grand CherokeeNautil…Lincoln NautilusMuranoNissan MuranoXT5Cadillac XT5RXLexus RXDefend…Land Rover DefenderPalisa…Hyundai PalisadePathfi…Nissan PathfinderQX60INFINITI QX60CX-9Mazda CX-9AcadiaGMC AcadiaXT6Cadillac XT6Polestar 3No number3rd of 23
24 SUVs from 2023, picked by size and price. Back row leads. Tap a car to see its figure.
Report card: 2023 Toyota Highlander in a class of 24
SubjectFigurePlaceBeatsClass
Starting price$36,62011th of 2457%
Best combined mpg36 mpg2nd of 2391%
Most horsepower265 hp21st of 2413%
Cargo behind rear seats48.4 cu ft3rd of 2386%
Rear legroom38.7 in12th of 2448%
Max towing5,000 lb7th of 2443%

Roll call: cargo behind rear seats

  1. Volkswagen Atlas 55.5 cu ft
  2. Honda Pilot 48.5 cu ft
  3. Acura MDX 48.4 cu ft
  4. Toyota Highlander 48.4 cu ft
  5. Ford Explorer 47.9 cu ft
  6. Toyota 4Runner 47.2 cu ft
  7. Kia Telluride 46.0 cu ft
  8. Subaru Ascent 42.1 cu ft
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  1. Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport 40.3 cu ft
  2. Kia Sorento 38.5 cu ft
  3. Ford Bronco 38.3 cu ft
  4. Jeep Grand Cherokee 37.7 cu ft
  5. Lincoln Nautilus 37.2 cu ft
  6. Nissan Murano 32.1 cu ft
  7. Cadillac XT5 30.0 cu ft
  8. Lexus RX 29.6 cu ft
  9. Land Rover Defender 27.1 cu ft
  10. Hyundai Palisade 18.0 cu ft
  11. Nissan Pathfinder 16.6 cu ft
  12. INFINITI QX60 14.5 cu ft
  13. Mazda CX-9 14.4 cu ft
  14. GMC Acadia 12.8 cu ft
  15. Cadillac XT6 12.6 cu ft

No figure: Polestar 3.

SUVs in 2023: 181. The photo shows the 24 closest in size and price.

What this cannot tell you

Six published numbers. No quality, reliability or safety data.

Each figure is the model's best trim. No one trim has them all.

How values are checked