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Is the 2025 Toyota Highlander a good car?

Cargo behind rear seats: rank among 23 SUVs

1stof 23

  • Yes. Top half on 4 of 6 numbers.
  • Cargo behind rear seats: 48.4 cu ft.
  • 1st of 23 SUVs close in size and price.
  • Best: cargo (1st of 23), mpg (3rd of 21).
  • Weakest: power (19th of 24).
  • Published numbers only. Not a quality or safety rating.

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CLASS OF 2025 · SUVSMDXAcura MDX4RunnerToyota 4RunnerHighla…Toyota HighlanderPalisa…Hyundai PalisadeDiscov…Land Rover DiscoveryEV9Kia EV9AscentSubaru AscentAtlas …Volkswagen Atlas Cross SportGrand …Jeep Grand CherokeeLand C…Toyota Land CruiserNautil…Lincoln NautilusDefend…Land Rover DefenderXC90Volvo XC90MuranoNissan MuranoOutbackSubaru OutbackBlazerChevrolet BlazerRXLexus RXLYRIQCadillac LYRIQCrown …Toyota Crown SigniaProlog…Honda PrologueTellur…Kia TelluridePathfi…Nissan PathfinderQX60INFINITI QX60Genesis GV80No number1st of 23
24 SUVs from 2025, picked by size and price. Back row leads. Tap a car to see its figure.
Report card: 2025 Toyota Highlander in a class of 24
SubjectFigurePlaceBeatsClass
Starting price$40,3209th of 2465%
Best combined mpg35 mpg3rd of 2190%
Most horsepower265 hp19th of 2422%
Cargo behind rear seats48.4 cu ft1st of 2391%
Rear legroom38.7 in10th of 2457%
Max towing5,000 lb10th of 2435%

Roll call: cargo behind rear seats

  1. Acura MDX 48.4 cu ft
  2. Toyota 4Runner 48.4 cu ft
  3. Toyota Highlander 48.4 cu ft
  4. Hyundai Palisade 45.8 cu ft
  5. Land Rover Discovery 45.0 cu ft
  6. Kia EV9 43.5 cu ft
  7. Subaru Ascent 42.1 cu ft
  8. Volkswagen Atlas Cross Sport 40.3 cu ft
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  1. Jeep Grand Cherokee 37.7 cu ft
  2. Toyota Land Cruiser 37.5 cu ft
  3. Lincoln Nautilus 36.4 cu ft
  4. Land Rover Defender 35.8 cu ft
  5. Volvo XC90 35.6 cu ft
  6. Nissan Murano 32.9 cu ft
  7. Subaru Outback 32.6 cu ft
  8. Chevrolet Blazer 30.5 cu ft
  9. Lexus RX 29.6 cu ft
  10. Cadillac LYRIQ 28.0 cu ft
  11. Toyota Crown Signia 25.8 cu ft
  12. Honda Prologue 25.2 cu ft
  13. Kia Telluride 21.0 cu ft
  14. Nissan Pathfinder 16.6 cu ft
  15. INFINITI QX60 14.5 cu ft

No figure: Genesis GV80.

SUVs in 2025: 195. 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