2008 Toyota Highlander With Images and Specification
Just a few Chicago minutes ago, Toyota rolled out its entirely redesigned Toyota Highlander for 2008, along with its hybridized sibling. The new design, which the company says makes way for a roomier interior, is more of an art piece than the unconscionably bland model it replaces. Character lines abound, as do sculpting around the wheel wells
giving it a family resemblance with the smaller RAV4. The hybrid model's Hybrid Synergy Drive system gets an upgrade to 270 hp (net), while the base 3.5-liter V6 gets a 55-hp bump to 270 hp over the previous model's 3.3-liter jobbie. Press release ahead
![](http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/deep-drive-2008-toyota-highlander-6.jpg)
![](http://jalopnik.com/assets/resources/2007/02/toyota_highlander_2008.jpg)
![](http://toyota-highlander.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/toyota-highlander.jpg)
![](http://toyotahighlanderrecall.com/images/toyota_highlander_2008.jpg)
![](http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2007/07/27/056483.1-lg.jpg)
![](http://www.jdpower.com/images/vehicles/jdpa/2009/Toyota/HighlanderHybridV6/480/09-Toyota-HighlanderHybridV6-01F34.jpg)
Just a few Chicago minutes ago, Toyota rolled out its entirely redesigned Toyota Highlander for 2008, along with its hybridized sibling. The new design, which the company says makes way for a roomier interior, is more of an art piece than the unconscionably bland model it replaces. Character lines abound, as do sculpting around the wheel wells
giving it a family resemblance with the smaller RAV4. The hybrid model's Hybrid Synergy Drive system gets an upgrade to 270 hp (net), while the base 3.5-liter V6 gets a 55-hp bump to 270 hp over the previous model's 3.3-liter jobbie. Press release ahead
![](http://static.howstuffworks.com/gif/deep-drive-2008-toyota-highlander-6.jpg)
![](http://jalopnik.com/assets/resources/2007/02/toyota_highlander_2008.jpg)
![](http://toyota-highlander.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/toyota-highlander.jpg)
![](http://toyotahighlanderrecall.com/images/toyota_highlander_2008.jpg)
![](http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2007/07/27/056483.1-lg.jpg)
![](http://www.jdpower.com/images/vehicles/jdpa/2009/Toyota/HighlanderHybridV6/480/09-Toyota-HighlanderHybridV6-01F34.jpg)