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Towing with a Highlander Hybrid?

Created April 17, 2006, at 1:46 pm by Anonymous

The tow rating is 3500 lbs, we are buying a pop-up camper that has a dry weight of 2400 lbs. Anyone have experience towing anything similar?

Anonymous says:
3 years ago

I tow a 2000 lb boat. My HiHy does extremely well. Tracks straight and feels as untaxed as my suburban used to. Mileage dips to 20 mpg though due to drag.

Anonymous says:
3 years ago

Well picked up the camper and was pleasently surprised that it did so well towing, the overall milage did't dip greatly, I still have to figure out how to set the trip odometer for milage. we towed it about 35 miles of mixed hiway and back road driving.

Anonymous says:
3 years ago

200 mile round trip towing, the HH did well, and averaged 21 mpg on the towing.

Anonymous says:
3 years ago

Wow, the electric motor can pull all that weight at low speeds?!?

Seems to put an end to the "weak car" concept upon hybrids.

Anonymous says:
3 years ago

The HiHy supposedly has the most low-end torque of anything in the Toyota line including the Tundra.

Anonymous says:
3 years ago

3rd long trip, to Arcadia NP (a 5 hr ride for me), still 21 to 22 MPG towing, and I could get the electric motor to tow it up to 20 mph. Had to pull a lot of hills through Maine, no problem.

CP998 says:
3 years ago

Hi all,
I believe the towing prep package is a standard on my Hybrid Highlander Limited. And Toyota website said the prewired is included but I could not find any wires near the rear bumper. Can anybody tell me where I can locate those wires? Are they hidden some how?
Thanks

greg says:
48 weeks ago

was wondering if anyone here has any experience with launching & recovering a boat with the highlander hybrid-my boat & trailer fully loaded weighs approx 870 lbs-my concern isn't being able to tow the weight as much as pulling the boat back out of the water on a slick boat ramp-any advice at all would be greatly appreciated!!!thank-greg

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