Highlander

The 2017 Toyota Highlander SUV is updated with a new eight-speed transmission, more power, and a slew of available safety features.

For years, the Highlander dominated our midsized SUV ratings, scoring the coveted Top Pick crown with its combination of comfort, fuel economy, easy day-to-day livability, and strong reliability. It’s no mean feat to knock such a strong contender like the Highlander out of CR’s top spot, but the Kia Sorento did just that.

Toyota, not a company to rest on its laurels, just introduced its 2017 model with a clear statement: We’re back.

All 2017 Highlanders will be available with Toyota’s Safety Sense P suite of safety equipment, including pre-collision warning with automatic emergency braking, lane-departure warning, and adaptive cruise control. All models also can be equipped with a pedestrian pre-collision system, which uses a camera and radar to detect objects in the road and prompts the driver to brake with audio and visual alerts. The system will also automatically apply the brakes if the driver doesn’t take action. The XLE trim line will also get blind-spot monitoring as standard equipment.

Top-level Limited Platinum models will come standard with a 360-degree bird’s-eye view camera, using four cameras mounted on the front, the side mirrors and rear of the vehicle to deliver a panoramic view of the vehicle’s surroundings on the dashboard’s center screen.

Updated 2017 Toyota Highlander Gets More Safety and Performance

Family-friendly SUV looks to climb back to the top with new equipment and technology

Other changes for the 2017 model include more horsepower for the 3.5-liter V6, which is paired with a new eight-speed automatic transmission. All V6 models (except the LE) will come standard with a new start/stop system to save fuel.

The base powertrain will remain the 2.7-liter four-cylinder paired to a six-speed automatic transmission. All Hybrid models continue with the continuously variable transmission (CVT). All-wheel drive is standard on Hybrid models; the gas-only versions continue to be offered in all- or front-wheel drive.

A new sporty SE model joins the line and gets 19-inch wheels, a stiffer suspension, and various interior and exterior trim pieces to set it apart from the mainstream Highlanders. The Highlander Hybrid adds two more affordable trim lines (LE and XLE) to accompany the current high-grade Limited and Platinum models.

Depending on the trim level, you have the choice of second-row captain’s chairs (providing seating for seven) or second-row bench seats that will allow you to pack in up to eight people. Finally, the interior gets four more USB ports.

The updates will keep the Highlander competitive, and they address some of our criticisms, such as the limited availability of advanced safety systems. However, we are not seeing measures to address our road test findings that the Highlander is not as quiet or plu

sh-riding as the previous generation.

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Land Rover

The Evoque is nothing if not a head-turner, but its visual drama compromises practicality. The styling comes at a cost to both cargo space and outward visibility; three- and five-foor body styles are offered. Also, curiously enough, so is a convertible. A 240-hp turbo four with a nine-speed automatic and a firm suspension give it the moves to match its sporting character, but the ride is often harsh and raucous. The lavish interior impresses, with high-quality materials and luxury features.

Ever since Land Rover showed the Evoque convertible concept at the 2012 Geneva auto show, it has been compared with one thing—the ill-conceived, overwrought 2011­–2014 Nissan Murano CrossCabriolet. Given the Evoque’s high-altitude seating for four, all-wheel drive, true crossover stance, and the same questionable raison d'être (exactly what is the point of a convertible crossover?), comparisons with the Nissan droptop are understandable. But that doesn’t destine the Evoque convertible—now finally available, five full years after we first saw the concept—to the same fate. Indeed, after this test of the 2017 Evoque convertible, the convertible-crossover idea is one that we think could catch on—if only as a niche within a niche—provided it’s done right.

We picked up the Evoque convertible during the posh Monterey Car Week, where our Yulong White HSE Dynamic test car shuttled us from hotels to racetracks to grassy fairways covered in gleaming cars. This fancy cruise-in appears to be the sort of venue for which the Evoque convertible was conceived. The Monterey Peninsula’s rustic, winding two-lane roads and parade-pace speed limits allow motorists plenty of time to sightsee. With its high seating position and 360-degree sightlines, the Evoque convertible provides unparalleled views for gawking at soaring redwood trees or a convoy of Ferrari barchettas. The high perch and open top, however, also make occupants accessible to chatty passersby, who seemed to be either confused at the sight of a convertible SUV that’s not a Jeep or thrilled to see the Evoque convertible on the street. Anecdotally, most folks we spoke with were impressed with the execution even if they weren’t universally on board with the idea.
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The only major packaging casualty involves the cargo area or, more accurately, the near elimination of it. Despite Land Rover’s efforts to minimize the top well’s intrusion on cargo space, the trunk is undeniably small—nine cubic feet, barely enough for two standard carry-on suitcases. The space is accessed via an abbreviated liftgate that’s as vertical as the cliffs of Yosemite and swings up awkwardly at chest level, making loading and unloading of items more like shoveling coal into a steam locomotive. For something ostensibly based on a “utility” vehicle, this one’s laughably low on practicality.


Its “sport” quotient is somewhat higher, although not by much. First, it’s sloooooow, which didn’t really bother us during our leisurely jaunts around Monterey but became quite frustrating on the 300-plus-mile hustle back to Los Angeles to perform our instrumented tests. We didn’t need our equipment to tell us the Evoque would make a poor showing; the unceasing turbo lag of the Evoque’s 240-hp turbo four-cylinder, the slurry nine-speed automatic transmission, and the massive 4525-pound curb weight—408 pounds more (!) than the standard four-door Evoque we tested in 2013 and 140 pounds more than our long-term BMW 7-series—all had a hand in killing its acceleration, particularly during passing. The track test provided confirmation: a zero-to-60-mph run takes 8.1 seconds, 1.2 seconds longer than the four-door. Our 5-to-60-mph rolling-start figure of 9.3 seconds is perhaps more illustrative of the time turbo lag adds to a typical acceleration event.
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Prius

Totally redesigned for the 2016 model year, the Prius now gains active-safety features. They’re standard on all versions. Included in the Toyota Safety Sense group are a pre-collision system with pedestrian detection, lane-departure alert with steering assist, full-speed dynamic radar cruise control, and automatic high-beam headlights. Previously, these features came in an option group for upper models.

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Although the redesigned Prius didn't change much in silhouette last year, the front and rear ends got radically different styling. Front occupants gained roomier seats, and cargo space grew. A new suspension setup provided sharper handling, along with a calmer ride.

Again this year, the Prius is powered by a 1.8-liter four-cylinder engine coupled to a pair of electric motors, one of which doubles as a generator to keep the lithium-ion battery pack charged. Combined output is 121 horsepower, delivered to the front wheels through a continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT).

Swiftness is still not a Prius highlight, but acceleration from a standstill to 60 mph has improved, finally achieved in less than 10 seconds: 9.8, to be precise. As expected, fuel-efficiency is stellar, estimated at 52 mpg in combined city/highway driving (54 mpg in the city and 50 mpg on the highway). The Eco version of the Prius does even better, estimated at 56 mpg combined. On the safety front, the Prius earns a five-star overall crash-test rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, plus Top Safety Pick + from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

The Prius is available in no less than six trim levels:


Two
Priced at $24,685, the Two comes equipped with automatic climate control, a rearview camera, Bluetooth phone and audio, keyless ignition, a split-folding rear seat, and a six-speaker sound system. The dashboard holds a dual driver information display and a 6.1-inch touchscreen. Outside are 15-inch alloy wheels and full LED lighting with auto-off headlights. Also included this year is the Toyota Safety Sense system.


Two Eco
Delivers an additional 4 mpg thanks to special tires, a lighter battery pack, and a tire-inflation kit instead of a spare. The Two’s standard rear wiper also is deleted.


Three
White accents highlight the SofTex leatherette-trimmed steering wheel, shifter, and console. Standard features include a wireless phone charging pad. Toyota's Entune infotainment system with navigation, satellite and HD radio, and numerous integrated Smartphone apps. Audio controls are on the steering wheel. The available Advanced Technology package tacks on a sunroof and a color head-up display.


Three Touring
Gets a sunroof and head-up display as standard, plus 17-inch wheels, foglamps, LED accent lights, a unique rear bumper design, and SofTex leatherette-trimmed seats with contrasting blue stitching.


Four
Builds upon the basic Three with heated front seats (powered for the driver, with lumbar support), automatic wipers, blind-spot monitoring, rear cross-traffic alert, and a cargo area cover. The Advanced Technology package remains optional. The Four is also eligible for a Premium Convenience package consisting of an automated parking system and Intelligent Clearance Sonar.


Four Touring

Sticker-priced at $30,015, the top Prius combines the Touring content with the Four's higher level of standard equipment. The Premium Convenience package continues as an option.

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Critics still fault the Prius's split back window, but Toyota's hybrid leader has plenty of virtues to offset that imperfection, including improved performance in its latest guise. The price difference between the base Two and the Two Eco is just $480—a modest amount for attaining bragging rights in top-level fuel-efficiency. Higher up the range, the twin Touring models have some intriguing visual elements, but adding standard active-safety features this year helps make every Prius version worth considering.

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2017 Lexus Cars
Toyota’s luxury brand offers plenty of luxury vehicles like the ES, GS and LS luxury sedans. If crossovers and SUVS are more you thing, there are also the RX, LX and GX. This year Lexus introduced an all-new version of the compact luxury IS sedan and has given many of the brand's models the F-Sport treatment. Of course many different Lexus models can still be had as a hybrid.
Lexus was introduced in 1989 as a luxury brand targeted at Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Jaguar. Their first model, the LS400 won critical acclaim, and later expanded to include the Camry-based ES luxury sedan, the GS sports sedan in 1993, the LX luxury SUV (based on the Toyota Land Cruiser) in 1995 and the IS sports sedan in 1999.

Ford 2017

Focus technology will keep you informed and connected. Available active park assist10  provides hands-free parallel parking while the Reverse Sensing System10  alerts you when objects are directly behind you. There's also available SYNC® 327  voice-activated technology to keep you connected. Plus, a rear view camera and MyKey® come standard. It's these type of features that will inspire a feeling of confidence when driving the 2017 Ford Focus.

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