Double takes aren’t always good. In a curious twist, Toyota has decided to give its Highlander SUV bronze accents as part of a special edition model for 2022. The 2022 Highlander Hybrid Bronze Edition will be positioned between the Hybrid XLE and Hybrid Limited in the company’s lineup.
Each 2022 Highlander Hybrid Bronze Edition gets bronze-colored accents on the exterior and interior, including 18-inch bronze wheels, bronze interior stitching, illuminated bronze door sills, and SofTex-trimmed seats with a fabric insert and bronze stitching. The SUVs also have unique floor and cargo mats.
Toyota will offer the new model with either a Cement or Wind Chill Pearl paint job.
The new three-row SUV builds on the Highlander Hybrid XLE and is available in front- or all-wheel drive. It has the same 2.5-liter four-cylinder hybrid engine and two electric motors as other Highlander Hybrids. It gets an EPA-estimated 36 mpg combined.
It gets hands-free power lift gate, rain-sensing wipers, a digital rearview mirror, 1500-watt power outlet, puddle lamps with the Highlander logo, in-dash ambient lighting, driver seat memory, 10-way power-adjustable driver seat, and LED daytime running lights.
Some of the model’s equipment is part of revisions to the Highlander product line for 2022 including a height/tilt power-adjustable passenger seat. For 2022, that feature will be standard on Highlander XLE and above trim levels.
Every new Highlander comes standard with Toyota’s 36-month/36,000-mile basic new-vehicle warranty. A 60-month/60,000-mile powertrain warranty is also standard. Highlander Hybrid models have their hybrid components covered by a eight-year/100,000-mile warranty and the hybrid battery is covered for 10 years/150,000 miles. The battery warranty is transferrable between owners.
The 2022 Highlander Bronze Edition also comes with ToyotaCare, which covers normal factory-scheduled maintenance, for two years or 25,000 miles, whichever comes first, and two years of Roadside Assistance, regardless of mileage.
Pricing for the new SUV has yet to be announced.
2022 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Bronze Edition
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2022 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Bronze Edition
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2022 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Bronze Edition
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2022 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Bronze Edition
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2022 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Bronze Edition
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2022 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Bronze Edition
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2022 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Bronze Edition
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2022 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Bronze Edition
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2022 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Bronze Edition
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2022 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Bronze Edition
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2022 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Bronze Edition
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2022 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Bronze Edition
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2022 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Bronze Edition
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2022 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Bronze Edition
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2022 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Bronze Edition
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2022 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Bronze Edition
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2022 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Bronze Edition
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2022 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Bronze Edition
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2022 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Bronze Edition
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2022 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Bronze Edition
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2022 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Bronze Edition
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2022 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Bronze Edition
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