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All things considered which makes for a better motor for this vehicle? Anyone know the actual mileage for the 6 vs. the 4 cyl. engines. Is the 4 capable enough for driving in all types of road conditions? Anyone that has these would help me make the decision on a purchase. Thanks
I expect that the 4 cylinder will feel woefully slow; you will spend a lot of time with the transmission downshifting to get it to move. The Highlander weighs almost 4000 lbs empty and 187 HP is not much.
I would not be surprised if in the real world the fuel economy with the V6 is equal to the 4 cylinder, regardless of the EPA rating.
All things considered which makes for a better motor for this vehicle? Anyone know the actual mileage for the 6 vs. the 4 cyl. engines. Is the 4 capable enough for driving in all types of road conditions? Anyone that has these would help me make the decision on a purchase. Thanks
I'd get the V6. The Highlander is a pretty big vehicle, and the 4-cylinder is apt to be a bit under-powered. Also, the 4-cylinder isn't going to do a lot better on mileage.
The V6 is the ay to go since it won't be downshifting and hitting high RPMs to merge into traffic be slow to react when you need to pass or climb a in hilly terrain or a mountain pass.
A N/A 4 banger in a Mid Size-SUV is terrible and sluggish and tends to get terrible real would fuel economy that is equal to the better and more powerful V6 offered in most cases.
EPA estimates are 22 MPG Combined for the 4 banger, 20 MPG for the 6 (both 2wd). Highway is 25 vs 24 which kind of tells me that 4 banger is working very hard even on the EPA test at lower speeds.
Do yourself a favor and get the 6. You'd be giving up a ton of power, capability, longevity, and future reseale in favor of saving what will amount to $10-$20 a month in gas.
lets change the vehicle and pose the same question comparing a Toyota Tacoma 4x4 4cyl vs 6cyl.
I had a 98, then a 2009 tacoma 4cyl 4x4, both Manual tranny. I would get 22combined and 24-26hwy. My neighbor had a 09 4cyl 4x4 then got a 2011 4x4 v6 manual and isn't doing much better than my current 2011 tundra v8 4.6L (16combined/18-20hwy) So what is the difference between those highlanders and those tacomas? Those 4 bangers get good MPG's
based on 24 vs 18 mpg at 300 miles traveled at fillup, that's a 16 gal difference for the month, that's $50-60 worth of money per month you could be saving with the 4 banger. $600-$720 extra for 6cyl per year.
Now we all know I'm not comparing apples to apples (manual vs Auto tranny's) and gas prices are not the same from one place to another, but that is a significant difference in cost these days.
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