2025 Toyota Grand Highlander Gains Base LE Trim and Nightshade Edition, Base Price Drops

All-new for 2024, the Toyota Grand Highlander gains a new base trim level for the 2025 model year, as well as a stylish Nightshade Edition that brings black exterior accents to the mid-size three-row SUV. While prices for most trim levels creep up a few hundred dollars over the outgoing model, the new LE trim drops the nameplate’s base price from $44,770 to $42,310 (all prices include $1,450 destination fee).

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Powertrain Specs and MPG

The Grand Highlander is available with three powertrains. Gas-only variants get a 265-horsepower, turbocharged 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine that nets 310 pounds-feet of torque and is paired with an eight-speed automatic transmission. The Grand Highlander Hybrid uses a normally aspirated 2.5-liter four-cylinder and an electric motor; it’s good for a total of 245 hp and drives the wheels through a continuously variable automatic transmission. The Hybrid Max pairs the turbocharged 2.4-liter with two electric motors to produce a combined 362 hp and 400 pounds-feet; it uses a six-speed automatic.

Front-wheel drive is standard on the Grand Highlander; all-wheel drive is available for $1,600 but is standard on the gas-only Platinum and every hybrid trim except the XLE. Toyota says that front-drive gas models return the same EPA-rated 21/28/24 mpg city/highway/combined as the 2024 model (official EPA ratings for the 2025 model are not yet available); AWD variants thereof are rated at 21/27/23 mpg except the Limited and Platinum, which slip to 20/26/22 mpg. The Grand Highlander Hybrid gets 37/34/36 mpg with FWD and 36/32/34 mpg with AWD except the Limited, which is rated at 35/31/33 mpg. The Hybrid Max returns 26/27/27 mpg.

Availability and Pricing

The 2025 Toyota Grand Highlander will go on sale in December, with the LE hitting dealerships during the first half of 2025. Full pricing is as follows:

Grand Highlander

• LE: $42,310
• XLE: $45,080
• Limited: $49,810
• Platinum: $55,495

Grand Highlander Hybrid

• LE: $45,660
• XLE: $46,830
• Limited: $53,160
• Nightshade: $54,060
• Max Limited: $56,140
• Max Platinum: $60,225

Safety Features and Trim Levels

Toyota Safety Sense 3.0 is standard on the 2025 Grand Highlander and includes forward collision warning with pedestrian detection, automatic emergency braking, oncoming traffic detection, forward cross-traffic alert, lane departure warning with steering assist, lane-centering steering, adaptive cruise control, road-sign recognition and automatic high beams. Blind spot monitors and rear cross-traffic alert are also standard.

In addition, the entry-level LE has 18-inch wheels, LED headlights and taillights, a power liftgate, and keyless entry and start. Interior features include cloth seats, a power-adjustable driver’s seat, second-row bench seat (for eight-passenger seating), tri-zone automatic climate control, six speakers and a 12.3-inch touchscreen with wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Other than the powertrain, trim-level content is the same across gas and hybrid Grand Highlanders.

The XLE gains synthetic leather upholstery, an upgraded driver’s seat and power-adjustable front-passenger seat, heated front seats, second-row captain’s chairs, window shades, wireless phone charging and Digital Key, which allows the driver to use a paired smartphone as the vehicle key.

Stepping up to the Limited adds 20-inch wheels, LED daytime running lights and foglamps, a hands-free power liftgate, rain-sensing windshield wipers, and front and rear parking sensors with automatic braking. Cabin upgrades include ventilated front seats, heated second-row seats, a heated steering wheel, ambient lighting and a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster.

Available only on the Grand Highlander Hybrid, the Nightshade Edition is equipped similarly to the Limited but features black 20-inch wheels and exterior trim. Inside, it gets black leather upholstery and matte-gray trim.

The Platinum trim level caps the lineup with a panoramic moonroof, heated and ventilated front and second-row seats, and a rearview camera mirror. The Platinum also features a few tech upgrades, including a head-up display, 360-degree camera system and traffic-jam assist, which can drive the vehicle at speeds below 25 mph on limited-access highways.

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