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2008 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Pricing (Canada)

Discussion in 'Prius, Hybrid, EV and Alt-Fuel News' started by Tideland Prius, Dec 3, 2007.

  1. Tideland Prius

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    Well, it's finally out. Compared to the old HiHy's pricing, it's very very well priced and I think it's a bargain. Compared to the US pricing.. well no comparison of course.

    Highlander Hybrid: $42,825 (It's a 5-passenger model)
    Comfort Package: $47,580

    Highlander Hybrid Limited: $55,975 (About $3k more than the regular Limited V6 4x4)


    Comfort Package:
    19" Alloys on P245/55R19 tyres, Full-Size Spare Tyre, In-Dash CD Changer, Rear Automatic Climate Control, 8-Way Power Driver's Seat, Flip-Up Rear Hatch Glass, Power Rear Door, Privacy Glass, 3rd Row Seating Recline/Fold-Flat/Vertical Headrest Adjustment, Outside Temperature Gauge, Rear Seat Remote Release in Cargo Area, Rear Spoiler with LED Brakelight, Dual Illuminated Vanity Mirrors, Rear Reading Lamps, Puddle Lamps, Leather-Wrapped Steering Wheel, Leather-Wrapped Shift Knob
     
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    samiam Antipodean Prius Poster

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    Colour me green with envy
    At least you can get them -- I'd pay that price gladly.

    All we can get here are used JDM Harriers and Klugers starting at about $65K
     
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    I haven't been to Australia (kinda wish I did) but are 4x4s really as popular as in the US? Are they for show like in the US or are they really taken off road?

    Don't forget, Toyota's thinking of producing Camry Hybrids in Australia for the Australian market!
     
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    samiam Antipodean Prius Poster

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    Uh... I'm in New Zealand. We're not attached to OZ (thank goodness)

    Sales of SUVs here (in NZ) have quadrupled since 2000.

    When I asked Toyota New Zealand about TCHs for here (NZ) they said they have no plans to bring them here. Same for the HiHy.:(
     
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    oops..

    wow.. are they truck based (Pajero, LC/LC Prado, Patrol) or more car-based (Frontera, Murano... err I do not know what else you guys get down there lol)
     
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    S'ok. Its easy to tell us apart from the aussies, we're the good-looking smart ones...:p

    The most popular were truck-based (called utes), toyota & mazda pickups for our many unsealed roads.

    For the townies, the utes used to be holdens and fords (think el camino or ranchero) but now these are mostly driven by rich tradesmen.

    Now the townies and rich lifestylers all own prados, pajeros, etc and we call them "remuera tractors" (remuera is a toff-nosed suburb in Auckland)
     
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    So you folks are basically embracing the SUV craze that America did nearly 10 years ago?
     
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    I think you can put that in the past tense, it started about the same time here as it did there, but never reached the same size. No Hummers, H2s, or those big GM & Volvo behemoths I've seen on other threads here. Only occasionaly see a dodge ram truck, that's about as big as it gets, and they look grossly out of place.

    Mind you, petrol is at about $1.80+ a litre.
     
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    It's $1.10/litre here and that isn't stopping anyone. In fact the market gap is getting wider. There are more and more small cars (smart, Yaris, Fit etc) and yet still more and more larger SUVs (XC90, Tahoes, M-Classes, X5s etc).
     
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    What don't we get? Here's a list from my local dealer's website this evening. (It's so confusing!)

    Charade
    corolla
    corsa
    duet
    echo
    fun cargo
    ist
    platz
    sirion
    spacio
    starlet
    tercel
    vitz
    Will Vi
    Will Vs
    Allion
    Altezza
    Avensis
    Avensis wagon
    dB
    Caldina
    Caldina wagon
    Carib
    Celica
    Corolla
    Corona
    Premio
    Raum
    Camry
    Camry Gracia
    Alphard
    Estima
    Granvia
    Hiace Regius
    Ipsum
    Liteace
    Townace
    Previa
    Prius
    Kluger
    Kluger Hybrid
    Harrier
    Hilux
    Hilux Surf
    Landcruiser
    Landcruiser Prado
    Rav4
    Corolla Sprinter GT
    Curren
    Cynos
    MR-S
    Supra
     
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    Charade Not missing much
    corolla You have the Auris, no?
    corsa You really want an Opel?
    duet Don't remember which manufacturer this is
    echo Long gone... unless you mean the Yaris which I thought you still have
    fun cargo Alright, another one of those funky vans hehe.
    ist The new one is quite nice (Scion xD in the US).
    platz Gone. Replaced by the Belta
    sirion Never heard of it
    spacio That one's nice. But you already have the Estima/Tarago.
    starlet They still make this?!?!?!
    tercel Not missing much. Esp. since the last Tercel was sold in 1999 here replaced by the Echo sedan
    vitz Ok seriously.. no need to repeat the Echo/Yaris/Vitz line lol.
    Will Vi Can't tell the diff btwn this and the VS. But it is funky.. almost like a Renault
    Will Vs
    Allion Not necessary :p
    Altezza ok fine but don't you get the Lexus brand now?
    Avensis You don't get this car? really? I thought this was in lieu of the Camry.. oh well.
    Avensis wagon See above
    dB do not know this one
    Caldina This one's nice... wait... or am I confusing it with the wagon version below? Either way.. 4WD and 2AZ. Nice combo
    Caldina wagon See above
    Carib Forgot which company
    Celica Well it's dead here but I think it lives on in Europe.. or at least they're gonna revive it
    Corolla You already mentioned it above
    Corona Well pick the Corona or the Avensis lol.. same sized car
    Premio Similar to the Spacio, no?
    Raum Another 2-box car. Not too bad. Haven't seen one in real life yet
    Camry You already have the Aurion, the V6 Camry.
    Camry Gracia wagon???
    Alphard Not a bad luxury van. I guess that could sell well in NZ
    Estima Don't you have it already?
    Granvia do not know this one
    Hiace Regius another luxury van. This one has "heritage" while the Alphard doesn't. Take your pic.
    Ipsum This one I like. A toss up btwn this and the Wish
    Liteace This is the commercial van right?
    Townace This is the full boat luxurious van right?
    Previa See Estima
    Prius You guys don't get the Prius??
    Kluger The new one is very nice but very heavy
    Kluger Hybrid Even heavier. It's pushing 2,000kg. I've yet to see one in real life
    Harrier Ok, now you really missing out :p
    Hilux I figured you get this car and the Surf already??
    Hilux Surf See above
    Landcruiser This too. I figured you have this
    Landcruiser Prado And this
    Rav4 And this.. Toyota doesn't sell the RAV4 there?!?
    Corolla Sprinter GT Not familiar with it
    Curren do not know this one
    Cynos Don't know much about this
    MR-S Long gone
    Supra Long gone
     
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    Tideland, I think you misunderstood me...
    When I said "what don't we get?" I was being rhetorical.;)

    The vehicles I listed are in today's inventory at my local Toyota dealer.
    I just copied the list from the Dealer's website.
    (& I left out the Lexus line)

    If I click on any one of them I get a list of the individual cars of that model available along with photo and specs.
    I could go get any of them today.
     
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    I gotta learn how to read :mad:
     
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    The list of NEW Toyotas available here is much shorter
    (the other list are used vehicles)

    Yaris (starts at $19,950)
    Corolla ($25,990)
    Camry ($36,500)
    Aurion ($41,990)
    Avensis wagon ($43,070)
    Prius ($43,650)
    Previa ($55,990)

    Rav4 ($38,400)
    Highlander ($49,990)
    Prado ($69,990)
    Land Cruiser 70 ($57,900)
    Land Cruiser 200 (get in line)
    Land Cruiser wagon ($109,500)

    Hilux 2WD ($30,990)
    Hilux 4WD ($45,600
    Hiace ($40,250)

    The NZDollar sits at about .77 USD, so that new Prius is $33,611.
    BUT we get paid in NZD not USD ;)
     
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    Wow.. can't believe the Prius is the most expensive car (that or I can't believe the V6 Camry is so cheap lol).

    We're sitting about par with the USD so that's about Cdn$33,611 too.
     
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