2022 Toyota Highlander XLE

Toyota Certified Pre-Owned | 2022 Toyota Highlander XLE | The V6 with Dual Injection: Why This Engine Earned a 200,000-Mile Reputation | 63,000 Miles
63,000 Miles | Blueprint over Black SofTex | Stock #T541986 | Toyota Certified Pre-Owned | Three Rows, Power Moonroof, Heated Seats, Blind Spot Monitor

Ask a technician why the Highlander's 3.5-liter V6 has the reputation it has, and the answer is a detail most buyers never hear about. Toyota's D-4S system runs two sets of fuel injectors, one spraying into the intake port and one directly into the cylinder. Direct injection alone gives you power and efficiency but lets carbon build up on the intake valves over the years, which is the expensive cleaning job that catches owners of other direct-injected engines around 80,000 miles. The port injectors on this engine keep washing those valves clean. Add a timing chain instead of a belt and a diet of regular unleaded, and you have the reason a 2022 Highlander XLE at 63,000 miles is closer to the beginning of its life than the middle.

That engine makes 295 horsepower through an eight-speed automatic and is rated to tow 5,000 pounds. It is also the last generation of the Highlander to offer a V6 at all; from 2023 on, the gas Highlander moved to a turbocharged four-cylinder. Ask us to confirm the drivetrain on this specific unit before you compare fuel economy figures; both front- and all-wheel-drive versions carry the same engine and the same tow rating.

XLE is the trim where the Highlander starts to feel like a Lexus without the price. SofTex seating with a heated, eight-way power driver's seat, a power tilt-and-slide moonroof, a hands-free power liftgate, roof rails, three-zone automatic climate control, wireless phone charging, and an 8-inch touchscreen with Apple CarPlay, Android Auto, and Amazon Alexa are all standard on the 2022 XLE. The second row is a pair of captain's chairs that slide forward for third-row access, and the third row folds flat into the floor when the cargo matters more than the seats.

Toyota Safety Sense 2.5+ is standard, and the XLE adds the blind spot monitor. The pre-collision system watches for pedestrians and cyclists and adds intersection support for left turns across traffic, full-speed dynamic radar cruise control follows traffic down to a stop and back up, lane departure alert with steering assist and lane tracing assist keep the vehicle centered on marked highways, and road sign assist and automatic high beams round it out. Blind spot monitor with rear cross-traffic alert, which the LE does not get, is standard on the XLE.

Blueprint is the deep navy that reads almost black in the shade and blue in the sun, and it is the color that made the Highlander stop looking like a rental. Over the black SofTex interior it is the combination that stays looking new. At 63,000 miles, this Highlander is past Toyota's 3-year/36,000-mile basic warranty on mileage, which is exactly what the Toyota Certified program is for: the 12-month/12,000-mile comprehensive warranty replaces it, and the 7-year/100,000-mile powertrain warranty covers the engine and transmission described above; ask us for the in-service date and we will show you in writing what remains.

Toyota Certified Pre-Owned
Every Toyota Certified Pre-Owned vehicle passes a 160-point inspection by factory-trained technicians and comes with a 12-month/12,000-mile comprehensive limited warranty from the date of purchase, a 7-year/100,000-mile powertrain warranty from the original in-service date, 24/7 roadside assistance, and a CARFAX vehicle history report. Ask us for the in-service date and we will show you in writing exactly how much coverage you are getting.

The Beaver 30-Day Exchange
Take it home for a month. Fill all three rows, run the radar cruise on GA-400, let the power liftgate handle the grocery run, and listen to how quiet the V6 is at highway speed. If it is not the right vehicle, bring it back within 30 days and exchange it for one that is.

Come see it.
This 2022 Toyota Highlander XLE, Stock #T541986, is on the ground now at Beaver Toyota of Cumming. If you have been searching for a certified 2022 Toyota Highlander XLE for sale near Cumming GA, call 470-533-2000 and ask for the Blueprint Highlander with the V6.