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2020 Toyota Highlander L
SUV · 295 hp · 23–24 mpg combined
Overview.
At a glance
Good
- Eight-passenger seating
- 5,000-lb max towing
- 295-hp V6
- Three-zone climate control
- Android Auto and Apple CarPlay
Watch for
- 4-way manual passenger seat
- Cloth upholstery
The 2020 Toyota Highlander L combines eight-passenger seating with a 3.5L 6-cylinder engine producing 295 horsepower and an 8-speed shiftable automatic transmission. Front-wheel drive and all-wheel drive are available. The original MSRP was $34,600 with front-wheel drive and $36,200 with all-wheel drive.
Fuel economy is an EPA-estimated 24 mpg combined with front-wheel drive and 23 mpg combined with all-wheel drive. Both versions have a 5,000-lb maximum towing capacity. Payload is 1,685 lbs for front-wheel drive and 1,605 lbs for all-wheel drive, while cargo capacity is 16 cu ft.
Standard cabin equipment includes cloth bucket front seats, an 8-way power driver seat, three-zone climate control, Android Auto, Apple CarPlay and a 6-speaker audio system. Adaptive cruise control, lane departure warning, lane keep assist, a pre-collision safety system and a rearview camera are also standard.
The original factory warranty included 36 months or 36,000 miles of basic coverage and 60 months or 60,000 miles of powertrain coverage. This model year has 4 NHTSA recall campaigns.
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Which Highlander is right for you?
Five trims, $34,600 to $46,850. Tap one to open it.
Bar heights follow the price. The widest step is $4,050, from XLE to Limited.
The numbers.
Two configurations: front-wheel or all-wheel drive, 8-speed automatic.
115 standard items.
Five groups, sized by how much is in each.
- Transmission
- Drive type
- Base engine size
- Cylinders
- Base engine type
- Horsepower
- Torque
- Valves
- Cam type
- Valve timing
- direct injection
- painted alloy wheels
- 18 in. wheels
- All season tires
- P235/65R18 tires
- temporary spare tire
- underbody mounted spare tire
- Length
- Overall width without mirrors
- Height
- Wheelbase
- EPA interior volume
- Cargo capacity, all seats in place
- Maximum cargo capacity
- Turning circle
- Ground clearance
- Angle of approach
- Angle of departure
- Curb weight
- Maximum towing capacity
- Maximum payload
- Gross weight
- Country of final assembly
- Fuel type
- EPA city/highway MPG
- EPA combined MPG
- Range in miles (city/hwy)
- Fuel tank capacity
- four-wheel independent suspension
- Front and rear stabilizer bar
- Front head room
- Front leg room
- Front shoulder room
- Front hip room
- cloth
- bucket front seats
- 8-way power driver seat
- height adjustable driver seat
- 4-way manual passenger seat adjustment
- 4 one-touch power windows
- hands-free entry
- Heated mirrors
- Rear head room
- Rear leg room
- Rear shoulder room
- Rear hip room
- Split-folding rear seatback
- reclining rear seats
- manual folding bench third row seats
- trip computer
- external temperature display
- tachometer
- clock
- keyless ignition
- tilt and telescopic steering wheel
- Audio and cruise controls on steering wheel
- electric power steering
- rear view camera
- adaptive cruise control
- front, rear and 3rd row cupholders
- front and rear door pockets
- overhead console with storage
- front seatback storage
- Three zone climate control
- rear ventilation ducts with fan control
- interior air filtration
- Dual illuminating vanity mirrors
- turn signal in mirrors
- lane departure warning accident avoidance system
- Lane keep assist
- pre-collision safety system
- post-collision safety system
- dual front side-mounted airbags
- front, rear and third row head airbags
- Passenger airbag occupant sensing deactivation
- stability control
- traction control
- child seat anchors
- Rear door child safety locks
- 4-wheel ABS
- Ventilated front disc / solid rear disc brakes
- Emergency braking assist
- tire pressure monitoring
- dusk sensing headlamps
- auto delay off headlamps
- LED headlamp
- daytime running lights
- Turn signal mirrors
- 2 front headrests
- Front height adjustable headrests
- 3 rear headrests
- Rear height adjustable headrests
- Rear center 3-point belt
- engine immobilizer
- AM/FM stereo
- 6 total speakers
- Android Auto/Apple CarPlay
- USB connection
- USB with external media control
- satellite radio satellite radio
- 3 months of provided satellite radio service
- Emergency Service
- Airbag Deployment Notification
- Stolen Vehicle Tracking/Assistance
- Roadside Assistance
2 interiors
- Black
- Graphite
Both cloth.
6 factory paints
- Opulent Amber
- Blizzard Pearl
- Blueprint
- Magnetic Gray Metallic
- Midnight Black Metallic
- Celestial Silver Metallic
5 of the 6 are shown on the car at the top.
Safety and recalls
4 recall campaigns on file.
Recalls are settled per car, not per model. Check the one you are buying.
NHTSA crash-test ratings for the 2020 Highlander.
NHTSA NCAP · checked Oct 2026
Factory coverage.
It runs from the first sale date, not the model year.
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Other years of the Highlander L.
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$35,085$485 more6 colors · starting MSRP
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