2027 Toyota Kluger revealed as a dedicated EV! Three-row SUV set to arrive to tackle Kia EV9 and Volvo EX90

The fifth-generation Highlander (known in the neighborhood as Kluger) has broken veil in North America this day, sporting a familiar Toyota namesake with now not-so-familiar electric powertrains.

Scheduled to be assembled and bought in the US from 2027, the Highlander EV (referred to hereafter because the Kluger) will originate in two trim grades: a front- or all-wheel pushed gross model XLE and a fluctuate-topping all-wheel-pressure (AWD) Small.

The electrical Kluger XLE will characteristic a 77.0kWh high-voltage battery, or non-compulsory 95.8kWh battery irregular to AWD guise. Kluger Small variants will handiest be accessible in 95.8kWh/AWD configuration.

All-wheel-pressure Kluger EV variants form 252kW/438Nm, while front-drivers form 165kW/269Nm. AWD models moreover operate a multi-terrain pressure-mode selector and hill descent build watch over, while front-drivers pass over out.

EV fluctuate is earmarked at 462km for FWD/77.0kWh models, 435km for AWD/77.0kWh models, and 515km for AWD/95.8kWh models. DC Charging is declared to steal half-hour from 10-80 percent. No fluctuate-dependent attempting out long-established has been equipped alongside Toyota’s figures.

There is currently no discover of the Kluger EV debuting in the neighborhood. In Australia, the flagship fourth-generation Kluger is nearing 5 years feeble, with out a change — EV or otherwise — in the final public discover.

Chasing Cars has approached Toyota Australia for comment, and can mild update this myth when more recordsdata is accessible.

For now, the US-market irregular Kluger EV measures 5050mm lengthy (up 84mm over outdated generation), 1989mm large (up 59mm), and 1709mm gargantuan (down 46mm), meaning the Kluger EV’s external dimensions are a akin to our native market Kia EV9.

Wheelbase will enhance by 201mm, now measuring 3051mm total, thanks to a bespoke, lengthened TNGA-Good ample platform — a capable architecture shared by the likes of Camry and RAV4.

Show Toyota’s sole EV offering in Australia — the bZ4X — uses a more EV-oriented e-TNGA platform.

Toyota’s exhaust of the TNGA-Good ample platform handiest furthers hypothesis that hybrid and roam-in hybrid fifth-generation Kluger variants might likely perhaps debut — the platform already helps HEV and PHEV drivetrains in the half of-measurement smaller next-gen RAV4, slated to advance in the neighborhood in March.

Toyota has equipped no comment on this prospect, but has debuted a multi-powertrain Lexus ES300 and next-generation Corolla. Each models fragment TNGA platform underpinnings.

Pricing for the Toyota Kluger EV has now not but been distinct, but is expected in the neighborhood to fall in the realm of $100,000 earlier than on-avenue charges. This would possibly likely perhaps predominantly rival the $97,000 Kia EV9, $124,990 Volvo EX90, and $119,750 Hyundai Ioniq 9.

2027 Toyota Kluger Electrical styling and tools

Styling for the Kluger EV is a akin to the newly released Toyota Hilux, soon-to-originate RAV4, and mainstay Camry. The impact facets slim, physique-width strip LED lighting on the front and rear of the vehicle, moving, boxy physique traces, and aerodynamic touches admire flush door handles and slippery front conclude.

Aerodynamic wheels and pronounced air-cooling vents round out a futuristic-fashion physique.

Internal, the Highlander will provide a preference of six or seven seats, unfold across three rows. The centrepiece of the dashboard is a 14-flow central touchscreen, placed next to a 12.3-flow digital instrument cluster.

Ambient lighting is strewn throughout the cabin, as are USB-C chargers for all rows, while both grades moreover operate a roof-measurement panoramic sunroof.

Commonplace tools on the Kluger EV XLE entails:

• Corpulent-width LED DRL
• Entrance acoustic glass
• 19-flow aero-wheels
• Semi-flush digital door handles
• 14-flow touchscreen
• Six-speaker audio machine
• 12.3-flow digital gauge cluster
• 64-coloration customizable ambient lighting
• SofTex-trimmed seating
• Heated front seats and steerage wheel
• 11-kW onboard AC charger

Coming into into the Kluger EV Small grants:

• Side detect mirrors with memory and reverse tilt characteristic
• Heads-up say
• Ventilated front seats
• Heated 2nd row seats
• Rear sunshades
• Additional driver help including Evolved Park, Traffic Jam Support, Panoramic Gape Computer screen, Lane Switch Support, and Entrance Putrid Traffic Alert

Stand-out non-compulsory extras across both trim grades contain:

• Bench seating (XLE AWD handiest)
• Panoramic roof (All grades)
• JBL 12-speaker sound-machine with subwoofer and amplifier (XLE AWD and Small)
• Two-tone paint (Small)
• 22-flow wheels (Small)

All recordsdata acknowledged above regarding a fifth-generation Kluger EV applies exclusively in reference to the US-market Highlander EV.