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the toyota harrier is not a familiar
nameplate to most americans
previously sold in japan as an identical
twin of the lexus rx with a toyota badge
the harrier has recently diverged from
the lexus
the harrier is bigger and better riding
on the tng ak platform that also
underpins larger models like the xp70
camry toyota rav4 and the lexus es
it's a handsome thing and looks properly
premium in the flesh
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186.6 inches long the harrier is 5.7
inches longer than the compact rav4 but
8.3 inches shorter than the three-row
highlander it has two rows of seats and
would hypothetically compete with models
such as the hyundai santa fe ford edge
and honda passport
toyota does currently offer the full
runner as its two-row mid-size suv
option but that model is truck-based and
more off-road oriented while the harrier
is based on the same tnga unibody
architecture as many other toyota
passenger car models
color options are slate gray metallic
dark blue metallic and the steel blonde
metallic
precious black and white pearl crystal
shine are cost options
inside the dashboard is dominated by a
diamond-shaped center console inspired
by a horse's saddle and it's now high
enough to act as a divider for the front
seats
there's faux leather trim and stitching
on the dashboard and door cards
novel features include a dimmable
electrochromic panoramic glass roof and
a digital rear view mirror
no one expects the full 12.3 inch center
touchscreen found in japan so our car
makes do with a 8.0 inch screen with
apple carplay android auto and plenty of
bezel at least it's an oem toyota
infotainment system and not a local job
elsewhere there's a head-up display qi
wireless charger reverse camera and six
speakers
there's also an electronic parking brake
with auto brake hold moved from the
right of the driver to the center
console
the japan-made harrier comes with the
full toyota safety sense suite of driver
assistance systems including autonomous
emergency braking adaptive cruise
control with stop and go lane centering
assist lane keeping assist blind spot
monitoring with rear cross traffic alert
and adaptive high beam
also in a seven airbags including
driver's knee stability control and
isofix rear child seat anchors
the harrier is suspended by macpherson
strut suspension at the front and double
wishbones at the rear as before but the
suspension geometry has been optimized
for rigidity and handling balance
the retuned vampers also improve
smoothness at lower speeds while
increased sound insulation makes for a
more refined drive toyota says
under the hood is a 2.0 liter dynamic
force four cylinder also found in the
rav4 and lexus ux
it makes 173 ps and 203 newton meters of
torque
the m20a fks is naturally aspirated and
this is the big news in the powertrain
department given that the previous gen
spec harrier had a 2.0 liter turbo
engine with 231 ps and 350 newton meters
the difference is big but if the
experience in the ux is anything to go
by it should have enough poke
the ener engine is paired to a direct
shift cvt that sends power to the front
wheels
the previous gen turbo model used a
conventional l6 speed automatic gearbox
the zero to 100 kilometers per hour
sprint is done in 9.7 seconds and top
speed is 190 kilometers per hour
fuel consumption is rated at 15.3
kilometers per liter better than the old
turbos 13 kilometers per liter
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