CHICAGO — The 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander, which debuted Wednesday on the eve of the Chicago Auto Present, takes the physique and bones of one of many Japanese model’s top-selling crossovers and super-sizes it to ship a extra snug and aggressive household car — not less than with out sliding rear doorways.

The most important function of the Grand Highlander is its bigness, particularly within the third row. General, the Grand Highlander is bigger in each dimension in contrast with the Highlander, but not fairly as huge as both the Toyota Sienna minivan or Toyota Sequoia body-on-frame SUV.

The Grand Highlander’s third row options an extra 5.8 inches (14.7 centimetres) of legroom in contrast with the Highlander, 2.5 additional inches (6.3 cm) of shoulder room and greater than an inch of additional headroom. With all of the seats in use, there’s an added 4.6 cubic ft of cargo area behind the third row, which the model says is now in a position to maintain seven carry-on suitcases. With all second- and third-row seats down, the Grand Highlander boasts 97.5 cubic ft of cargo area, 16 p.c greater than the Highlander, although nonetheless beneath the Sienna and Sequoia.

Designed in america and manufactured in Toyota’s plant in Princeton, Ind., the 2024 Grand Highlander comes outfitted with a typical 2.4-litre turbocharged I-4 engine. Two non-obligatory hybrid powertrains are additionally obtainable — one tuned for gas financial system and the opposite tuned for energy and able to delivering as much as 362 hp and towing as much as 5,000 kilos (2,267 kilograms).

Within the cabin, seating for seven comes normal with second-row captain’s chairs, with the choice for a second-row bench obtainable to boost capability to eight occupants in sure configurations.

The Grand Highlander comes normal with a 12.3-inch contact display screen working the model’s new Toyota Audio Multimedia system, which was developed in-house and works largely by means of voice prompts.

The Grand Highlander comes normal with Toyota Security Sense 3.0, a collection of upgraded security and driver-assistance options together with dynamic cruise management, lane protecting, automated headlights and a brand new system the model calls Proactive Driving Help. Toyota says that when sure “working situations are met, utilizing the car’s digicam and radar, this technique gives light braking into curves or light braking and/or steering to assist assist driving duties comparable to distance management between a previous car, pedestrian or bicyclist.”

The Grand Highlander will probably be obtainable in three trim ranges, together with XLE, Restricted and Platinum, and normal all-wheel drive. Pricing was not launched. The car is predicted to be in showrooms within the second half of the yr.