This crossover SUV was announced by Toyota in 2000 at the New York Auto Show and became the first car-based midsize SUV or midsize crossover, Highlander name is not used in Australia and Japan and Toyota named this vehicle as Toyota Kluger.
Toyota Highlander model year 2005 available either in manual or automatic transmission and available in 2AZ-FE I4, 1MZ-FE V6 and 3MZ-FE V6 engines.