Toyota Grand Highlander Nightshade Hybrid review

The 2025 Toyota Grand Highlander Nightshade Hybrid arrives at a moment when families want space and comfort without fuel-cost shock. It’s a three-row SUV with adult room in the third row, and in Nightshade trim it uses a lower-horsepower hybrid system tuned for efficiency. The EPA rates it at 36 mpg city and 32 mpg highway, and the reviewer recorded 32.5 mpg on a Chicago-to-Milwaukee trip and around town with up to four passengers. The 2.5-liter Atkinson-cycle four-cylinder hybrid makes 245 hp, versus the 362-hp Hybrid MAX that delivered 23.5 mpg. AWD is standard, and it tows 3,500 pounds.