Cars.com checks out the new 2008 Toyota Highlander from the Chicago Auto Show.
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I'm Joe Wiesenfelder from Cars.com Behind me is a 2008 Toyota Highlander SUV. It's an enlarged version of a vehicle that has been very successful in the market. Even though it's larger, roomier inside, it is just fuel-efficient as it was before.
It also comes in a hybrid version. There's a feature that we haven't seen much in SUVs, that is the center section that has some flexibility. It can either be a seat and a back rest, which also will fold down to create an arm rest for seats. Or you can a console like this. And also, if you wish, you could remove the console and have a pass-through, a walk-through to the third-row seat. Which is actually pretty helpful for people that don't want to flip the seat forward and do the usual thing, like so. (car seat thuds) To get in, it'll let you get through there and it'll even let you get through while you're on the move, though it is best obviously to stay buckled-in. You might be familiar with rear-view cameras that are available on a number of different kind of vehicles now, cars, SUVs, vans. And they use a small camera, typically hidden above the license plate, like this. To give you a view on the dash board of what is behind you. The difference here is that, the 2008 Highlander will give you this feature as a standalone option. With a small screen of its own, above the navigation screen. Usually, a car that has the rear-view camera option requires you first to get a navigation system, which will cost you easily $1,500, $2,000 or even more. In this case, it's a standalone option because it's arguably a safety feature, it's a great way to go.
