The Kluger name was used for the first-generation Highlander, built for Japan from November 2000 to May 2007 and sold exclusively through Toyota Netz dealers. Australia received the XU20 in October 2003 with a single engine, a 3.3-liter V6. The XU40 followed in August 2007 with a 3.5-liter V6, and the XU50 in 2014. The fourth-generation XU70 reached Australia in June 2021 on the TNGA platform with a V6 and, for the first time, a 2.5-liter hybrid. Japan did not receive the second generation under the Kluger name.
Toyota's name for the Highlander in Japan and Australia, a three-row family SUV that began as a car-based crossover in 2000. Japan sold only the first generation, while Australia has used the name since 2003 through four generations, most recently with a hybrid.
26years
4generations
7trims
230–270hp range
The Lineage
4 generations · tap any to explore1 trimXU20
2000–2007
2 trimsXU40
2007–2013
2 trimsXU50
2014–2020
2 trimsXU70
2021–now
The Story
Why the Kluger mattersTrims · XU70
2 trims · 2021–nowFourth generation, Australia from June 2021 (Crown Kluger in China from 2021/22).