2009 Toyota Highlander Gas Mileage (MPG)
Unlike other fuel economy surveys, TrueDelta's Real-World Gas Mileage Survey includes questions about how and where a car was driven. So you can get an idea of the Toyota Highlander's real-world MPG based on how and where you drive a car.
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Toyota Highlander Gas Mileage
| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2009 | 4dr SUV 270-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
flat | light | hvy | 1 | 2 | 2 | 95 | 80 | 24.9 |
| 2009 | 4dr SUV 270-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
flat | light | hvy | 1 | 2 | 2 | 95 | 80 | 24.9 |
| Averages | flat | light | hvy | 1 | 2 | 2 | 95 | 80 | 24.9 | |
| With the 270-horsepower 3.5L V6 engine, 5-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2009 Toyota Highlander fuel economy has been averaging
24.9 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2009 Toyota Highlanders in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 80 miles per hour (about 95 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the city (2 percent), in the suburbs (2 percent), and in heavy traffic (1 percent). In addition the average 2009 Toyota Highlander in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC on most or all of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2009 | 4dr SUV 270-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD |
flat | med | hvy | 5 | 14 | 29 | 52 | 70 | 21.5 |
| flat | med | none | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 65 | 23.6 | ||
| 2009 | 4dr SUV 270-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic AWD |
flat | med | light | 15 | 19 | 27 | 40 | 68 | 22.6 |
| Averages | flat | med | light | 15 | 19 | 27 | 40 | 68 | 22.6 | |
| With the 270-horsepower 3.5L V6 engine, 5-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and all-wheel drive, the 2009 Toyota Highlander has been averaging
22.6 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2009 Toyota Highlanders in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 68 miles per hour (about 40 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (27 percent), in the city (19 percent), and in heavy traffic (15 percent). In addition the average 2009 Toyota Highlander in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a medium foot and the AC on only some of the time. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2009 | 4dr SUV 209-horsepower 3.3L V6 Hybrid CVT AWD |
flat | light | none | 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 65 | 25.8 |
| flat | light | hvy | 10 | 10 | 30 | 50 | 65 | 26.7 | ||
| flat | light | none | 10 | 20 | 50 | 20 | 65 | 23.3 | ||
| flat | light | none | 10 | 20 | 50 | 20 | 65 | 24.8 | ||
| flat | light | none | 10 | 20 | 50 | 20 | 65 | 22.5 | ||
| 2009 | 4dr SUV 209-horsepower 3.3L V6 Hybrid CVT AWD |
flat | light | none | 10 | 18 | 42 | 30 | 65 | 24.6 |
| Averages | flat | light | none | 10 | 18 | 42 | 30 | 65 | 24.6 | |
| With the 209-horsepower 3.3L V6 Hybrid engine, CVT transmission, and all-wheel drive, 2009 Toyota Highlander gas mileage has been averaging
24.6 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2009 Toyota Highlanders in this analysis were driven mostly in the suburbs (about 42 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were on the highway at an average speed of 65 miles per hour (30 percent), in the city (18 percent), and in heavy traffic (10 percent). In addition the average 2009 Toyota Highlander in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC not used at all. |
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| Year | Body/Powertrain | flat, hilly, or mountainousLand | driving style: very light to "lead foot"Foot | A/C use: none to heavyA/C | constant stop and goTraf % | many stops per mileCity % | stop every mile or twoSub % | fairly steady speedHwy % | Hwy Spd | MPG |
| 2009 | 4dr SUV 187-horsepower 2.7L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
hills | med | hvy | 0 | 5 | 45 | 50 | 75 | 24.0 |
| 2009 | 4dr SUV 187-horsepower 2.7L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
hills | med | hvy | 0 | 5 | 45 | 50 | 75 | 24.0 |
| Averages | hills | med | hvy | 0 | 5 | 45 | 50 | 75 | 24.0 | |
| With the 187-horsepower 2.7L I4 engine, 6-speed shiftable automatic transmission, and front-wheel drive, 2009 Toyota Highlander fuel economy has been averaging
24.0 MPG (miles per gallon). The 2009 Toyota Highlanders in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 75 miles per hour (about 50 percent of the miles driven). The rest of the miles were in the suburbs (45 percent), in the city (5 percent), and in heavy traffic (0 percent). In addition the average 2009 Toyota Highlander in this analysis was driven on hilly terrain with a medium foot and the AC on most or all of the time. |
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What Our Members Are Saying about the Real 2009 Toyota Highlander MPG
| 2009 Toyota Highlander Fuel Economy: Pros | ||
| Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
| 2009 | 4dr SUV 187-horsepower 2.7L I4 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
For a daily driver it was nice to be able to get a vehicle with all the space with above 20 MPG fuel rating. |
