Highlander Hybrid Offroad Test
Hi All,
After reading the numerous posts about the traction control system preventing the Highlander from climbing slick hills, I decided to go out and test it.
Here is my setup:
2007 Highlander Hybrid Limited
All Terrain tires
I drove to a local sand hill (with a winch equipped F350 in case I got stuck) and attempted to climb the hill until I could go no further. The results were not at all what I expected. When the HiHy could climb no more, it had one front wheel (right) and one rear wheel (left) spinning while the others sat idle.
I expected the traction control to get involved with the spinning wheels but that didn't happen.
Overall - the performance offroad was quite good - the hill I tested on typically stops most 4WD vehicles attempting to climb it - and the HiHy nearly made the top.
Now I must figure out if it worked so well because the traction control isn't working.
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