Model year 2021 · XU70 (2020–present)

2021 Toyota Highlander specs

The 2021 Toyota Highlander tows 3,500–5,000 lb, carries 1,405–1,685 lb of payload, has 8.0 in of ground clearance, weighs 4,145–4,595 lb at the curb and measures 194.9–197.4 in long, by configuration, per Toyota’s own documents.

We hold 20 configurations of the 2021 Highlander, and Toyota gives a figure for every one.

Retail configurations: 20
Documents: 2

2020 Toyota Highlander XLE AWD, front three-quarter view — Photo: Kevauto, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons, resized.

01 / Configurations

Every 2021 Highlander configuration

20 retail configurations sold in 2021, each with the figures Toyota publishes for it. A number a factory package raises shows under the configuration’s own. Toyota gives figures for weights, dimensions, towing and clearance and angles.

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2021 Toyota Highlander XU70: every configuration with its numbers
Configuration	Ground clearance	Approach	Departure	Max towing	Max payload	Curb weight	Tires
XLE FWD	8.0 in	18.1°	23.0°	5,000 lb	1,635 lb	4,195 lb	P235/65R18
XLE AWD	8.0 in	17.9°	23.0°	5,000 lb	1,565 lb	4,370 lb	P235/65R18
Hybrid XLE FWD	8.0 in	18.1°	22.7°	3,500 lb	1,595 lb	4,365 lb	P235/65R18
Hybrid XLE AWD	8.0 in	18.1°	22.7°	3,500 lb	1,485 lb	4,515 lb	P235/65R18
XSE FWD	8.0 in	16.9°	21.1°	5,000 lb	1,625 lb	4,205 lb	P235/55R20
XSE AWD	8.0 in	16.9°	21.1°	5,000 lb	1,535 lb	4,400 lb	P235/55R20
Limited FWD	8.0 in	18.1°	23.0°	5,000 lb	1,570 lb	4,260 lb	P235/55R20
Limited AWD	8.0 in	17.9°	23.0°	5,000 lb	1,485 lb	4,450 lb	P235/55R20
Hybrid Limited FWD	8.0 in	18.1°	22.7°	3,500 lb	1,530 lb	4,430 lb	P235/55R20
Hybrid Limited AWD	8.0 in	18.1°	22.7°	3,500 lb	1,405 lb	4,595 lb	P235/55R20
Platinum FWD	8.0 in	18.1°	23.0°	5,000 lb	1,570 lb	4,260 lb	P235/55R20
Platinum AWD	8.0 in	17.9°	23.0°	5,000 lb	1,485 lb	4,450 lb	P235/55R20
Hybrid Platinum FWD	8.0 in	18.1°	22.7°	3,500 lb	1,530 lb	4,430 lb	P235/55R20
Hybrid Platinum AWD	8.0 in	18.1°	22.7°	3,500 lb	1,405 lb	4,595 lb	P235/55R20
L FWD	8.0 in	18.1°	23.0°	5,000 lb	1,685 lb	4,145 lb	P235/65R18
L AWD	8.0 in	17.9°	23.0°	5,000 lb	1,605 lb	4,330 lb	P235/65R18
LE FWD	8.0 in	18.1°	23.0°	5,000 lb	1,685 lb	4,145 lb	P235/65R18
LE AWD	8.0 in	17.9°	23.0°	5,000 lb	1,605 lb	4,330 lb	P235/65R18
Hybrid LE FWD	8.0 in	18.1°	22.7°	3,500 lb	1,495 lb	4,330 lb	P235/65R18
Hybrid LE AWD	8.0 in	18.1°	22.7°	3,500 lb	1,535 lb	4,465 lb	P235/65R18

MakerSource: 2021 Highlander Product Information

A dash means the maker’s documents we have don’t give that number for that configuration, and a column with no number for any configuration of the year isn’t shown. “Door label” means the maker prints it only on each vehicle’s certification label, and “not published” that the maker doesn’t print it, or points elsewhere. “Up to” is a ceiling the maker prints over several configurations; a range is the maker’s own, printed across the grades of that configuration.

02 / What changed

New for 2021

The 2021 Highlander against the 2020, the previous model year we hold. Only what Toyota’s documents show: nothing here is inferred.

Added: 2 configurations (XSE FWD and XSE AWD).
Length: 194.9–197.4 in (2020: 194.9 in).
Same range as the 2020: towing, payload, ground clearance and curb weight.

03 / Tires

2021 Highlander stock tire sizes

The tire sizes Toyota fits at the factory in 2021, the standard ones first.

2021 Toyota Highlander stock tire sizes, with the configurations they are fitted to
Tire size	Wheel	Diameternominal
P235/65R18Standard: XLE, L, LE	18 in	30.0 in
P235/55R20Standard: XSE, Limited, Platinum	20 in	30.2 in

Highlander tire sizes, with wheel specs and what bigger tires change

04 / Sources

The 2021 documents

2 documents behind the 2021 Highlander’s figures. The maker’s own come first; a third-party page fills in only a number the maker doesn’t publish, and wears its own mark.

Documents last checked Oct 9, 2026. How we read them and what the marks mean: how we source the numbers. A figure doesn’t match its document? Report a wrong number.

05 / Keep going

More on the Highlander

Highlander XU70Every XU70 configuration, model year by model year, with clearance, angles and weights (2020–present).Open the XU70 specs 2021 Highlander towingMax towing, GCWR, payload and tongue weight for every rated configuration.See the towing table Highlander tire sizesStock tire and wheel sizes by trim, and what bigger tires change.See tire sizes Highlander specsEvery generation, the spec plate and the rig builder.Open the model page

These are Toyota’s published figures for the models it describes, not a weighbridge or a tape measure; your own vehicle’s options change them. Found a figure that doesn’t match the document? Tell us.