Model year 2023 · XU70 (2020–present)

2023 Toyota Highlander specs

The 2023 Toyota Highlander tows 3,500–5,000 lb, carries 1,405–1,685 lb of payload, has 8.0 in of ground clearance, weighs 4,155–4,595 lb at the curb and measures 194.9–197.4 in long, by configuration, per Toyota’s own documents.

We hold 22 configurations of the 2023 Highlander, and Toyota gives a figure for every one.

Retail configurations: 22
Documents: 4

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

01 / Configurations

Every 2023 Highlander configuration

22 retail configurations sold in 2023, 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.

202322 configurations

2023 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°	23.5°	5,000 lb	1,635 lb	4,199 lb	P235/65R18
XLE AWD	8.0 in	17.9°	23.4°	5,000 lb	1,565 lb	4,376 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	18.1°	23.5°	5,000 lb	1,625 lb	4,221 lb	235/55R20
XSE AWD	8.0 in	17.9°	23.4°	5,000 lb	1,535 lb	4,420 lb	235/55R20
Limited FWD	8.0 in	18.1°	23.5°	5,000 lb	1,570 lb	4,265 lb	P235/55R20
Limited AWD	8.0 in	17.9°	23.4°	5,000 lb	1,485 lb	4,453 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°	23.5°	5,000 lb	1,570 lb	4,265 lb	P235/55R20
Platinum AWD	8.0 in	17.9°	23.4°	5,000 lb	1,485 lb	4,453 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°	23.5°	5,000 lb	1,685 lb	4,155 lb	P235/65R18
L AWD	8.0 in	17.9°	23.4°	5,000 lb	1,605 lb	4,332 lb	P235/65R18
LE FWD	8.0 in	18.1°	23.5°	5,000 lb	1,685 lb	4,155 lb	P235/65R18
LE AWD	8.0 in	17.9°	23.4°	5,000 lb	1,605 lb	4,332 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
Hybrid Bronze Special Edition FWD	8.0 in	18.1°	22.7°	3,500 lb	1,595 lb	4,365 lb	—
Hybrid Bronze Special Edition AWD	8.0 in	18.1°	22.7°	3,500 lb	1,485 lb	4,515 lb	—

MakerSources: 2023 Highlander (gas) Product Information · 2023 Highlander Hybrid Product Information · 2023 Toyota Highlander Revs Up Driving with New Turbocharged Engine (press release, May 11, 2022)

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 2023

The 2023 Highlander against the 2022, the previous model year we hold. Only what Toyota’s documents show: nothing here is inferred.

Added: 14 configurations (L FWD, L AWD, LE FWD, LE AWD, XSE FWD and 9 more).
Dropped: 12 configurations (L FWD, L AWD, LE FWD, LE AWD, XSE FWD and 7 more).
Curb weight: 4,155–4,595 lb (2022: 4,145–4,595 lb).
Same range as the 2022: towing, payload, ground clearance and length.

03 / Tires

2023 Highlander stock tire sizes

The tire sizes Toyota fits at the factory in 2023, the standard ones first.

2023 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
235/55R20Standard: XSE; Limited, Platinum	20 in	30.2 in

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

04 / Sources

The 2023 documents

4 documents behind the 2023 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 2023 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.