Nissan JUKE (2011) vs. Toyota Highlander (2020) Specs

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2011 Nissan JUKE and 2020 Toyota Highlander Specifications

Model Year	2011	2020
Model	Nissan JUKE	Toyota Highlander
Engine	turbocharged 1.6L I4 DOHC-4v 188 hp@5600 177 lb-ft@2000	3.5L V6 DOHC-4v 295 hp@6600 263 lb-ft@4700
Transmission	6-speed shiftable CVT	8-speed shiftable automatic
Drivetrain	AWD	AWD
Body	4dr SUV	4dr SUV
			Difference
Wheelbase	99.6 in	112.2 in	-12.6 in
Length	162.4 in	194.9 in	-32.5 in
Width	69.5 in	76.0 in	-6.5 in
Height	61.8 in	68.1 in	-6.3 in
Curb Weight	3062 lb.	4330 lb.	-1268 lb.
Fuel Capacity	12.1 gal.	17.9 gal.	-5.8 gal.
Headroom, Row 1	38.6 in	41.2 in	-2.6 in
Shoulder Room, Row 1	53.6 in	59.0 in	-5.4 in
Hip Room, Row 1	0.0 in	57.2 in	-57.2 in
Legroom, Row 1	42.1 in	42.0 in	0.1 in
Headroom, Row 2	36.7 in	39.4 in	-2.7 in
Shoulder Room, Row 2	51.4 in	58.7 in	-7.3 in
Hip Room, Row 2	0.0 in	57.0 in	-57 in
Legroom, Row 2	32.1 in	41.0 in	-8.9 in
Headroom, Row 3	0.0 in	36.1 in	-36.1 in
Shoulder Room, Row 3	0.0 in	55.0 in	-55 in
Hip Room, Row 3	0.0 in	45.6 in	-45.6 in
Legroom, Row 3	0.0 in	27.7 in	-27.7 in
Total Legroom	74.2 in (over 2 rows)	110.7 in (over 3 rows)	-36.5 in
Cargo Volume, Minimum	8.9 ft³	16.0 ft³	-7.1 ft³
Cargo Volume, Behind R2	8.9	48.4 ft³	-39.5
Cargo Volume, Maximum	29.3 ft³	84.3 ft³	-55 ft³

2011 Nissan JUKE Seat Room and Comfort: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2011	4dr SUV turbocharged 188hp 1.6L I4 6-speed shiftable CVT FWD	If there are leggy people in the front the room in the back goes to almost non-existant. The head room is limited for taller people as well. see full Nissan JUKE review
2011	4dr SUV turbocharged 188hp 1.6L I4 6-speed shiftable CVT FWD	The back seat is useless for adults. At 6' tall I couldn't sit in the back because my head would hit the roof. see full Nissan JUKE review
2011	4dr SUV turbocharged 188hp 1.6L I4 6-speed shiftable CVT FWD	The front seats are great for short trips, but found them rather hard and uncomfortable for longer trips. Not usually a problem as you have to stop every two hundred miles to fill it up again. see full Nissan JUKE review

2020 Toyota Highlander Seat Room and Comfort: Cons
Year	Comment
	With each redesign (for 2008, 2014, and 2020) Toyota has enlarged the Highlander, yet the crossover's third-row seat remains uncomforably low and tight. For adults to be even passably comfortable in the way-back the second row must be slid forward, rendering legroom there also marginal. Some three-row crossovers have much roomier and more comfortable third-row seats. But if you want to be able to squeeze in eight people, Highlanders with a second-row bench can do this. Because they have significantly narrower third-row seats, the Ford Explorer and Kia Sorento cannot fit three people back there even in a pinch, so in hybrid form the former has a maximum capacity of seven people and the latter only six. (The Sorento PHEV will be able to seat seven.) This noted, if you want your adult passengers to have plenty of room, the practical capacity of each is four people. see full Toyota Highlander review

2020 Toyota Highlander Seat Room and Comfort: Cons
Year	Body/Powertrain	Comment
2020	4dr SUV 295-horsepower 3.5L V6 8-speed shiftable automatic AWD	The 3rd row seating is just not for adults at all, and I'm not certain that children would be easy to fit back there as well. I'm not sure what Toyota was thinking, even making the 2020 longer didn't make any difference at all. My one complaint is it is just TOO SMALL! see full Toyota Highlander review

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