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2020 Toyota Highlander and 2012 Volkswagen Beetle Specifications
| Model Year | 2020 | 2012 | |
| Model | Toyota Highlander | Volkswagen Beetle | |
| Engine | 3.5L V6 DOHC-4v 220 kW@6600 357 Nm@4700 |
turbocharged 2.0L I4 DOHC-4v 147 kW@5100 281 Nm@1700 |
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| Transmission | 8-speed shiftable automatic | 6-speed automated manual | |
| Drivetrain | FWD | FWD | |
| Body | 4dr SUV | 2dr Hatch | |
| Difference | |||
| Wheelbase | 2,850 mm | 2,537 mm | 0 mm |
| Length | 4,950 mm | 4,277 mm | 0 mm |
| Width | 1,930 mm | 1,808 mm | 0 mm |
| Height | 1,730 mm | 1,486 mm | 0 mm |
| Curb Weight | 1,880 kg | 1,401 kg | 0 kg |
| Fuel Capacity | 68 L | 55 L | 13 L |
| Headroom, Row 1 | 1,046 mm | 1,001 mm | 0 mm |
| Shoulder Room, Row 1 | 1,499 mm | 1,405 mm | 0 mm |
| Hip Room, Row 1 | 1,453 mm | 0 mm | 1 mm |
| Legroom, Row 1 | 1,067 mm | 1,049 mm | 0 mm |
| Headroom, Row 2 | 1,001 mm | 942 mm | -941 mm |
| Shoulder Room, Row 2 | 1,491 mm | 1,245 mm | 0 mm |
| Hip Room, Row 2 | 1,448 mm | 0 mm | 1 mm |
| Legroom, Row 2 | 1,041 mm | 798 mm | -797 mm |
| Headroom, Row 3 | 917 mm | 0 mm | 917 mm |
| Shoulder Room, Row 3 | 1,397 mm | 0 mm | 1 mm |
| Hip Room, Row 3 | 1,158 mm | 0 mm | 1 mm |
| Legroom, Row 3 | 704 mm | 0 mm | 704 mm |
| Total Legroom | 2,812 mm (over 3 rows) | 1,847 mm (over 2 rows) | 1 mm |
| Cargo Volume, Minimum | 453 L | 436 L | 17 L |
| Cargo Volume, Behind R2 | 1,371 L | 15.4 | -14.4 L |
| Cargo Volume, Maximum | 2,387 L | 847 L | -845 L |
TrueDelta Reviews the Seat Room and Comfort of the 2020 Toyota Highlander
| 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 | ||
What Our Members Are Saying about the Seat Room and Comfort of the 2020 Toyota Highlander
| 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 |
TrueDelta Reviews the Seat Room and Comfort of the 2012 Volkswagen Beetle
| 2012 Volkswagen Beetle Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
| Year | Comment | |
| 2012 | Back in the 1960s VW entreated Americans to "think small." Lately, though, the German manufacturers cars have been getting bigger and bigger. The latest redesign added over two inches to the car's length (now 168 inches) and over two inches to its width (now a midsize-like 71.2 inches. Compared to the 146-by-66-inch, 2,822-pound Mini and the 140-by-64-inch, 2,434-pound Fiat, the 3,340-pound Beetle TDI convertible is a big, heavy car. As noted earlier, solidity and ride quality benefit from this additional bulk. But rear seat room does not. Sure, the Beetle Convertible's rear seat is more viable than the MINI's, but bars to clear rarely come lower. The Fiat is in the same (adults-in-a-pinch) ballpark. In addition to the space shortage, the VW's rear seat back is uncomfortably upright. see full Volkswagen Beetle review | |
What Our Members Are Saying about the Seat Room and Comfort of the 2012 Volkswagen Beetle
| 2012 Volkswagen Beetle Seat Room and Comfort: Pros | ||
| Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
| 2012 | 0 | The rear seat is also surprisingly roomy. My 6'2" father was able to sit comfortably in the back for ~30 min hops around town. see full Volkswagen Beetle review |
| 2012 Volkswagen Beetle Seat Room and Comfort: Cons | ||
| Year | Body/Powertrain | Comment |
| 2013 | 2dr Convertible 170-horsepower 2.5L I5 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD |
The back seat, if you could really call it that, leaves a lot to be desired. Maybe another 3 in. That being said it fits a car seat with my 6' frame in the front seat ahead of it, so it gets the job done. Once the top goes down the interior space seems adequate. see full Volkswagen Beetle review |
| 2012 | 2dr Hatch turbocharged 200hp 2.0L I4 6-speed automated manual FWD |
I love my Beetle, but the rear seat legspace is not so good. For me its no problem at all, since normally only my wife and i drive the car, but when you normally have to drive with 4 adults, it can become crampy at the back. If the driver and front passenger are not that tall, the rear legspace is quite good. Even the headspace is ok. see full Volkswagen Beetle review |
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