2024 Highlander vs. 2024 Passport in Ardmore, OK

2024 Highlander vs. 2024 Passport

The 2024 Toyota Highlander and the 2024 Honda Passport are two value-packed midsize SUVs. They offer plenty of family-friendly features coupled with impressive safety specifications. Moreover, they've got powerful engines and can easily cruise for hours at highway speeds.

Let's see which midsize SUV is better in a Highlander vs. Passport face-off. We'll be checking out each vehicle's performance characteristics. We'll see how their interiors stack up. Then, we'll evaluate their standard and optional safety feature sets. This will result in a comprehensive analysis that will help you pick a winning midsize SUV.

But if you're already leaning towards the 2024 Highlander, contact us at Toyota of Ardmore. You can even visit our dealership and test-drive a 2024 Highlander along the streets of Ardmore, OK.

Interior Comparison

The 2024 Toyota Highlander is a three-row SUV. Hence, it can seat up to eight occupants. Meanwhile, the 2024 Honda Passport only has two rows. Therefore, it is limited to a maximum of five occupants. Plus, the 2024 Highlander offers captain chairs for the second row. With this, you can still carry seven people. These individual second-row seats have their own adjustment capabilities and armrests. You don’t get this feature in the 2024 Passport. The third-row seats of the 2024 Highlander can also be reclined.

The 2024 Passport has 51 cubic feet of cargo space, slightly larger than the 48-cubic foot cargo space behind the Highlander’s second row. Plus, the 2024 Highlander offers easy-folding second-row seats for a massive 84 cubic feet of cargo capacity. This enables you to carry furniture or home appliances with ease.

The 2024 Highlander and the 2024 Passport offer amenities such as ventilated front seats. They've also got digital gauge clusters. Here, the 2024 Highlander has a crisp 12.3-inch unit for higher trims. Plus, it comes with tri-zone automatic climate control, which the 2024 Passport doesn't have. The system includes separate second-row controls and air vents for all three rows. Then, buyers can opt for Softex® or leather upholstery in the 2024 Highlander.

Moreover, the 2024 Highlander's dashboard features a soft-touch in-dash split-level shelf to augment its roomy glovebox. You don't get this feature with the 2024 Passport. Higher trims of the 2024 Highlander can be specified with USB charging ports for all three rows and heated second-row seats.

The 2024 Toyota Highlander has standard Apple CarPlay® and Android Auto™, as does the 2024 Honda Passport. Both vehicles also provide Bluetooth® hands-free and wireless audio streaming capabilities. Furthermore, Toyota gives you a Wi-Fi hotspot as well. The 2024 Highlander can also be upgraded with an 11-speaker JBL sound system. Honda only offers a 10-speaker sound system upgrade for the 2024 Passport.

Performance Comparison

Toyota fits the 2024 Highlander with its powerful 2.4-liter, 265 HP, 4-cylinder engine. The engine can deliver 310 pound-feet of torque. It drives the front wheels via an 8-speed automatic gearbox. Buyers can also choose an AWD system. Here, Toyota equips the 2024 Highlander with an intelligent all-wheel drive system that redirects torque to wheels with the best traction. The 2024 Highlander is also available with a hybrid powertrain.

The 2024 Honda Passport has a 3.5-liter, 280 HP V6 engine for all trims. The engine is rated for 262 pound-feet of torque. A 9-speed automatic gearbox and an AWD system are standard. There’s no hybrid powertrain offered for the 2024 Passport.

Safety Features Comparison

Toyota equips the 2024 Highlander with its Toyota Safety Sense™ 2.5+ suite. All trims get pre-collision with pedestrian detection, plus blind spot monitoring and rear cross-traffic alerts. Automatic emergency braking, lane departure warning, and lane tracing assist are standard features, too. Buyers also receive a full-speed range dynamic radar-guided cruise control system. Higher trims can be equipped with front and rear park assist, plus a surround-view camera system.

The 2024 Passport has many of these features as part of its Honda Sensing® suite. But some are optional extras.

Find the 2024 Toyota Highlander in Ardmore, OK

Our pick for the midsize SUV segment is the 2024 Toyota Highlander. Its three-row configuration is more versatile and family-friendly than the two-row 2024 Honda Passport. Then, it’s got a more efficient powertrain and better safety features.

To find out how to take home a brand-new 2024 Highlander, talk to us at Toyota of Ardmore. We’ll help you select the most suitable trim, equip it with excellent options, and evaluate financing.