The Toyota Kluger has been one of the top-selling large SUVs in Australia for years, and the Grande is its flagship. It is large, family-focused, well-equipped, and built on the kind of reputation that Toyota has spent decades earning. The AWD system and the V6 engine are the main mechanical arguments over the front-wheel-drive variants below it.
Simone reviews the Grande AWD and covers what the top-spec treatment actually includes: the interior materials, the third-row seating reality, and how the Kluger manages the suburban school-run environment that most of its buyers live in. She also looks at the fuel consumption, which is a genuine talking point when you are filling a 70-litre tank at current Australian petrol prices. Safe, roomy, and practical are the three words that follow the Kluger through every generation, and the Grande adds one more: expensive.
The Grande makes sense for the family that wants the full equipment list and the peace of mind of a Toyota badge with strong resale. The GXL delivers most of the same for less. Whether the difference between the two is worth it depends entirely on the buyer's priorities, and Simone's review covers exactly that. The full review is on the CarTell.tv YouTube channel above.
