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The drive home on my first night with the Highlander Hybrid was a slow one, as a couple of accidents caused all of my available routes home to be choked with traffic. It did give me an opportunity, however, to notice the instant fuel-economy readout on the dash -- it was showing 27.2 mpg, which is very impressive for a vehicle that can carry up to seven people. And the fact that the Highlander is a people-mover was important to me, because I was scheduled to ferry four of my neighbors (and fellow book-club members) to our monthly meeting that evening.