the Highlander has no available third seat. If you need to haul around more than five people in your SUV, Toyota happily points you to the Land Cruiser and Sequoia, which offer a third row of seating.

The all-new Hyundai Palisade came out on top, but Toyota couldn’t furnish a redesigned 2020 Highlander in time to compete. How does it compare? I took to Toyota’s media preview in San Antonio ...