The 2023 Toyota Sequoia is not a Land Cruiser. Even in TRD Pro trim, it lacks headline-grabbing and attractive off-street tech like electronic swaybar disconnects and a locking heart differential. But that does not mean it will be a lousy performer when the going receives tricky and filthy. In actuality, the Sequoia TRD Pro could possibly assist blunt the loss of the Land Cruiser in The us for some probable buyers.
In addition to sharing its TNGA-F system with the world-wide Land Cruiser and its luxurious-minded twin, the Lexus LX 600 that unlike the LC is being bought in The usa, the Sequoia TRD Pro gets Fox inside bypass shocks, a ¼-inch aluminum TRD front skid plate, a locking rear diff, Multi-Terrain Choose, Downhill Help Command, Crawl Regulate, a Multi-Terrain Observe. We’re not certain what its figures will glimpse like as significantly as method, departure and breakover angles, but it ought to be a relatively formidable deal total.
One particular place where by the Sequoia trounces the Land Cruiser and Lexus LX 600 can be observed underhood. The major SUV’s normal motor is a twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V6 that makes 437 horsepower and 583 pound-feet of torque. A comparable powerplant comes in the LC and LX, but it lacks the Sequoia’s hybrid part, which sandwiches a impressive electrical motor amongst the engine and 10-velocity automatic transmission. Suffice it to say that the Sequoia’s excess 104 lb-ft around the Land Cruiser will be felt from powering the wheel.
It’s also well worth mentioning that the Land Cruiser and Sequoia ended up intended with unique prospective buyers in brain. The LC is likely a lot more compact, with what we presume must be bigger ground clearance. The Sequoia is most likely to be a greater relatives motor vehicle and will just about definitely be a superior towing rig. Certainly, tradeoffs are a aspect of any vehicle’s layout route. With that in intellect, a lot more Americans are likely to take pleasure in the positive aspects of the Sequoia versus the Land Cruiser.
In the finish, we’d all fairly have all choices offered to us at a Toyota dealership. The loss of the Land Cruiser hurts. But the 4Runner, which in its TRD Off-Highway trim advantages from the KDSS disconnecting sway bar technology, remains in the combine. And the arrival of the hottest Lexus LX 600 at the extremely superior stop and the addition of a respectable off-street-oriented Sequoia TRD Pro at the lower (but nonetheless dear, while we really don’t know precisely how dear just however) finish will help blunt the pain at least a minimal little bit.