2023 Toyota Sequoia TRD Pro Takes The Family Anywhere

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  • Опубликовано: 16 дек 2024

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  • @bryanbell3362
    @bryanbell3362 Год назад +17

    I really like the redesign. The color is fierce. I don’t like the $20k+ mark ups at some dealers

  • @Alex-se3uy
    @Alex-se3uy Год назад +18

    This is why I love your reviews Tom. Honest and pragmatic. I love how you kept mentioning that all of its faults are OK if you’re actually going to use it for what it’s built for. Living in SoCal, i unfortunately am going to be sitting behind a ton of these being bought by the parents of young adults who take these up to the local mountains a few times a year.. But I digress. Great review!

    • @rightlanehog3151
      @rightlanehog3151 Год назад +1

      I concur.

    • @theMLBfan
      @theMLBfan Год назад

      Why unfortunately? You don't think this is worth buying?

    • @Alex-se3uy
      @Alex-se3uy Год назад +2

      @@theMLBfan I said it tongue in cheek. I think it’s a fine vehicle if you’re going to use it for what it was designed to do. But ironically, I’d wager most of these spend 90% of their time on a well paved road.

  • @2kool4ukewlguy77
    @2kool4ukewlguy77 Год назад +2

    Sequoia, the car that can go anywhere except a parking lot garage in San Francisco

  • @rightlanehog3151
    @rightlanehog3151 Год назад +5

    Tom, Your review was very balanced so the only thing I will add is that Toyota USA had to agree to some design compromises to have a new generation of Sequoia approved by head office in Japan. We both remember when the vast majority of people who drove hulking 4X4s actually needed them for work. Driving a 3 ton vehicle for suburban commuting makes as much sense to me as wearing construction boots for a day's shopping at the local mega mall. 🤨In terms of Land Cruiser's future in North America, there is widespread speculation from credible sources that one Land Cruiser variant will be coming back by the end of the year to help feed the insatiable appetite for 4X4s. Hopefully Toyota sends you an invitation for a test drive. 😉

    • @DrivenCarReviews
      @DrivenCarReviews  Год назад +1

      Design compromise? That's a thing when a vehicle uses many of the same body panels to save money. This seat design here gets in the way of what the truck is used for. And yes, I've heard those rumors but right now they're just that.

    • @rightlanehog3151
      @rightlanehog3151 Год назад +1

      @@DrivenCarReviews I was thinking of the live axle that replaced the IRS on the old Sequoia as well as the missing Torsen center differential .

    • @normt430
      @normt430 Год назад

      @@rightlanehog3151 Well the new Tundra is not allowed a front snow plow as it will over heat. Sequoia the same?

  • @MightyTiki
    @MightyTiki Год назад +3

    I appreciate you regularly recognize Martin for his contributions to your channel, keep up the hard work gentlemen :)

    • @DrivenCarReviews
      @DrivenCarReviews  Год назад +1

      Martin is loads of fun. And we talk about our kids and levy wives. These reviews wouldn't happen without people like Martin and Rob Callero. Full stop.

  • @MegaRetr
    @MegaRetr Год назад

    Cheers Tom! Another excellent video

  • @yass123
    @yass123 Год назад

    @10:03 the wireless charger does not work in my cousin's Sequoia TRD Pro

  • @thisisCHOPZZ
    @thisisCHOPZZ Год назад +1

    Be sure to regularly shift between standard 2 rear-wheel drives to 4WD.
    Drive it in different modes for few miles every often to ensure all of those gears are functioning well

  • @davidkaminski615
    @davidkaminski615 Год назад +3

    Great and insightful review! Killer looks, but everything rearward behind the driver's seat seems to be a disaster. The MSRP of my '02 Sequoia Limited 4x4 when new was $40k. Is the new one worth it for double the price? Maybe I need to adjust my mental evaluation to modern times. A lot has changed in 20 years.

  • @erich964
    @erich964 Год назад +2

    This is $85,000. One can buy a Land Cruiser 200 series with 10,000 miles for that money. The Land Cruiser. 200 series is the greatest vehicle ever made and everyone who knows automobiles agrees. I don’t see many people spending almost 90 grand on this USA made SUV. 2:16

    • @bryanfreeland
      @bryanfreeland Год назад

      Problem is the third row and cargo space is even worse in the LC/LX.

  • @normt430
    @normt430 Год назад +1

    Now up to 66% of this segment is GM SUV's.
    The Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban, the GMC Yukon and Yukon XL, and the Cadillac Escalade account for 50% of all large SUV sales in the US. GM makes 340,000 of them every year and exports about 80,000 to 31 countries. They’re made in GM’s plant in Arlington, Texas, which is said to be the most profitable assembly plant in the world. We estimate they generate $20 billion in revenue for GM and about $4 billion in profits. Autoline Daily.

  • @carlosux
    @carlosux Год назад

    your reviews are the best.

  • @christopherprose3881
    @christopherprose3881 Год назад +1

    18 mpg for a rig that weights that much is not surprising. Could be worse and typically is when it comes to trucks this large. I do like this design, looks the part of a tough 4WD SUV, but I just can't warm up to Toyota products. I owned one, have driven many, but I always come away with the sense that they are just too dull dynamically, esthetically, everything-ly. Most of them are just loaded up with cheap plastics and leather that feels like cheap plastic or design details that are not just well executed. Reliability seems to be their mantra, and they are good at that and that is the core of their success. The Yaris GR would be my pick if they just offered it here in the states and the Corolla GR don't make up for it. Still, this is a great review and very informative. You deserve a larger audience!

    • @persaud101
      @persaud101 Год назад +1

      People are getting 14-15 mpg

  • @michaelarch3779
    @michaelarch3779 Год назад +2

    Great review as always. By the way Toyota Landcruisers are incredibly popular here in Australia, I would imagine they would be also in the uS, cannot comprehend why they wouldn't sell them there . I think that Toyota can sell as many Landcruisers as they want here, and they ain't cheap either, over $100,000 + here....

    • @ejohnson3131
      @ejohnson3131 Год назад +2

      I love Land Cruisers, but I think Americans want something flashy and luxurious if they’re going to spend $100K+. The Land Cruiser is too understated for our taste.

    • @copa8
      @copa8 Год назад +5

      @@ejohnson3131 Also, Land Cruisers are too reliable/dependable for our liking. That's why Range Rovers are so popular here.

    • @chrisd5383
      @chrisd5383 Год назад

      They didn’t sell well that’s why they are gone.

    • @youtubecarspottersguide1
      @youtubecarspottersguide1 Год назад

      $100,000 auz $ = $74k U.S. id buy a LC300 at that price over. the sequoia TRD PRO @$78k totota priced the LC200 v8 gas out of the u.s. market as there was only a top Trim 3row luxury wagon @$89k U.S.

    • @youtubecarspottersguide1
      @youtubecarspottersguide1 Год назад

      @@chrisd5383 LC 200 was a $90k luxury wagon, in Australia there is a basic base model LC 300 GX 2 row cloth seats steel rims a basic off roader @$100,000 auz = $70k U.S. id buy a LC300 base model over a defender or new bronco

  • @MarkA500
    @MarkA500 Год назад

    Man I just saw one of these in person 2 days ago and wow 😍

  • @Aratolotl
    @Aratolotl Год назад

    I've always wondered what happens to all that TP?

  • @georgeg.7124
    @georgeg.7124 Год назад

    Nice review. Thanks for sharing.

  • @TeXasDadBod
    @TeXasDadBod Год назад

    “Why would I not take it off road ? “
    Me: Toyota with no tow hooks

  • @clubracer6
    @clubracer6 Год назад +1

    Great review Tom! Evil twin on vacation in Hawaii? I think for my hard earned cash I would be going with the Tahoe. Perhaps the Diesel one. I think the Toyota looks better, but the Chevy has better interior features and more space. That sliding center console is the perfect solution for my wife’s purse, which is often in the way of someone.

  • @youarerightboss
    @youarerightboss Год назад

    Third row and cargo space are lacking. Let's hope they incorporated a rear locking differential.

  • @farcinue
    @farcinue Год назад

    I’ve been waiting for your review! Yours are always the best.

  • @comfortablesofa
    @comfortablesofa Год назад

    Awesome job as always!!

  • @jaylevine1483
    @jaylevine1483 Год назад +5

    Yikes, $80K, 20MPG, crappy cup holders, sub-standard interior materials, the list is long. Tom this may be the most negative review you’ve ever delivered! Bravo for your insight and honesty-potential buyers thank you!!!

  • @SSS-mp8th
    @SSS-mp8th Год назад

    Looks great, expensive but to be expected for its size and features if you don't count the $20-$40k ADM in my area.......

  • @Tomorrow32
    @Tomorrow32 Год назад

    Family without luggage 🥳

  • @weirdshibainu
    @weirdshibainu Год назад +2

    Thanks for the review. I think there are better choices in the market. Toyota missed the mark on the Tundra and this to a large degree.

    • @MercOne
      @MercOne Год назад

      Yeah they fell behind because they let the previous generations of these vehicle slips years and years behind the competition. All they did here is barely catch up. Seems to be a running theme at Toyota.

    • @weirdshibainu
      @weirdshibainu Год назад +1

      @@MercOne Exactly. By going so long between generations, Toyota needs to hit a home run in order to stay competitive with other makers who refresh/update every 2 to 3 years. The tundra and sequoia are already about a half a generation behind the big 3 and in a couple of years will look ancient. Toyota has already traded on the myth of milion mile vehicles, but the so called longevity and reliability delta is quickly fading.

    • @MercOne
      @MercOne Год назад

      @@weirdshibainu Couldn't have said it better myself.

  • @tommy516
    @tommy516 Год назад +3

    What about the family dog or dogs? You pretty much have to leave them at home with the new Sequoia!

    • @rayj33
      @rayj33 Год назад +2

      Dont worry you will be divorced coz you spent 90k including tax

    • @toronado455
      @toronado455 Год назад

      @@rayj33 😂 who keeps the family pets after divorce?

    • @rayj33
      @rayj33 Год назад +2

      @@toronado455 he didnt sign prenup so his wife keeps them

    • @tommy516
      @tommy516 Год назад +1

      @@rayj33 haha

    • @weirdshibainu
      @weirdshibainu Год назад +2

      @@toronado455 Believe it or not, but pet custody is an actual thing

  • @jjakkad
    @jjakkad Год назад

    3:28 lmaooooooo

  • @sig_7760
    @sig_7760 Год назад

    Cheers Tom!

  • @zonloe3268
    @zonloe3268 Год назад

    Looks good besides the goofy mirrors

  • @TinLeadHammer
    @TinLeadHammer Год назад

    Huge, heavy, expensive, plastic bits are tacky. This is a vehicle most Americans will never need, but many will want.

  • @nateisright
    @nateisright Год назад +1

    But does it have enough head room for a flat bill hat? How many Monster energy drinks can it carry? Let me know when you find out, I’ll be grunting at the gym.

  • @Kanti12311
    @Kanti12311 Год назад +1

    When I saw a bunch of toilet papers I thought we,re at the beginning of the pandemic again 😅

  • @tommihelich2613
    @tommihelich2613 Год назад +1

    A Tahoe with a diesel gets better mpg. Really good review.

    • @Sheng614
      @Sheng614 Год назад +1

      Diesel is also 1.5x more expensive than regular unleaded

    • @tommihelich2613
      @tommihelich2613 Год назад

      @@Sheng614 not always that much. In my area it’s 1.25x. But the EPA rates the Tahoe diesel at 26hwy mpg. Quite a bit more than the Toyota. ‘Course you have to put up with having a diesel.

    • @Sheng614
      @Sheng614 Год назад

      @@tommihelich2613 Saying on average. Which means the diesel price negates the fuel gain. I can see the diesel being the no-brainer choice if you need to tow consistently though

    • @DrivenCarReviews
      @DrivenCarReviews  Год назад +1

      Yeah and I considered mentioning that but the price of diesel varies so much and there's DEF costs. So...

    • @rightlanehog3151
      @rightlanehog3151 Год назад

      @@DrivenCarReviews That Diesel is also having some major oil consumption issues.

  • @4liter
    @4liter Год назад

    If you’re you’re going to put skid plates on something, you probably should put front tow hooks on there….
    And for the love of GOD…black headliner please.

  • @Timpala44
    @Timpala44 Год назад

    Those side mirrors look absolutely goofy.

  • @limpunsing2229
    @limpunsing2229 Год назад

    Ace video review

  • @Popcornbeetle
    @Popcornbeetle Год назад +1

    So cheap on feature omission at $80k. Looks great but so little utility for such a large vehicle.

  • @paulm6481
    @paulm6481 Год назад +12

    Lol what a lost opportunity, no automatic four wheel drive? Really? That back seat and hatch just makes you think what we’re they thinking? No way. This is not competitive with Tahoe at all.

    • @naveenthemachine
      @naveenthemachine Год назад +2

      That’s what I have been trying to tell everyone from the get go. Nobody even listened to me 😂

    • @sudeeptaghosh
      @sudeeptaghosh Год назад +2

      Toyota carefully keeps the Lexus apart from peasants

    • @AA-vr8ez
      @AA-vr8ez Год назад +2

      No front recovery points

    • @naveenthemachine
      @naveenthemachine Год назад +1

      @@sudeeptaghosh nah. This is way better than the Lexus counterpart in every way

    • @chrisd5383
      @chrisd5383 Год назад

      @@naveenthemachine the LX?

  • @pappaslivery
    @pappaslivery Год назад

    I like being able to talk to my car...I hate HAVING to talk to my car

    • @DrivenCarReviews
      @DrivenCarReviews  Год назад +1

      There are enough hard buttons so you don't have to. Voice recognition is a great way to keep your eyes on the road, I kind of like it.

  • @Easy_walker
    @Easy_walker Год назад

    I like Toyota's reliability, but I don't understand why they make it so uncomfortable. For example, I have a 4Runner and Highlander 2022, but the third row of seats is not removable, but foldable. This creates a very low ceiling, placing a few suitcases and that's it. I hate this. Why can't the 3rd row of seats be removed?

  • @KhakiBlueSocks
    @KhakiBlueSocks Год назад

    9:36 Is it just me or does the Toyota Voice Command sound really annoyed?

  • @logan5643
    @logan5643 Год назад

    To be honest, so does my Nissan Xtrail 2006

  • @dakotalucky13
    @dakotalucky13 Год назад

    Can’t afford this and don’t want a hybrid.

  • @toronado455
    @toronado455 Год назад

    Canyonero! 😊🦖🦕

    • @rightlanehog3151
      @rightlanehog3151 Год назад +1

      This is tiny compared to the Suburbans, Grand Wagoneers, Expeditions etc.

  • @sez2429
    @sez2429 Год назад

    Cool looking SUV, but $80k is hard to justify even for a Toyota. Crazy money unless your last name is Rockefeller.

  • @ryank.1214
    @ryank.1214 Год назад

    What’s up with all that toilet paper? You should see a doctor about that! 😆😆😆

  • @robertpettigrew3862
    @robertpettigrew3862 Год назад

    Good review..think Toyota will let you do more vehicle reviews..you kind didn’t like it😳

    • @DrivenCarReviews
      @DrivenCarReviews  Год назад +2

      I think Toyota knows the strengths and weaknesses of its vehicles. All manufacturers do.

    • @naveenthemachine
      @naveenthemachine Год назад

      @@DrivenCarReviews well brands like Hyundai Kia Honda Acura genesis don’t have weaknesses. Only strengths. After all they’re the class leaders for a reason
      Toyota and Lexus always have more weaknesses and compromises to get the expectation of future reliability

  • @persaud101
    @persaud101 Год назад +2

    Yea off-road ground clearance is not that great considering your paying 80-90+ for a small 3rd row, small cargo space, complicated v6 with turbos vs the old try and true v8…
    It’s a fail vs competition…

  • @davidrobertnewman
    @davidrobertnewman Год назад +3

    >6000 pounds. Nearly 80k. < 20 mpg in real-world driving. Not a whole lot more cargo room than a CRV or RAV4. Great video as usual but - especially for the vast majority of these that will stay on pavement - this is a DAV (dumb-a**ed vehicle).

    • @jazzjokesjalopies
      @jazzjokesjalopies Год назад +1

      Red light: an iceberg the size of London just floated past the 7-11

    • @jermainec2462
      @jermainec2462 Год назад +1

      Pretty much all the big SUVs are dumb ass vehicles

    • @TinLeadHammer
      @TinLeadHammer Год назад

      It is heavier than 6000 lbs for Toyota to not be penalized for pitiful mileage and emissions - current EPA rules encourage huge and heavy road dreadnoughts.

  • @831Adventures
    @831Adventures Год назад

    interior and tech still behind other brand

  • @jimlevering4613
    @jimlevering4613 Год назад +1

    Those side mirrors are hideous.

  • @lutronc4412
    @lutronc4412 Год назад

    waiting for a V8 version. @toyota....
    Otherwise defender 130 V8

  • @xanderunderwoods3363
    @xanderunderwoods3363 Год назад

    Toyota just lost a customer, the fact that I have to pay to use data within the car just like with Chevy or BMW, is Beyond absurd, if I own the car, should be able to use its features without having to have a subscription! We need to seriously work with our legislature to Outlaw this practice.
    Also all that plastic does not justify the price. I strongly feel like Toyota is going backwards.
    And no tow hooks????

  • @S2kBPRIME
    @S2kBPRIME Год назад

    Waste of opportunity for at least a phev

  • @shanelen
    @shanelen Год назад +3

    $80k for a noisy vehicle and handles like a cabbage truck lol

  • @normt430
    @normt430 Год назад +1

    Too small for the money. No front locker either.

  • @QuietStormX
    @QuietStormX Год назад +2

    Big and Ugly and limited ;-(

  • @sultanniazi2394
    @sultanniazi2394 Год назад

    Competitive with Tahoe? Tahoe will be in the junk yard while this will be running all over the country. What a ridiculous comment. You don’t know anything about vehicles at all.

  • @pirihern9329
    @pirihern9329 Год назад

    Too expensive $$$$$

  • @julianricardodiaz
    @julianricardodiaz Год назад

    Reply to the people who feed you

  • @650tonyd
    @650tonyd Год назад

    Toyota really shit the bed by not putting a three seat second row. I have a family of five my three kids be able to fit across the rear seat so I can have the third row folded down