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Monday, November 12, 2007
Tundra-like Interior, As Well
Likewise, the Sequoia’s interior appears to borrow much from the Tundra, and seating for eight should be no problem, given its formidable girth. Expect a full boat of luxury and comfort features in the top-shelf Limited model, which we expect to carry a base price in the $45,000 neighborhood, with an SR5 trim level slotting in beneath the Limited at a base price in the mid-to-high 30s.
Mechanically, the Sequoia will be available with a pair of V-8 engines: a 4.7-liter V-8 with 271 horsepower and 313 pound-feet of torque, and the impressive and buttery smooth iForce 5.7-liter V-8 with its 381 horsepower and 401 pound-feet.
With its standard six-speed manumatic transmission, the 5.7-liter V-8 should make towing 10,000-pound trailers a cinch (the 4.7-liter comes only with a five-speed autobox). Also, in keeping with the squeaky-green reputation Toyota has worked so hard to foster, the Sequoia will be offered as a hybrid for the first time, thus giving GM’s upcoming Chevy Tahoe and GMC Yukon hybrids some serious competition. Toyota is also studying diesel-electric hybrids for its light trucks.
The Sequoia hybrid, to be positioned as the flagship of the Sequoia lineup, will be Toyota’s chief weapon to thwart off another round of protests from the persnickety Prius-pride activists who blasted Toyota last year when it rolled out the mammoth Tundra. Perhaps rightfully so—in a very un-Toyota-like move, it launched honking trucks with honking V-8s that lack the efficiency of cylinder deactivation technology—essentially putting it one giant green step behind GM and Chrysler. Who’d’a thunk?
Likewise, the Sequoia’s interior appears to borrow much from the Tundra, and seating for eight should be no problem, given its formidable girth. Expect a full boat of luxury and comfort features in the top-shelf Limited model, which we expect to carry a base price in the $45,000 neighborhood, with an SR5 trim level slotting in beneath the Limited at a base price in the mid-to-high 30s.
Mechanically, the Sequoia will be available with a pair of V-8 engines: a 4.7-liter V-8 with 271 horsepower and 313 pound-feet of torque, and the impressive and buttery smooth iForce 5.7-liter V-8 with its 381 horsepower and 401 pound-feet.
With its standard six-speed manumatic transmission, the 5.7-liter V-8 should make towing 10,000-pound trailers a cinch (the 4.7-liter comes only with a five-speed autobox). Also, in keeping with the squeaky-green reputation Toyota has worked so hard to foster, the Sequoia will be offered as a hybrid for the first time, thus giving GM’s upcoming Chevy Tahoe and GMC Yukon hybrids some serious competition. Toyota is also studying diesel-electric hybrids for its light trucks.
The Sequoia hybrid, to be positioned as the flagship of the Sequoia lineup, will be Toyota’s chief weapon to thwart off another round of protests from the persnickety Prius-pride activists who blasted Toyota last year when it rolled out the mammoth Tundra. Perhaps rightfully so—in a very un-Toyota-like move, it launched honking trucks with honking V-8s that lack the efficiency of cylinder deactivation technology—essentially putting it one giant green step behind GM and Chrysler. Who’d’a thunk?
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