Toyota Sequoia: The good, the bad & the ugly

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2 ай бұрын

MotoMan & ‪@TFLtruck‬ Editor, Andre Smirnov go back to the original tradition started by ‘Mean Gene on the Rack’ and put a 2024 Toyota Sequoia TRD Off Road up on the lift to answer a ton of questions: Why is the battery in the wrong place? Why is it a solid rear axle? And of course, is it a real off roader . . .
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@IceDree 2 ай бұрын

A car on stilts and MotoMan underneath it? Talk about Mean Gene flashbacks. Always a pleasure to watch Andre on the show.

@FrankNitty-cd4fq 2 ай бұрын

I don’t tow a lot of heavy things so I would just get a GX550 .

@theofficialpeterkim 2 ай бұрын

This Platinum tundra with the color and the off road package looks really good.

@javim2589 2 ай бұрын

Been watching Andre since he started at TFL and he is doing a great job. Nice episode indeed with both of you together.

@loseerich493 2 ай бұрын

I'm sure Mike Sweers is a nice man in person but he was the guy behind the last (not the current in '24) 'revolutionary redesign' of the Tacoma. New Atkinson engine brought about less torque vs predecessors, still had drum rear brakes, still had horrible seating position, still had terrible transmission programming, but it did have (& Mike & Co pumped this feature up).... a mount for a GoPro. LoL

@cheapercharlie 2 ай бұрын

never going off road but giving motoman view time and a like.

@entreptiles 2 ай бұрын

Loved this pairing ❤

@dfberry 2 ай бұрын

Given I really know very little about this -- my assessment of this vehicle is that it is FULLY capable ('cause, come on, it's a Toyota!), but it's set up to achieve the best fuel economy possible for the majority of the original owner who will purchase it. In other words -- take off the front air dam (and possibly, even front skid plate) and you have a FULLY capable, off-road vehicle -- i.e. Toyota has designed this vehicle for the second (and beyond)-generation owner as well! After all, Toyotas go forever! Great review -- I enjoyed the collaboration from two "go to sources" for automotive info.!

@curtisalex456 2 ай бұрын

Freaking great episode!!!!!!

@Peter-rq4xn 2 ай бұрын

Long time subscriber. I loved those episodes with Gene!! Hard to believe it’s been long 😞

@brandonedwards4398 2 ай бұрын

1) Land Cruiser 2) Land Cruiser 3) Another Land Cruiser

@leeraymer166 2 ай бұрын

Love the collaboration videos with you and TFL. Andre is an encyclopedia of knowledge WRT trucks and SUV’s. Very educational and Lunar Rock is my favorite Toyota TRD Pro specialty color of all time. Please please Toyota bring that color back to the 2025 4Runner.

@The_action_is_the_juice 2 ай бұрын

Another negative with solid rear axle is the ride quality. Bump on one side effects the entire drivetrain. Solid rear axles "bobble" around. Especialy when cornering and one tire hits a bump it unsettles the entire rear.

@Baebon6259 2 ай бұрын

that is why you slow down when cornering so you don't hit a bump. This ain't a race truck and streets aren't racetracks.

@The_action_is_the_juice 2 ай бұрын

@AnhNguyen-rm1hd live a little. If your tires aren't begging for mercy on an off ramp your not going fast enough.

@Baebon6259 2 ай бұрын

@@The_action_is_the_juice my tires and engine beg for mercy on race tracks. Plenty of living "a little" without endangering other drivers. Don't be selfish.

@jfdoherty3448 Ай бұрын

Excellent point juice

@jnmaher1967 2 ай бұрын

Moto man on the TFL ranch. Roman’s Porsche buddy.

@lgeraldo2000 2 ай бұрын

It has the traction of the best, just change the front bumper and give it a lift kit and it WILL go off road. The point is if you want to do serious off road, choose a smaller vehicle. But I guess haters will be haters no matter what 😑

@Toyota4Life 2 ай бұрын

It’s a easy fix just buy it. Aftermarket suspension lift kit.

@markcoopers1930 2 ай бұрын

As Andre said this in TRD pro is designed for being off pavement and at higher speeds, in the style of raptor or TRX (not to the magnitude, obviously). That long wheelbase and wide track inherently helps this, but for rock crawling like in Moab a large vehicle is just not the way to go at all: nothing to do with the actual drivetrain hardware on the Sequoia. Now take this and shorten the wheelbase by removing the third row and that alone changes the approach angles to where crawling is more feasible. That's why the 4Runner is such a strong contender in the space. It's also why folks were hoping the 4Runner would get smaller and move even closer to the bronco/Wrangler space when the land cruiser came out.

@RoyalDudeness 2 ай бұрын

It's designed for dad's in the suburbs who's favorite movie is Rambo III

@markcoopers1930 2 ай бұрын

@@RoyalDudeness Well so is a raptor and a TRX. We can't control owners wasting capability

@Baebon6259 2 ай бұрын

@@RoyalDudeness at least 4Runner dads can go to and from work reliably.

@runnerxa 2 ай бұрын

It's an adventure vehicle for big families (>6) that normally wouldn't fit a 4Runner/Bronco/Wrangler's 5 seat configuration. And even if the 4Runner has a third row, it is too small for long trips.

@headcas620 2 ай бұрын

Remember when andre was the crazy russian that didn't speak english?

@David_Journey 2 ай бұрын

That was just an act for camera. You cannot pretty much survive without English here

@InGratitudeIam 2 ай бұрын

If only the 4Runner TRD Pro could come with a V8 and a 6-speed manual transmission... optional Magnussen SC, Elka 2.5 adjustable shocks and 255/85 R17s.

@beexiong2995 2 ай бұрын

I would love a sequoia like this one. Just cant pay 80k for it

@garyclark6747 2 ай бұрын

That’s a lot of sacrifice in handling with a solid rear axil to only make it three. Reliable medium/high duty towing mall cruiser❓ 10:58

@jamesonpace726 2 ай бұрын

Mallcrawler! Funny....

@highpro1394 2 ай бұрын

Not a diesel tahoe as #1!!! Less hp and the same torque as the 6.2 v8. Also the diesel is more money for fuel and maintenance so the mpg of a diesel over a gas 6.2 is a wash.

@MichaelAllen-td1uu 2 ай бұрын

Toyota make the Sequoia available with I-Force only.

@shanet7511 2 ай бұрын

They shoudlve kept the independent rear suspension. The space that it saves could've been used for the battery. Virtually nobody offroads or tows enough to have any real benefits to a solid axel...theres a reason all the European crossovers have high towing capacities with independent rear suspension. Keep the solid rear axel for the Land cruiser. This is a mommy-mobile.

@runnerxa 2 ай бұрын

Probably because it shares the TNGA platform with the Land Cruiser 300 and Toyota want to keep manufacturing cost down. So the Land Cruiser 300, Tundra/LX600, Sequoia, Tundra, J250 Land Cruiser Prado/GX550, essentially share a lot of parts like the multi-link solid rear axle. Otherwise, they'd have to retool to make an IRS specific one just for the Sequoia. Get a 2nd gen Sequoia if you really want IRS.

@shanet7511 2 ай бұрын

@@runnerxa I understand all that, but since they're all light duty vehicles they should all have irs

@shanet7511 2 ай бұрын

All the plastic on this $80k mommymobile is why I spent $17,500 on a used hummer H2. 5 years and 50k miles later when my SIL totalled it I got $16k. Despite towing my horse trailer regularly and offroading it some, I only spent about $5k on maintenance and repairs ($2k of which was a set of offroad tires).

@CACressida 2 ай бұрын

The previous gen Sequoia was a better family vehicle than this new gen. This gen Sequoia was a last minute phoned in homework assignment. Not a bad truck bur not a great one either.

@durango8882 2 ай бұрын

Mpg

@Paddleinc 2 ай бұрын

Yukon Denali duramax is the king. Sequoias are so cheaply made now and no longer reliable. We were a Toyota family but went back to GM.

@Tony-hf9mv 2 ай бұрын

The sequoia is a family hauler only. A mini van is more useful as you have more versatility with a flat cargo area with the seats folded down. You can't even bright a good sized TV home with a sequoia

@springertube 2 ай бұрын

Battery/interior packaging of Sequoia absolutely kills it. Toyota: figure out a better configuration - fast.

@PolishGator 2 ай бұрын

Get rid of the hybrid crap and put the V8 back in to free up the room in the back and make it a reliable vehicle. Then I'll invest in this vehicle. I don't want to gamble that much $ just to worry about it once the warranty is gone and also have compromised room in the back.

@jermainec2462 2 ай бұрын

wake up and let that shit go ... everybody going smaller displacement engines now ... u need a HD truck ... 😂

@PolishGator 2 ай бұрын

@@jermainec2462 To each his own. There's a reason V8 Tundras sell for such high prices used. Same thing in the Diesel market where 25 year old trucks are selling at crazy high prices and even old school tractors from the 70s and 80s are astronomical right now. There's people that "let that shit go" and learn the hard way and then there's people that know better. The younger generation always feels real smart until reality sets in. You think it's a coincidence that we have record numbers of recalls in the auto industry?

@jermainec2462 2 ай бұрын

@PolishGator You need to talk to toyota and ram... And ford and gm probably because I don't know how much longer.They're going to keep the v eight as a option...

@PolishGator 2 ай бұрын

@@jermainec2462 ya I guess Nissan is kind of the last stand for a straight NA V8 and V6 in a truck. Those are the safest bets these days for a vehicle that has a proven power train. We'll see what happens with all these turbose and hybrids in a few years. I think Toyota will have the best systems but it will be relative and I expect issues to arise.

@jermainec2462 2 ай бұрын

@PolishGator If Toyota made out their trucks in Japan, you probably wouldn't have no issue, but that's not what's going on LO.L... And the titan has died so there's really nothing left but the frontier ... Ford still has a v8 option as well as chevy and GMC But for how much longer 🤷🏽‍♂️

@juleswinfield94 2 ай бұрын

Miles over the former Tundra? Are you high? 😂

@highpro1394 2 ай бұрын

Definitely agree. Cant wait for people to get the bill when they need a new battery for the hybrid. No one now wants to buy used hybrids and used EVs.😂😂😂😂

@markcoopers1930 2 ай бұрын

@@highpro1394 Sure A 2k bill every 12-15 years on a Toyota hybrid will ruin someone. Let's ignore all of the other standard major maintenance items that (are supposed to) happen at the 10, 12, and 15 year marks that will collectively dwarf a new battery. Or the fact that the average person keeps a new vehicle for less than 9 years. Buying a 12 year old Sequoia hybrid and replacing the battery would be a far smarter move than buying a 12 year old suburban and having to spend a ridiculous amount rebuilding their transmissions and dealing with their electrical gremlins that have popped up over the years in GM products. Not to mention everyday maintenance and basic repairs on those are higher than average