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Toyota May Export Tundra And Sequoia
Toyota appears to have hit upon a novel way of unloading excess US truck and SUV supply: Send the vehicles overseas. While no firm decisions have been made, Steve St. Angelo, president of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky, told a group of industry observers the company's full-size Tundra pickups and Sequoia SUVs could be attractive to buyers in other countries. We'd presume he's talking about African nations, Russia and Asia, places where large vehicles still command a strong following thanks to folks with lots of money to spend. Either way, it sounds like a win-win, since Toyota could take advantage of the weak dollar and keep its US factories humming while we could offload our junk on someone else for a change. [Automotive News, Sub. Req.] -
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2008 Toyota Sequoia Price Increases to $34,150
If you're waiting for the 2008 Sequoia because you feel the old model lacks the bulkiness you require in a suburban cruiser, you're going to have to pay $34,150 just to get in, a $990 premium over the previous model. The big addition to the Sequoia (other than the beefy body) is the 5.7-liter V8, which puts out an extra 105 hp compared to the current iForce V8. You'll have to move up to the SR5 model to get the new engine, which starts at $35,275 for the 4x2 model and $38,500 for the 4x4. The Limited trim level takes you up to $45,225 and $48,450 and the new Platinum grade Sequoia is a whopping $52,375 and $55,600. Press release below the jump:
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LA Auto Show: 2008 Toyota Sequoia
Toyota's new 2008 Sequoia looks like it's been hitting the 'roids (I swear, it was flaxseed oil), with a new, bulkier front-end that looks like it was grafted directly from the Tundra, with a little more heft added around the fenders. And what's the point of taking steroids without getting a performance enhancement? The Sequoia will now be available with a DOHC 5.7-liter V8 producing 381 horsepower and 401 lb-ft of torque. Tie that to a new six-speed transmission and you'll get a little more force than with the standard 4.7L iForce V8. Other features include an air suspension package with sport, normal and comfort modes. Goodies include an optional 14-speaker JBL system with Bluetooth, the ubiquitous nine-inch DVD screen for the rear seats, a few thousand cup/bottle holders and all sorts of fun storage. Press release below the jump.
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2008 Toyota Sequoia, Now With Independent Rear Suspension!
We're told this black-wrapped testmummyvehicle is the new 2008 Toyota Sequoia. Although it's as heavily wrapped in tape and tarp as the last time, we're still able to glean some information from the latest spy report from Brenda Priddy's ace spy photog Chris Doane. In addition to the expectation it'll be receiving the same 4.7-liter and 5.7-liter V8 engines and five- or six-speed automatic transmissions found in the 2007 Toyota Tundra, the Sequoia is expected to get fancy in the back of the pants. That's because the most important new feature in the new Tundra-derived "balled (and bloated) fist" SUV from ToMoCo will be an independent rear suspension to replace the solid live axle in the current Sequoia. That's right folks, this Toyota beast o' people-moving burden will now have a more advanced rear end than a Ford Mustang. [Edmunds Inside Line]
10:15 AM on Wed Jul 18 2007
By Ray Wert
9,648 views, 13 commentsLatest by Bo Darville: @grzydj: I mostly agree, but stand by the fact that there was no good way to get my 3 carseats more »
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Spy Photos: 2008 Toyota Sequoia
Priddy's pride's done it again — today snapping pics of the next generation Toyota Sequoia, the SUV version of the Tundra pickup. This big SUV's designed to go head-to-head with the General's new GMT-900 based SUV's, the Chevrolet Tahoe and the GMC Yukon. You can see already even through the layers of camo and tape the new Sequoia appears to share the same "balled (and bloated) fist" look from it's truck-twin sister. Priddy also claims there's two different trim levels and they claim they've snagged both an "SR5 trim" as well as a "Limited" trim. With production expected to begin this December, they're thinking we'll see the Sequoia hit the public at next year's Chicago Auto Show. No word yet on pricing or whether it'll be a 2008 or 2009 model year, but we're banking they'll not skip a model year — thus, the 2008 designation. More »
2:00 PM on Fri Jun 29 2007
By Ray Wert
27,523 views, 7 commentsLatest by my favorite car is a motorcycle: @bzr: right on! If not for towing, why buy one of these monstrosities? more »
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Oh What A Bad Feeling: Toyota To Recall 533,000 Sequoias and Tundras
This is without doubt not the news ToMoCo wants to be saddled with as the dawn of their (finally) 'merican sized new Tundra nears. But, what is, is. Seems that the lower ball join on the front suspension has been failing and has caused at least eleven accidents and six injuries. Not good. Some of y'all might remember that Toyota was forced to recall 775,000 trucks and SUVs last May because of similar troubles. Double not good. For Toyota's sake we hope that the ball joints on the new man-size Tundras are as beefy as the commercials they've been runnin' are claimin'. Especially since a fully bedecked CrewMax will tip the scales north of 5,600lbs. Ouch. More » -
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Toyota, Your Sequoia's So Big! ToMoCo Worries 2008 SUV Is Too Large To Be In Charge
We're beginning to feel like ToMoCo's having a real Goldilocks-like internal management problem. The past few years of the first-gen model of the Sequoia have been criticized by many as having a model smaller than other SUV's in the "large and in charge" segment, but now some execs inside the automaker from the land of the rising sun are afraid that pendulum's eschewed "just right" and swung way too far in the other direction. While normally, we'd expect the execs talking all sorts of trash internally to remain nameless, this time they're going on the record. Automotive News reports Don Esmond, senior veep of automotive ops at Toyota Motor Sales USA as saying:
"I worry about the Sequoia being too big and not having enough fuel economy, more than I do with the (redesigned) Tundra...[A driver of a full-sized pickup]...won't worry about getting two miles per gallon less, if it's the only thing that can haul his work gear. But there are a lot of choices besides an SUV for hauling your kids to soccer practice."
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