 What's up you guys, I'm back to another one. If you're new to this channel, I'm Goldpony at the new car truck SUV reviews on YouTube and today we're in the brand new 2023 Toyota Sequoia courtesy of younger Toyota in Hagerstown, Maryland for more information on their inventory. Please feel free to check out the link in the description box below. So we are in this one today because of course it has been completely redesigned for 2023, it shares the same underpinnings as the Tundra and the Land Cruiser, at least over in Japan of course Land Cruiser isn't in the US right now, but it may be in the future. But anyways, this is definitely a large three row SUV as well. So ultimately we will be testing out and going over everything about this one from acceleration to braking, steering feel, ride quality, sound system, exhaust clip, all that fun stuff. So having said all of that, what do you guys say? Let's just go ahead and jump right into it and as always, let's start with pricing. And so as you can imagine, there are several different trim levels for the 2023 Sequoia. First one being the SR5 starting at $59,865, limited for $66,265, Platinum which is the one we are in today, starting at $72,465, TRD Pro for $77,565, and lastly the Capstone for $76,865. And by the way, that was all pricing for the rear wheel drive variant, except for that TRD Pro that comes standard with four wheel drive. If you wanted to add four wheel drive to any of those trim levels, simply add $3,000 then to any of those prices. But regardless of trim level that you go with the power plant on the Sequoia is going to be the same. Powering the Beast is a 3.4 liter twin turbo V6 hybrid putting out 437 horsepower at 5,200 RPM, 583 pound feet of torque coming in at 2,400 RPM. That power again sent to rear wheels or all wheels through a 10 speed automatic. Zero to 60 time coming in at approximately 5.6 seconds. We'll give that a shot here in a little bit. With MPG numbers coming in at 21 in the city, 24 in the highway for the rear wheel drive at least, 19 city 22 then on the highway for the four wheel drive taking regular unleaded fuel. But so now before we do any kind of fun acceleration test here in the Sequoia, I wanted to mention to you guys the drive moves. There's actually a circular dial located directly behind the shifter. If you turn that to the left and the right you got eco, normal, sport, and then there's also a tow and haul mood button as well. So ultimately adjusting things like the shift points, the throttle response and the steering sensitivity. So now having got all of that out of the way, what do you guys say? I had to put the Sequoia to the test. Let's find a straightaway and let's see how quickly we can get our new 2023 Sequoia here up to speed. All right, three, two, one, yay! Hey, this thing is moving. That is fun. That was quick, man. That is plenty of an acceleration for the Sequoia. Honestly, I didn't know an SUV of this size was gonna move like that. That was a very, very good acceleration for this thing. And honestly, zero to 60 at 5.6. It's an impressive number in itself, but yeah, that was a really, really good acceleration. Definitely impressive. But anyways, to go along with that acceleration, as always, braking is equally important. So upfront you will find 13.9 inch ventilated front disc in the back, 13.6 inch ventilated rear disc. As far as it's six easier stopping distance goes, that comes in at 134 feet, which is not the best number on paper, but let's go ahead and just hit the brakes real quick. It's okay. It's not bad. The feel itself isn't bad. It's a little bit on the firmer side of things, but having said that, 134 feet is definitely not the best number, but it is an expected number at the size of the Sequoia. And I have seen as bad as 139 feet, so it's not horrible, honestly. 134 feet is fine. It's just a little bit on the higher side of things for a six easier stopping distance. That's all. But anyways, braking feel is fine. Then touching on suspension and handling upfront, you're gonna get an independent double wishbone type front suspension in the back. Coil Spring Baltic Link rear suspension. It did want to mention that for the TRD Pro, you get a TRD Pro off-road suspension with 2.5-inch Fox bypass coilovers. Also rear-remote reservoir shocks and a TRD Pro front stabilizer bar as well. And I did want to also mention a little optional suspension component being the adaptive variable suspension with air suspension that's gonna be available for the Platinum and the Capstone in case you were interested. It doesn't come standard on any particular trim level, but it is available. Essentially what that is is it monitors each shock absorber individually, not only adjusting to the road of perfection, it's giving you a smoother ride, but also tightening up that suspension during heavy cornering, giving you better handling as well. So really giving you the best of both worlds. So that's one where you will definitely notice the difference in ride quality especially. So if you want the smoothest ride, go with that option. So speaking of, as far as ride quality goes, it's been great in my short little test drive here today. I've had absolutely no issues. Having said that, just turning a little bit there, there's a decent amount of body roll as expected in an SUV of this size. So do you get a little bit of that? So obviously you're not gonna get the very best handling, not that anyone's gonna be taking the Sequoia to a circuit track anyways, but there is somebody, well I just wanted to say that as far as cabin noise goes, it's actually really, really good. Now I have the AC on so you might be hearing that, but as far as road noise and wind noise goes, it's almost non-existent. And that's partly due apart because there is an acoustic laminated front windshield and it did what I also mentioned if you go with the Capstone at least, we also do get acoustic laminated front side glass. So I don't have that one today, but we do have the acoustic laminated front windshield. And like I said, cabin noise has been definitely on the luxury side of things without a doubt. As far as steering feel goes, it's definitely on the looser side of things as expected in an SUV. So it's not a bad thing, it's just as you would expect the steering feel to feel like in the Sequoia, I'll just put it that way. They're touching a visibility. I can see actually perfectly fine out my rear view mirror right now and that may be due on par because the third row seats are folded down. So we got new third row headrests up right now. I'll have to take a look at that later maybe, but rain-sensing windshield wipers will come standard on the Platinum trim level and up. And if you were to go with that Capstone, you will also get a head-up display that I actually am looking at right now. So it is available on the Platinum trim level. So I do want to mention that, but that pretty much rounds out the performance segment of this review, you guys. Let's now go ahead and take a look at the exterior of our brand new 2023 Toyota Sequoia. All right, so here she is, you guys, the new 2023 Toyota Sequoia. Love this look, especially finished in red. But again, it shares a frame with the Tundra as well as the Land Cruiser over in Japan, in case you're curious about that. But as always, let's go ahead and start up front on the Sequoia here. So let me actually start by touching on the front grille a little bit because it is going to differ substantially depending upon the trim level that you go with. For example, the SR5 is going to give you a black horizontal bar front grille with some chrome surrounds. The Limited is going to give you the gray front grille. Platinum is going to kind of give you this dark mesh front grille, which you guys are looking at right now, of course. You're going to get Toyota lettering on that front grille if you go with the TRD Pro. And lastly, with the capstone, you're going to get a chrome accent and mesh front grille. So again, it differs with every single trim level option that is available. So that's kind of interesting, but also with that capstone, you get an integrated LED light bar and some amber marker lights as well. So that's pretty cool, but let's take a look at the sides there. LED headlights do come standard for all trim levels across the board with LED daytime running lights. You get the automatic feature. You also get automatic high beams though. So if you have your high beams on in night, since the vehicle coming in the opposite direction, it's going to automatically dim them back to low beams. And when that vehicle is gone, it's going to automatically bounce it back up to high beams for you there. So that's definitely nice. LED fog lights down below, you guys can see those for every single trim level across the board. I really like the look of those. They look really darn good down there. And fun fact for you, if you actually go with the TRD Pro, you do get premium LED headlights. I wanted to mention that as well. But overall, I think we can all agree this looks pretty much like the new Toyota Tundra on the front end, which is definitely not a bad thing. I like the look, but pretty much rounds out the front end of this one. Let's now go ahead and make our way to the side. So now since we are around to the side of the Sequoia, roof rails do come standard on every single trim level across the board to get rear privacy glass as well, along with a gloss black A-pillar. You guys can see that in the front there for every single trim level across the board. So that's a nice little design element there. Automatic power standing running boards for the capstone that's gonna be optional on the Platinum. We actually do have that today. And actually, since I mentioned it, let me go ahead and show you how that works real quick. Essentially all you need to do is just open the door and you'll automatically deploy. And then when you shut the door, give it a couple seconds and they'll automatically fold back up into the vehicle like that. So pretty cool. So to take a look at the side mirrors, they are body colored power adjustable side mirrors. They will be heated with LED integrated turd signals then as well. And then take a look at the wheel setup. They will differ again substantially depending upon the trim level. 18 inch alloys for the SR5, 20 inch alloys for the limited in Platinum, 18 inch forged aluminum BBS wheels for the TRD Pro, of course. And then 22 inch alloys for the capstone. But that pretty much rounds out the side profile. I love the look of the side profile. Definitely looks good with all the gloss black accents on this red. But anyways, let's now go ahead and make our way to the back. All right, so we're now so you are around to the back of this one all the way to the top. You do have a gloss black shark fin antenna. Just below that rear spoiler with an integrated brake light. Just below that rear window wiper. You do have LED tail lights that do come standard on all trim levels across the board. I absolutely love that. Got that Toyota Sequoia lettering spelled out horizontally on the rear lift gate as well. Definitely looks good. By the way, if you were interested in towing with the Sequoia, you can do that max towing capacity available on this one actually comes in at a very impressive 9,520 pounds. So that is not too bad either. One of the coolest things on the tailgate of the Sequoia I want to show you guys is it's actually a button to kind of flip up that rear glass. It's almost a hidden button, but if you press that button, you do have the ability to go ahead and flip up the rear glass. Makes for easier loading, I guess, if you wanted to do that or you could just let the breeze in, I guess. If you park at a beach, you can just back into the ocean, I guess and check out the view. So that is a wonderful feature I love on the Sequoia. So let's go ahead and shut that. Anyways, last thing I wanted to mention to you guys underneath here, you do have a single exhaust outlet tucked away underneath on the driver's side there. So having said that, I do believe you guys know what we have to do next. As always here is that exhaust clip. All right, so now since we are around to the back of the Sequoia, when it comes to opening that rear tailgate, it is a power tailgate for all trim levels across the board. So that's definitely nice. There's a button on the key fob. There, of course, is a rubberized button on the tailgate itself then as well. But once opened up, cargo capacity behind that third row comes in at 22.3 cubic feet. If that was not enough space, of course, there is a 60-40 split. So you can fold that third row down. So behind the second row, that comes in at 49 cubic feet and with all rows folded, 86.9 cubic feet. So right around the amount of cubic feet as a Toyota Highlander or Honda Pilot or something like that. But there were some buttons actually in the cargo area. I was a big fan of them. It was very easy to fold down and up that third row. So I like seeing that back there. There's LED cargo lighting back there. There is a 120-volt power outlet. If you were to go with that limited trim level end up, there's also a very nice multi-level cargo shelf system back there. So you can essentially take the shelf and move it up or down. There's a bunch of different slots, essentially. You could just kind of slot it in above. So that was pretty cool. So then making our way up to the third row legroom that is going to come in at 33.7 inches. For reference, I mean, even six feet tall. This is how much space I have back there. Of course, rear ventilation is going to come standard. There's vents on the kind of roof of this thing for all three rows. By the way, those second row seats actually slide up to six inches forward and backwards. There's actually buttons for those third row passengers to do that. So if they need a little more legroom, that is one simple way to go ahead and do that. There are some cup holders back there. There's actually rear charging ports for those third row passengers as well, which you definitely don't always find. And one thing you almost definitely don't find in third rows of other SUVs, there are third row side window sunshades. Typically, that's just a second row thing if it even comes with it. But with the Sequoia, you got third row side window sunshades. So that was pretty darn cool to see back there as well. But anyways, they're making our way up to the second row legroom. That's going to come in at 39.2 inches. For reference, I mean, even six feet tall. This is how much space I have back there. Heated rear seats are going to come with the Platinum and the capstone trim levels. You do have some charging ports back there, of course. Again, you got the second row sunshades to go along with the third row sunshades. And by the way, that's for the limited trim level and up. I should mention that. And if you're curious about bench sheeting versus captain's chairs, you do get the bench sheeting with the SR5 and the limited. However, all the other trim levels are going to come standard with captain's chairs like we have on this one today. So then making our way up to the front seats, you will find a fabric trim for the SR5, soft tax upholstery for the limited, leather seating then for the Platinum trim leveling up. You're going to find memory settings for the limited trim leveling up. All seats though are going to be power adjustable with power lumbar, so that's definitely nice. And if you wanted heated and ventilated front seats, go with the limited trim level and up. But overall as far as seat comfort goes, it was fine. Nothing too crazy, not the very most comfortable seats, but they're not bad honestly. So shouldn't have any issues taking this thing on a long road trip. But let's take a look at steering wheel. It is tilt and heliscoping and is leather wrapped and it will be heated for the limited trim level and up. And I kind of like the thick grips on it too. The 10 to two grips, especially the bottom grip. That is a very thick grip right there. So, but soon now let's go ahead and make our way to the startup. Essentially all of your buttons are located on one side of the key. Got lock, unlocked about the pop the rear tailgate and a Toyota logo of course, but it is all keyless entry with a push button start for all trim levels across the board. So all I'm going to do here is simply put my front of the brake and press that bright blue engine start button located just kind of by the driver's right knee. And so once started up, 12.3 inch digital gauge cluster will come standard for all trim levels across the board. So that's definitely very nice. The cool thing about this digital gauges is if you change the drive modes, it will adjust the gauges ever so slightly. Not too much of an adjustment honestly, but it does switch it up a little bit. So I did like that. Steering wheel mounts controls are found on the left side of the steering wheel. You can toggle between a trip A trip B, how many miles you have left until you hit empty. Your average mileage per gallon as well. You got a little compass up there, radio information. If you need an oil change or some other kind of service. So pretty much as everything you could possibly want because it is a digital gauge cluster. That's basically why. But now let's go ahead and make our way to overall interior quality. Power moonroof coming on the SR5 Limited TRD Pro. Panoramic roof coming on the platinum and capstone. LED interior lighting for all trim levels across the board. Wireless phone charger for the platinum trim level and up. Home light controls for all trim levels across the board as well. I love that. And that could be found just below kind of this frameless rear view mirror. So big fan of that as well. And since we're up here, we actually have an overhead sunglass holder here on the roof of this thing. So I like that. Overall as far as interior quality goes, it's not bad. It's pretty much finished like the interior of the Tundra. So if you've seen the interior of the new Tundra, that is essentially what you're looking at. You do have some cool platinum lettering found just above the passenger side glove box. I would imagine that would change depending upon the trim level that you go with, obviously. I like the blue contrast stitching. It matches with the blue engine start button since this is a hybrid. It's going to be a lot of blue accents. But just to the right of the shifter, that's where your wireless phone chargers located. A little bit of storage there. You do have a dual cup holders as well. And within the center armrest here, there is an absolute ton of space as you would imagine because of the size of the vehicle. There's some coin holders in there. There's a couple USB charging ports actually as well. But so now let's go ahead and make our way to the infotainment, the tech here. Eight inch color touchscreen display is gonna come on the SR5 trim level only. However, all other trim levels are going to get a 14 inch color touchscreen display giving you Bluetooth and audio streaming, Android Auto Apple CarPlay as well. And by the way, that's a wireless Android Auto Apple CarPlay. So that's even better. You can check out some driving statistics up there if you wanted to along with your radio information. So when it comes to the sound systems, there's gonna be an eight speaker sound system for the SR5 Unlimited, and then a 14 speaker JBL sound system for the Platinum TRD Pro and Capstone. So having said that, what do you guys say? Let's go ahead and turn on the radio today. Let's see what we got playing and let's test out the clarity of this one. All right, so what I'm gonna say about that is the bass was really, really good. I was expecting a bit more clarity with 14 speakers, but honestly, it wasn't bad. It's certainly an excellent sound system for the size of this vehicle. Again, the bass was amazing. Not the best sound system I've ever heard though. But anyways, last thing I wanted to mention to you guys on the infotainment screen is when you do put the Sequoia in reverse, you will find a rear view camera coming standard across the board along with a panoramic view monitor. And yes, that comes standard for every single trim level across the board. That's gonna be that view to the right there, which is always is going to lead us into safety. And so, IIHS has not yet tested the Sequoia, so typically I give you those ratings, but there isn't any yet. But anyways, I will say the new Tundra was an IIHS top safety pick plus. And since the Sequoia is built on the same frame, I would imagine the Sequoia would probably be the same. But anyways, front side side carrying airbags do come standard driver and passenger knee airbags as well. In the back, you're gonna have latch, aka lower anchors to tether your children for the rear car seats, rear child door locks, car pressure monitoring system, but also coming standard, Toyota Safety Sense 2.5, which will give you a pre-collision system with pedestrian detection, dynamic radar cruise control, lane departure alert with steering assist, lane tracing assist, road sign assist, blind spot monitoring system with rear cross traffic alert, trailer merge warning, and front and rear parking sensors as well, that's a good bit actually. So overall, when it comes to my final thoughts, this thing does have a good bit of space, about the same as a highlander, a pilot, which is plenty of space for me, honestly. But if you wanted more space, you might want to wait for the Grand Highlander because what Toyota has said is they're shooting for nearly 100 cubic feet in that one, as opposed to the 86 in this. So do want to mention that, but also love the styling on this thing, it looks dang good. Power is plentiful in this Sequoia. I won't say that, it didn't expect this thing to move as well as it did. Also as far as third seat leg and headroom goes, that was plenty fine. So I'm six feet tall, like I said, I was easily able to fit in that third row. Not only that, my headroom was perfectly fine as well. I saw some other reviews where they said that headroom was an issue for them, but I showed you guys on camera, I wanted to kind of debunk that to see if it was true or not. I was easily able to fit at six feet. So maybe if you're six-four, six-five, sitting in the third row, I would say you're gonna have an issue, but what are you doing sitting in the third row if you're that tall anyways? But overall as far as room for improvement goes, I would say maybe the interior quality a little bit. There is a lot of hard plastic kind of surrounding the shifter and all of that. I wouldn't have minded if they swapped that out a little bit. And the other thing is I would kind of, in the back of my mind, I'm thinking about reliability because I know it's a twin-turbo V6, that's also a hybrid. It's just a lot. And I know Toyota is known for incredible reliability, but that's typically with their naturally aspirated engines and their hybrids as well, but I don't know about a twin-turbo V6. But anyways, let me know what you guys think in the new Sequoia in the comments section below. And that is about it for this one, you guys. Thank you so much for watching. Feel free to follow me on social media at the bottom of the screen if you want to see what's coming next on the channel before it gets to YouTube. 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