Toyota has substantially lowered the prices on all the 2008 models. My tester was the base model which starts out at $44,675. For that, you get an awful lot of truck (no pun intended). It comes nicely equipped, with dual-zone A/C, Heated 10 way power driver's seat, heated 4-way power passenger seat, and it even boasts power-folding (flat) third-row seating.
In fact, even the base model comes with leather upholstery, tilt and telescopic steering, and an in-dash 6-disc CD player. So I think that you'll agree, for a full-sized SUV that's priced in the mid 40s, it could be deemed a bargain.
It is also an extremely comfortable highway cruising vehicle. The Sequoia fairly floats along over any road surface, largely because of the new independent rear suspension which soaks up the bumps with confident ease.
The 2008 Sequoia can also pull a massive 9,095 lbs, should you not like the location of your present homestead and wish to move it!
Seriously though, the new Sequoia is a very capable full-sized SUV, which appears to serve up plenty of value.
But, why so big?
My problem is simply this: why did they build it so big when there was no logical reason to do so? Take this for example... if you look out through the front, the hood appears to be much higher than the bottom edge of the windscreen. Why is that? After all, when you lift the hood, the engine actually sits considerably lower.
At first, I thought that was because my tester was fitted with the 4.7L V8, rather than the bigger 5.7L V8 which the Tundra pickup that I'm currently reviewing carries (That, by the way, will be an interesting review for you to read, because I see the Tundra under a totally different light). But no, that wasn't the reason, because even the larger engine sits much lower.
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| The base model comes with leather upholstery, tilt and telescopic steering, and an in-dash 6-disc CD player. |
In fact, even the base model comes with leather upholstery, tilt and telescopic steering, and an in-dash 6-disc CD player. So I think that you'll agree, for a full-sized SUV that's priced in the mid 40s, it could be deemed a bargain.
It is also an extremely comfortable highway cruising vehicle. The Sequoia fairly floats along over any road surface, largely because of the new independent rear suspension which soaks up the bumps with confident ease.
The 2008 Sequoia can also pull a massive 9,095 lbs, should you not like the location of your present homestead and wish to move it!
Seriously though, the new Sequoia is a very capable full-sized SUV, which appears to serve up plenty of value.
But, why so big?
My problem is simply this: why did they build it so big when there was no logical reason to do so? Take this for example... if you look out through the front, the hood appears to be much higher than the bottom edge of the windscreen. Why is that? After all, when you lift the hood, the engine actually sits considerably lower.
At first, I thought that was because my tester was fitted with the 4.7L V8, rather than the bigger 5.7L V8 which the Tundra pickup that I'm currently reviewing carries (That, by the way, will be an interesting review for you to read, because I see the Tundra under a totally different light). But no, that wasn't the reason, because even the larger engine sits much lower.
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| My tester was fitted with the 4.7L V8, rather than the bigger 5.7L V8. |