In the early morning of January 26, Beijing time, Toyota officially released a new generation of Sequoia models in the US market, and this full-size SUV is also one of the highest-end models of Toyota's brand in the global market. Since according to the convention, the new car will be built based on a new generation of smooth road, so in terms of appearance, interior aspects, in fact, the suspense is not large, the final real car is also fully in line with the previous expectations.
In the front part, the new car continues the new design concept, with an oversized polygonal large-mouth grille with a huge Toyota letter logo and a flat hexagonal diamond grid with black mesh filling. Additional strip detail has been added to the center to make it tougher, while the left and right side headlight groups have an iconic T-shaped structure that shows strong recognizability. The front bumper part of the new car is divided by the same color decoration of the body, and does not go all the way to the end like a smooth road, showing a stronger sense of layering.
On the side of the body, the oversized body of the full-size SUV combines the TNGA platform's iconic front and rear wheels out of the special waistline, hidden A-pillar and other details, which can be seen such as the Corolla Sharp Release, and even the shadow of the Highlander model, but the same proportion is greatly enlarged, and the temperament has undergone a violent change, of course, the larger body also accommodates more abundant details under the door, sharp D-pillar lines and other elements, showing the style that the American large-size SUV should be.
In the rear part of the car, the tail lights of the new car adopt a flat shape, the thick red lights with a similar T-shaped shape to the light group, the two sides also extend sharply to the side of the car, which is very recognizable, and the center is connected by a penetrating decorative strip, with the huge size of the red shirt letter logo, the square tail box line and other details, although the design is not complicated, but has a strong visual impact.
As usual, the new car in the U.S. market offers a very rich branch of detail, in addition to the TRD version of the large area blackened sports kit, there are also multiple versions with banner chrome mesh, honeycomb chrome grille, etc., showing different temperaments. In the interior part, the new car adopts the design concept of a dual large-screen system composed of a floating large-size LCD screen and an LCD instrument panel, and the central control screen can be increased to 14 inches at the largest, which is matched with the full LCD dashboard and has a good sense of science and technology.
In addition, a variety of materials and colors with the central control countertop, the ubiquitous wood grain decorative panels, colorful atmosphere light strips and other elements provide a good sense of grade, it should be said that the older models have a significant improvement. And due to the huge size of the entire model, the suspension screen is not as eye-catching and prominent as the low-level model, and the overall performance is quite good, and the Toyota Safety Sense 2.5 assisted driving system will not be absent.
In terms of power, the new car is equipped with a hybrid assembly called i Force Max, based on a 3.5T V6 twin-turbo engine, based on a 10AT gearbox, with an additional electric motor between the engine and the gearbox, and the final comprehensive output power can reach 443 horsepower, with a maximum torque of 790 Nm, which is more powerful than the previous 5.7L V8 naturally aspirated engine, which can be said to reflect the evolution of science and technology.
Of course, as a model created by the Tantu platform, elements such as non-load-bearing body and hardcore four-wheel drive system will not be absent. As Toyota's flagship SUV model, Sequoia has previously introduced a small number of domestic listings, and it is worth looking forward to whether it can enter China again in the future.