2007 Toyota Sequoia - Consumer Guide Automotive

Category	2WD SR5 Rating (See All Ratings)	Large Sport-utility Vehicle Average Rating

Acceleration	6	5.8

Fuel Economy	3	2.7

Ride Quality	5	6.4

Steering/Handling/Braking	3	3.7

Quietness	6	6.5

Controls	7	6.4

Room/Comfort/Driver Seating (front)	7	8.7

Room/Comfort (rear)	7	7.7

Cargo Room	9	8.6

Value within Class	5	7.6

Total Score:	58	64.1

Ratings: Maximum 10 points per category

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2007 Toyota Sequoia Review

Curtain side airbags are standard instead of optional for 2007 on Toyota's American-built large SUV. Sequoia comes in SR5 and uplevel Limited models. The only powertrain teams a 273-hp V8 with a 5-speed automatic transmission. All Sequoias come with rear-wheel drive or with 4-wheel drive. The 4WD can be left engaged on dry pavement and includes low-range gearing and a locking center differential. All Sequoias have ABS and traction/antiskid control. Standard seating is for eight. Limiteds seat seven with optional 2nd-row buckets and center console. Now standard are front side airbags and curtain side airbags that cover the 1st and 2nd seating rows and include rollover deployment. SR5 is available with load-leveling suspension, Limited with selectable rear height control. Options include a navigation system and DVD entertainment.

Competition

Consumer Guide® Automotive places each vehicle into one of 18 classes based on size, price, and market position. Large SUVs are traditionally workhorse seven-plus passenger wagons with brawny truck-type chassis, ample towing ability, lots of cargo space, and generally poor fuel economy. These vehicles offer towing and payload ratings similar to large pickup trucks.

Our Best Buys include Chevrolet Tahoe, Chevrolet Suburban, and GMC Yukon and Denali. Our Recommended pick is the Ford Expedition.

New or significantly redesigned models include the Chevrolet Tahoe and Suburban, GMC Yukon and Denali, and Ford Expedition.

News

A redesigned Sequoia is still on for model-year 2008. No word yet on timing, but we'd expect at least an auto-show preview this winter. Predictably, the new model borrows much from Toyota's clean-sheet '07 Tundra large pickups, including powertrains and general appearance, and is said to match the Chevrolet Tahoe in size. Toyota is reportedly worried its new large SUV may be too large for a market now so jittery about fuel prices. But the redesigned Tahoe and its '07 General Motors siblings have sold pretty well so far, so Toyota's concerns may prove unfounded. We'll know soon enough.

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