Thinking of selling the 570 and getting the new sequoia. Why? Not sure other than I hate the radio and car interface in the '21. Drives me fkn crazy that a 100k vehicle has so little. Well maybe the gas mileage as well.

Not sure though, I love the ride and the seats and knowing this engine will prob run trouble free for the next 10 yrs with normal wear and tear servicing.

Posting to hear pro and opposing thoughts. Thnx

 

The Sequoia with the hybrid should have a lot more get up and go compared to the LX. On paper at least.

The Sequoia is bigger, but obviously haven’t seen a new Sequoia in person. The build quality of the Sequoia will be slightly lower compared to the Japan built LX.

I would try and compare the all new LX600 (if you can find one) to the new Sequoia.

I am also intrigued by the Sequoia, especially the TRD Pro.

With current gas prices that LX 570 must be costing quite a bit to fuel.

The good news is your LX is probably worth what you paid for it. Pricing is still high, but have noticed that LX’s are staying on dealer lots a bit longer and prices are beginning to soften (ever so slightly).

The new Sequoia looks like a solid choice, but nobody really knows until you can test drive one.

Good luck with your decision. 👍👍

 

I owned the previous generation of Sequoia for about 10 years and I've been happy with it. But the 2nd gen is really different from the new Sequoia. Toyota spent a lot of money for development and the 2nd gen was quite unique. It was the first full size SUV with an independent rear suspension and plenty of rear space because of it. It had the best available 4WD system. It used a lockable center Torsen differential (similar as in your LX) so the 4WD could be used permanently but it still could be switched to 2WD (rear wheel drive only) for normal driving conditions.

But Toyota was not probably very happy with the sales so it decided to save money on development and came with the new full-size Tundra SUV. They just call it Sequoia but Tundra SUV would be a much better name. It has no permanent auto 4WD. Just a simple part-time 4WD similar as Tundra. It’s not definitely the best what you can have if you drive on roads partially covered by snow. All US truck manufacturers now offer some sort of auto 4WD almost on all SUVs and even on higher trims of their trucks.

All other manufacturers now also use independent rear suspension on their full-size SUVs and offer much more rear space. Have you seen how the rear trunk looks on the new Sequoia? Very laughable. It’s because the solid rear axle and the battery for the hybrid system. You can say that the solid rear axle is much better offroad. Yes, it is. But does it really make sense in a full-size SUV? Land Cruiser (or LX) can be a great overlander. But how many people will use Sequoia as an overlander? I regularly drive my Jeep on difficult offroad trails. I also drive my 16 LX on some easier offroad trails quite often. But I would definitely prefer to have Sequoia with and independent rear axle and a large trunk. The new Sequoia is probably the worst full-size SUV on the market. Shame on you, Toyota!

 

the new sequoia hybrid is about 23 MPG, which is alot better than what our LX gets but not really great in the bigger scheme of things. I was hoping more of high 20s in the MPG department with their hybrid setup I cannot believe there is no option for Hybrid for LX600 as well. My 2018 is costing us about 100 bucks to fill up every 250 miles or so. which is almost 40$ more from a year ago. I think all bigger SUVs will be impacted. We dont drive the LX as much

 

I think I'm getting about 12mpg around town and spending 300 a month on fuel, I don't see fuel prices coming down for prob a yr. But damn it rides nice, just did palm beach county to atlanta and back over a long weekend and it was comfortable driving at 80-90. Other car is a 570hp V8 sedan that gets even worse mileage.

 

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/faq...les#faq_debate

 

Here is Doug's new take on the Sequoia. Funny this post came up. My wife is considering exactly what the OP is considering...

 

Other reviews indicate the Sequoia rides rougher than the LX w/AHC. I'm in the same boat w/ a 5 year old vehicle, time for a up grade. Really need to drive both back to back.

 

bad link for me

 

Not a bad link. Management deleted the post since it concerned politics.

 

As far as design is concerned, Toyota did a great job designing the Sequoia IMO. But to me, Lexus is on the luxury side while Toyota is on the 'usability' side.... Toyota has upped their 'luxury' last 5-8 years though while Lexus kinna lagged behind. The Sequoia has always been 'bigger' / roomier than the LC / LX though - kinna size towards the Tahoe / Yukon criteria.