The Toyota Sequoia has grown bigger and more refined, with greatly improved fuel economy and increased driver-assistance and technology features as part of a sweeping makeover that sees the SUV migrate to the automaker's new F1 global light-truck platform.
The big SUV's first major redesign in more than a decade should allow the Sequoia to better compete against large body-on-frame SUVs such as the GMC Yukon, Jeep Wagoneer and Ford Expedition.
The 2023 Toyota Sequoia goes on sale late this summer priced from $59,795, including shipping. The three-row, body-on-frame SUV comes standard with Toyota's new iForce Max hybridized powertrain that debuted on the 2022 Tundra full-size pickup. It was designed and engineered specifically to improve power and torque instead of just fuel economy.
The iForce Max powertrain produces a maximum 437 hp and 583 pound-feet of torque from a twin-turbo V-6 engine and 10-speed automatic transmission, givin…