Drive Notes: 2024 Toyota Sequoia TRD Pro

Two Drive Notes for the price of one this week, due to travel last week.

Up today: The 2024 Toyota Sequoia TRD Pro.

This is a Sequoia gussied up with TRD touches, along with roof rails that caused consternation upon entering my garage. Garish and eye catching and equipped with a hybrid powertrain that combines a 3.5-liter twin-turbo V6 and an electric motor/generator to put out 437 horsepower and 583 lb-ft of torque.

Here are the pros, cons, and other notes:

Pros

• That available torque is noticeable. This is a heavy trucklet that feels lighter on its feet than it should, at least when it comes to acceleration. Passing punch is plentiful.
• I didn't go off road, but I suspect this Sequoia can do a bit of boulder-bashing. Just a bit, though.
• The third row is easy to access and my six-foot-one frame fit. Barely.
• Power up/down for the third-row is great.
• Toyota infotainment is good now.
• There's good center-console storage.

Cons

• The third row won't accommodate taller adults than myself.
• The engine is loud.
• So, too, is wind noise on the freeway.
• There's a Sport mode -- but why?
• Unless I missed something, when I folded the third row down, it left the cargo area with a two-level set up. This resulted in me parking after driving home from the airport, popping the hatch from the inside release, and hearing my suitcase thud onto the garage store. I finally no longer felt like I overpaid for a hard shell.
• Ride and handling are sacrificed, a little bit, for the off-road bits.
• There is, of course, body roll.

That's about it. See you next time.

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