Toyota Sequoia 2003
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Friday, March 16, 2018
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2003 Toyota Sequoia
The Sequoia is a wonderful family vehicle, a contemporary substitute for the typical American station wagon, with 3 rows of seats capable of lugging 8 passengers.
New choices for 2003 consist of a DVD amusement system for rear-seat rugrats. The bundle makes up a high-resolution display that flips down from the headliner, a DVD gamer in the facility console, cordless headphones, and also an independent rear-seat audio system. An additional new option for 2003 is hydraulic tons progressing. Brake Help has been added as typical equipment for 2003.
toyota sequoia 2003
SCHEDULE
Toyota Sequoia comes in two trim levels: SR5 and Restricted. Both are powered by a 240-horsepower 4.7-liter V8 mated to a four-speed automatic transmission. Two-wheel-drive as well as four-wheel-drive designs are available.
SR5 ($ 31,625) comes requirement with power home windows, mirrors as well as door locks, cruise ship control, automated climate control, an AM/FM stereo with both cassette as well as CD players, ABS with brake help, and 16-inch styled steel wheels.
Limited ($ 40,200) adds leather upholstery, dual-zone (front as well as rear) climate control, warmed outside mirrors, JBL stereo, roof shelf, and (new for 2003) P265/65R17 tires on 17-inch aluminum wheels.
Both trim lines come common with a digital stability program to help correct a skid, and traction control to keep the wheels from sliding when speeding up in unsafe driving problems.
WALKAROUND
Sequoia takes its styling signs from the Toyota Tundra full-size pickup. Both are integrated in the very same assembly plant at Princeton, Indiana.
Sequoia's front and rear doors are perfectly incorporated and also healthy proportionally with the rearmost seating as well as cargo location. The liftgate rear home window really rolls down, much like on those wood-paneled station wagons of the '60s and '70s.
The Restricted design is identified by its fog lights, running boards, attractive alloy wheels, and rear spoiler. The overall look is clean, deliberate and also, most of all, large.
INTERIOR
The Minimal model is fitted with sumptuous natural leather seats, comfortable and also heated.
Getting in as well as out of the Sequoia is a difficulty, nonetheless. Although the Restricted version has running boards (optional on the SR5) and also grab handles placed inside of the doorframes, you have to be prepared to raise on your own up and into this lorry. A large beast like the Sequoia calls for some physical mastery as well as for its occupants to be unafraid of heights: As soon as in, there's a powerful sight from every seat.
The Sequoia is a champ if you have to deliver great deals of children regularly. We say 'youngsters' because they're the just one with the dexterity to jump over the middle-row to get to the third-row seats. Asking full-sized grownups to creep back there will likely cost you a few pals.
For lugging cargo, the third-row seats are very easy to topple onward to broaden the freight location. We located that left enough room for a running infant stroller, a baby knapsack, and all the remainder of the gear we required for a day's well worth of treking. For maximum cargo lugging, you can get rid of the third-row seats and also fold as well as roll the second-row seats. Then there suffices area back there to clean Toys 'R United States throughout a clearance sale.
Toyota's focus on information can be seen everywhere in the Sequoia. The terrifically huge bin between the front seats is split into 2 degrees. The top level has a notepad holder and also a location for coins. The bottom level has a shaped, bookshelf-like CD owner to maintain to eight CDs from rattling about. There suffices area left over to hold a six-pack or a reasonably sized handbag. An overhead console holds sunglasses. The driver information center includes a compass, outside temperature, and also fuel economy data, such as miles until empty, as well as total and immediate mpg. Dual sunlight visors are supplied. Various other items make family getaways a snap: numerous cupholders and storage bins spread throughout the cabin; large openings for the back doors that make mounting kid safety seats a breeze; front and also rear a/c controls
The Minimal version is very lavish, almost like a Lexus because respect, dual-zone automatic climate control, a killer JBL stereo with an offered in-dash 6-CD changer, as well as every power-operated comfort feature you can imagine. Ours had a substantial moonroof.
Nitpicks: The clock is placed far also low in the facility of the dash and is covered by the climate control buttons. And not all of us are enamored with the metal-tone trim in the Minimal model.
DRIVING IMPACT
Piloting the Toyota Sequoia on the open road is a satisfaction. We love the smooth and effective V8 engine. It's a wonder of a power plant, and this vehicle requires every one of its 240 horsepower. The transmission, also, was smooth in operation. With such a long wheelbase and substantial total heft, the Sequoia supplies a comfortable trip on all types of roadways.
Yet while our Limited was nearly as luxurious as a Lexus, it wasn't virtually as quiet. Wind noise at highway rate had not been noticeable, but the cabin had not been as hushed as a Lexus LS 430 sedan we just recently drove.
The brakes work well, and also have Brake Assist. Brake Assist detects panic stops and also increases brake pressure immediately to assist minimize quiting ranges.
There are two controls to turn on the optional 4x4 system. The first is a straightforward button, situated fairly low in the center of the control panel. Pushing it will certainly put the car in 4 Hi, helpful for driving on snowy or slippery roads. It can be engaged on the fly without needing to stop the car. A traditional-looking shift lever between the front seats triggers 4 Lo, a climber gear made use of for severe off-road use, such as coming down a very high hill.
Mentioning high hillsides, Sequoia's energetic four-wheel traction control (TRAC), which comes standard on four-wheel-drive versions, made it very easy for us to drive straight up a collection of magnates on a dry, gravel-covered ski slope at Big Skies, Montana. Instead of regulating the throttle, we just held the gas down, and also the Sequoia strolled right up the hill, moving torque to the tires with the best grasp. Drop it into 4 Lo, and also the system automatically locks the center differential for go-anywhere capability. Two-wheel-drive Sequoias come standard with rear-wheel grip control, though, clearly, they will not use the mogul-climbing capabilities of the four-wheel-drive designs.
The skid-control function, which is typical, assists the Sequoia keep stability must it shed grip as well as start to moved sidewards. This digital security program precisely uses stopping pressure to private wheels to quit a skid, and also it could truly aid you prevent a mishap.
A two-wheel-drive Sequoia is ranked to tow as much as a 6500-pound trailer, while a 4x4 is ranked to draw a 6200-pound trailer. Yet another new alternative for 2003 is a seven-pin towing port that works with electrical trailer brakes.
Sequoia's luxury as well as convenience come with a rate at the gas pump. The EPA states to anticipate just 14 mpg in city driving and also a modest 17 mpg on the highway. Giving up 4WD ups the highway figure to 18 mpg. As you would certainly think of from an automobile of this dimension, the Sequoia is not easy to park. Parallel parking this hunk in midtown Austin, Texas, proved to be a humbling experience.