2003 toyota Sequoia
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fardhan alief
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Wednesday, April 18, 2018
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2003 Toyota Sequoia
The Sequoia is an excellent family members car, a modern-day substitute for the traditional American station wagon, with 3 rows of seats efficient in lugging eight guests.
New alternatives for 2003 include a DVD home entertainment system for rear-seat rugrats. The plan makes up a high-resolution screen that turns below the headliner, a DVD player in the facility console, wireless earphones, and also an independent rear-seat stereo. One more new option for 2003 is hydraulic tons leveling. Brake Help has been added as typical tools for 2003.
2003 toyota sequoia
LINEUP
Toyota Sequoia comes in two trim levels: SR5 as well as Limited. Both are powered by a 240-horsepower 4.7-liter V8 mated to a four-speed automatic transmission. Two-wheel-drive and also four-wheel-drive designs are readily available.
SR5 ($ 31,625) comes criterion with power windows, mirrors as well as door locks, cruise ship control, automatic climate control, an AM/FM stereo with both cassette as well as CD players, ABDOMINAL with brake aid, as well as 16-inch styled steel wheels.
Limited ($ 40,200) includes leather furniture, dual-zone (front as well as back) environment control, heated up outside mirrors, JBL stereo, roofing system shelf, as well as (brand-new for 2003) P265/65R17 tires on 17-inch light weight aluminum wheels.
Both trim lines come typical with an electronic security program to help deal with a skid, and grip control to keep the wheels from slipping when increasing in slippery driving conditions.
WALKAROUND
Sequoia takes its designing hints from the Toyota Tundra full-size pick-up. Both are built in the very same assembly plant at Princeton, Indiana.
Sequoia's front and also rear doors are perfectly integrated as well as fit proportionally with the rearmost seats and also freight area. The liftgate back home window actually rolls down, similar to on those wood-paneled station wagons of the '60s and '70s.
The Minimal design is identified by its fog lights, running boards, eye-catching alloy wheels, and also rear spoiler. The general look is tidy, deliberate and, above all, large.
INTERIOR
The Limited version is fitted with delicious natural leather seats, comfortable and heated.
Getting in and also out of the Sequoia is a difficulty, however. Although the Limited model features running boards (optional on the SR5) and grab takes care of placed inside of the doorframes, you have to be prepared to lift yourself up as well as into this car. A large beast like the Sequoia calls for some physical dexterity and for its occupants to be unafraid of heights: Once in, there's a powerful view from every seat.
The Sequoia is a champ if you need to move lots of youngsters regularly. We state 'youngsters' since 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 crawl back there will likely cost you a couple of close friends.
For carrying cargo, the third-row seats are easy to roll onward to broaden the cargo area. We discovered that left enough space for a running baby stroller, a child backpack, and all the rest of the gear we required for a day's worth of hiking. For maximum cargo lugging, you can eliminate the third-row seats and also fold and also roll the second-row seats. Then there's enough area back there to clean out Toys 'R United States throughout a clearance sale.
Toyota's attention to detail can be seen almost everywhere in the Sequoia. The terrifically huge container in between the pole positions is divided right into two levels. The leading level has a notepad holder and also a location for coins. The bottom level has a molded, bookshelf-like CD owner to keep up to 8 CDs from rattling about. There suffices area left over to hold a six-pack or a reasonably sized purse. An overhanging console holds sunglasses. The vehicle driver information center includes a compass, outside temperature level, and also gas economy statistics, such as miles till empty, as well as total and immediate mpg. Dual sunlight visors are supplied. Other products make family trips a breeze: several cupholders and also storage containers spread throughout the cabin; huge openings for the back doors that make mounting child safety seats a breeze; front and back cooling controls
The Minimal version is very extravagant, almost like a Lexus in that regard, dual-zone automatic environment control, an awesome JBL stereo with an offered in-dash 6-CD changer, and every power-operated convenience function you can imagine. Ours had a substantial moonroof.
Nitpicks: The clock is placed much too reduced in the center of the dashboard and also is obscured by the climate control buttons. And also not everybody are fascinated with the metal-tone trim in the Minimal design.
DRIVING IMPRESSION
Piloting the Toyota Sequoia on the open road is a pleasure. We enjoy the smooth and also powerful V8 engine. It's a marvel of a nuclear power plant, as well as this vehicle requires all its 240 horse power. The transmission, as well, was seamless in operation. With such a lengthy wheelbase and also considerable overall heft, the Sequoia delivers a comfy ride on all kinds of roadways.
Yet while our Limited was almost as glamorous as a Lexus, it wasn't nearly as silent. Wind noise at freeway rate had not been meddlesome, however the cabin wasn't as hushed as a Lexus LS 430 sedan we lately drove.
The brakes function well, as well as have Brake Help. Brake Help identifies panic stops and also enhances brake stress automatically to help minimize quiting ranges.
There are two controls to activate the optional 4x4 system. The very first is a straightforward button, situated rather low in the facility of the dashboard. Pushing it will certainly put the car in 4 Hi, good for driving on snowy or slippery roadways. It can be involved on the fly without needing to quit the automobile. A traditional-looking shift bar in between the pole positions activates 4 Lo, a creeper gear made use of for extreme off-road usage, such as coming down a very steep hillside.
Mentioning steep hillsides, Sequoia's energetic four-wheel grip control (TRAC), which comes standard on four-wheel-drive versions, made it easy for us to drive straight up a set of moguls on a completely dry, gravel-covered ski slope at Big Skies, Montana. As opposed to regulating the throttle, we merely held the gas down, and the Sequoia walked right up capital, moving torque to the tires with the best grip. Drop it into 4 Lo, as well as the system instantly locks the facility differential for go-anywhere ability. Two-wheel-drive Sequoias come common with rear-wheel traction control, however, certainly, they will not offer the mogul-climbing abilities of the four-wheel-drive versions.
The skid-control attribute, which is basic, aids the Sequoia preserve stability should it lose traction and start to slid laterally. This digital security program selectively uses braking pressure to specific wheels to quit a skid, and also it can really help you avoid an accident.
A two-wheel-drive Sequoia is rated to tow up to a 6500-pound trailer, while a 4x4 is rated to draw a 6200-pound trailer. Yet an additional new choice for 2003 is a seven-pin towing connector that works with electric trailer brakes.
Sequoia's luxury and also convenience include a price at the gas pump. The EPA states to expect just 14 mpg in city driving and also a modest 17 mpg on the freeway. Abandoning 4WD ups the highway number to 18 mpg. As you 'd imagine from a lorry of this dimension, the Sequoia is not easy to park. Parallel parking this hulk in downtown Austin, Texas, showed to be a humbling experience.