Comparison between the Sequoia models

Good evening. Looking for inputs from the Gen 2 Sequoia owners. I'm leaning towards the limited edition(Plantinum if it's a deal-breaker price) from 2016 to 18 years. It will be a family vehicle for most of the time(2 adults and 3 Kids) and 3-4 trips in a year with a trailer(to haul my jeep for the off-road trips, closer to 4200 lbs). What are the real differences between the 2016,17 and 18 limited models on the top of below below-listed options?

The 2016 Sequoia SUV from Toyota gains a few new features. The Limited trim can be equipped with the Blind Spot Monitor and 2-position memory for the driver’ seat and mirrors. Changes to the Entune audio systems allow drivers to route their smartphone’s navigation through the Sequoia’s head unit.

For 2017, the Toyota Sequoia full-size SUV carries over with no changes of note.

For 2018, the Toyota Sequoia gains Toyota’s Safety Sense-P that adds automatic emergency braking, lane-departure alert with sway warning, adaptive cruise control and auto high beams. A blind-spot monitor and rear cross-traffic alert are also standard.

From 2018 Is Toyota’s Safety Sense-P and Lane-departure really worth considering?

Thank You,

 

I had a 2013 Platinum purchased new that was great. Drove it 10 years and 230k miles and hated to sell it but it was time. That being said don't get a Platinum. All those bells and whistles just cost more money to fix and are rarely worth having. Like the adjustable ride shocks and struts. We never used it and they're like 10x the cost of the regulars to replace. Go with the Limited. It's well equipped without most of the useless fancy stuff. Also, do not buy one in pearl white. That color is famous for peeling off as it did on ours. However, Toyota REALLY stepped up and repainted our 8 year old, 180k mile truck when it did.

 

Thank you for your inputs.

 

trying to bump the thread to get some more inputs. 2018 model has Toyota’s Safety Sense-P and Lane-departure really. Are these really worth considering? None of them has these options. Appreciate any inputs on this.

 

For TSS, you either love it or hate it. Tundras 2018 and up have it, though I don’t think mine does auto emergency braking. It just throws a red light and says BRAKE.

BSM and rear cross traffic are useful, lane departure is kind of a joke in my opinion. Mine beeps at me all the time and I always turn it off.

That said, my wife’s car is a 2014 Sequoia Limited without TSS and we don’t really miss what the Tundra has, other than adaptive cruise control and BSM. The other stuff is kind of gimmicky.

 

One thing to consider too is the 2018 Sequoia’s use an updated headlight which looks much better than the previous ones. It helps modernize the look a lot IMO.

My wife and I are considering trading in our 2014 for a newer model 2018-2021, mostly to get a 4x4 version.

 

@yakeng Thank you for your valuable info. The BSM option has been available since 2016(if I'm correct) and the 'rear cross traffic' option is introduced from 2018 models.

 

My wife might be looking at the 3rd gen, but my MY21 has all those so-called "nanny" functions.
While I may not like them at times, they saved my bacon on more occasions than I can remember.
Houston traffic lately has been hellish chaos to put it lightly. People drive without a care or don't care.
I also have a very early commute, 6-ish, when my brain is certainly not very functional at times and other drivers as well.
BSM is very useful for me, as the truck is bigger and you do get more blind spot while sitting in driver seat.

I would say if possible, check and see if you can turn those settings on/off as needed, I think the only one I can't turn off is the front collision, but thankfully it does not go off all the time.

 

@iantung Thank you for your inputs.

 

I have a 2018 Tundra with the TSS (Toyota Safety Sense) system. It has the adaptive cruise which I use on occasion but I could easily live without it. I also have the BSM (Blind Spot Monitor) but the way I drive and the traffic situations I am experiencing (I don't commute, retired), I never use it since I am very aware when I am driving and always know who is beside me. The RCTA (Rear Cross Traffic Alert) system is excellent IMO, very helpful when backing out of parking places when I can't see if someone is about to cross behind me (cars, shopping carts, little kids, etc.). The rear view camera is excellent at viewing directly behind me but not much to the sides.

The rest of the gizmos (Lane Departure, Pre-Collision Sensor, etc.) are useless to me (I don't swerve out of my lane) and the PCS is actually very dangerous. I shut it off each time I start the Tundra to go anywhere. It is extremely distracting when I am in the process of managing a situation. It beeps loudly with a "BRAKE" warning that has the potential of yanking my attention away from the situation at hand. It also gets fooled into thinking a vehicle that is acting properly poses a collision threat.

Dan

 

Thank you @Bergmen