2024 Toyota Sequoia Review: Big SUV Asks A Bigger Question

Jan 2, 2024 at 10:23 PM

Usually, the Sequoia has 8.6 inches of ground clearance, a 15-degree approach angle, and a 20-degree departure angle. Opting for the TRD Pro bumps the approach angle to 23 degrees and the clearance up to 9.1 inches, courtesy of the 2.5-inch FOX Internal Bypass coilovers and rear remote-reservoir shocks. It also adds a TRD Pro front stabilizer bar, extra underbody protection, and electronic niceties like Multi-Terrain Select (MTS) drive modes, Crawl Control, and Downhill Assist Control.

Sadly, you can’t have all that with the optional adaptive variable rear air suspension, offered as an option in other trims (it’s from $2,050, but that also adds power running boards). That brings a degree of extra plushness to the Sequoia’s ride, along with the practicality of load-leveling rear height control.

What you can have is the TRD Off-Road Package and the air suspension. Now, with that combination, you don’t get the fanciest suspension- a more mainstream set of Bilstein shocks- but you still enjoy the electronically controlled locking rear diff, MTS system, and other electronic additions from which the TRD Pro benefits. Toyota also bundles special 20-inch wheels and all-terrain rubber into the TRD Off-Road Package, too, along with a front skid plate and some aesthetic changes.