Spy photographers caught two versions of the 2008 or ’09 Toyota Sequoia wrapped in only modest camouflage. These photos give us the best view of both the SR5 and uplevel Limited trims, including a glance at the dashboard and interior.
Toyota ’s large SUV has been largely unchanged since its 2001 introduction, but the Tundra pickup-based three-row Sequoia has been thoroughly revised. The new Sequoia you see pictured below is based on the new Tundra, introduced for ’07, and is expected to include the pickup’s 4.7 and 5.7 liter V8 engines. The truck is slated to start production at the end of this year at Toyota’s Princeton, Indiana, plant, and it will likely be formally introduced at the 2008 Chicago Auto Show. It is not yet known whether Toyota will call the new SUV a ’08 or ’09.
From the photos, we can see that the Limited likely augments the SR5 with 18″ wheels, chrome mirrors and a likely optional night vision camera system. It also appears that the Limited will offer the same, distinctive Red Rock leather that’s optional on the Tundra Limited.
Sources say that the new Sequoia will be larger than the current model in order to compete better against GM’s Tahoe and Yukon.
