Toyota will give the 2026 Sequoia an ever-so-slight substitute, together with the addition of the corporate’s single-year particular coloration for TRD Expert fashions – on this case, Wave Maker. The mannequin new blue, which is restricted to the flagship off-road trim, joins utterly completely different trim and coloration alterations for the remainder of the Sequoia lineup, which is able to solder into 2026 with the an an identical twin-turbo V6/hybrid powertrain that makes a healthful 437 horsepower and 516 pound-feet of torque, together with as lots as 22 miles per gallon mixed – elevated than any full-size SUV save these powered by GM’s stout Duramax inline-six.
There’s A Household Resemblance
The mannequin new coloration, typically known as Wave Maker, was already launched in May, with a number of photos of the 2026 Sequoia peppered in with the choice members of the TRD Expert household: the 4Runner, Tacoma, and Tundra. Inside the newest batch of photos from Toyota, the Sequoia seems to be mighty pleasing in its new coloration, need it’s prepared for a surf journey to Waimea or Pounder’s Seashore or anyplace else with crystal blue water.
Along with the mannequin new TRD Expert coloration, utterly completely different trims of the Sequoia get a number of updates. The Capstone trim, for example, will current a mannequin new inside coloration scheme typically known as Shale; the cabin will mix grayish leather-based upholstery with a darkish dashboard and ruddy brown stitching and accents. Now we’ve requested Toyota if the mannequin new Shale inside will commerce or complement the white and black upholstery at present outfitted on the Capstone and may substitute this textual content material as rapidly as we’ve a solution.
Bringing Consolation And Comfort To The Individuals
Maybe of extra curiosity to a broader swath of Sequoia prospects, the Restricted mannequin will now come commonplace with leather-based upholstery, which replaces the Softex artificial hides in 2025 and former fashions. The mannequin new leather-based is obtainable in black with white stitching or grey with black stitching. And in a single completely different nod to the Sequoia’s wider viewers base, each trim will now embrace power-folding third-row seats. That comfort function was beforehand commonplace on the Restricted, TRD Expert, 1794 Mannequin, Platinum, and Capstone – nonetheless lacking from the underside SR5.
That is about it for the 2026 Sequoia’s modifications, which do not sound substantive ample to every prohibit or improve the SUV’s enchantment. The latest experience, which debuted for the 2023 mannequin yr, makes use of an easier preserve rear axle as a substitute of its predecessor’s unbiased rear suspension. That change, mixed with the hybrid system that locations the massive nickel–steel hydride battery beneath the third row, means fairly a bit lots a lot much less cargo and passenger room as soon as extra there in contrast with the cavernous Chevrolet Tahoe and Ford Expedition. Not decrease than its 9,520-pound most towing performance is tops in its class.
The Sequoia furthermore shines in its fun-loving methodology to big-SUV residing. Shorter and narrower than its American rivals, the full-size Toyota is extra maneuverable off-road and decisions far more persona, considerably contained in the TRD Expert trim. Whereas we advocate in opposition to it for households that actually want third-row area for youngsters – relatively lots lots a lot much less adults – the 2026 Sequoia seems to be to keep up up its rugged, 4Runner-plus persona with a number of added decisions and coloration decisions.
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