The 2023 Toyota Sequoia Arrives Very Soon: What You Need to Know

Toyota announced that it will unveil the 2023 Toyota Sequoia at 9:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, January 25. The announcement confirmed that the vehicle will be called the Sequoia and arrive for the 2023 model year. Debuts for the all-new 4Runner and all-new Tacoma, perhaps with an all-electric version, should follow.

On January 18, Toyota posted its first teaser image of the new Sequoia. Details were scarce, with the brand only noting that "a clear picture will come into view soon." The body is sculpted differently, but the windows look similar to the new Lexus LX 600.

Toyota is updating its truck and truck-based SUV lineup to its new TNGA-F (Toyota New Global Architecture) platform. It provides a myriad of safety and ride quality improvements and underpins the new Toyota Tundra pickup, the new J300 Toyota Land Cruiser and the new Lexus LX 600 SUV.

A leak from a Toyota dealer presentation says the Sequoia will get both new engines from the Tundra. That means ditching the tried, true and remarkably inefficient 5.7-liter V8 for two versions of 3.5-liter twin-turbo V6. The base gas version puts out 389 hp and 479 lb-ft of torque. The upgraded i-Force Max hybrid version bumps the power up to 437 hp and 583 lb-ft of torque.

The aforementioned leak has the Sequoia following the Tundra's lead with both a high-performance TRD Pro trim and a plush, high-end Capstone trim.

Toyota should also be debuting a new larger three-row crossover, the Grand Highlander. With the Grand Highlander handling regular family duty, that should free up the Sequoia to be more rugged and truck-like. The Sequoia won't be the J300 Land Cruiser, but it will be a less fussy, significantly cheaper SUV with the same platform and engine....which is sort of what everyone wanted?