Toyota Sequoia Overview: Generations and Specs (2000–present)

A guide to toyota sequoia generations: five-door SUV built since 2000, with power ranging from 243 to 437 hp across five generations.

The Toyota Sequoia is a five-door SUV produced from 2000 to the present, with outputs spanning 243 to 437 hp across toyota sequoia generations. It suits buyers who need a large family hauler with automatic transmission and a choice of RWD or 4x4, from affordable early V8 versions to the current hybrid. Every generation has been offered exclusively as a five-door SUV with an automatic gearbox, which keeps toyota sequoia specs straightforward to compare across the 2000–present production span.

Toyota Sequoia generations

1 generation (2000–2004)

The first Toyota Sequoia was built from 2000 to 2004 as a five-door SUV with 2 modifications, all rated at 243 hp. The 4.7 AT (243 hp) used a 4664 cc engine with an automatic gearbox and came in both 4x4 and RWD form, accelerating in 12.8 seconds and consuming 16.8 l/100km. The 4x4 version was the mass-market choice of this generation, while the RWD version served as the economical option; both shared identical 243 hp output, 12.8-second acceleration, and 16.8 l/100km consumption, so the choice came down to drivetrain alone.

1 generation, restyling (2004–2007)

The restyled first generation ran from 2004 to 2007 and expanded to 6 modifications, with power from 243 to 282 hp. The 4.7 AT (271 hp) 4x4 was the mass version, while the 4.7 AT (282 hp) 4x4 topped the range; both kept the 4664 cc engine and a 12.8-second sprint. The 4.7 AT (243 hp) RWD remained the economical choice at 16.8 l/100km. All six modifications of the restyling stayed with the same 4664 cc displacement and automatic transmission, differing only in output and drivetrain.

2 generation (2007–2017)

The second Toyota Sequoia was produced from 2007 to 2017 in 6 modifications, spanning 276 to 381 hp. The 4.6 AT (310 hp) with a 4608 cc engine accelerated in 7.0 seconds and used 14.7 l/100km, offered in RWD and 4x4 with identical figures for both drivetrains. The 5.7 AT (381 hp) with a 5663 cc engine was the most powerful, reaching 100 km/h in 6.7 seconds at 16.7 l/100km. Compared with the first generation, acceleration improved dramatically: from 12.8 seconds down to as little as 6.7 seconds, nearly halving the sprint time.

2 generation, restyling (2017–2022)

From 2017 to 2022 the range narrowed to 2 modifications, both the 5.7 AT (381 hp) with a 5663 cc engine and automatic gearbox. The RWD version consumed 15.7 l/100km, the 4x4 version 16.8 l/100km — a 1.1 l/100km difference between the two drivetrains, with the 4x4 serving as the mass version and the RWD as the economical one.

3 generation (2022–present)

The current Toyota Sequoia, launched in 2022, offers 2 modifications built around the 3.4 AT (437 hp) hybrid with a 3445 cc engine, automatic transmission, and 4x4 or RWD. At 437 hp it is the most powerful Sequoia in the model's history, and the first to use hybrid fuel — while its 3445 cc displacement is the smallest of any generation, well under the 5663 cc of the previous 5.7 AT (381 hp).

Which Toyota Sequoia to buy

On the used market, the second generation's long 2007–2017 production run means the widest choice of examples, and its single body style and automatic-only lineup keep toyota sequoia specs simple to compare between years.

Which Toyota Sequoia to avoid

Within the second generation, the 5.7 AT (381 hp) RWD consumes 16.7 l/100km against 14.7 l/100km for the 4.6 AT (310 hp), and the 0.3-second acceleration gap (6.7 vs 7.0 seconds) is small — if fuel consumption matters, the 4.6 AT (310 hp) version dominates. Likewise, the pre-restyling 4.7 AT (243 hp) of 2004–2007 is fully matched on acceleration (12.8 seconds) by the 271 hp and 282 hp versions of the same years, making the lowest-output restyled variant hard to justify except in RWD form.