2026 Toyota Sequoia

What I Love Up Front:

• Heads-Up Display
• Full digital gauge cluster
• Massive infotainment screen
• Physical climate control buttons
• Rear climate control button with one-touch access
• Heated & ventilated seats
• Wireless charger
• Auto hold + parking brake
• Four cup holders within driver’s reach (a non-negotiable for me)

The physical buttons were a surprising highlight. So many brands are burying climate controls into screens, and Toyota kept things simple and user-friendly.

Rear air control? One tap. Done.
No digging through menus.

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Visibility: A Small Concern

One thing I noticed immediately: the rear windshield is small.

Add a car seat in the third row, and your visibility out the back becomes limited. Thankfully, Toyota includes a digital rearview mirror camera that gives you an unobstructed view behind the vehicle.

That feature is a must-have in this SUV.

Second Row: Spacious & Comfortable

As expected in a full-size SUV, the second row is roomy.

With the driver’s seat set for me at 6 feet tall, I had:

• Tons of legroom
• Great headroom
• Dual ceiling and lower vents
• Heated and ventilated second-row seats (on Platinum)
• Built-in sunshades

For older kids or adults? The second row is fantastic.

The Sequoia offers:

• Captain’s chairs (7 passenger)
• Bench seat (8 passenger)

The captain’s chairs are the more common setup.

Car Seat Setup: A Major Miss

Here’s where things get complicated.

In the captain’s chairs:

• Two sets of lower anchors
• Two top tether anchors

So far, so good.

But in the third row:

• One top tether anchor
• No lower anchors
• That single tether is located in the middle seat

This is a significant limitation.

Why it matters:

• You need a top tether for forward-facing car seats.
• With only one tether in the middle, you’re extremely limited.
• A car seat installed in the center greatly affects rear visibility.
• The middle seat doesn’t comfortably accommodate wider car seats.
• You essentially cannot install four car seats in this vehicle.

For a nearly $80,000 full-size SUV, that feels like a big miss.

If you have three or more car seats, this is not the vehicle I would recommend.

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The Trunk: The Biggest Letdown

Let’s talk about the elephant in the room.

With the third row up, the trunk space is… small.

Shockingly small for a vehicle this size.

I kept comparing it to vehicles like the Ford Expedition and Chevrolet Tahoe, and the Sequoia just doesn’t offer the same usable cargo area.

Toyota added a multi-level shelf system that allows you to:

• Create two grocery tiers
• Add dividers
• Customize storage

It’s clever. I actually used it and liked it.

But the math still doesn’t quite add up.

When you slide the third row forward to increase trunk space, you compromise third-row comfort. When you maximize third-row legroom, the trunk becomes extremely tight.

Even with seats folded, the floor isn’t fully flat. Toyota offers ways to adjust it, but it still feels slightly uneven.

For a family SUV in this price range, I expected more cargo versatility.