Toyota has debuted the updated 2018 Tundra pickup truck and Sequoia
SUV, both of which get TRD Sport gear. For both the Tundra as well as the Sequoia, these
TRD Sport duds are just part of an overall MY2018 refresh, as the large SUV and
pickup will feature improved safety as well as exterior styling changes.
The 2018 Tundra gets Toyota Safety Sense as standard,
bundling a Pre-Collision System with Pedestrian Detection, Lane Departure
Alert, Auto High Beams and Dynamic Radar Cruise Control. Exterior upgrades
include a new mesh grille on select trims, whereas the Tundra Limited and 1794
Edition get a new billet style grille.
Other exterior changes include new LED headlights,
DRLs and LED fog lights for Limited, Platinum and 1794 Edition models, with LED
headlights and fog lights also available when purchasing the TRD Off-Road
package on SR5 versions. Otherwise, SR and SR5 grades will make due with
halogen headlights with a black bezel and the previously mentioned LED Daytime
Running Lights.
Buyers looking to purchase the new Tundra TRD Sport
will find it available on 4x4 and 4x2 grades in CrewMax and Double Cab
configurations, powered by Toyota's 381 HP 5.7-liter i-Force V8 engine. Aiding
driving performance will be the TRD Sport Tuned Bilstein Shocks and TRD front
& rear anti-sway bars.
TRD Sport Tundra models get
color-keyed mirrors, hood scoop and front & rear bumpers, 20" alloy
silver sport wheels, the LED headlights, fog lights and DRLs, mesh grille with
body color surround and a TRD Sport-specific bedside graphic. Exterior colors
include Super White, Magnetic Gray, Midnight Black Pearl, Blazing Blue Pearl
and Barcelona Red Metallic, while inside you get a TRD shift knob and TRD Sport
floor mats.
Most of the key features on the TRD Sport Tundra
also translate to the TRD-tuned Sequoia, which has the same engine, custom
shocks, anti-sway bars and 4x4/4x2 modes as its pickup truck sibling. Exterior
features specific to the Sequoia TRD Sport include a new front grille and
bumper grille insert, metallic black mirror caps, 20" alloy black sport
wheels, darkened rear taillight housing, a black satin finish TRD Sport badge
on the front doors and a metallic black and chrome Sequoia badge on the
liftgate.
The SUV's interior gets standard black fabric
seven-passenger seating, optional black leather captain's chair seats (part of
the optional Premium Package), plus TRD shift knob, floor mats and sill
protectors. Also like the Tundra, the Sequoia comes better prepared as a 2018MY
car, featuring updated active safety features like PCS w/PD, LDA, AHB and DRCC,
as well as LED headlights with DRL tech, and fog lights.
All updated Sequoia models will feature a new
instrumentation panel gauge cluster as standard, together with a 4.2"
Multi-information Display that tracks the status of its Toyota Safety Sense
system. Other changes include the updated center speaker grille, with the
Platinum grade model now getting wood-like accents.
Toyota's 2018 Sequoia will be available in eight
exterior color configurations, which include three new colors - Midnight Black
Metallic, Shoreline Blue Pearl and Toasted Walnut Pearl. Other colors include
Super White, Magnetic Gray Metallic, Silver Sky Metallic, Blizzard Pearl and
Sizzling Crimson.
Expect to see the TRD Sport versions of the 2018
Tundra & Sequoia arrive in showrooms this September.
