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LX has power folding rear seats. Landcruiser has a 8 was passenger seat whereas Sequioa comes with 4 way.

The LX and LC seats do not fold flat into the floor like the Sequoia and instead take up a significant amount of space in the LC/LX when folded up against the side windows. Very dumb design. Actually the Sequoia has 12-way seats in the Platinum (10-way Limited) to the 8-way seats in the LC.

Test drive a LC and you will understand.

I have...twice...the ride is far superior in the Sequoia to the LC.

While the Landcruiser lacks IRS ... it makes up in off road capability which includes KDSS and a crawl control feature...if ride is important then the Lx570 provides a very similar ride control system to the Sequoia.

Actually, the LX, LC and the Sequoia have nearly the exact same drivetrain with 2 differences ...the crawl feature in the LX/LC (minor difference) and the IRS (major difference) in the Sequoia. Like I really need my engine computer to maintain a 3mph crawl while driving my $70K suv through the Grand Canyon....give me a break. I'll take the IRS over the Crawl feature any day. The LC, LX and the Sequoia are all lacking a rear LSD which makes many other suvs superior to all three of these vehicles when it comes to off-roading.... not withstanding the LC "safari image" folks might have in their heads.

Only a larger tow capacity in stripped down 2wd version of 5.7. big deal. Otherwise it is 8750lb for Sequioa while LC is 8500lbs in similar equipped vehicles. The 200 series also can haul a little more than the Sequioa 1500lbs vs 1200lb which I read there is a thread in the Seqiuoa forum about low payload. So with the larger interior of the Sequioa you can haul larger items but in the 200 series you can haul heavier items.

Wrong again. The full-size 4wd SR5 Sequoia has a tow rating of 9600lbs to the mid-szed LX/LC tow rating of 8500lbs. A 4wd LTD has a tow rating of 9100lbs.

Not sure if you know but the Land Cruiser 200 series is sold in well over 100 countries around the world and has a full production line.

I'm quite familiar with the overseas LC and have rented them in the past. I pointed out that the LC -200 series didn't sell well inside the US. I said it was a vehicle with non-existent unit sales in the US that IMO was destined to be dropped by ToyotaUSA in favor of the Sequoia and a Lexus version of the Sequoia in the future. Its just a matter of time given that the LC will likely sell far less than 10,000 units this year in the US.

Finally...I know you are convinced from your other posts that the Sequioa comes with a Torsen limited slip centre differential. Well. I am not convinced. I have yet to read any conclusive CONCRETE evidence that shows that the Sequioa has this features. It was reported in one piece of literature a while ago but I believe that it was a typo. Toyota.com and Toyota.ca do not list the Torsen differential as a mechanical feature on either of their website but Toyota does not for 4runner,FJ, Land Cruiser and LX570...seems odd to me.

Also I have emailed Torsen and they have said that to their knowledge only Japanese plants have this feature. I can COPY you or FWD the emails to you if you want to read them.

Let me help you out. Here are numerous web links describing the Torsen ctr differential in the '08 Sequoia including the Toyota press release at launch. The Torsen center differential is also prominently described in the recently released 08 Sequoia brochure that you can pick up at any dealership (covered on a 2 page spread describing the "Sequoia Traction"). Regardless of the email you received, the Toyo press release and recently published dealer brochure are sure to be more accurate than the email from Torsen.
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