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Do I wish Toyota saved me the trouble by offering a better Sequoia interior to start with?...Absolutely. However if they had upgraded the Sequoia as we all wish they had, it would have wiped the LX and LC completely out of the US market in 2008.
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And this was the whole point of this thread. Toyota has cheaped out on the interior of Sequioa and have designed it in cheaper less costly method until you made personal attacks. I have never noticed such a obvious design difference between Japanese design Toyota's and Toyota's designed in USA.
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all the important features of the Sequoia such as the IRS, fold flat 3rd row seats and expansive interior.
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While yes the rear fold flat/IRS is nice. Not everyone wants that. I have no need fro three rows of seats or fold flat as I will always have a pickup for that.
With the Seqiuoa. A few really nice touches are 4 areas to fold and recline the third row seats. I think with Ford you have to open the rear hatch and can only do this from the rear you can lower the seats from each rear door on the Seqioua.. Seqiuoa also has the window shades for each window. Also the dynamic cruise control is a nice feature. Steering wheel HVAC control is nice to see.
I just wish they took all the little extras that come with the 200 series and applied it to the Sequioa. The larger cabin of the Sequioa would benefit from having double as many air vents in the Seqiuoa.
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I think it all came down to a financial approach to phase the LX and LC out over the next couple of years (US Market) instead of having the sales of those vehicles plummet at the launch of the new Sequoia
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The Land Cruiser and LX IMO won't be leaving the US market anytime soon. The Land Cruiser (not so much the LX) is a landmark SUV for Toyota and has many generations of followers...also the median income level of the Landcruiser is around $240,000 while the Seqiuoa is around $120,000 so a lot of owners don't worry about price. LX income median is close to $320,000 these are different buyers than your average Seqiuoa owner