That model is as old as it gets these days, and is deeply in need of a redesign - the current generation launched all the way back in 2008. Seeing “three-row SUV,” our minds instantly go to Sequoia. What these two models will be named is not yet clear.
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We’re going to assume that means they’ll be regular hybrids in Toyota’s case, though there’s every possibility for a PHEV “Prime” version, too.īoth will have semi-automated driving systems, advanced enough that they will “allow for hands-free driving in certain conditions.” Plus, there will be a remote parking system that allows “the driver to park and unpark outside the vehicle using a smartphone.” The last nugget of tech Toyota is sharing with us is that both will use a new “digital key” that turns your smartphone into a quasi key and allows you to share it digitally with others.Īnother bit of information concerning these two is that one will be a Toyota, and the other will be a Lexus. The other big reveal is that both will be electrified. Both new SUVs will seat up to eight passengers. In case you missed it, Millennials are in their late 20s and 30s now! That means they have growing families and need more space to put them. They’ll be “designed with the active Gen Y American Family in mind,” which is another way of saying that Toyota is targeting Millennials. The reason? Toyota casually dropped that it will soon build “two all-new, three-row SUVs” there. Toyota announced yesterday that its Princeton, Indiana, manufacturing plant is getting a big $803 million infusion of cash.
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