Toyota Discontinues All 4×2 Sequoias for 2027

Toyota is dropping rear-wheel drive from the Sequoia for 2027, which ends the lightest, most efficient and best-towing version of its full-size SUV.

Both 4×2 models sold for 2026, the SR5 and the Limited, are marked "discontinued for the 2027 model year," so every 2027 Sequoia will have four-wheel drive. The 4×2 SR5 was rated to tow 9,520 pounds, more than any other 2026 Sequoia, and the EPA rated the 4×2 models at 22 mpg combined against 20 mpg for the 4x4s.

The change appears on a 2027 pricing sheet posted to Reddit, dated October 23. Toyota has not published 2027 Sequoia pricing or confirmed the change, but the sheet’s 2026 prices match Toyota’s 2026 launch prices on every line.

The Limited shows what buyers lose most clearly, because it was offered both ways. The Limited 4×2 weighs 5,855 pounds and tows 9,300, while the Limited 4×4 weighs 6,130 pounds and tows 9,020, so skipping the front drive hardware saves 275 pounds and adds 280 pounds of towing capacity. The 4×2 is also cheaper to run, at an estimated $2,900 a year in fuel on regular gas against $3,200 for the 4×4.

Both versions use the same i-FORCE MAX hybrid V6, so the 4×2 gave up nothing in power. It suited buyers who tow boats and campers on paved roads in warm, dry states, where a transfer case and front driveshaft add weight and cost without much use. Toyota is making the same move with its pickup, where the 2027 sheet drops every rear-drive Tundra hybrid.

The Toyota Report Take

The 4×2 Sequoia was the smart buy for families who tow on pavement, because it hauled more, burned less fuel and weighed less than the 4×4 with the same engine. Dropping it makes the lineup simpler for Toyota, but it takes away the best Sequoia for a lot of Sun Belt buyers who never needed four-wheel drive in the first place.

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