Battle of Giants! 2024 Toyota Sequoia vs Land Rover Defender 130 vs GMC Yukon . Drag and Roll Race

Battle of Giants! 2024 Toyota Sequoia vs Land Rover Defender 130 vs GMC Yukon Denali. Drag and Roll Race
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[@hawkman996]

So the Toyota ditches the V8 for a turbo six and then proceeds to get way worse gas mileage than a V8. 🤯

[@drivescene6747]

There are some trade-offs, now the Sequoia is actually decently quick and is tunable because of the turbo.

[@ytsux9259]

Do you have the stats to back that up? I'm too lazy to look it up.

[@ytsux9259]

Actually, according to the EPA, it gets 22 mpg combined, which is much better than the old V8. And I don't care what Sam got. I'd trust the EPA and manufacturer's testing more. All of my vehicles have gotten very similar to the EPA ratings.

[@hawkman996]

@@ytsux9259 He just showed the gas mileage figures of what he got real world with each vehicle and the toyota was the worst of the 3 including the big V8.

[@hawkman996]

@@ytsux9259 I trust real world figures. All my vehicles have been different from epa numbers. Hell my Durango SRT got 19 mpg regularly and that was a performance suv. Don’t get me wrong I’d pick the Toyota out of the 3 here. I just don’t like the spin that losing the V8 for a turbo 6 is more fuel efficient.

[@TLX3.5]

That Toyota got off the line like a rocket..everytime

[@Charlie1821]

I get 15.3 mpg in my Sequoia because it’s impossible not to drive it fast. It’s so peppy. It’s a sleeper for sure.

[@J.W.W.]

That hybrid electric motor assist launch in the Toyota is fantastic

[@user-sf8ur1fj9d]

I can assure you: the GMC’s cylinder deactivation is not “great technology” from a mechanical perspective.

[@edwardyork8720]

Exactly

[@spetznazxt]

@@edwardyork8720 my 2010 civic V6 have cylinder deactivation

[@tabishvanti2526]

Good news is they come off from the factory now since 2022

[@VERY_RAREQ50RS]

That sequoia is quick for a off-road SUV

[@rtcturnemup7028]

Toyotas hybrid assist is really something… in every vehicle application, that thing will shoot the car off

[@appleiphone69]

These things will only be racing to the Lululemon store when they announced new merchandise.

[@SamCarLegion]

🤣🤣🤣

[@johng7448]

😂😂😂😂

[@jakeyoung661]

I laughed too hard at this lol

[@user-kx9qq2ym1j]

Not wrong 🤣

[@scarroll625]

Isn’t that the store that allows you to steal as long as you’re a certain shade

[@AndrewWaston]

The TRD Pro Sequoia is a beast! My family owns the Capstone model and it's been amazing!

[@Emilthehun]

That GMC looks so nice inside and out! And its the cheapest?!?!?

[@scottythebody0811]

Good to see the NA V-8 hanging in there….and got better gas mileage…and no turbos to worry about

[@avxlit]

I have the Escalade and it does around 11-15 mpg on normal drives but can go up to 17 on long road trips so it’s not exactly good gas mileage

[@fastfreddy2013]

Until they get over 5000 ft elevation...

[@user-mr5rg1dg4i]

I have a 23 denali xl with the 6.2 and live at 7k feet. I get 12 mpg..doesn't matter where I drive or how it gets 12. But it's also lifted on 35's.

[@esteemedenergy]

And the GMC is still one of the most unreliable SUVs out there. That V8 has a host of known issues. Not to mention the remainder of the SUV falls apart.

[@user-mr5rg1dg4i]

@@esteemedenergy wrong. Least reliable suvs are 1. Dodge hornet 2. Dodge Durango 3. Land rover evoque 4. Ford bronco 5. Ford Explorer 6. Nissan armada 7. Kia taos 8. Hyundai Santa fe 9. Bmw x5 10. Ford escape. The tahoe/ yukon is 22nd. It's one of the most reliable that's why the suburban is the longest running single model of vehicle ever

[@sneekyturbo_AMG]

The price of vehicles is getting ridiculous

[@SamCarLegion]

Yep

[@ahmadbashiri4880]

We have a saying in my country " The broke person never runs out of money as long as there are foolish people in the world" As long as there are foolish buyers in the world the companies are going to make more and more profits.

[@JoseChavez-kq2cz]

That Yukon was catching up 💪😍

[@Soul_Flow_]

You must be republican

[@AUTOMOBILZ]

Yukon or Sequoia, I’ll take either! 🔥

[@ashman991]

Yukon looks so good😛

[@kevinr5187]

Hell yes we have one and love it. Sometimes I just go sit in it out in the garage.

[@TheMeanmarine13]

im loving the new sequoia. I've seen some moderately lifted and it looked great.

[@alwaysiyi272]

Didn’t expect the Toyota to win anything but I was surprised. The Toyota shows the benefit of the hybrid system, while the Defender has to drop gears and spool the turbo, the Toyota can use its electric power to cover up those gaps giving it constant power from very low RPM’s

[@dustin9967]

Just picked up our '24 Sequoia Platinum. It's great!

[@mohammadshahin8758]

Man what are you doing! The sequoia such a rocket 🚀

[@ivantabakov9820]

Defender was catching up top, then when they switched drivers the Toyota pulled up top. You were trying to make it a close race haha. Toyota had them super ez - roll and from a dig

[@SamCarLegion]

We don’t try anything- we just race.

[@crazycjh1]

@@SamCarLegion The results from the videos are rather unclear then, cause like he said each race was different. Cool video but it didn't look like both the Toyota and the Defender were 100% every race.

[@User.Joshua]

That was so bizarre to me too. The initial races with the Defender had the Sequoia’s power appearing to fall off a cliff. But it performed as expected with the driver change.

[@Eugen-E]

I think that the Sequoia hit the speed limiter.

[@abdullahbinshahid3199]

I think maybe they switched 4wd/2wd. The speed governer might've kicked in alot earlier in 4wd. But damn that Toyotas quick.

[@davidhypes5228]

I would take the Yukon on looks alone! The Denali Ultimate trim looks awesome.

[@Slow.S55]

How high of sea level are these races conducted at? Glad to see Chevy N/A engine holding up against the turbos.

[@stevenpeterson7234]

My 23 Nissan Titan Pro-4x 5.6 V8 get 23 mpg on the hwy and that's completely stock!! Can't wait to do a few mobs and get 28-30 mpg!!

[@Alex-uz7wd]

😂

[@stevenpeterson7234]

@@Alex-uz7wd It's true. A guy did a video on his 2014 Ram 1500 5.7 hemi and he did a couple mobs and he got 27 mpg on the hwy!! The Titan 5.6 v8 gets better mpg stock then a Ram 1500 5.7 hemi stock. It's very possible!!

[@jamisonz3365]

I think the Yukon Denali and the Sequoia TRD Pro are the two best full size SUVs in the market. You can't get better than that. (not considering luxury ones like Escalade)

[@emmanuelcharles38]

you have made my day, Sam. I love the Yukon.

[@cavaseno]

I’ll take the Toyota all day regardless of speed

[@marcovincenzo7276]

The Toyota is going to be way more reliable and last way longer then both of the other cars. Best choice to go with it.

[@ReshavGohain]

I agree!

[@srt4874]

Still looks bad and sound bad, and bad interior​@@marcovincenzo7276

[@bradenconway9066]

Worst technology was cylinder deactivation, put an afm disabler in the gm and keep all 8 running all the time and save your engine, your fuel mileage wont suffer much. I had a 2010 silverado with the 6.2 vortec that ran all 8 all the time and it averaged 12l/100km. Afm is all problems, wipe cam lobes and take out lifters like crazy.

[@zellodavis8453]

Does the Yukon have the electronic limited slip rear?

[@SuperAz000z]

Wow the interior of that denali is so beautiful

[@jonscott7686]

You could hear the video the Toyota wasn’t even trying after halfway down the track

[@TT2.7F150]

That pushrod V8 is putting in work!!!!

[@amarbinay6654]

Cyl deactivation is killin it🤌

[@socialmediaclips6011]

@@amarbinay6654 fr yeah, the V8 in the yukon would at least catch up more to the turbo engines if it didn't have that cylinder deactivation crap, i am a fan of gm, and I currently have a 04 trailblazer 4.2 I6 577k miles factory engine and transmission, cylinder deactivation in these newer stuff will help ur transmission blow up sooner and faster, my 2015 escalade had this and I removed it as soon as I bought the car, 147k and going strong! factory engine and transmission

[@amarbinay6654]

@@socialmediaclips6011 according to consumer reports GM v8 with EPA norms and fuel saving technologies is rated worst among the reliability chart. Their dealerships r packed with new premature breakdown v8 vehicle line-up all thanks to the GM corporation to make good profit out of it

[@peoplesambassadordm8279]

Landover has the coolest exhaust note. Though they all got soft limiters. (They don't Rev to redline)

[@alexandertsanga]

Coz they Borrowed the Engine from BMW

[@arkhsm]

@@alexandertsanga The Ingenium is JLR's own design !!

[@scandinavia6271]

@@alexandertsanga Nope - Ingenium engine is an in-House Jaguar-Land-Rover build! Best engine I have ever had..(mine is diesel though)

[@Soh90]

I’d take the Yukon for reliability and looks. The sequoia is ok, but the TRD Pro just looks stupid to me. The Limited and Capstone are slightly better, but nowhere near as classy as the Tahoe and far more complex drivetrain. The Defender is a charactercher of itself and has legendary Land Rover “reliability” lol.

[@edwardyork8720]

The engine used with the cylinder shut down is not very reliable.

[@ks-vq5er]

Nice comparison! I looks like a matter of the shift down speed. Usually defender’s ZF 8 speed is the best in class but could be a unique setting for defender character. But the engine sound… what a lovely sound defender is!

[@SamCarLegion]

Totally agree

[@soaringeagle7571]

That’s an ugly vehicle. What’s up with the retarded rear look of the Defender?

[@redzoom7857]

The interior on the Denali though 👌

[@wildbill6366]

The Denali looks amazing, wish it had a chrome delete option , would be even better looking ❤..The Defender looks like a futuristic Hearse 😂😂😂.. Sequoia...meh. nice enough though.

[@soaringeagle7571]

The Denali interior look is outdated. Same crap, nothing new. Heavy vehicle, it feels like a house on wheels. The back side is so stretched out, that’s why these vehicles including FORD full size SUV and Chevys all look so outdated after only a couple of years. There is something abnormal about the English vehicles, they look weird, kinda like designed by second grade engineers. Yikes!

[@ZACH_95_]

It’s a no brained for me. The Sequoia would be the one I’d want. I wouldn’t need the trd pro but, no comparison. The Land Rover would be a hell no because their just junk and I’m not a fan of GM, but I do like the Yukon

[@pfwww12]

The way that GMC toasted that ELECTRIC hybrid on the second race was pure American V8

[@ShariaLawAllDay]

All hail the good ol' pushrod LS/LT V8 motor from GM. Forget about the rest - this is a pure NA V8 with none of those overrated gimmicks and us definitely less mechanically worrisome in the long run, proving to be more durable with the longevity of these 6.2L and 5.3L V8 engines. Rides better, better fuel economy and more comfortable overall.

[@fawiek]

Great races Sam. I'd like to see some EVs similarly rated in size, compared to some of these ICEs.

[@zanemalenzi442]

Toyota is a dig monster, seems like top end is weak though.

[@edwardyork8720]

It's not, they have a speed limiter. I'm pretty sure they were hitting.

[@88johnv]

that yukon is also well over 100k as they showed the ultimate edition in this lol

[@mez6256]

9:38 the sequoia shifts way to early

[@crazycjh1]

It had me wondering if they were trying to make it a close race? Cause at first the Defender was catching up top, then when they switched drivers the Toyota pulled up top.

[@ivantabakov9820]

@@crazycjh1 I was thinking the same thing :D

[@drivescene6747]

Definitely trying to make it seem close, the Sequioa was far ahead but then started to slow down before the finish line so the defender won at 9:00

[@abdullahbinshahid3199]

It might be yeah. However they might've switched 4wd/2wd. The limiter would've kicked way earlier and cut off the power in 4wd since it's only a part-time system

[@joshy052]

It's kind of freaky how quick these tanks are 😮

[@MoNoK15]

This was a fun one 🤓 Yukon power, Sequoia reliability, and Defender capability.

[@benchmark3332]

Yukon old school, Sequoia reliability, Sequoia power, Defender capability.

[@Mabeylater293]

We DON’T GIVE AF about revving it!!! NO ONE does that ever. In fact the QUIETER the BETTER!!!

[@rdr9519]

Speak for yourself you might as well call yourself an EV person

[@josuerosario6940]

The difference of noise cabin between SEQUOIA and DEFENDER is insane

[@Mhmd-1993]

Maybe the place of the camera is the reason

[@andreeric175]

What trim is that Land Rover 130?

[@tabishvanti2526]

If the Denali was given a bit more track it would have taken the sequoia easily. MY GOD look at that squat in 2WD Denali. Sequoia also did a good job but TTV6 is not a good powertrain compared to 5.7 Toyota and 6.2 GM.

[@Alex-uz7wd]

It makes mountains more power than both… how is it not better?

[@tabishvanti2526]

@@Alex-uz7wd “with great power comes great responsibilities “ Turbos have never been reliable from the start. Especially in SUV’s , where it tackles obstacles and high or low temperatures. Turbo’s compressed power can wear out overtime. Currently 850,000 Toyota tundra and sequoias are being recalled due to a part failure in the engine. So yeah as I quoted earlier great power and great responsibilities. By increasing the power the reliability of brand such as toyota has declined since 2 years. They are not able to maintain reliability in the Land Cruiser and LX600 in the middle east too. The TTV6 engines seem to have a flaw in which Toyota themselves don’t know. I am from Middle East and prefer natural breathing as a stock vehicle. I drive a LX570, yukon Denali and a Sierra primarily for off roading.

[@billwaisanen9546]

Owned a sequoia and traded it back in. The vehicle is great but the cargo room is garbage. The hybrid battey is under the 3rd row so you cant lay the seats flat pretty much making all that space useless

[@codymays9971]

Launching in 4wd high and turning the traction control and stability control off provides the best results in the gm trucks. TCS and Stabilitrak on makes them sluggish in the first couple of gears.

[@vindevhunta4905]

Veeeeeee 8 please Come on Toyota 😢😢😢 I’d take the GMC for the looks and yea it’s a V8

[@kohsman313]

Now pull out the expedition with the ecobeast an walk all 3

[@jeffreyjones3616]

Or better yet.. the Defender with the p500 and smoke that. This was the base engine Defender

[@aimxdy8680]

since nobody keeps their cars stock, let’s get a twin turbo Tahoe vs a max effort ecoboost and see who’s the real winner 🤣

[@bigbanana8283]

@@aimxdy8680 fr 😂

[@lawrencegriffor3767]

Sequoia lost because of ..... limited top speed,roof rails decreasing its wind resistance and offroad tires from my observation.......😅

[@SamCarLegion]

Limited top speed??

[@SamCarLegion]

Your observation is wrong lol it actually won most of the races

[@edwardyork8720]

@@SamCarLegion yes, there's a speed limiter on the sequoia.

[@SamCarLegion]

You must have been hiding under the ecu to figure that out lol

[@carlostalavera6433]

Got my '23 Sequoia back in June and have been trying to convince people how quick it actually is, not super crazy on top end though

[@waqas5501]

That Yukon is sweet. I felt the interior of the Sequoia to be too low quality for the price.

[@ernest7969]

Sam, really enjoy your Drag Races. In the interest of DEI, you should consider having sons Drag Queens behind the wheel.

[@wrzl1675]

Will the Land Rover run long enough to finish the video lol…. Toyota is the only one to buy.

[@dor1tomcswagger69]

I doubt a Denali is going for 80k can 😂

[@shubhendrapratapsingh9756]

Symphony of straight 6 is soothing

[@jeffreyjones3616]

The p500 option in the Defender is gonna win that music battle with it's wall of sound death march.... why did they test the base engine Defender?

[@shubhendrapratapsingh9756]

@@jeffreyjones3616 true mate tht 5ltr roar is something else....may be there's no availability of v8 powered defender at the time shooting

[@arkhsm]

@@jeffreyjones3616 130 only has the 6 !!

[@jeffreyjones3616]

@@arkhsm not so. Go look... 15 trim levels of 2024 defender. V8 available in 90, 110, 130

[@MMMPM0]

Bro where is the Escalade V? 🗿

[@jraheemjefcoat429]

I've always been a fan of LR Defender styling. Just not their reliability...lol. If only I could get a Defender with Toyota engine and reliability. That will be a dream!

[@gumerdominguez4091]

Agreed 😂

[@mutfaeel]

Sequoia: Fast and Quite. 🔥

[@BrainFuck10]

I wouldn't call the Defender giant, it would've been more interesting to see a QX80/Armada in the race

[@SamCarLegion]

They are getting a remake this year

[@eDENTECHNOCYBERHUB]

YOUR BIGGEST KENYAN FAN, SUBSCRIBER, LIKER, COMMENTER RIGHT HERE, AS USUAL, 05/03/2024

[@DirtE30]

Question: I assume the LR requires premium as does the GMC… did you run premium in the Toyota?

[@SamCarLegion]

All of them

[@michaeljones1393]

Hey can you do something with the Lexus LS500 please!!

[@playstation8779]

I remember one time i was just driveing home from work. I live in a very hectic city lots of traffic and people who dont know how to drive. I was in a 4 door sedan an old xg350L. Hyundais first attempt at a luxury sports sedan. I was at a light. There was this big cadillac SUV who would not stop honking at me like crazy. Long story short he is upside down on the side of the road and im just trying to get as much distance from him because he tried to pull a gun and chase me.

[@gilbertsac8473]

We need ford expedition platinum 🎉 test please 😊

[@FahadME86]

Still, i will always pick the Denali over any Toyota cars

[@thegreendoormx4441]

That toyota might be slowing down up top because its getting close to its top speed governor ? Or maybe its the factory tune that does that?

[@user-jt1gg8hu4n]

Vehicles get more expensive due to technology used in them I'm sure a base model of any car is 15k less than the fully equipped version.. and a v8 charger in 2021 is still the same if it's a regular v8 in 2024 ..also depends on the state I've seen a new 2023 v6 dodge challenger foe 23000 ..woth 7500 rebate..

[@peoplesambassadordm8279]

According to an engine spec sheet.. the 5.0l v8 engine comes with a 493hp and a 518 hp supercharged options... then a 3.0l inline 6 turbocharged engine... 3 engine power options... it didn't say the engine is turbocharged and supercharged combined in a single engine... but I'm subject to updates... let me know

[@SamCarLegion]

My understanding in the paper says supercharged and turbocharged

[@SamCarLegion]

It’s an electric supercharger

[@SamCarLegion]

“Engine: 3.0L turbo- and e-s'chgd direct-injected DOHC 24-valve I-6, plus permanent-magnet elec motor”

[@tcnthecarnations1876]

Nice race! But Sam you are now beginning to look like Trever Philips in GTA5 😂.

[@bigbanana8283]

He does lmao

[@cheez1012]

Should've gotten the Expedition to keep the 6 cylinder theme going

[@Mr-Faraz92]

Yukon makes on Truck 🛻 chassis very reliable Just Like Toyota sequoia is also Very good Land Rover 💩 , Yukon for me because of dashing Look

[@healthyamerican]

i love v8 naturally aspirated engines. you can pull anything. i wouldnt want to pull anything at all with a 4 or 6 cylinder turbo, because i think it would wear out the engine or the turbos

[@dolms54]

did they conveniently leave out the fact that the sequoia is limited to 108mph from factory or did i miss that part? you can clearly see it in the roll races, why not mention it?

[@Parjesh888]

do carwow type race with all of them

[@gallosfinos4873]

Denali didn’t floor it ! Lol

[@pdpsoccer10]

Why are you roll racing in 4HI?

[@DerrickHarris2014]

I feel like the Sequoia should’ve been in 2WD in the rolling race

[@jrsmaro78]

You get to speed very quickly but After 110 mph the toyota slows down due to the speed limiter, thats the only way there're catching up in the end...I know beause i got one! That twin turbo 6 is no joke!!💪🏾

[@dragomni]

Must be high elevation, my '23 6.2 Silverado on 87 octane goes 13.9@98mph hitting the speed limiter before the 1/4

[@johnnytorreto8197]

Based off just the looks and this video id definitely choose the sequoia

[@MrRussian2023]

My initial thought was toyota last no chance this really surprised me

[@jeffreyjones3616]

...well. it was against the base engine Defender.

[@gregoriocaragan1246]

I love and had the Yukon in XL form the deactivation to 4cy is garbage. Didn't last 100k for us.

[@CarHunterFast]

So in the real world, you drive your dinner room on the road and still kick the but off the other's two and get the same or beather MPG than a diesel and hybrid! thanks GMC for make the V8's future for a long time....

[@g4do]

The C8 engine tuning should be in the Denali . 495 hp . General motors decisions are exhaustingly annoying.

[@abdullahbinshahid3199]

You can't tune an engine like a sports car if it's going to go in a truck. You don't need that much torque in a light coupe and you can rely on the power however you need the torque to move a big ass truck. So naturally that's why torque/hp compromise occurs while tuning vehicles of different class. Same with the Toyota v6, in the Ls500 it makes the power equivalent to the total hybrid system hp of the sequoia but it's way less on torque.

[@g4do]

@@abdullahbinshahid3199 the C8 stingray has more torque than the Denali .

[@abdullahbinshahid3199]

@@g4do yeah but it's higher up in the rev range, way higher

[@g4do]

@abdullahbinshahid3199 still doesn't make sense for the Denali/ Escalade/ Tahoe 6.2 liter to have 420 hp 460 lbs-ft for as long as it has . Durango , Jeep Trackhawk, Expedition all have upgraded performance over the years , and not just engine performance. General motors needs better performance to compete with their competitors. They haven't even tried but are charging more money for their trucks as if they have did more with them . I'm a fan of how they used to compete, not what they're currently doing. I mean look at what they've done to the Blazer !! Why ?

[@abdullahbinshahid3199]

@@g4do they're turbo/supercharged. Although I totally agree, more power is always better 😃

[@ktpinnacle]

100K for a Yukon. 20K for a few headrest speakers, nicer wood and leather, and Vadar chrome. Yikes.

[@pepegsx]

Put a supercharger on the yukon and let's see

[@Crankwalk2688]

Sounds like the sequoia was short shifting in a few of those races

[@soaringeagle7571]

Are you drunk?

[@Crankwalk2688]

@soaringeagle7571 are you deaf?

[@TT2.7F150]

More displacement with a 10 speed. The Toyota was letting off early in the second race!!! Nobody gonna talk about that???😳😳😳

[@user-bd6qv4hc8l]

9:39 i swear they playing the results from sequoia shifting sound

[@bukambo]

I am choosing Sequoia for sure. It's no brainier. It's fast, reliable and comfortable. What else do you need.

[@kennethmukuka3715]

As Vin Diesel says, it doesn't matter whether you won by an inch or a mile..wining is winning

[@andrejohnson4117]

Please race a Ford Expedition Timberline against a Toyota Sequoia TRD Pro

[@andrejohnson4117]

Sam please race a Ford Expedition Timberline against a Toyota Sequoia

[@alpe6228]

Gotta give props to gm for 12L/100 km with a 6.2 push rod v8.

[@jaydensannicolas7120]

The race between the sequoia and the 130 was so unfair. Taking into comparison that the sequoia is 108in and the defender is 130in it’s not a fair comparison

[@thegreendoormx4441]

That Land Rover Inline 6 sounds 🤯🤯