re: New 2023 Toyota Sequoia

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7 Toyota vehicles compared to essentially 1 GM vehicle Suburban/Yukon/Tahoe?

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The list is based on the % of registered vehicles with over 200,000 miles.

I bought a 4Runner because I got burned with a CVT equipped Subaru and wanted to find something that would last. One of the 4 GM products on the list outranks the 4Runner which is one of the OT's favorite SUVs. The Ford Expedition outranks the 4Runner as well.

Maybe you should stop watching Scotty Kilmer so much. The facts don't really support your pressing urge to regularly shite all over domestic full sized trucks and SUVs. Everything on that list is clearly a solid vehicle, and most are older designs from mainstream companies. I don't see any red flags either - none on there has a Jatco CVT, and only a handful have turbocharged engines. I see nothing on that list that's even remotely based on an Italian or British design. There are zero BMW's on that list, which checks out since most of them are mechanically totaled before 120,000 miles.

All of those vehicles could be purchased with the expectation that they will last at least 150,000-200,000 miles if maintained properly.

I suspect that leased vehicles, after returned, get sold second hand to buyers who are less likely to care for them than people who would have purchased them brand new. All of the cars most likely to hit 200,000 miles seem to attract to the type of driver who maintains their vehicles and are far more likely to buy instead of lease. That might explain why the Cadillac Escalade didn't make the cut but the similar GMC Yukon did. Or why the Lexus LX570 didn't make the cut but the similar Toyota Land Cruiser did. Those luxury brands are far more likely to be leased. And are also more likely to be used as livery fleet vehicles too.

What surprises me about the list is that full sized vans from Chevy, GMC, and Ford are not there. Those things seem to run badly longer than most cars run at all. Their designs haven't changed since the mid 1990s and I imagine the assembly workers can put them together with their eyes closed by now.