Er, how do you pronounce that name?

It's a bit of a mouthful, but it sounds a lot like ‘secretion’ to these ears. So we’ve taken to calling it ‘that big Toyota thing’. And it is indeed big. The Sequoia is 5210mm long, 2029mm wide and 1894mm high. A Range Rover, by comparison, is a mere 4972mm long.

Weight-wise the top-spec 5.7-litre four-wheel drive model tips the scales at 2722kg. That big V8 churns out 381bhp and 401lb ft, but it you’re a wimp you can always go for the smaller 4.7-litre V8 with a paltry 276bhp. The smaller engine also means you’ll get a five-speed auto, rather than the larger engine's six-speed ‘box.

The styling is what Toyota describes as ‘rugged and advanced’.