Anyone have any idea if this is a Tundra or not? And if so do you have any full res images? Looks like a TRD package or something

 

The pic is kinda small but it looks like the 2007 Tundra TRD Street Concept.

 

Sweet man, do you have any links to pics?

 

Here's one:

http://www.pickuptruck.com/html/auto...oyota/trd.html

The colors different but I think it's the same concept.

 

How can you buy a vehicle that's got TRD written on the side of it! If it turns out to be a turd, it's not like nobody warned you!

 

no such thing, turds cant be polished, it gets messy lol i personally dont care for them, but to each is their own...doesnt mean i dont like sayin it looks like a catfish lol...i guess maybe if it performs well...then i might look a lil past the looks...might lol have a nice day folks

btw i went to the tundra min-site, and most the things they show ive done with a car, i treat me 10 year old truck the same way and its still kickin...i dunno, i guess im just not really impressed by their product...o well..no biggie

 

I saw new Tundra in person at Milwaukee auto show and I don't see what's so special about it. I liked new GMC Sierra much better.

 

The Tundra is ugly and not all that great of a Truck from what I understand. Toyota has a LONG way to go in with their truck before they can compare to the American brands.

 

Actually, looking at numbers its best 1500 truck on the market. But its also most expensive.

 

true but performance on paper is different then real world use, and IMO that is where Toyota trucks show their manufacturers inexperience in making trucks, I had a Toyota truck and trust me I don't miss it.

 

the older toyota trucks are much different.

and besides i have to disagree toyota has been making trucks for a fairly long time. and remember that america is the only country that uses "full size" trucks. Don't forget that the people who are building them are also the people that drive them the most... texans. the rest of the worlds pickups are ranger sized. and toyota is spot on in the construction of those.

the new tundra is a darn decent truck, but out of my market for two reasons, i'll never own a fuill size truck becasue i think they are rediculous and unnecassary for 95% of people who drive them, besides they are a pita to park and what not. reason number two.... no stick shift. i'll try my darndest to never own an auto trans.

 

Cheese I can't agree with you on the mid sized trucks at all, we had an 03 Tacoma double cab 4X4 and that truck could not dig it's self out of a sand box with only one wheel in. Honestly I drove that Truck for over 20 thousand miles and found it to be a joke compared to one of my friends 99 Ranger which out performed my truck off road easily.

My mother drove it for another 20K and she agreed with my complaints. The Tacomas on paper should be strong enough but when you actually drive them they are weak, not enough of a power range through the RPMs. From a dead stop it's there but when your already going and you need that extra power to get out of the way or dig out of snow the engine sounds like it's doing something but your just not going anywhere.

Honestly the only thing that was strong on my 03 Tacoma was the breaks. I work with a woman who only buys imports and she bought a 06 Tacoma last year and every time I talk to her about it she complains how lousy of a truck it is, she says all the same stuff: not enough power, poor handling, lousy off road performance, and to top it all off poor gas mileage (14 MPG). Now I know no one buys a truck for fuel efficiency but my feeling is if your going to get bad gas mileage you should at least have the power to justify it. That has been my experience with Toyota's trucks and I will never buy another.

 

That's correct. For instance, when Popular Mechanics did a recent truck comparison, the Tundra had the best 60-0 stopping distance without a load (139.85'). The F150 did it in 143.09'. However, the F150 had the best stopping distance with a load (123.46'). For comparison, the Titan did it in 144.3, the Silverado in 152.14, and the Dodge in 172.04 (ouch!). Considering that trucks are work vehicles and are used to haul or tow heavy loads, the F150 has better "real world" numbers than the Tundra.

Here's the link to the PM comparison.

 

well your the first person i have ever talked to that has not been in absolute love with that truck. So i dont know why your having these problems. Your power issue could have come from the fact that you had the heaviest version of the truck that was for sale, which will also give you the reason for your poor gas mileage. Also your issue with the snow moving could have been because of the automatic transmission. they shift whenever they feel like it and usually refuse to go back to first. One more reason i dont trust auto's. I have a very good friend who is a toyota tech and i just have never heard any issues like that. So although your points are noted, i just dont personally believe in them. would I buy a tacoma.. yes a short cab short bed 98-2000 five speed. or an x-runner

thanks for this info. the tundra was a loaded stopping distance of 141 and change feet. But still in all these tests i think it would come down to who likes what brand, and i think toyota is going to sway a lot of people over. That truck in the first post is beautiful compared to anything else mentioned here. If there were a manual trans offered i would consider it in about 10 years. 42K for a truck is ludicris, i'll take a ranger 4cyl 4x2 five speed, and get a subaru to get around in bad weather.

 

Newest issue of Car and Driver had same comparison. Silverado won, Titan was 2nd, Tundra 3rd, Ram 4th and F-150 dead last.

I still don't get how they graded them. For example, Titan's gotta have it was 16/25, but Ford's was 10/25.

I think sales pretty much prove "gotta have it factor".

 

true, C&D usually goes for the "hip" version, or the one that is the newest re-design. or in the last, whichever company gives them the most advertising money.

but in the end FORD still builds the best trucks out there, sales prove that in the least. Since i have been alive my father has only ever had a ford truck in the family

 

The "Gotta have it" factor is how C&D is able to get the end result they want, regardless of the hard statistics like 0-60, payload, etc. It represents the authors personal preference.

 

Sorry about that. I forgot to list the Tundra's numbers.

 

no problem, i just wrote it instead of yelling, and thought others (myself included) would want to see it.

wonder how they are stopping shorter with more payload. reduced lockup maybe.

 

where did you find this pic btw, i want to take a better look.