2022 Tundra = US 300

[Blomdala]

Very well put.

I probably could have toned that down a bit lol. The truck is awesome, sad to see people flaming it without even having been in the seat. Drivability and interior features are top notch. Even with the trade offs needed to appease federal regulations and safety, the north American engineering teams have really nailed it on this truck. Hoping slot of this trickles down to Tacoma in the future!

 

[TonyP]

LOL

Recycled engineering to meet MPG mandates? Come on...

Toyota has vehicle refresh schedules that vary in length, and in this case had been put off for a bit longer than we all wanted. Toyota uses global platforms to "recycle" R&D achievements and lower vehicle cost while maintaining quality. They "recycled" the V6 from the LS500 because it performs very well, and since its already been in market hopefully concern out there about "not buying the first model year" of a brand new product due to quality issues.

The frame on tundra is identical to the LC300 aside from the center section of the 300 series (to account for wheel base), which is a whole new frame design and manufacturing process that currently no other automaker in the world does. Increasing stiffness by 20% while also reducing weight by 10% compared to the previous frame.

All the "recycling" that has occurred to build this truck, has pretty much come from LC and LS, the rest has been created specifically for this truck. Toyota has been very clear on their stance for electrification rather than throwing all the eggs in the EV basket where it doesn't make sense (like a tow truck).

I would also guess that the top engineers are working on battery technology since Toyota has committed to spending crazy amounts of money to develop that tech, I hope you understand that batteries are used in hybrids as well as Ev. Literally the same batteries except larger. So Increased battery capacity, benefits both kinds of vehicles.

Agreed.

On the long term scope, any, new, ICE engined vehicle is a stopgap between fossil fuels and EV, whether it's designed that way or not.

 

[OGBeno]

I probably could have toned that down a bit lol. The truck is awesome, sad to see people flaming it without even having been in the seat. Drivability and interior features are top notch. Even with the trade offs needed to appease federal regulations and safety, the north American engineering teams have really nailed it on this truck. Hoping slot of this trickles down to Tacoma in the future!

Clowns dude, everywhere. Hammer.

Especially on MUD. Everyone is a vehicle system engineer and know better than Mike Sweers or Yokoo-san or Koyari-san.

 

[Bomar]

I talked to a few guys that I know personally that have driven the 600 (test mules from Toyota Corp) and have driven them for years and they love it.

Also can't get firm info yet but F Sport doesn't seem to have AHC.

I am pumped about this motor a lot.... It will be a great one

The 2024 GX I think will be epic.

 

[FJ73Texas]

“We designed the Tundra for the North American market and North American driving conditions.”

Douche born every day and Toyota is more than happy to capitalize… take their money.

Toyota = Texas

Toyota = ‘Murica.

There has been word that the Tundra might make it to the Australian market as well. No idea how it will fare there though, that is land cruiser territory for sure.

 

[Blomdala]

There has been word that the Tundra might make it to the Australian market as well. No idea how it will fare there though, that is land cruiser territory for sure.

Having the. Now Sharing chassis and power train as 300, makes more sense to introduce it there for sure. Anyone who wanted something more than a 79 for a Toyota truck would probably be happy about it!

 

[Bomar]

The Ram has done very well done there so I see the market

 

[FJ73Texas]

Having the. Now Sharing chassis and power train as 300, makes more sense to introduce it there for sure. Anyone who wanted something more than a 79 for a Toyota truck would probably be happy about it!

I know some test mules were shipped over there for testing but that is it. It will be interesting to see how they handle the RHD aspect of this if they actually do ship models over there to sell to the public. Toyota quit making vehicles in Australia several years ago so I doubt they would make a Tundra there.

 

[Blomdala]

I know some test mules were shipped over there for testing but that is it. It will be interesting to see how they handle the RHD aspect of this if they actually do ship models over there to sell to the public. Toyota quit making vehicles in Australia several years ago so I doubt they would make a Tundra there.

So currently we produce a RHD highlander for Aus and ship that over to them, that's unique to USA production but no other location produces the highlander. I'm curious if we would do that for the Tundra (I'm sure it depends on if we are meeting our own demand in USA) but the discussion a couple years ago was to have a local upfitter in Aus convert our standard LHD truck to RHD. It will be interesting to see how this all plays out, since TMMTX is readjusting its production to take on sequoia and drop Tacoma as well!

 

[FJ73Texas]

So currently we produce a RHD highlander for Aus and ship that over to them, that's unique to USA production but no other location produces the highlander. I'm curious if we would do that for the Tundra (I'm sure it depends on if we are meeting our own demand in USA) but the discussion a couple years ago was to have a local upfitter in Aus convert our standard LHD truck to RHD. It will be interesting to see how this all plays out, since TMMTX is readjusting its production to take on sequoia and drop Tacoma as well!

There are a lot of questions I personally have about how Toyota would do it.

It seems like to me that would generate a lot of waste of parts and added costs to ship LHD and later convert to RHD. Also, I am not sure how you can ship a truck incomplete minus the dash and all related components to have RHD components added later if that was another option being considered.

I had no idea the highlander was shipped to Australia, I wonder if some of those end up on US rural mail routes here? Haha..

Right now, there is a big void to fill in terms of production volume at TMMTX now that Tacoma production there ended in Sept. I wonder of Sequoia will even fill that void up.

 

[FJ73Texas]

The Ram has done very well done there so I see the market

The Ram has diesel options too which I understand to be the preferred fuel choice in Australia.

 

[Fedtime]

The Ram has diesel options too which I understand to be the preferred fuel choice in Australia.

A little off topic, but what the heck: The first gen Ecodiesel is known for bottom end failures. Ask me how I know. Mine failed at 96,000 km, and then I had a massive fight with FCA to get an new engine under warranty. When I picked it up from the dealer, there was 5 other Ecodiesels waiting for new engines, one with less than 10,000 km. My new engine then failed at 23,000 km. So, yeah, stand clear….

 

[Blomdala]

There are a lot of questions I personally have about how Toyota would do it.

It seems like to me that would generate a lot of waste of parts and added costs to ship LHD and later convert to RHD. Also, I am not sure how you can ship a truck incomplete minus the dash and all related components to have RHD components added later if that was another option being considered.

I had no idea the highlander was shipped to Australia, I wonder if some of those end up on US rural mail routes here? Haha..

Right now, there is a big void to fill in terms of production volume at TMMTX now that Tacoma production there ended in Sept. I wonder of Sequoia will even fill that void up.

That is a good point about the waste, seems like that would only ever be an option if Aus was Begging for the trucks rather than a joint business opportunity.

It would be awesome so see some USPS highlanders LOL

I am hopeful sequoia volume will increase with the new powertrain, but they did also mention the desire to increase Tundra production compared to previous gen. Maybe those two increasing will help.

 

[thatcabledude]

I don’t care how awesome it is on paper. It’s ****ing ugly.

 

[Jurwin]

I talked to a few guys that I know personally that have driven the 600 (test mules from Toyota Corp) and have driven them for years and they love it.

Also can't get firm info yet but F Sport doesn't seem to have AHC.

I am pumped about this motor a lot.... It will be a great one

The 2024 GX I think will be epic.

The F-sport has AHC

In this vid they raise the suspension in H2 mode (highest setting).

 

[Bomar]

Interesting it might be an option.

I have had a few different answers even from TMC people.

 

[OSS]

I don’t care how awesome it is on paper. It’s f***ing ugly.

That undoubtedly is true — but nobody cares what someone else’s car looks like.

 

[Jurwin]

Interesting it might be an option.

I have had a few different answers even from TMC people.

I doubt this. In the press release the AHC and AVS gets mentioned a lot and no mention of an alternative like E-KDSS. Also the chassis picture of the LX600 you can clearly see the AHC. The 200-series LX was AHC/AVS only. Why would they change it?

 

[Bomar]

I asked the same question but the SEMA F sport didn’t have the controls. Friend got inside of it.

 

[Bomar]

I hope it has it. I want an F Sport and I love AHC.