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Old 01-25-13, 04:58 PM
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Originally Posted by ST430
At the time of its release, people were speculating that it was THE Taco replacement. Besides, how many Taco owners take take their vehicles offroad? If everyone else has quit, then make changes for the better (fuel efficiency) while keep good payload is a win win situation.
A lot of taco owners take their trucks off road. Plus that platform is being used for the 4Runner and FJ Cruiser. It's meant to be an off road machine.
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I love the current Tundra. It will be hard to top it.
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Old 01-26-13, 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by xioix
A lot of taco owners take their trucks off road. Plus that platform is being used for the 4Runner and FJ Cruiser. It's meant to be an off road machine.
"A lot" probably depends on where you live and as for the 4 Runner/FJ, they can be turned to unibody platforms without sacrificing off road utility (see Grand Cherokee). Anyhow, this is getting OT, so I'll stop here...
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Old 01-27-13, 12:02 AM
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Originally Posted by GFerg
Predicting this to be an extensive facelift (like 2011 Avalon) and nothing more. Still excited to see what they come up with.
I think it will be more like a version 2.0. Kinda like the new LS.
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Old 01-27-13, 12:33 AM
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I hope they completely redo the dash board on the new Tundra. The one in there now is way ugly, cheap feeling, and has horrible ergonomics. I think the radio is closer to the passenger seat than the driver's. To adjust the radio in that truck I have to lean up out of the seat like I'm adjusting the radio on a 1961 Coupe Deville. Both that car and the truck suffer from the same problem, car is too damn big and wide, sticking the radio in the center of the dash means that you can't reach it.
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Old 01-27-13, 03:27 PM
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Originally Posted by BrettJacks
Could they make the Tundra actually look good this time around?

The 07+ looks like a Dodge Ram molested a Tacoma and the Tundra was the offspring.

And that Tacoma concept is just hideous.
I hope this new Tundra will be really good. I hope they do not make it too funky looking. The current 4wd Tundra is by far the most the capable and strongest Toyota the company has ever made, but they need to tone it down to make this thing sell well.
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Old 01-28-13, 08:01 PM
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Man, F toning it down to sell well. I really do like the "Gravedigger" styling of the current Tundra and Sequia. A truck needs to be brash, in your face, and have great proportions.

Toning the styling down means you end up with something stupid looking like GM's heavy duty trucks from a few years ago. Its like engineering and the styling department didn't even talk to eachother. I mean WTF is up with that wheel to body gap, it makes the wheels/tires look tiny.

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Looks like some front and rear changes, and hopefully some big interior changes. But not "All-New"

http://www.autoblog.com/2013/01/29/r...ing-in-canada/
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Old 01-29-13, 04:48 PM
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def refresh... maybe just like Tacoma and maybe more extensive... we will see soon.
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Originally Posted by spwolf
def refresh... maybe just like Tacoma and maybe more extensive... we will see soon.
It's hard to tell if a full size truck is redesign or not. I can't hardly tell the differences between previous Silverado and the new one beside the front change. That's said, new rear fender, new interior, new front end can be considered as re-design.
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Old 01-30-13, 05:52 AM
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Originally Posted by pbm317


Looks like some front and rear changes, and hopefully some big interior changes. But not "All-New"

http://www.autoblog.com/2013/01/29/r...ing-in-canada/
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def refresh... maybe just like Tacoma and maybe more extensive... we will see soon.
Originally Posted by cino
It's hard to tell if a full size truck is redesign or not. I can't hardly tell the differences between previous Silverado and the new one beside the front change. That's said, new rear fender, new interior, new front end can be considered as re-design.
Those are just the visible changes to the body. But we can hope that there are changes underneath to the frame that can greatly improve the capabilities of the truck.
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Old 01-30-13, 06:40 AM
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Funny, rear tires are a larger size than the front on the test mule. Must be 2wd to roll with differing diameters.
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Old 02-06-13, 02:07 AM
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Tomorrow!

Looking forward to the 2014 Tundra.


Teaser pics





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Old 02-06-13, 04:45 AM
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that grille looks like larger than life... eats babies, etc, etc
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Old 02-06-13, 08:03 AM
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It's gonna be all about the engine.

HP. Torque. Load and towing capacity.

If the engine is a carryover, Toyota's gonna have a hard sell.
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