[Mailman] Howard Wilner - Toyota Tundra

[Allison Wallock]

Howard Wilner -  , With Tundra, Toyota has decided to get serious about the
light-duty truck market. Gone is what some derisively called a "7/8s"
pickup. In its place is an honest-to-goodness, full-size, half-ton pickup
that raises the competitive bar.

Other than some basic, no more than skin-deep styling cues that keep an
appropriate modicum of faith with what has gone before, everything about the
2007 Toyota Tundra<http://www.automotive.com/2008/09/toyota/tundra/index.html>is
new. From mundane features like four-wheel disc brakes to a
cost-is-no-object, all-new 381-horsepower V8, from a re-configured assembly
line in Indiana to the costly construction of a plant in Texas, Toyota has
pulled out all the stops. That thinking extends to the number of variations
offered.

The 2007 Toyota Tundra comes in three body styles: a two-door Regular cab; a
Double Cab with front-hinged, secondary rear side doors; and a four-door
CrewMax. It's available in three bed lengths and three different wheelbases.
There are three engine choices, a V6 and two V8s, and a choice of five-speed
and six-speed automatics. Rear-wheel drive is standard, four-wheel drive
optional. Three trim levels, DX, SR5 and Limited, offer seating for two,
three, five or six. In all, Toyota says the '07 Tundra has 31 different
build configurations.

Payload ratings range from 1410 pounds to 2060 pounds. An available deck
rail system in the bed anchors moveable tie-down cleats rated at 220 pounds.
Maximum towing capacity tops out at 10,800 pounds, at launch best in class.

A DVD-based, GPS-linked navigation system with backup camera is available.
So is a state-of-the-art, rear-seat entertainment system with a nine-inch
LCD that's the equal of anything in the class. With the front bucket seats
comes a center console storage system that's as close to a mobile office as
any honest pickup should be.

Fully contemporary suspension design smoothes the ride and gets some
interesting, geometric tweaks in the rear that improve stability and
steering response. Standard electronic stability control, plus traction
control and limited slip differential, adds a comforting level of occupant
safety.
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