2008 toyota Tundra for Sale

2008 Toyota Tundra For Sale: When Toyota first introduced it was releaseding a full-size pickup truck to go visit going with the big kids from Ford, Chevy, as well as Dodge, the question arose as to whether an import could truly contend as a heavyweight. The answer is in: The new Toyota Tundra is now prepared to tackle any type of American-made pickup-- on all degrees.


2008 Toyota Tundra For Sale


Superiority? Toyota is drawing no punches by introducing one of the greatest, best, as well as a lot of capable automobiles in the sector, as well as investing billions in a brand-new advanced manufacturing plant in the heart of truck country-San Antonio, Texas. Value? With Toyota seeking to more than double its existence in the fiercely objected to half-ton industry, the Tundra stands for among one of the most highly expected brand-new car launches in several years-- automobile or truck. Worth? The brand-new Tundra uses 3 different powertrains (one V-6 as well as two V-8s), with the 5.7-liter V-8 a modern wonder and also torque monster-- and is among one of the most effective engines in any type of half-ton arrangement. Toyota's system has the whole section covered with three various bed sizes, three separate wheelbases covering 5 different taxicab and also bed arrangements, integrated with three various trim packages (Tundra Quality, SR5, and also Limited) in 4 × 4 and 4 × 2 drivetrains-- 44 various vehicle flavors to interested customers, from work vehicle to deluxe touring.

Providing that type of range right out of the gate is impressive and ambitious; in fact, some could state as well ambitious. The recent launch of the new Tundra has actually not been without a couple of missteps. Numerous months earlier, a very early output of camshafts in the 5.7-liter V-8 were falling short. Toyota tells us they mapped down all the affected components to a particular batch as well as have actually considering that made the improvements to the style. No failings have emerged because. Extra recently, there have actually been some reports of transmission shudder under certain low-speed problems, which suppliers have actually mapped to a torque converter problem. Toyota says these occurrences were isolated as well as have actually likewise been resolved. And also ultimately, there's been chatter on the net worrying tailgate problems, which Toyota is in the procedure of finding. Our guess is a lot of these stories spread like wildfire, provided the lightning-rod result this new vehicle is having with fanatics as well as the rate with which a Net item can take a trip. With all that claimed, let's take a deeper check out what's special about our 2008 victor.

As pointed out in the introduction to this special area, we ran our challengers with a series of on- as well as off-road programs at a working Arizona proving-ground center, subjecting all our test devices to a strenuous set of requirements. It remained in our work-duty testing that the Tundra first started to capture our interest, with the 5.7-liter V-8 Restricted CrewMax Tundra running miles ahead of the competitors, with and also without a crammed trailer in tow (note our performance analysis in the tale and also the Tundra's winning Efficiency Rating). The Tundra verified itself a celebrity gamer in simple dress (Double Taxicab Tundra Quality, 4.7 L V-8; $27K), along with in totally decked out (CrewMax Limited, 5.7 L V-8; $47K). When dressed down, the front bench seats enables a column shifter and work-truck dash with a twin glovebox and covert facility storage space area under the center seat. Our fully packed version had flexible leather captain's chairs as well as a significant facility console storage space container, big sufficient to hold a few laptops as well as work as a filing cupboard. The CrewMax model, with its extensive traveler cabin, provides a moving back seat with drop-forward as well as slide-forward ability.

Among the more vital interior conveniences, cabin quiet (while driving on rough roadways or at highway speeds) is most likely the Tundra's many excellent quality. If there's a quieter truck out there, we haven't driven it. Only 2 beefs with the interior: the center stack's extreme size and also aesthetic split (looks like it's cut in two) as well as the location of the navigation system nearly from arm's reach for the driver.

Is it the best vehicle? That depends on what you require, yet by offering 44 various taste choices, Toyota expects to have exactly what you're trying to find, packing durable vehicle abilities into a half-ton truck that's quiet and also solid. After some discussion, most of our judges agree: The most deserving rival for Electric motor Fad's 2008 Vehicle of the Year title is the brand new Toyota Tundra.