Toyota Tundra Fan Blog

The Toyota Tundra is a large sized pickup truck developed by Toyota in year 2000. It was considered as the first large sized import-kind truck that was designed with an American feel. It was featured with a more powerful V8 engine.

The Tundra truck was selected as the North American Truck of the Year and the Motor Trend magazine rated it as truck of the year during 2000 and 2008 respectively. Presently, Toyota Tundra is developed in San Antonio.

First Generation (2000-2006)

Toyota Tundra

The 1st generation Toyota Tundra had many similarities with the earlier Toyota Tacoma and Toyota T100. The important similarity among them was the usage of a 3.4-liter V6 engine. This V6 engine served as a standard engine of the Tundra, whereas the second engine k – 4.7-liters V8 engine was included to the series later on.

The T100 was slightly smaller than the Tundra, but it did not make the Tundra feel too large.

Coming to the engine options, the first generation Toyota Tundra was available with an LEV certified 32 valve 4.7-liters “i-Force” V8 engine that could produce 315 lb-ft (427 N-m) of torque and 245 horsepower (183 kW) and a 24V 3.4-liter V6 engine, which could deliver

• 220 lb-ft (298 N-m) of torque, and
• 190 horsepower (140 kW).

A Toyota Racing Development (TRD) supercharger was developed for the 3.4-liter V6 that could bump 260 lb-ft (350 N-m) of torque and 260 horsepower (190 kW). The TRD prefaced a 2nd supercharger for a V8 engine that could churn out 400 lb-ft (540 N-m) of torque and 300 horsepower (220 kW) of power.

Second Generation (2007-Present)

Toyota Tundra : Second Generation

For the second generation Tundra models, there were plenty of enhancements such as

• a payload capacity of over 2,000 lb (910 kg),
• a towing capacity of up to 10,000 lb, and
• a 5.7-liter 3UR-FE V8 engine paired to a 6-speed automatic transmission.

The 2nd generation Toyota Tundra is available with three engines. They are a 4.7-liter 2UZ-FE V8 engine, which rated as 313 pound-feet (424 N-m) of torque and 276 horsepower (206 kW), a 4.0-liter 1GR-FE V6 engine for 266 pound-feet (361 N-m) of torque and 236 horsepower (176 kW), and a 5.7-liter V8 engine that could generate 401 pound-feet (544 N-m) of torque and 381 horsepower (284 kW).

When the Tundra was introduced at first time in 2007, it was available in 31 different patterns that included 3 cab configurations, 3 bed lengths, 2 transmissions, and 4 wheel-bases.

Currently, the double cab is produced with a regular bed, a 6.5-foot (2.0 m) bed, or an 8-foot (2.4 m) long bed, whereas the Crew Max is produced with a 5.5-foot (1.7 m) short bed.

2010 toyota tundra interior

The current Toyota Tundra is also featured with a six-speed automatic transmission that can confine the torque converter in both fifth and sixth gears along with a physical shift mode that is traditional with the 5.7-liter engine that deliver decent performance. The new Tundra trucks can speed up to 100 kilometers per hour within a matter of just 6.3 seconds, which is simply brilliant for a truck!