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REVIEW: 2015 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro fuel economy crashes what is otherwise a pretty great party (PHOTOS)

No. 10 Story in 2015 « No. 11 No. 9 »   [imagebrowser id=205] Toyota’s Tundra has been a staple in the company’s line-up for more than a decade and it only gets better with age. Last year the Texas-built Tundra received a much-needed facelift inside and out. This year the TRD (Toyota Racing Development) […]

March 2, 2015

Construction Equipment

Toyota intros 2016 Tacoma with new 3.5L V6 (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

[imagebrowser id=170] At the Detroit Auto Show this morning, Toyota took the wraps off the 2016 Tacoma, letting everyone know that it plans on maintaining the dominating lead in market share it has over the midsize segment. Beyond a design refresh, the big news with this new Tacoma is a new engine. A 2.7-liter four-cylinder engine […]

January 12, 2015

Construction Equipment

Toyota to unveil 2016 Tacoma at Detroit Auto Show next month; here’s a spy shot of the new design to hold you over

Though Toyota has long dominated the market for midsize pickup trucks, consider the competition reignited. Soon after Motor Trend announced the Chevrolet Colorado’s major upset win in its 2015 Truck of the Year awards over the 2015 Ford F-150, Toyota told the Detroit Free Press it will unveil the 2016 Tacoma at the Detroit Auto Show in January. […]

December 8, 2014

Construction Equipment

Toyota recalls 690,000 Tacoma pickups due to possibility suspension could crack, puncture fuel tank

Toyota has issued a recall on approximately 690,000 Tacoma midsize pickups due to a defect that could cause the trucks’ rear suspension to fracture. The automaker is recalling Tacoma 4×4 and Pre-Runner pickups made between 2005 and 2011 due to the possibility that one of the three or four leaf springs in the trucks’ rear […]

October 6, 2014

Construction Equipment

Toyota sees you haters, will enter 2015 Tundra TRD Pro Series in Baja 1000 to prove truck’s toughness

[imagebrowser id=119] As the world’s largest off-road race, the Baja 1000 has become a popular place for pickup OEMs to test and showcase their newest technologies. It’s also a pretty good opportunity for a truck maker to dissuade some serious brand hate by putting in a solid performance. Last year, Ford discreetly entered its the 2015 […]

August 7, 2014

Pickups

Toyota announces MSRP for TRD Tacoma

Toyota Wednesday revealed pricing for its TRD Pro Series Tacoma, which is expected to arrive on dealer lots next month.  All TRD Pro Series vehicles will be equipped with TRD Bilstein shocks with remote reservoirs in the rear, for increased oil capacity and suspension travel; TRD-tuned front springs; Unique front grille with “TOYOTA” badging, which pays tribute to earlier […]

July 30, 2014

Pickups

Ford F-350, Toyota models top list of trucks in ‘retained value’

The Ford F-350 Super Duty has received the top result (56.8 percent) in the large, heavy-duty truck category in Edmunds.com’s fourth annual Best Retained Value Awards. The Toyota Tacoma (61.6 percent) and Toyota Tundra (55.4 percent) likewise earned the highest returns in the compact truck and large truck classes, respectively.

June 18, 2014

Construction Equipment

The 2015 Toyota Tundra will get the TRD Pro suspension option, so we put it to the test in the desert

Oil, gas, power, survey and other companies who put thousands of miles a year on their pickups driving over unimproved roads in rugged terrain know how much of a toll such conditions takes on both the work truck and the occupants. Suspensions and tires take a beating, and the stock factory components aren’t really designed […]

May 14, 2014

Roadbuilding

2016 Toyota Tundra could feature V-8 diesel engine

Toyota is the latest automaker to reportedly add a diesel option to its truck lineup. The automaker could be including a diesel engine its 2016 Tundra, and our sister site, Equipment World, reports that it “will be ‘a version’ of the same 5.0-liter Cummins V-8 that will power the next generation Nissan Titan.” Bob Carter, […]

February 14, 2014

Construction Equipment

Report: Toyota Tundra to go diesel with same 5.0L Cummins V-8 as next-gen Nissan Titan

UPDATE: This story was updated with a quote hinting that the report is true from Toyota VP Bob Carter. Apparently, Nissan isn’t the only automaker working with Cummins to rejuvenate its truck lineup with a diesel option. With Ram, GM and Nissan all having announced diesel pickups, Toyota is likely to join the fray with […]

February 12, 2014

Construction Equipment

REVIEW: 2014 Toyota Tundra Crew Max Platinum Edition

Legroom is one of those esoteric terms that most of us in the world of work trucks rarely think about. That is until it comes time to be the one who ends up riding in the backseat of most crew cab pickups. Having one’s knees embedded in the seat back of the person sitting in […]

December 4, 2013

Pickups

Hino to expand, boost capacity at Arkansas plant

Hino Motors Manufacturing U.S.A. will expand its Marion, Ark., manufacturing facility. The plant manufactures axles, knuckles and suspension components for Toyota’s Tacoma, Tundra, and Sequoia models. The company plans to increase capacity at the facility.

October 3, 2013