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Chicago Auto Show: 2014 Toyota Tundra
Toyota chose Chicago to introduce the new 2014 Tundra. Following the lead of the big three, the Tunda is bigger and has a more premium interior. Unlike the big boys, Toyota still won’t have a 3/4 or 1...
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Pre-Production Review: 2014 Toyota Tundra (With Video)
We don’t just love pickup trucks in America, we practically worship them. The half ton pickup truck is an American icon embedded into our music, our entertainment and almost the core of our culture....
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Toyota Considers Increasing Capacity at San Antonio Truck Plant as Tundra...
Toyota is examining the feasibility of increasing capacity at its San Antonio factory that assembles fullsize Tundra and compact Tacoma pickup trucks. Toyota division general manager Bill Fay said,...
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Chicago 2014: Toyota TRD Pro Ups The Off-Road Ante
With Toyota serving as the market leader in body-on-frame trucks (the Tacoma, Tundra, 4Runner and now departed FJ Cruiser), taking aim at the off-road segment seems like a logical next step for their...
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Cain’s Segments: Trucks Redux
February 2014 sales of America’s six continuing full-size pickup lineups grew 1.8%, but GM’s truck twins, the newest trucks on the block, fell 8.9%. Ford, Ram, Toyota, and Nissan combined for an 8.7%...
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Next Nissan Titan Will Make Detroit Debut
The next-generation Nissan Titan will make its debut in Detroit, at the 2015 North American International Auto Show. The next Titan is a make or break product for Nissan, which has seen its half-ton...
View ArticleFord F-150 SuperCab Earns ‘Top Safety Pick’ One Year After Crashgate, Wheel...
The folks in Dearborn are right chuffed about the F-150’s latest crash results — so much so that they sent out embargo materials to a number of outlets, including us (thank you!), to make sure we get...
View ArticleWant Your Vehicle to Retain its Value? Make Sure it’s Big, or Bigger
If you’re looking to get the most money back when you drop your car onto the used market in five years, better get into something large and utilitarian. Large and midsize trucks and SUVs grab the top...
View Article95% Of Pickup Truck Buyers Agree With Dan Neil: Toyota Tundra Not The Most...
Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Dan Neil fairly torched the 2016 Toyota Tundra CrewMax in a recent review for The Wall Street Journal’s Rumble Seat. “It is not the strongest, the swiftest and definitely...
View ArticleToyota Tundra Pro Runner Off-Road Review – Japanese Raptor with a Warranty
Do you yearn to feel your truck lunge forward under moderate throttle, the hood heaving up before you? Do you ache for that gentle linear pre-runner sway into every corner? Does your current rig sport...
View ArticleYou Need a Texas License to Buy This Leather-Lined Longhorn Luxury
It’s a stereotype more threadbare than a pair of old chaps, but just like 72-ounce steaks, Stetson hats, and the God-given right to poke bullet holes in road signs, it’s no exaggeration: Texas likes...
View ArticleRusty Frames Leave Toyota on the Hook for Billions
Rust, as Neil Young once said, never sleeps, and neither will Toyota — at least, not until it has fulfilled its 12-year promise to inspect and replace (if necessary) hundreds of thousands of corroded...
View ArticleChicago 2017: Finally, More Excitement for the Exciting Toyota Sequoia and...
It’s hard to go a day without overhearing people on the street whispering excitedly about the scandalous Toyota Sequoia. Okay, that statement is completely false, and no doubt part of the reason why...
View ArticleToyota Drops the Incredibly Unpopular Regular Cab Tundra for 2018
Now that pickup trucks have graduated from the role of farm and construction site conveyance to family hauler, space and seating have become as important as bed length and payload capacity. Not...
View ArticleNovember 2017 Pickup Sales Winners and Losers
Barring a blockbuster December, 2017’s light duty vehicle sales stand to dip below 2016’s record 17.55 million units. The National Automobile Dealers Association forecasts 17.1 million sales in the...
View Article2018 Toyota Tundra Platinum 4×4 1794 Edition Review – Bloodbath in Ranch Country
Taking stock of my leather- and suede-trimmed surroundings, the first thought to cross my mind after settling into the top-spec 2018 Toyota Tundra tester was, “I can think of an easy way to save $500.”...
View ArticleMighty Like a (TRD) Pro: Toyota’s 2019 Off-roaders Hit the Gym
It’s leg day at the Toyota Athletic Center. As the Chicago Auto Show kicks off, Toyota has changes in store for its off-road TRD Pro lineup that should help drivers of the brawniest Tacomas, Tundras,...
View ArticleFebruary 2018 Truck Sales: Healthy Volume Doesn’t always Make for a Happy...
As we told you earlier this afternoon, two of the Detroit Three automakers posted significant year-over-year U.S. sales decreases last month. Ford Motor Company and General Motors both saw American...
View ArticleMarch 2018 U.S. Truck Sales: Springtime for Hauler
With an extra selling day compared to the March that came before it, last month saw U.S. new vehicle buyers continue doing what they’ve done for years. By that, we mean snap up trucks and SUVs like...
View ArticleAsk Jack: A Truck Without Consequences?
Sixteen thousand, five hundred miles. In ten months. It would be fair to say that I’m getting a lot of use out of my Silverado “Max Tow”. What that number doesn’t make plain, however, is how much...
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