For those of you that don’t know, the Tacoma X-Runner is a popular compact performance truck. Known as the “X” runner because of the X-shaped frame bracing underneath that enhances rigidity and handling, new Tacoma X-Runners come with the 236hp 4.0L V6 and a 6-speed manual transmission. If that HP figure doesn’t blow you away, [...]

Yesterday Toyota used their Open Road blog to announce some changes to the 2009 product line-up. The Highlander is getting a new 4cyl, the 4Runner Trail edition is coming out, and headlining the blog post are changes to the Tundra:

Select regions of the US will offer flex-fuel versions of the 4×4 5.7L Tundra
There will be [...]

The differences between the Honda Ridgeline and the Toyota Tundra demonstrate the fundamental difference between the understanding each of these Japanese manufacturers has of the North American truck market. After spending decades selling mini-trucks and three-quarter size versions of their domestic competition’s pickups, Toyota decided to target the not-so-big three and develop a full-size pickup [...]

Intellichoice, a company dedicated to providing vehicle ownership cost estimates and value analysis, provides a monthly “Best Deal” list for new car buyers.
For September 2008, the Toyota Tundra is a listed as the best deal in the 1/2 ton, 2wd category. Were it not for the fact that Lincoln is giving away the discontinued Mark [...]

Car and Driver published their long-term review of the Tundra a few days ago, and we thought we’d share the highlights:
There were lots of good comments from the review:

“There were eight scheduled maintenance visits [with] a tab of $628, which…compares favorably with our most recent long-term full-size pickup, a Nissan Titan“
“our test truck managed the [...]

At some point in our lives, we’ve all had to ask for a loan from mom and dad. For most of us, that stopped in our teen years. For GM, Ford, and Chrysler, it turns out that the “big bad global economy” is just too much to handle. They need $50,000,000,000 dollars “to make it [...]