SEMA 2007 VIDEO: Toyota Tundra Diesel Dually
When Toyota launched the 2007 Tundra, the automotive juggernaut proclaimed that it finally had a legitimate contender vs. the F-150, Silverado and Ram. What Toyota didn't have, however, was a full-size offering to compete with the domestic heavy-duty trucks. Just for kicks, Toyota built a fantasy Tundra dually with an 8.2L Hino diesel powerplant cranking 300 HP and 600 ft-lbs., and displayed it at SEMA this week. We interviewed Warren Victor for more info on Toyota's SEMA super-hauler, and you can view it by pressing play above.
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Fred O'Neal 5:50PM (1/25/2008)
I love "Big Doolies", as we call them here. I guess that could and would be a cool design if they cleaned it up a bit. Right now it looks like a science project.
I second the rep on Hino, they make great stuff but it is very specific to the M/D segment. It would certainly never go over well in a Toyota. Considering what Toyota buyers are typically looking in a vehicle, I doubt the Hino would satisfy.
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Curt 10:58AM (3/24/2008)
I really think this is a great truck! I hope TOYOTA actually mass produce these awesome trucks for the market, it would be great to see the domestic consumers gawk in awe when these "ROBOTRUCKS" cruise down the roads and or sit at traffic lights. and I am really glad that TOYOTA is going in the right direction...... I cannot wait and see how TOYOTA can prove the above people who put in negative comments about a great TOYOTA product on the market WRONG. GOOD JOB TOYOTA!!! hats off to you.
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toronado455 4:27PM (10/31/2007)
500 cube diesel engine. Awesome!
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raz 4:33PM (10/31/2007)
the point of this truck is to show how quickly toyota can bring new technology to the market.
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psarhjinian 4:54PM (10/31/2007)
Now, I can sort of understand the HD-truck-as-fashion-accessory, but, again, why not just buy a Hino if you must have a Toyota heavy duty?
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psarhjinian 5:09PM (10/31/2007)
I should clarify: Toyota already has Hino in (or just above) this marketspace, so why not sell/rebadge an existing Hino rather than push the Tundra upmarket?
Other than the fact that Hino trucks--performance notwithstanding--don't look butch enough.
Jason 5:22PM (10/31/2007)
There is no Hino truck that remotely comes close to competing with the diesel Ford/GM/Dodge trucks (which are really light duty diesels in the grand scheme of things). Might as well say that Freightliner competes with Dodge. Hinos are commercial-grade medium-duty chassis trucks, not pick-up trucks.
psarhjinian 5:28PM (10/31/2007)
True, but you could conceivably scale down a Dyna/Dutro into this market with greater ease than shoehorning this powerplant into a Tundra.
I'm forgetting that this is SEMA, though.
Russell 4:58PM (10/31/2007)
So they hacked two 1/2 ton "trucks" and used frame from those and made 1ton. The tailgate also looks to be stock.
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DT 5:02PM (10/31/2007)
I'm not sure the truck made it's point about bringing new technology to market. A show truck is one thing, but if the engine compartment grew enough to render the HVAC controls non-functional (per previous blog entry) and the body had to be lifted 3" for the engine, there are a lot of packaging issues to work through.
Somebody will bring it up, so it might as well be me: The domestics get as much power out of their 6.4, 6.6, and 6.7 liter diesel engines as this 8.2 mill.
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SuperSkyline89 9:59PM (10/31/2007)
You are talking about the domestic engines that are in production trucks right? If you are, this isn't a production truck and probably never will be so I doubt Toyota cared enough to tune the engine like they would have if they actually planned on selling it.
Frank in L.A. 6:25PM (10/31/2007)
RECALLS!@!!!!!! LOL @ TOYOTA WHAT A JOKE
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MKIV 6:39PM (10/31/2007)
There is always the kid thumping on daddy’s computer.
Go stand in the corner like you were told.
Frank in L.A. 6:41PM (10/31/2007)
It's true, Take a joke
thetruth 7:32AM (11/01/2007)
Thats a way around Consumer Reports "don't buy the V8"
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Mark 7:48PM (10/31/2007)
Read this and then watch this guy's body language. "This is ummm, pretty much a fantasy truck. The best truck we could build."
This guy seems genuinely embarrassed by this ugly POS.
It's hard to think Toyota could make the Tundra uglier and more bloated looking, but they did. Congrats.
Mark
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J 8:31PM (10/31/2007)
If Tundras' beds fell apart when people put ATVs in them I can't imagine all the other things that will go wrong when people try to use these for hard work.
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Steve 8:52PM (10/31/2007)
Did anyone notice that the driver's door does not match the rear driver side door and front fender in terms of paint? Look at about 1:40 in the video. At first I thought it was lighting, but for the panels on either side not to match it has to be poor paint. I get that it is a concept, but the freakin' paint should match!
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John 11:31PM (10/31/2007)
This guy says it feel like it has alot of torque....if i drove a corolla or however you spell it i would say it anything feels like alot of torque, and 300hp and 660lb torque would not be a competitive with the american HD trucks, i know this is just a "project" and he did say they could really tune it better....all i can say is i sure hope so and for the best intrest of all tell toyota to stop making trucks, go back to tacomas (good hunting truck, back when they where really tough).......just for the record i know my spelling sucks
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John 11:34PM (10/31/2007)
I meant to say 600lb foot torque not 660, i must have said that because thats what the real trucks have, and i didnt proof read what i wrote before and made alot of changes so bare with the mistakes
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