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Toyota to offer Ironman packages for Tundra, Tacoma and FJ Cruiser
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Back in April we brought you an initial report of the upcoming "Ironman" edition Toyota Tundra, and full details have now made their way into cyberspace. The package will be comprised of a number of dealer-installed accessories and components aimed at pumping up the testosterone levels in Toyota trucks. The special-edition is named for Ivan "Ironman" Stewart, who has raced Toyota trucks to an unparalleled 10 championships and 84 career victories.
Not only will there be an Ironman Tundra, but also Ironman editions of the smaller Tacoma truck and the retro FJ Cruiser beachcomber. Whereas the previous reports suggested that engine output would remain unchanged, the Ironman Tundra will actually offer a supercharger that boosts output from 381 hp to a whopping 504, and torque from 401 lb-ft to a stump-pulling 550. The Tacoma and FJ Cruiser likewise have their power increased from 239 hp to 304 and from 278 lb-ft of torque up to 334. Other components on offer for the Ironman Tundra are a Magnaflow cat-back exhaust, Bilstein shocks, Hella lamps, a Hurst pistol-grip shifter and 20-inch Alcoa aluminum-alloy rims with General tires. Similar accessories will reportedly be available for the Tacoma and FJ Cruiser as well.
With Toyota truck sales slumping, the company's performance division TRD hopes that the new Ironman packages will help boost sales. However, most buyers are not expected to pony up the $20k for the full monty, with most anticipated to spend between eight and ten grand on Ironman accessories from the pick-and-choose menu. The components are supplied directly by California-based Halo Special Edition Vehicles, which hopes to sell 500 Ironman packages this year before increasing targets to 5,000-10,000 packages in 2009.
[Source: Automotive News]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
TheOne442 3:02PM (6/23/2008)
That sounds like a kick-ass truck, but don't think now is the right time for it. Although if I had money to burn I would buy it! Hell it even looks good.
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Red 3:03PM (6/23/2008)
And to think, somebody actually thought this was a good idea at a time when even the big 3 have halted truck production...
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The Luigiian 3:05PM (6/23/2008)
I'd rather see the base Tacoma get more four-cylinder power than the V-6 Tacoma get a supercharger. Ten horsepower and ten pound-feet of torque would do nicely.
On the other hand, at least the V-6 version has an excuse for using premium fuel now... although at $20K over a typical model I should mention I'd rather buy a hybrid Chevy Silverado and get a good 21 mpg out of a full size truck.
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mroverlord 4:42PM (6/23/2008)
Huh?
My buddy already gets 22hwy from his hemi Ram.....I hope the Chebby hybrid would get 25...
The Luigiian 4:46PM (6/23/2008)
mroverlord, that's overall, not highway. I'm saying maybe 20/25, or 21 overall.
MikeW 12:11PM (6/25/2008)
Toyota should at least offer the 6 speed stick & 5 speed auto with the 2.7 I4.
Johnny 3:11PM (6/23/2008)
Look its just 500 units this year and 5000 next year in total for all three trucks.
Secondly its offered by a third party who took the risk to develop it and sell it.
So let it be, if people want it then they can buy it
Now if this was offered by Toyota in house like TRD then I would be the first to bash them and bitch and moan about gas prices, corporate image and responsibility.
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blackEldo 3:13PM (6/23/2008)
Everyone knows the best Ironman edition of anything was the late, great Isuzu VehiCross, arguably the most underrated SUV of the late 90s.
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Cary 4:33PM (6/23/2008)
I am hoping that my sense of underlying sarcasm is accurate. That, along with one other SUV, that I for some reason cannot remember the name, are the single ugliest tall cars ever made. The ugliest car ever made in the US was the 1990-1996 Chevy Caprice/Impala Wagon. I want to throw up everytime I see the massively wide disgusting rear of that car. Whoever thought that was a good design and to run with it, has long since been shot. I also hate the van I like to call the whistling van, you know the Toyota Previa, the bastard whistles like one of those straws from reusable gym bottles. God, I rant sometimes.
Unknown 4:41PM (6/23/2008)
Hell yes, I love my VehiCross :-)
Mbuku Kanyau Mbithuka 3:13PM (6/23/2008)
This is a pos truck. The frame/bed shakes like crazy on the freeway
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tanooki2003 3:55PM (6/23/2008)
Dude do you honestly think that Toyota will continue production of the Tundra without fixing any of the previous issues that some models had upon the start pf production?
Seriously get a clue and lay off of the hate juice. Toyota has fixed all of these issues and you can be sure that they are keeping their eye out for anything else. I certainly can't say the same for most domestic companies which have lied to the consumers, hid problems they knew about under the rug, used the old fashioned line of bull "the consumer does not know how to take care of their vehicles" garbage until a class action lawsuit was filed against them. (Again i bring up the head gasket issues with both GM's 3.1L and 3.8L V6, Ford's 3.8L V6, and Chrysler's notorious transmission failures.)
You can be sure Toyota is not going to make that mistake. It is in their best interest to the consumer that they rectify issues immediately instead of profiting more from parts and service like the domestics.
Jay 4:35PM (6/23/2008)
@tanooki
Are you insane? Thats a structural fault, has toyota overhauled the Tundras frame recently? NO they haven't so its still going to have bed shaking and rear end jack hammering.
Mike 7:13PM (6/23/2008)
Man tanooki2003 sure does love Toyota kool aid,
How do you figure your comments are justified when Toyota has proven that it dodges costly issues such as the sludge deal?
It took a class action lawsuit for them to "do the right thing" there.
I thought with all of the light that's been shed in the last couple years that the "Toyota loves me and would never do anything to hurt me" people would have finally gotten a clue- guess not.
PJ 7:14PM (6/23/2008)
There's a truck that *doesn't* do that?
They all have crap structural rigidity compared to a modern unibody vehicle--though each will look/feel worse than the others at a certain speed at a certain impact frequency, as Ford exploited in that bogus F-150 dealer promo video.
Harrison 7:30PM (6/23/2008)
So...you own one?
4agze 3:22PM (6/23/2008)
after this transformer 2 will come out then chevy Camaro Transformer edition will be introduce
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Chris 3:33PM (6/23/2008)
I wonder how many people are going to think the Ironman package is from the Ironman movie not Stewart?
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havoc 3:40PM (6/23/2008)
Next up, the Tony Stark Ironman edition
with pacemaker and drinking problem
JayP 4:30PM (6/23/2008)
Ivan is the man. I like him a lot better than Toyota trucks.