2008 toyota Tundra Double Cab
By
Herman Syah
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Saturday, March 24, 2018
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2008 Toyota Tundra
2008 Toyota Tundra Double Cab
Prevalence? Toyota is drawing no strikes by introducing among the greatest, best, as well as a lot of capable automobiles in the section, along with spending billions in a brand-new modern factory in the heart of truck country-San Antonio, Texas. Relevance? With Toyota looking to more than double its visibility in the fiercely opposed half-ton marketplace, the Tundra stands for among one of the most extremely prepared for new vehicle launches in several years-- car or vehicle. Value? The brand-new Tundra uses three different powertrains (one V-6 and 2 V-8s), with the 5.7-liter V-8 a state-of-the-art marvel as well as torque monster-- and also is amongst one of the most effective engines in any type of half-ton configuration. Toyota's system has the whole segment covered with three different bed sizes, three separate wheelbases covering five various taxi as well as bed arrangements, incorporated with 3 different trim bundles (Tundra Grade, SR5, as well as Limited) in 4 × 4 and 4 × 2 drivetrains-- 44 different truck flavors to interested purchasers, from job vehicle to luxury touring.
Supplying that kind of variety right from the gate goes over and ambitious; actually, some could claim too ambitious. The recent launch of the new Tundra has not lacked a few missteps. Numerous months ago, a very early outcome of camshafts in the 5.7-liter V-8 were falling short. Toyota tells us they traced down all the affected parts to a specific batch as well as have actually since made the improvements to the layout. No failures have emerged considering that. A lot more lately, there have actually been some reports of transmission shudder under specific low-speed conditions, which dealers have actually traced to a torque converter problem. Toyota says these incidents were separated and also have actually also been fixed. As well as lastly, there's been babble on the web concerning tailgate troubles, which Toyota remains in the procedure of locating. Our guess is most of these tales spread like wildfire, provided the lightning-rod result this brand-new vehicle is having with enthusiasts as well as the speed with which a Net thing could travel. With all that claimed, let's take a much deeper consider exactly what's special regarding our 2008 victor.
As discussed in the introduction to this special section, we ran our challengers with a series of on- and off-road training courses at a working Arizona proving-ground center, subjecting all our examination systems to a rigorous set of requirements. It was in our work-duty screening that the Tundra initially began to catch our interest, with the 5.7-liter V-8 Limited CrewMax Tundra running miles ahead of the competitors, with and also without a packed trailer in tow (note our efficiency evaluation in the story as well as the Tundra's winning Efficiency Rating). The Tundra showed itself a star gamer in plain gown (Double Cab Tundra Grade, 4.7 L V-8; $27K), in addition to in completely spruced up (CrewMax Limited, 5.7 L V-8; $47K). When dressed down, the front bench seats allows for a column shifter as well as work-truck rush with a double glovebox and covert center storage compartment under the facility seat. Our totally loaded model had supple leather captain's chairs as well as a big center console storage container, huge sufficient to hold a few laptop computers as well as serve as a declaring cupboard. The CrewMax design, with its extended traveler cabin, uses a sliding rear seat with drop-forward as well as slide-forward capability.
Among the more important interior conveniences, cabin quiet (while driving on rough roads or at freeway speeds) is possibly the Tundra's most excellent top quality. If there's a quieter vehicle out there, we haven't driven it. Only two beefs with the inside: the facility stack's extreme dimension and also aesthetic split (appears like it's cut in two) and the location of the navigation system virtually from arm's grab the vehicle driver.
Is it the perfect truck? That relies on exactly what you need, but by offering 44 various taste options, Toyota anticipates to have exactly what you're looking for, packing heavy-duty vehicle abilities into a half-ton vehicle that's quiet and strong. After some discussion, the majority of our courts agree: One of the most deserving competitor for Electric motor Pattern's 2008 Truck of the Year title is the all-new Toyota Tundra.