Toyota Tundra 2001

Toyota Tundra 2001: The Expanse was presented for 2000 as the first full-size Japanese pick-up, and it rollovers for 2001 with marginal adjustment. The Tundra changed the midsize T100 in Toyota's lineup as well as tests the Ford F-150, Chevrolet Silverado, Dodge Ram and also the GMC Sierra, the full-size residential pickups.

Developed at a brand-new Toyota plant in southern Indiana, the Expanse also is the very first pickup from a Japanese supplier to supply a V-8 engine. The Tundra's style is the structure for the business's full-size sport utility vehicle, the Sequoia, produced at the very same plant.


Toyota Tundra 2001


Exterior

The Expanse comes as a routine taxicab with an 8-foot cargo bed and as a prolonged taxicab (called Access Taxi) with a 6.5-foot bed. The Access Taxi has rear-hinged rear doors on both sides that could not be opened up until the front doors are opened. The Expanse, however, has exterior manages for the rear doors rather than in the doorjamb.

Both body styles have a 128-inch wheelbase as well as an overall length of 217 inches. By comparison, the Ford F-150 normal taxicab with an 8-foot bed as well as the F-150 Super Cab with a 6.5-foot bed are both 224 inches long.

The Expanse's optimum haul is 2,000 extra pounds, while the F-150's optimum is 3,180 extra pounds.

Interior

An attractive, well-designed control panel places all controls where they are simple to see and also get to in the Tundra, as well as front-seat passengers obtain comfortable, spacious holiday accommodations. But the three-place back seat on the Access Cab is also tiny for adults unless the front seats are pressed well forward. The back seat is as flat as a board, with a short, tough padding and back-rest. The back padding is split, as well as both fifty percents easily fold to produce more storage space.

Normal taxis and Access Taxis come with either two pail seats or a front bench seat that holds 3. Leather upholstery is optional on the top-line Restricted version.

Under the Hood

A 190-horsepower 3.4-liter V-6 engine is conventional as well as teams with either a five-speed guidebook or four-speed transmission. A 245-hp 4.7-liter V-8 is optional and comes just with the automated.

The Tundra's four-wheel-drive system permits altering in or from 4WD High on the action through dashboard controls. Four-wheel antilock brakes are optional across the board.

Driving Impressions

The Tundra supplies fewer selections in dimensions and engines than its domestic opponents, as well as it falls short in payload and also towing capability. But with the V-8, this is possibly the best, most refined pick-up available. Whatever fits and runs with precision, and the Tundra seems like it was made by Lexus-- Toyota's high-end division.