Toyota Tundra 2008 for Sale
By
Herman Syah
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Thursday, April 5, 2018
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2008 Toyota Tundra
Toyota Tundra 2008 For Sale
Prevalence? Toyota is drawing no punches by presenting among the largest, greatest, as well as most qualified vehicles in the sector, in addition to spending billions in a new modern manufacturing plant in the heart of truck country-San Antonio, Texas. Relevance? With Toyota wanting to greater than increase its existence in the hotly contested half-ton industry, the Tundra stands for among one of the most very expected new lorry launches in many years-- auto or truck. Value? The brand-new Tundra supplies 3 different powertrains (one V-6 and also 2 V-8s), with the 5.7-liter V-8 a high-tech marvel as well as torque beast-- as well as is among one of the most effective engines in any kind of half-ton setup. Toyota's system has the entire segment covered with 3 different bed dimensions, three separate wheelbases covering five various taxicab and bed arrangements, combined with three different trim plans (Tundra Quality, SR5, and also Limited) in 4 × 4 as well as 4 × 2 drivetrains-- 44 various vehicle flavors to interested customers, from job vehicle to luxury touring.
Offering that type of variety right out of the gate is impressive as well as ambitious; actually, some might state too enthusiastic. The current launch of the new Tundra has not lacked a few missteps. Numerous months ago, an early output of camshafts in the 5.7-liter V-8 were failing. Toyota tells us they traced down all the damaged components to a specific set as well as have actually given that made the corrections to the design. No failures have emerged since. Much more recently, there have been some reports of transmission shudder under certain low-speed problems, which dealerships have actually mapped to a torque converter problem. Toyota claims these events were isolated and have actually likewise been fixed. As well as finally, there's been babble on the net worrying tailgate troubles, which Toyota is in the process of locating. Our assumption is most of these stories spread like wildfire, given the lightning-rod result this new vehicle is having with lovers and also the rate with which a Web item could travel. With all that claimed, let's take a deeper consider just what's special concerning our 2008 winner.
As pointed out in the introduction to this unique area, we ran our contenders via a series of on- and off-road training courses at a functioning Arizona proving-ground facility, subjecting all our test devices to a rigorous collection of standards. It remained in our work-duty testing that the Tundra first started to capture our interest, with the 5.7-liter V-8 Limited CrewMax Tundra running miles ahead of the competitors, with and without a crammed trailer in tow (note our efficiency analysis in the story and also the Tundra's winning Efficiency Score). The Tundra proved itself a star gamer in simple outfit (Dual Taxi Tundra Quality, 4.7 L V-8; $27K), as well as in completely decked out (CrewMax Limited, 5.7 L V-8; $47K). When dressed down, the front bench seating enables a column shifter as well as work-truck dash with a twin glovebox as well as covert facility storage space compartment under the facility seat. Our fully filled model had flexible leather captain's chairs as well as a massive center console storage space container, large enough to hold a few laptops and also serve as a declaring cupboard. The CrewMax model, with its extended traveler cabin, uses a sliding rear seat with drop-forward as well as slide-forward ability.
One of the more vital indoor comforts, cabin quiet (while driving on harsh roadways or at highway rates) is probably the Tundra's a lot of remarkable top quality. If there's a quieter vehicle around, we have not driven it. Just two beefs with the inside: the center pile's extreme dimension as well as aesthetic split (resembles it's cut in two) and also the location of the navigation system virtually from arm's grab the motorist.
Is it the ideal vehicle? That all depends on just what you require, however by offering 44 different taste selections, Toyota anticipates to have exactly what you're seeking, stuffing heavy-duty vehicle capacities right into a half-ton truck that's quiet as well as strong. After some dispute, most of our courts concur: One of the most deserving competitor for Motor Trend's 2008 Vehicle of the Year title is the brand new Toyota Tundra.