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 Toyota Tundra |
Transmission: Five-speed automatic , Five-speed manual , Six-speed manual.
Fuel Economy (city/hwy): Five-speed automatic V-6 18/22, Five-speed automatic V-8 16/19, Six-speed manual 16/20.
Standard Safety Features: Dual front airbags, Antilock brakes , Tire-pressure monitor.
Competition: Chevrolet Silverado 1500, Dodge Ram 1500, Ford F-150, Nissan Titan.
Pictures don't do this truck justice.
While it's about the same size as four-door versions of the Nissan Titan, Ford F-150 and Chevy Silverado -- trucks intentionally designed to look tough and scary -- the Toyota Tundra Double Cab looks like a child's toy when you see it in photographs.
Blame it on the gently sloping front end or car-like bumper and headlights, but it just doesn't look like the tough, brawny, testosterone-soaked truck that it is.
In actuality, the four-door Tundra is a beast of a pickup. It's about four inches longer than the F-150 SuperCrew, mainly because Toyota didn't sacrifice the bed size to squeeze in a larger cabin like Ford did. The Toyota's bed is about seven inches longer than both the Ford and Nissan, and it definitely looks like a real, hard-working truck when you walk up to one in person.
It also feels like a real truck when you climb inside the cabin. The Double Cab is four inches wider and three inches taller than other Tundra models, giving it plenty of space for stretching out your legs and riding comfortably for hours, even in the back seat.
Despite its truck-like roominess, the fit and finish of the cabin is very much like a car. The curvy, sweeping, well-designed dash and instrument panels look like they belong in a Camry, not a tough work truck.
Performance wise, the Tundra can be good or bad depending on how you want to use it.
If you're looking to do serious, heavy-duty towing, you're bound to be disappointed that it can pull an absolute max of 7,100 pounds when properly equipped. That's significantly less than its competitors, which offer bigger V8 engines with more torque and horsepower.
WomanMotorist.com