Toyota is...

[Lord Tauk]

trying to play with the big dogs now.

http://www.pickuptruck.com/html/autoshows/sema2007/toyota/tundradually1.html

I'll give em' credit. It's not that bad, but it looks like a toy. I know it's for SEMA but the real question is...it is an Autobot or Decepticon? oke::lol1:

 

[cthunder]

I've been waiting for a japanese diesel dually... it'll be a couple of years before I get one though. let em work out all the bugs first.

 

[sixt5]

wont work. how many farmers out there are going to buy a toyota dually? or even the tundra?

 

[XCELR8]

Great. I wonder if they'll fix the breaking camshafts and flimsy tailgates by then.

Oh, and I don't like that interior.

 

[!!!PainTrain!!!]

If it had a cat in it, I would be more inclinded to atleast look at it. Styling isn't great, but not that bad IMO.

 

[Grizzly Adams]

wont work. how many farmers out there are going to buy a toyota dually? or even the tundra?

That is the truth. Traditional heavy duty and towing truck customers will simply not buy an import dually/diesel.

 

[o2k]

is this a 6cyl? Interior is amazing!

 

[vicmaster]

ROFL! Look at that god awful stick shift! And gm 350 is right. A contracting company would not consider an import diesel dually. They would rather stick with the top 3, Dodge, Chevy and Ford.

 

[Stevenbekah]

Boy I tell ya' what, when you think about it...the Toyota name has quitely taken over the US!

I heard somewhere that they actually MAKE more cars here then we do...holy smokes.

 

[SNCBOOM]

ROFL! Look at that god awful stick shift! And gm 350 is right. A contracting company would not consider an import diesel dually. They would rather stick with the top 3, Dodge, Chevy and Ford.

What makes you think that? How many Isuzu diesels are running around on the roads? I'd be willing to bet that companies tend to rely on the most economical of any of their choices. At least, if I owned a business I wouldn't let some brand loyalty keep me from making more money.

 

[svtfocus2cobra]

What makes you think that? How many Isuzu diesels are running around on the roads? I'd be willing to bet that companies tend to rely on the most economical of any of their choices. At least, if I owned a business I wouldn't let some brand loyalty keep me from making more money.

And they consider the most reliable to be the big 3. Trust me, I've done a lot of work in construction and the only trucks considered are either of the big 3. I drove a Mitsubishi Fuso and the trucks are gutless and cheap, they're liitle 4 cylinder diesels have a hard time doing the work of even a V8 Chevy or Ford gas motor.

 

[NO-BlkLightning2K]

why in the hell are they not putting a CAT in it?

 

[331power]

Looks ok, but 300hp and 600tq from a 8.0 liter I-6, please, the big 3 are making more than that with smaller engines

 

[BlueVenom281]

Junk :nonono:

 

[MonkeysL]

Great. I wonder if they'll fix the breaking camshafts and flimsy tailgates by then.

Oh, and I don't like that interior.

do u know how little of the camshaft problem they have actually had? people are trying to play that card so much, like the big 3 haven't had NUMEROUS problems. think of how many spark plugs have been ejected by ford vehicles and they wouldn't stand behind their vehicle at all, at least toyota is doing something about their VERY VERY small case of failing camshafts.

 

[Zorabot]

The car like stick shift is very odd, and that interior is rubbish. Love the use of semi truck like Alcoa wheels, for the "truck driver" in our paper pushing, suburban, import beer drinking, toyota truck driving sons of ------.

Who will buy a Toyota diesel dually ? See above.
Made in Indiana and Texas !!!! :rollseyes

 

[AZSnake98]

Absolutely hideous in every aspect.

 

[HYBRED]

do u know how little of the camshaft problem they have actually had? people are trying to play that card so much, like the big 3 haven't had NUMEROUS problems. think of how many spark plugs have been ejected by ford vehicles and they wouldn't stand behind their vehicle at all, at least toyota is doing something about their VERY VERY small case of failing camshafts.

True dat, I think less than 5 cams broke, at least when I worked for Toyota, and that was a supplier issue and had nothing to do with Toyota whatsoever. I'm glad to see they're finally stepping up to the challenge. That concept looks a lot like the concept for the gas-powered Tundra, which looked little like the production model. Hopefully they can tone it down to look as nice. I may be a little biased, since I had to stare at the things for 8 mo, but I think they look much better than the new Chevy's...jury's still out on the Fords.

They went with the Hino motor instead of a Cat because Toyota owns Hino. When I was working an internship at Peterbilt, there was a big push to build a budget Peterbilt to compete with the little Hino - it was a surprisingly nice truck for the price.

 

[astrocreep96]

What makes you think that? How many Isuzu diesels are running around on the roads? I'd be willing to bet that companies tend to rely on the most economical of any of their choices. At least, if I owned a business I wouldn't let some brand loyalty keep me from making more money.

Whoa there! Just where do you think you are? We don't make rational decisions here on SVTP!!

 

[SN95StangMan]

lovin the 2600 RPM Redline... epper:

too bad it's ugly as sin