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Toyota introduces 2022 Toyota Tundra pickup with new i-FORCE MAX hybrid option

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Toyota has introduced the new third-generation Tundra full-size pickup with two different powertrain configurations. The key themes atop the whiteboard for Tundra chassis engineers included improve capability and ride comfort compared to the competition. The maximum towing capacity for Tundra increases 17.6%

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Toyota Alabama sole producer of hybrid-electric twin-turbo V6 and twin-turbo V6 for new Tundra

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Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Alabama (TMMAL) held an event to mark the first of Toyota’s latest engine products for the all-new 2022 Tundra ( earlier post ) to come off the production line. The all-new 2022 Tundra goes on sale later this year. The standard i-FORCE 3.5L twin-turbo produces up to 389 horsepower and 479 lb-ft of torque.

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Toyota Introduces New 4.6-liter V8 Engine with 2010 Tundra

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Toyota Motor Sales (TMS) USA introduced the 2010 Tundra full-size pickup truck and an all-new 4.6-liter liter V8 engine will be available on all 2010 model year Tundra models. Like Tundra’s optional 5.7-liter By comparison, the entry-level V8 on the 2009 Tundra is a 276 hp (206 kW) 4.7L liter V8 engine, the new 4.6-liter

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Toyota plots an all-electric Highlander SUV, will the Tundra and Tacoma be next?

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It could be followed by other familiar names like the Tacoma and Tundra. After a slow start, Toyota is looking to shake things up with its next round of electric cars. Toyota’s second best-selling SUV in the US, the Toyota Highlander, is going fully electric.

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Toyota Could Bring PHEV Tech to the Tacoma and Tundra

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Toyota has already moved to a hybrid setup in the Tacoma, Sequoia, and Tundra, but it’s not done electrifying its truck and SUV catalog. He went on to confirm that Toyota is considering the Tacoma and Tundra for such a move. We do have plans to add the plug-in hybrid model across the lineup.”

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Toyota’s San Antonio plant begins production of 2023 all-hybrid Sequoia

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First unveiled on Tundra, this hybrid powertrain produces 437 horsepower and 583 lb.-ft. In 2019 Toyota announced a $391-million investment in Toyota Texas, which paved the way for the all-new Tundra and Sequoia to be built exclusively in Texas. Earlier post.)

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New 2023 Toyota Sequoia full-size SUV comes standard with Hybrid i-FORCE MAX Powertrain

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First unveiled on Tundra, this exceptional hybrid produces 437 horsepower and 583 lb.-ft. The all-new SUV is rooted in a modern body-on-frame chassis with a fully boxed frame that shares architecture with the all-new Tundra and all-new global Land Cruiser (which shares its platform with the Lexus LX). Earlier post.).

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