2007 Tundra

[foghorn23]

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Is this the 07 Tundra? Ran into the above link this morning thought I'd share. May or may not be accurate. If it is, no matter what's inside, this is the next darling of the automotive press. Even if the GMT-900's are miles better they will be missing the essential item to capture the praise of the folks at Car and Driver, Motor Trend, etc. (The missing ingredient?---the Toyota emblem on the grille.)

 

 

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[bigdogxx]

Yeah im gona agree weather the new tundra is going to be better then the gmt's 900's or not!All the review mags will go crazy over anything toyota or honda, hell look at the ridgeline how that is even classified as a truck is beyond me but it actually beat out a fullsize dodge to win truck of the year !That right there tells me all i need to know about how these guys rate new trucks and cars, it's called someone is getting paid off!

[asepgrad98]

That right there tells me all i need to know about how these guys rate new trucks and cars, it's called someone is getting paid off!

 

I think its institutionalized into their brains. Kinda like if you read Newsweek its just 90 pages of how Bush is bad for america. They actually believe the BS that they print.

[bigdogxx]

That right there tells me all i need to know about how these guys rate new trucks and cars, it's called someone is getting paid off!

 

I think its institutionalized into their brains. Kinda like if you read Newsweek its just 90 pages of how Bush is bad for america. They actually believe the BS that they print.

 

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I go more by what real people think and how they react to there cars and trucks not what some over paid under worked car tester thinks!Yeah and really just like bush gm is damned if they do and damned if they dont, they really can not win with the attitudes of some of these reviewers!

[asilverblazer]

Which is why I will NOT be renewing my subscription to "Car and Driver", or should I saw "Import and Sucker"?

[PaulieK]

Just for s**ts and giggles I wish GM would rebadge their trucks as toyota's Nissan etc just for the review. I bet these *expletives* would rave how wonderful the vehicle was. Then GM could turn around and tell them that they were really GM products! That way Car and Driver would be exposed for the Anti American Japanese crank suckers they really are.

 

Gotta watch the lingo there Paulie K, we try to keep things G-rated here, though I can respect your opinion on the topic.- 99SilveradoZ71

[Mark_in_Tulsa]

Here is a spy shot of it in the snow.

 

http://www.japanesecarfans.com/spyphotos.c...1/toyota/1.html

[squeakysounds]

That snow spy shot looks a lot like the Ford Lightning.

[67ChevyRedneck]

That snow spy shot looks a lot like the Ford Lightning.

 

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It looks like a Ford with a mid-90's Dodge ram grill.

 

Wow, I don't frequent this board often (I'm more of a 67-72 truck guy) but I do love my '00 Z71 and I thought I was the only person who noticed this trend. My point is that my gf's dad (been dating over 2 years) reads all those consumer reports and C&D magazine so I flip through them every once in a while. It's like anything Toyota makes is Gold. They could take a dump in a box, put that logo on it (whatever the hell it is, (is it some kind of bull or something?)) and it would get praised. He rags on me all the time how bad chevy is and how bad my truck is. It has 83K on it, is 6 years old, and has had no significant problems. If toyota is SO great and powerful and makes such a wonderful truck, why don't contractors use them? Why did ford sell over 600,000 trucks this year, silverado almost 520,000, and Sierra 150,000??? Where was the Tundra? Under 100,000 sold. If toyota was so great, wouldn't they outsell Ford? I love their commercials. Who drives though a field going 50mph?

[cburnscrx]

Really simple why contractors don't use them. Price and loyalty. It doesn't matter if the truck is better, the GM and Ford are cheaper. It's just that simple. Why do you think rental car companies rent american cars? Fleet sales. That's it.

 

That snow spy shot looks a lot like the Ford Lightning.

 

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It looks like a Ford with a mid-90's Dodge ram grill.

 

Wow, I don't frequent this board often (I'm more of a 67-72 truck guy) but I do love my '00 Z71 and I thought I was the only person who noticed this trend. My point is that my gf's dad (been dating over 2 years) reads all those consumer reports and C&D magazine so I flip through them every once in a while. It's like anything Toyota makes is Gold. They could take a dump in a box, put that logo on it (whatever the hell it is, (is it some kind of bull or something?)) and it would get praised. He rags on me all the time how bad chevy is and how bad my truck is. It has 83K on it, is 6 years old, and has had no significant problems. If toyota is SO great and powerful and makes such a wonderful truck, why don't contractors use them? Why did ford sell over 600,000 trucks this year, silverado almost 520,000, and Sierra 150,000??? Where was the Tundra? Under 100,000 sold. If toyota was so great, wouldn't they outsell Ford? I love their commercials. Who drives though a field going 50mph?

 

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[Crabhart5.3]

Look it's a 2003 F-150 with a different grille!

[fossil]

Well, I dont know but it rather looks like a sharp truck. Before you all go ranting along, I've been a long time GM truck owner for a very long time. Unfortunately for the last several model years the quality on them has been going down tremendously, especially in the drivetrain department. I like the design of Chevy and GM trucks but I have a hard time justifying piston slap, clunking transmissions, qirky cruise controls, steering clunk and so on. All these issues have been around for many years and still no fix from GM.

I sure hope for GM's sake these problems are addressed in the next models.

[97chevy350]

Yes, GM quality is going down, but any way you slice it, that 07 tundra is ugly as hell.

[CoastyAV8R]

If it looks like a Ford, you know it's going to be the next generation Toyota. Look at the Tundra when it first came out, it looked very similar to the F150. Since the F150 is suppose to be the top selling truck out there, you can bet Toyota will chase the look since they don't have much originality when it comes to the Tundra. They are all plain jane colors to match their styling.

 

Chevy isn't the only one whose quality is going down. I think they all are. It's so competitive they cut corners anywhere they can.

[Mattt]

If it looks like a Ford, you know it's going to be the next generation Toyota.  Look at the Tundra when it first came out, it looked very similar to the F150.  Since the F150 is suppose to be the top selling truck out there, you can bet Toyota will chase the look since they don't have much originality when it comes to the Tundra.  They are all plain jane colors to match their styling. 

 

Chevy isn't the only one whose quality is going down.  I think they all are.  It's so competitive they cut corners anywhere they can.

 

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Thats what Japanese mfgs. do. I call it the "Yea, Me Too" syndrome. All they do is copy an existing design, and "improve" it.

 

Acura NSX

 

Tundra

 

All Minivans

 

and finally, anyone else notice how much the current Honda Accord is trying to emulate the Mercedes? Taillights specifically.