Although the U.S. truck market has been in a steady and fairly substantial decline over the last few months, the segment is still too large for automakers to just ignore. Ford and Dodge both have brand new trucks waiting in the wings and it looks like Toyota will give the Tundra a slight refresh in order to take on the new competition.
If you think you recognize the new front end, there’s a reason. The Tundra’s new grille and bumper are taken directly from the current Sequoia. This should help the business case for both the Tundra and Sequoia.
The Sequoia-derived front end is a bit more tame than the Tundra’s current front fascia, and thankfully does away with the faux air intake just above the truck’s grille.
The rest of this Tundra prototype appeared unchanged from the current model, although our spy photographers weren’t able to get a peek at the interior. We expect this refreshed Tundra to debut during the upcoming auto show season.
August 11th, 2008
08/11, 11:17 AM
posted by:
400horseSS
Yawwwwwwwn, I just woke up.
08/11, 11:46 AM
posted by:
56oval
Rednecks everywhere lament the missing faux air intake on the new hood! Nooooo. Oh wait, no respectable redneck would drive a Tundra….
08/11, 11:49 AM
posted by:
hbcbob3
No respectable human being would drive a Tundra….let alone rednecks.
08/11, 12:38 PM
posted by:
brassmonkey
Lipstick on a pig. I agree with hbcbob. Drive by a construction site. 49% Ford, 49% Chevy, 2% Dodge. No Japs.
08/11, 2:00 PM
posted by:
The Stig
Completely irrelevant without diesel.
08/11, 2:48 PM
posted by:
ihustle
Toyota honda and nissan have the worst trucks on the planet. Ford has the best truck by far. 33 years straight? HAHAHAHA
08/11, 2:51 PM
posted by:
shaver
The fake hood scoops on so many recent Toyota designs are so damn tacky and poorly integrated its a joke. They pretty much some up Toyota design philosophy, I call it “busy faux sport”.
08/11, 3:09 PM
posted by:
fuk-u-asshole
shut up idiot. toyota has by far the best truck on the planet. the Hilux is no1 choice globally for it’s reliability and is top choice in middle east,africa and asia. bbc topgear couldn’t kill it
08/11, 4:18 PM
posted by:
shaver
Topgear guys are pussys. Just listen to their accents.
08/11, 4:26 PM
posted by:
debtno
Toyota makes a full size pickup??????? I thought all thier vehicles were eco friendly vehicles with zero problems.
08/11, 4:26 PM
posted by:
jayjc08
fuk-u-asshole- Sorry dude, the Hilux isn’t a “top” choice globally. The F-series outsells it in only ONE market, where the Hilux failed. The current Hilux doesn’t have near the durability of past ones, and the Tacoma which had been a derivative of the Hilux isn’t any longer. More military organizations choose the F-series chassis over Toyota’s.
08/11, 4:52 PM
posted by:
fuk-u-asshole
You say the F-SERIES outsells it in only one market that would be NAMERICA. so then it is the top choicen globally although there are more F-SERIES sold.
08/11, 5:12 PM
posted by:
ihustle
You guys are retarded. The f-150 sells more then toyotas whole truck line up so eat that
Toyota truck drivers are bitc*es and get made fun of. Go to a construction site with a toyota and youll feel more out of place then an amputee in a NBA basketball game 
08/11, 5:50 PM
posted by:
sprockkets
Actually, if there is anyone who know how to make a truck in Europe, it is Mercedes Benz.
08/11, 5:54 PM
posted by:
ihustle
im not talking europ im talking WORLD. Yeah you see a ton of mercedes pick ups on the road!!! WREHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhh
08/11, 8:08 PM
posted by:
ktulu
I’m impressed
08/11, 8:29 PM
posted by:
jayjc08
Yes, but the Tacoma and Hilux have the overwhelming majority of their sales in North America as well. Hilux may sell a few ten thousand outside of the states in a year, where they will sell that much in a month in America. Same applies for the F-series truck.
08/11, 11:09 PM
posted by:
psiclone
hbcbob3, I can top that. I’ll bet niggers, beaners or chinks wouldn’t even drive this POS!
08/12, 12:59 PM
posted by:
hbcbob3
For once, I agree with ihustle…Toyotas, Nissans and Hondas (if you can call the Ridgeline a pickup) are the worst trucks out there. Furd, though is still not the best even though a bunch of retards buy them.
psiclone: Very very true.
08/13, 9:40 PM
posted by:
TundraNut
Scary to see how many people haven’t evolved. Trash talkin’ all but the big three isn’t going to get your domestic autoworker relative rehired. But if it makes you feel better …
Personally I’m proud to drive an 08 Tundra 5.7 (designed in CA/MI and built in TX with 80%+ USA parts), especially when pulling out of red lights.
As for the truck, its MOST LIKELY a dealer mechanic with too much time on his hands (front end parts swap) instead of a true prototype capture.