Toyota Tundra 3rd Gen

The Tundra is Toyota's full-size, half-ton pickup. The third generation arrived for the 2022 model year as a clean break with two decades of Tundra design. Toyota dropped the 5.7-liter V8 that had powered the truck since 2007, replaced it with a twin-turbocharged 3.4-liter V6, and swapped the rear leaf springs for a coil-sprung multi-link axle.

The coil-sprung rear axle is the change that matters most off pavement. Ford and Chevrolet still hang their half-ton beds on leaf springs. The Tundra's multi-link setup gives the rear axle more articulation over uneven ground and a more settled unladen ride, with an available load-leveling air spring for owners who tow or haul regularly. The trade-off is payload capacity, since leaf packs carry heavy loads more cheaply than coils. The frame underneath is fully boxed steel, shared with the Sequoia, the Lexus LX, and the reborn Land Cruiser.

Two powertrains are offered. The i-FORCE V6 makes 389 horsepower in most trims; the i-FORCE MAX hybrid adds a motor-generator between the engine and the 10-speed automatic for 437 horsepower and 583 lb-ft of torque. The trim ladder starts at the work-spec SR and climbs through SR5, Limited, Platinum, and the leather-lined 1794 Edition and Capstone. Off-road hardware concentrates in the TRD Pro, which carries 2.5-inch Fox internal-bypass coil-overs, a 1.1-inch front lift, 33-inch Falken Wildpeak tires, an electronically locking rear differential, and skid plates over the engine, fuel tank, and transfer case. A TRD Off-Road package brings a milder version of that kit to the SR5 and Limited.

The Tundra sells in far smaller numbers than the F-150 or the Silverado, and its aftermarket is correspondingly thinner than the catalog built around the domestic half-tons. The shared TNGA-F platform helps close the gap. Because the frame and much of the drivetrain carry across the Sequoia, Land Cruiser, and Lexus GX and LX, suspension and underbody parts increasingly fit more than one model. Hybrid tow ratings above 11,000 pounds make the Tundra capable of moving a loaded trailer to a remote staging point.