Toyota Tundra Forum

As to the question, sure! - Why not? Will I be buying one? Not likely.

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2007 Tundra RC LB SR5 5.7L 4x4, Tekonsha Prodigy Brake Controller, JCW Side Bars, AMP BedStep, 12K+miles and no problems besides the tailgate beginning to fail.

I think the future will be diesel hybrid engines.

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2007 double cab, 5.7, 2wd, nautical blue metallic, bu, ds, kg, nv, wr, 37,ss, v5

Diesel is loud and dirty. The gas electric hybrid would be so people could go green. Diesel electric hybrid would be nice. Anything other than E85.

Green Car Congress: Report: Toyota To Unveil Flex-Fuel Tundra In North America In 2008

Yup! E85 is a joke.

From someone who needs and uses his truck for more than show I wonder why other manufacturers don't do something along the lines of Chevy where they shut off cylinders at highway speeds? I know I would love something like that on my 6 day 100 miles trips.

Great thread by the way.

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Good Gawd Squid that is one ugly Tundra.

Cylinders that shut off at cruising speeds has been around for years. I thought Infinity has used that in their Q45 several years ago. Or maybe they were just testing it. It's supposed to be a nice way to save fuel but wasn't Chevy having problems with it in real use. I think there was a 5 second delay from when you punch the gas and when all 8 cylinders kick in again. Imagine that delay when passing someone on a winding highway. I think they came up with a computer fix for that now.

The domestics are currently working on smaller diesels for the half-ton market. If Toyota is going Hybrid, they’ll have to compare in price, towing capacity and economy with the new diesels. Economy while towing makes the diesels almost unbeatable and I’m betting it can’t be done with a hybrid.
For the record, before I bought my Tundra, I test drove a new Chev Avalanche. Nice vehicle, but I thought the cylinder deactivation feature was nothing more then a marketing gimmick. I could not get the engine to kick down to 4 cylinders unless I let off the throttle. Maintaining any highway speed with no hills would not let the engine drop down to 4 cylinders.

Having that said, I’m betting Toyota will move to diesels as an option in the very near future. They currently have the winning recipe for a half ton truck, but they’ll have to go diesel to capture the second part of the truck market which is the HD trucks.

Honda is building a new plant here in Ontario Canada to build a new series of diesel engines for both cars and truck/SUVs. So, I’m sure we’ll see a new trend of clean running diesels coming from Toyota as well.

Just my guess….anyone want to place their bets??

Dan

The Hybrid, gas, deisal technology should be doomed in the long. I think Gm is headed the right way with the hydrogen fuel cell technology they're going after. Way more green friendly and the fuel is infinite for all practical purposes. Perfect it and the oil cartels are dead and back on camels. Just a matter of building the infrastructure to perfect the process and make it cheaper. Its all about money in the end.

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Extang Trifecta, Prodigy brake controller

Ride fast, shoot straight!

I may be different, but this does not interest me. I like my truck the way it is and it seems to be having to settle for less by going green with a hybrid. Just like the E85 gas. You may pay less at the pump, but the engine performance lacks and you end up using more gas.
I think that to make this truly work offer a similar product with the same power and I might be interested. But, just like I didn't buy my Tundra for gas mileage I would not buy a hybrid with less performance just to say I am being green. This is not the politically correct thing to say but, sometimes the truth hurts.

Hydrogen powers the space shuttle, why not a Tundra? Power is what counts either way. 401 ft. lbs of torque from electric, gas, deisal, hydrogen, who cares. Pulls the same if you get your mix right.