The Tundra Files
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The Tundra Files tells the story of Toyota's high-stakes redesign of its full-size truck the Toyota Tundra. This was a truck already lasting drivers more than a million miles. Where do you go from there? Through interviews with engineers, designers, and fellow Toyota enthusiasts, host Nick Heil looks at the unique problem of reinventing a truck that was already exceeding expectations. When..
The Tundra Files
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For anyone who both manages paperwork and hauls plywood, the interior design and available technology of their truck has become paramount. It has to be a cross between a mobile office and a living room. Luckily, the new Tundra is the most practical and most comfortable version yet. In this episode we’ll talk to the team who designed the inside of the truck, highlighting the choices that make the interior a place you want to spend time, as well as look at what went into developing the ultra-modern technological features like remote start via the Tundra smartphone app, wireless charging, and the ..read more
The Tundra Files
1y ago
If Tundras are known for anything, it’s their longevity–and the new Toyota Tundra aims to preserve that reputation with its all-new powertrain: the i-FORCE 3.5 liter twin-turbo V6. Why a smaller engine than the previous generations’ V8? In short, to optimize power, performance, and efficiency. And to better understand how that evolved, we’ll show how Toyota leveraged learnings from Tundra’s legendary 4.7 liter V8—more specifically, the famous million-mile Tundra driven by Victor Sheppard. The story goes like this: in 2009, Sheppard purchased a new Tundra, and then drove the hell out of it. He ..read more