Humbled Toyota rolls out new Tundra pickup
Toyota rolls out new Tundra, but has little hope of denting Detroit's dominance
The redesigned 2014 Toyota Tundra is eunveiled at the Chicago Auto Show Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)
Toyota unveiled its new full-size Tundra pickup at the Chicago Auto Show Thursday. Here's how the Tundra stacks up against its rivals.
Truck | Engines | Towing (maximum) | Fuel economy (base model) | Starting price | Total sales and share of full-size pickup market in 2012 |
2014 Chevrolet Silverado(On sale this spring) | 4.3-liter V6 (horsepower not released)5.3-liter V86.2-liter V8 | 10,700 lbs. | 15 city/20 highway | Not released(2013 Silverado starts at $23,590) | 418,312; 21 percent |
2013 Ford F-150 | 3.7-liter V6, 302 horsepower3.5-liter V6 EcoBoost, 365 horsepower5.0-liter V8, 360 horsepower6.2-liter V8, 411 horsepower | 11,300 lbs. | 17 city/23 highway | $23,670 | 645,316; 33 percent |
2013 Ram 1500 | 3.6-liter V6, 305 horsepower4.7-liter V8, 310 horsepower5.7-liter V8, 395 horsepower | 10,450 lbs. | 14 city/20 highway | $22,640 | 293,363; 15 percent |
2014 Toyota Tundra(On sale in September) | 4.0-liter V6, 270 horsepower4.6-liter V8, 310 horsepower5.7-liter V8, 381 horsepower | 10,400 lbs. | Not released, but should be close to the 2013 Tundra, which gets 16 city/20 highway | Not released(2013 Tundra starts at $25,455) | 101,621; 5 percent |
2013 Nissan Titan | 5.6-liter V8, 317 horsepower | 9,500 lbs. | 13 city/18 highway | $29,270 | 21,576; 1 percent |
Source: Automakers; Autodata Corp.
