Tundra -don't look at its largest body, in fact the most "tender"

Although Tacoma's product strength is still good, there is no doubt that the North American market has always been dominated by "big monsters" such as F-150. So as early as 1993, Toyota used the T-100 to test the full-size pickup market. However, the T-100 was not very popular, and Toyota had to reinvent it.

In 2000, Toyota's "Big Mac"-Tundra was officially born, and it has only experienced two generations of models so far. Even in the smallest version, the length of the smooth car has exceeded 6 meters, but it is still a bit smaller than the American car of the same period. Let's post some data for you, and feel the "heavy taste" of Laomei.

Compared with traditional Ford F-150, Dodge RAM-1500, GMC Sierra and other old American rivals with rich configuration and low price, Tundra wins with the handling, comfort and workmanship close to the car. . Although Tundra's first year of launch, the annual sales volume was only 100,000, but now it only sells about 10,000 in a single month, which is far from the performance of the US Big Three, which often exceeds 30,000 in a single month, but it is enough. The monopoly of American pickup trucks is broken. The Tundra currently on sale in North America is a mid-term facelift of the second-generation model released in 2014. It is equipped with two engines: a 4.6-liter V8 engine with 310 horsepower and 443N.m of torque, and 381 horsepower and 543N.m. The torque of the 5.7-liter V8 engine, the maximum towing force can reach 4.5 tons, and as many as 31 configurations, including three cabin lengths, three cab versions, and four different wheelbases to choose from, starting at $29,140 (approximately RMB 191,000).

The name Tantu may be a bit unfamiliar to everyone, but when it comes to Toyota's large SUV Sequoia, everyone may know it. From the front, there is almost no difference between the two, and there is not much difference between the engine and chassis technology. . Imagine driving a pickup truck that is taller than a Hummer on a weekend trip with a group of friends.

Compared with SUVs, pickup trucks have greater carrying capacity and drag force. For pickup trucks, there may still be the concept of "it is just a truck". In fact, this view is outdated. If you can take a test drive in a car, What do you think of SUV cars is just "pediatrics".

Toyota Tundra's exterior design has a clear American style. The wide air intake grille occupies almost the entire head of the car, and the slightly raised lights at the corners form a pattern similar to a bull's head. The design of TUNDRA is still closer to that of a work truck, so its tail box is not designed to be used as a closed partition.

From the side, the Sequoia is really solid and very muscular. Compared with other full-size SUVs, it looks thicker and rounder. The line design of the whole vehicle is relatively simple. There is not too much to highlight the line structure and maintain the Toyota suv model. Consistent style. At the same time, the glass on both sides is one-way transparent glass, which increases the privacy of passengers in the car.

Tantu adopts Dunpulu brand sports tires, the tire size is P275/55 R20, from the perspective of tire size and sportiness, it has a higher road orientation. In addition, a huge body weighing 3 tons is supported on the big wheels. Against the huge size, even the 20-inch wheels look low-key.

The towing equipment is located at the rear of the car. This design is similar to the pickup truck of the American car and provides a variety of interfaces. In addition, the power supply and the light interface of the trailer are pre-installed at the rear, which seems to have become the logo of these big guys.

The V8 engine is usually equipped with dual exhaust pipes, but it is easy to use a single exhaust pipe in a low-key manner. Is it really to hide its surging power? The taillights also don't use the popular LED lights. Except for the V8 nameplate to show its strong power, the entire tail design is simple and low-key.

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