Humbled Toyota rolls out new Tundra pickup
Toyota rolls out new Tundra, but has little hope of denting Detroit's dominance
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.