Toyota Tundra unlikely to get 300 Series twin-turbo diesel V6 engine

Toyota Motor Corporation Australia (TMCA) has confirmed that it’s most no longer really the corporate will usher in a turbo-diesel engine for its fresh Tundra immense-sized pickup truck.

Speaking with Chasing Autos at the first Australian power of the fresh Tundra, Ray Munday, senior manager of automobile overview and regulations at TMCA, mentioned that the Tundra would set its I-Pressure Max hybrid turbocharged V6 petrol engine, moderately than add the hot Land Cruiser 300 Assortment twin-turbocharged diesel V6 engine.

“I could perhaps perhaps perhaps affirm it’s most no longer really … [the American Market] is silent very great a gasoline market …. It would possibly perhaps perhaps perhaps perchance well require a shift in the North American market to need a diesel,” Munday mentioned.

The Tundra is constructed on the same TNGA-F platform because the Land Cruiser 300 Assortment and Lexus LX in addition to to the overseas market Toyota Tacoma and future Land Cruiser Prado.

Being on the same platform, it would possibly perhaps perhaps perchance perhaps also very properly be moderately uncomplicated for Toyota to make use of a peculiar engine, such because the twin-turbo diesel V6, given the TNGA-F autos furthermore use a 10-urge automatic transmission.

Toyota Australia wanting for buyer options on petrol hybrid over diesel in the community

Toyota Australia’s Munday furthermore informed Chasing Autos that it’s staring at for options from Australian prospects on using a petrol engine for towing and hauling moderately than a turbo-diesel unit.

“In Australia, that’ll be an curious little bit of options for prospects to really feel, because they are very diesel-centered for towing.

“Diesel has several causes. It’s efficient for long, heavy road towing, and secondly, it’s the most neatly-preferred gasoline because of the fire possibility of storage,” Munday mentioned.

“We’re no longer seeing them being outdated college as farm vans, they are toll road haulers,” he added.

Toyota Australia is currently conducting an overview test with Australian prospects to win options on the American pickup truck.

Clients will rent 300 Tundras and can neutral must document abet to Toyota referring to livability and any challenges faced right by means of their tenure with the automobile.