A Toyota executive recently let slip that the upcoming 2022 Tundra pickup truck will be getting at least two new powertrains, and that the step-up powertrain option will “blow us away.” Bob Carter, executive vice president of sales for Toyota, didn’t elaborate on that enticing proposition, but he did outline that the new Tundra‘s base engine will be more powerful than the current model’s lone engine, a 5.7-liter V-8. Of course, our curiosity was piqued—what could the new truck‘s entry-level engine be? The just-debuted, all-new Land Cruiser SUV might offer a clue.
Considering the cost to federalize an engine for sale in the U.S., it’d make sense for Toyota to spread the twin-turbo V-6 around to as many products as possible to help amortize that cost. That’s why if it’s coming in one large truck application, it’s probably going to migrate to others. In fact, it’ll likely become the go-to big-power engine for large vehicles for both Toyota and Lexus products, just as the UR V-8 engine family was before. And since a version is already here in the LS500, that just adds that much more weight to the argument
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Title: Is the New Toyota Land Cruiser’s Twin-Turbo V-6 Headed for the Next Tundra?
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Published Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2021 17:45:50 +0000
