2023 Toyota Sequoia released

[markm]

I have a Tahoe sized truck now, and it's a bit big.

I wish I'd have bought a Tundra before the super sized the crap out of them. If it can't fit in my garage or a parking spot, WTF good is it?

[C-grunt]

Yes, half breed or a Tacoma pick up. Electric can make sense for a 4-wheel drive system with the motors at the wheels- and all kinds of torque at low rpms- but they put the electric motor on the drive train in line with the motor. Is that the way that they do trucks? I hope if the battery dies, you can still just use the gas engine?

That's also how the F150 hybrid is done too. I watched a video about it from an engineer and he was saying that is the simplest way to add a hybrid system. It's also the least intrusive for long trips where the hybrid battery is likely to be used up and you need to use just engine power. Basically the electric motor can clutch itself onto and off of the driveline.

[C-grunt]

Discussion of the hybrid system with a cutaway truck frame starts at 1:30ish.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaGMdB-s-Ms

[Hank6046]

I wish I'd have bought a Tundra before the super sized the crap out of them. If it can't fit in my garage or a parking spot, WTF good is it?

Have you looked at the mid-size market for trucks? They offer pretty similar numbers as far as power and towing than the 4.7 Tundra's of yester year for almost the same size.

[glocktogo]

Have you looked at the mid-size market for trucks? They offer pretty similar numbers as far as power and towing than the 4.7 Tundra's of yester year for almost the same size.

I had an '01 TRD Tundra and now have a Colorado ZR2. They're closer in size than the earlier mid-size trucks were to earlier full size. The new full size trucks are just too big for my needs.

[Hank6046]

I had an '01 TRD Tundra and now have a Colorado ZR2. They're closer in size than the earlier mid-size trucks were to earlier full size. The new full size trucks are just too big for my needs.

I get it. I have 3 kid and my 17 GMC Sierra is nice that it fits everybody and everything and is awesome for getting to the cabin, but driving into downtown it's just a bear to park and maneuver. I really wanted to get a Tacoma but it just didn't have enough room and was sluggish off the line. I was looking at a Gladiator but I still don't know about the reliability of Jeep after my Step dad has had bad experiences with his 13 and 18 Grand Cherokees

[lowprone]

MEH !

[Adrenaline_6]

Unlike the Tahoes and Suburbans, this has a solid rear axle, not an IRS. The 4x4 guys will like that, especially with the rear locking diff. It's closer to a 300 Landcruiser than it ever was and it got the hybrid powerplant first.

[Vgex2]

I just spotted the 2022 Tundra in the wild for the first time. I had to do a double take as it's the first Tundra in years that hasn't looked bloated. Very nice.