toyoguy

nov 06 LS460 - 3,613 MB Sclass - 2,780

What are you talking about?Are you just making up arguments, they build the Tundra, Sequioa, and Sienna at Indiana as orginally planned. Yeah Dodge has nothing to worry about, just piles of unsold vehicles, billion dollar loss last quarter, and Daimler thinking about tossing them.

I'm not fighting any battles, frankly this thread is pointless since Toyota can only build some ~250k units/yr. That's what 100k more Tundras than currently. The only company that really needs ready themselves for the Tundra is possibly Dodge.

huh?He was referign to this pic. He said the bolts were on the front which is odd considering they are usually screwed into the differential cover at the rear. The Tundra's design is unique in that regard. He mentioned the Ridgeline's poor mileage which has nothing to do with Toyota.

That is a different design. Ever heard of the Tacoma?

...the Altima's headrests don't signicantly block rearward visibility so they don't really need to be removed. anyways I'd take the 07 Camry over the above pair. I find the other two nice, the Camry impressive. After driving the Camry I had zero complaints, it does everything well without any compromises.

I was at the local Nissan dealer checking out the new Altima today, when a salesman came by and offered me a test drive. Dealer only had one V6 which hadn't been entered into their system. So I ended up driving a 4banger. Interestingly keyless entry/ignition is standard but ABS is optional. ABS is an additional $300. I had a fairly short test drive (20min w/heavy traffic) so I didn't get intimate with it. Overall it seemed like a nice vehicle. It's roomy, essentially quiet, powerful, and handles well. In terms of handling performance it is behind the Accord. The Accord offers good steering feedback, while the Altima has practically none. Atima's steering doesn't require any effort either. The Accord is rougher on smoother surfaces. Mind you I'm basing this on the 2dr Accord which is a fair bit stiffer than the sedan. The Altima is significantly quieter in terms of wind and road noise. Though the Altima's brakes are more powerful than the Accord's they had so-so modulation and there was some initial pedal travel before the brakes take hold. Accord easily has better feelign braking hardware. Overall the Altima's chassis still isn't as fine tuned as the Accord's, so I expect the Altima to continue losing comparo tests to the Honduh. Also the Altima's 2.5L is tad rough at idle, the Accord's 2.4L is silky smooth. On the inside the Altima and Accord's fabric look and feel synthetic. The Altima's glove compartment and center console storage are made out of rather cheap garbag can plastic. The gauges are electroluminescent but don't appear as nice as the Accord's. I really have no strong preference b/w the Accord or Altima interiors but I suppose the Accord's interior is a bit nicer. The Accord's steering wheel definetly looks slicker. Still I was disappointed with the Altima's interior which looked much more promising in pictures. Reliability/build quailty aside if I had to pick b/w the two it would be a difficult choice. I'd definetly need more seat time in the Altima before reaching a conclusion.

http://www.worldcarfans.com/news.cfm/count...production-line The new Tundra will arrive in showrooms in February. The TMMTX plant is located on the 2,000-acre site of the former Walsh-Small Ranch, said to be the oldest cattle ranch in Texas, one that was active even before Texas statehood. the plant is near two major Interstates, 10 (east/west) and 35 (north/south), which connect it to the nation's interstate highway system. It is also immediately adjacent to a pair of competing rail lines. Toyota received more than 100,000 applications for the 2,000 high-paying manufacturing jobs. The company strives to reflect the diversity of the communities in which it does business. TMMTX's workforce reflects San Antonio's diverse population, which is about 60 percent Hispanic. On-site and fully integrated with the main plant are separate production and assembly facilities for 21 individual parts and component suppliers. Seven of the 21 on-site suppliers are minority-owned Water, in fact, is an important consideration in this area of Texas, and TMMTX employs a number of water conservation measures. The plant was designed to consume as little as possible. TMMTX buys recycled water from the San Antonio Water System for 100 percent of its processes. The only fresh water used at the plant is for the kitchen and restrooms. In addition to conserving resources and preventing emissions, the San Antonio plant reduces waste in a number of ways. It operates as a zero-landfill facility, meaning no waste will be taken to a landfill. The plant will recycle extensively

nice review, makes me question why anyone buys a Ram over the Titan.

fixed headrests suck, personally I don't like driving with them.

that'd be my guess too. Sooner or later the Aura, Altima, Accord, Camry and Mazda6 will end up in a comparo. Camry already took edmunds comparision. Though I'm suprised to see the Altima priced alongside the Camry these days.

http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/sedans...cs_pricing.html

Try the giant gap and uneven lines, indicating questionable build quality.

http://www.tundrasolutions.com/photopost/data/500/315.JPG http://www.tundrasolutions.com/photopost/data/500/125.JPG

http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/artic...UTO01/611080398

wait you mean Toyota is advertising the new Tundra in the Toyota center? and they're advertising the fact that they built a huge facility in San Antonio to accomdate it. Just as an FYI, I went to the Toyota dealer Friday. They had no FJ's around, are selling Camry hybrids at sticker, they started construction on an expansion lot exclusively for the new Tundra.

Honda can get away with building ugly cars, and so can BMW. But Ford isn't goin to fair so well.

probably too busy checking out the new Bonneville and Aurora

That doesn't make these numbers correct, all Toyota ever said was the 4.7L engine would return. C&D is just assuming this is the same 4.7L in the current Tundra, this may or may not be correct. maybe it is too long or something.

my point was why compare the Tundra's V6 to an I5 not available in the Silverado. and comparing an updated Silverado 4.8L V8 assumes that the new Tundra's 4.7L V8 won't be updated from the current 4.7L V8.

You seem to think power is the only parameter in engine design. why compare an engine that's not available in the Silverado? assume that the new Tundra's 4.7 V8 is the the same as the old Tundra's 4.7L V8, and you're also comparing an updated Silverado 4.8L to the Tundra's 4.7L V8 assume that the new 5.7L V8 is a low volume engine to make this comparison fair, we'd have to wait for the specs on the new Tundra Silverado 4.3L V6 4spd auto 17/21 or 16/19 195 horsepower @ 4600 rpm 260 lb.-ft. @ 2800 rpm Tundra 4.0L V6 6spd auto 236 hp @ 5200 rpm 266 lb.-ft. @ 4000 rpm Silverado 4.8L V8 4spd auto 16/20or 15/19 295 horsepower @ 5600 rpm 305 lb.-ft. @ 4800 rpm Tundra 4.7L V8 6spd auto 271 hp @ 5400 rpm 313 lb.-ft. @ 3400 rpm Silverado 5.3L V8 4spd auto 16/22 or 16/20 315 hp @ 5200 rpm 338 lb.-ft. @ 4400 rpm Silverado 6.0L V8 15/19 367 hp @ 5500 rpm 375 lb.-ft. @ 4300 rpm