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Full-Size Toyota Tundra Pickup Has Great Features

11 March 1999

Full-Size Toyota Tundra Pickup Will Combine Value, Quality and Industry-Leading Features

    TORRANCE, Calif., March 10 -- When it goes on sale in early
June, the all-new 2000 model-year Toyota Tundra will enter the full-size
pickup truck market with an impressive resume of value, quality and industry-
leading features.
    The Tundra will be built exclusively at Toyota Motor Manufacturing,
Indiana (TMMI), an all-new $1.2-billion facility located in Gibson County,
near the city of Princeton.  It will ride on an all-new chassis that will help
set a full-size pickup benchmark for handling, ride comfort and interior noise
isolation.
    Featuring the most sophisticated powerplant ever offered in a full-size
pickup, Tundra's optional i-Force 245 horsepower 4.7-liter engine will be the
first double-overhead cam, 32-valve V8 ever offered in the segment.  Derived
from the powerful engine used in the legendary Toyota Land Cruiser, it will
provide a high level of smoothness and quietness. It also will be one of the
first V8 engines in the segment to achieve an L.E.V. (low-emission vehicle)
emissions classification from the EPA, and will achieve good fuel efficiency.
    Tundra will be available in three grades -- base, SR5 and Limited.  It
will be powered by either a V8 or V6 engine, including two- or four-wheel
drive, two-door regular cab with an eight-foot bed or four-door Access Cab
with a six and-a-half-foot bed.
    The new Access Cab features large double-doors and one of the most
expansive entry areas in the segment.  It also is the only four-door pickup to
feature an exterior handle on each door providing easier operation from the
outside than the commonly used door-jam mechanism.
    The Access Cab's 60/40 rear split-bench seat provides seating for three
passengers, dual adjustable outboard headrests and a fold-down center armrest
with cup holders.  Valuables can be hidden out of sight in a storage
compartment under the rear seat cushion or the cushion can be folded up to
handle cargo, instead of passengers.  On models equipped with a standard front
bench seat, the Access Cab will accommodate six passengers -- three in the
front and three in the rear.
    Standard equipment on Tundra will include driver- and passenger-side
airbags (with passenger air bag cutoff switch), all-new sound systems, dual
12-volt power outlets, high solar energy-absorbing glass and driver- and
passenger-side dual sun visors with pull-out extensions.
    In anticipation of Tundra's summer launch, Toyota has announced prices on
the new full-size entry.  Manufacturers Suggested Retail Prices (MSRP) will
range from $14,995 for a base 4x2 model to $27,830 for a top-of-the-line
Limited 4x4.
    The company said an SR5 4x2 Access Cab powered by the high-tech i-Force V8
will be priced at $22,250.  The price includes 4-speed ECT automatic
transmission, CFC-free air conditioning, ETR radio with cassette and four
speakers, tachometer, cruise control and 16-inch styled steel wheels.
    A base-model 4x2 regular cab V6 with five-speed manual transmission will
have a price of $14,995.  The price includes cloth seats, cut-pile carpeting,
AM/FM cassette, dual outside mirrors and P245/70 R16 tires.