NOTHING COLD ABOUT THE TUNDRA

TOYOTA Australia says the final decision on whether the Tundra ute, effectively a 300 Series LandCruiser with a tub, will be sold in Australia is yet to be made but it seems more of a formality than anything else now. And to make things even more interesting, the Tundra’s petrol-electric-hybrid powertrain slotted into a 300 Series LandCruiser is also only a few years away from Australian showrooms. Toyota Australia’s roll-out strategy with the Tundra seems to be cautious. Toyota’s concern would be that given the overwhelming preference for Aussie ute buyers has been for diesel for a good while now, going back to currently shunned petrol power, even if the petrol engine in question has a energy-saving electric subsystem attached (that’s the hybrid bit), would be a complete about-face in ute…

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4x4 Magazine Australia (Digital) - 1 Issue, November 2022

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