Toyota Tundra test drive Standard cabin since 2006 pickup
They drove through the streets of the elephant
We doubt that Toyota Tundra will be used for its intended purpose. Most likely, they will not carry anything heavier in this truck. Meanwhile, Toyota Tundra was designed as a truck. A powerful engine, a thorough frame, a carrying capacity of 705 kg (although the latter, to be honest, is not very impressive) tundra is not a pickup. Because the dimensions of this monster in the dimensions of the pickupa, even in our view, do not fit in any way. And we have seen enough of them in our lifetime. Nevertheless, it is impossible to open the mouth at the first meeting with this machine. That's really an elephant. It is clear that our amateurish admiration for the dimensions of this car from the driver ZIL will cause only a crooked grin, and yet the famous Chinese company standing next to Tundra in the parking lot seemed to be a moska. Yes, in the body of this thug of the eye it will fit without problems. What should she do there? And the devil knows him, but for some reason, when you see such a car, delusional ideas begin to come to mind. I would like to either immerse something in it, or to catch on a high -voltage support cable and try to fill it up. A sort of boxing gloves. As soon as you wear them, I definitely want to go to someone by physiognomy.
We climb into the salon. It is climbing. High, however: the steps would not hurt. However, about the inconvenience that you experience when landing, you immediately forget. The splendor that appears to the eye does not fit with the cabin of the truck. Tundra from the inside is more like a chic SUV than what should be carried by the subject with the hard workers from the facility to the object. And although there are no inserts under the tree here, everything that the interior is made of is made is spectacular. Only the instrument shield appeared to us a little nondescript and slightly knocking out of the common canvas. Or rather, the place where it should be. Its position is occupied by five wells of different diameters, at the bottom of which arrows run along the scales. From the part of the front passenger, it looks as if in a concrete floor (and the color is just like that), they rolled up the fan pipes of different diameters. And not flush, but with a small protrusion. Somehow very simple. But most of all, it is amazing in this car not even how and from what it is made. The dimensions are what makes you amaze. Here the same box in the armrest can be envied by the same eye: she has the whole luggage compartment has such a volume. And this despite the fact that Tundra also has two glove boxes, in which a counter with gloves will fit without problems. And there are smaller ones, also closing, in the doorway.
The ceiling console is replete with compartments. There are already four of them there. In general, the little things, i.e. All that is slightly smaller than a sports bag is not difficult to decompose in the cabin. The main thing, then do not forget what lies where. Or where someone lies. A pair of trifles are lost on these sofas. At any of the five places you can curl up without problems and fall asleep. Dimensions allow. But there is also Tundra and with a full -fledged two -row cab. There are even more places there. Although much more
Well, how does this Khrushchev go? As it turned out, very fervently. True, the first meters of the journey were difficult. It’s not easy to get used to it immediately, all the more so that the elephant had to take the elephant from the tightly caught courtyard of the car dealership. But, thank God, there was. It soon became clear that it was not difficult to control this truck. Even the length of more than five meters has not become a special problem. Huge external mirrors allowed to easily feel the dimensions of Tundra, and easy control to make maneuvers with filigree clarity.
Problems were waiting for us ahead. More precisely, one problem. We don’t know how many times we were shot on their mobile phones just passers -by, but the fact that the machines from which cameras with the capabilities of the phone were protruded in open windows were at least ten pieces, we know for sure. The shooting was literally carried out under our nose directly from the cars walking or striking at the intersection. And it is one thing when passengers were engaged in this, but when the driver was accepted for the shooting in general, there was less order through our fault on this day on the roads. Having estimated that this could not continue, we decided to retire and turned off the highway to the country. Moreover, we had no need to fear dirt roads: Tundra had a full -fledged all -wheel drive. By the way, it connects electrically, just turn the corresponding handle on the central console. And if this is not enough, you can use a reduction in a row. However, to whom 544 nm of torque will not be enough, we will not apply to the mind. This colossus with a 5.7 -liner engine crawls so well where there is at least the slightest opportunity to catch on the ground. And where there is no such possibility, Tundra just rises to the firmament, caught up and all one will go forward. Silushuto is enough 386 horses as a man.
These same horses allow not only to feel the off -road relatively calmly, but also to accept the call of the Stritreiser. Do you doubt it? We, too, did not think at first that this was possible, but when we tried for the sake of interest, we could not believe what the stopwatch showed for a long time. Think about: up to a hundred this giant accelerates in 6.5 seconds. And let our measurements this time were, frankly, improvised (there was no appropriate equipment at hand), even this is impressive. The power is unbridled.
Well, who, tell me, will ride such a car for gravel or fertilizers? Who has a hand to pile on this frantic truck of bags with potatoes in the body and go to trade in the nearest market? Anyone who is able to buy this, we think, does not plant carrots and cabbage on his garden. But he has a yacht, which needs to be dragged from one reservoir to another, or a couple of Arab horses, which for only the competition bring so much profit that without problems you can buy a bucket of similar machines. So, Toyota Tundra will cope with these tasks without problems, all the more so that she has much more potential. After all, this, recall, is still a truck. Although not for everyone. In any case, in our country it is not available to every ATP. We waited
For the first time, Toyota Tundra appeared in 1999 and is very popular among North American buyers. So, for example, in 2005 125 thousand pickups of this model were sold, which is 12.4 percent more than a year earlier. And in the first month of 2006, Toyota Tundra sales increased by 33 percent compared to the same 2005 indicator. All in the same 2006, the current Tundra even managed to get the title of the most anticipated car in the US market. The Americans closely watched the advancement into the masses of this miracle on wheels and waited. Every year, the plant in Texas will produce 200 thousand Toyota Tundra pickups. The car will be produced in five versions and with three basic engines. The drive can be either the rear or complete.
Driving Despite its dimensions, the car is very easy to drive. However, he could not get rid of the habits of the truck. Without ballast in the back, driving on a car on lousy roads is uncomfortable.
Salon
It is huge and convenient. A great many boxes scattered on it allow you to place a lot of things in the car, and at the same time, each of them will lie in its place.
Comfort
What can be said about comfort when only a driver's seat has ten adjustments! In addition, Tundra boasts high-quality interior materials, and there is also an audio system with acoustics JBL and Bluetooth interface. /p ›
Security
In recent tests of the road safety insurance institute (IIHS), the new Toyota Tundra pickup received 4 stars for protection at a frontal clash.
Price
High.
Technical characteristics Toyota tundra
Dimensions, mm 5809/2030/1936
Gasoline engine, V8, 5663 cm3, 386 hp/5600 min-1
Automatic transmission, 6-speed
Dynamics 0-100 km/h, C 6.5
Maximum speed, km/h 180
Competitors Chevrolet Silverado 1500, Nissan Titan 4x4
Advantages and disadvantages
+ A powerful engine, excellent visibility, magnificent dynamic characteristics, the presence of all -wheel drive.
- High price.
Oleg Kalaushin
A source: Magazine 5 wheel [November 2007]
