Just as we were about to close up shop and go play in the snow, what comes across the wire but Toyota's announcement of pricing for the new 2007 Tundra half-ton pickup. Considering the Tundra can be had with your choice of 4x2 and 4x4 drivetrains, three cab styles, three wheelbases, three bed lengths, three engines, and three trim levels, there's a lot of pricing to go over so let's get to it.
You can find all the prices that were provided to us by Toyota after the jump, but we'll relay the most important ones here. To start, the least expensive Tundra on Toyota's list appears to be the base Regular Cab with a five-speed automatic, the mid-range engine (a 4.7L V8 with 271hp/313 ft-lbs of torque) and a base price of $26,480. Conspicuously absent from this list are any V6 models, which would certainly lower the cost of entry for the Tundra a bit further. The most expensive Tundra model on the list is a Crew Max Limited with the 5.7L V8 and six-speed automatic that starts at $41,850. This particular Autoblogger doesn't go truck shopping very often, so we'll rely on your assessment of whether these prices are a steal or a sham.
You'll also find Toyota's press release on the pricing announcement after the jump, in which is slipped a quick sentence that reads, "...the Regular Cab 5.7L 4x2 Long Bed model features a towing capacity up to 10,800 pounds." We hadn't noticed that spec before, so for those keeping score, that would put the Tundra's top towing capacity ahead of the Chevy Silverado at 10,500 lbs., but still behind the F-150, which was upgraded to 11,000 lbs. for 2007.
02-14-2007, 02:13 AM
