re: Autoweek test drives the 2019 Silverado

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I believe the Tundras only options are basic v6 and old arse v8.

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Old tried and true that run forever works for me

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know Toyota lags behind the big 3 in market share as far as pick ups go but they've got a ton of ground to make up with their next gen Tundra, whenever that may be. The most recent update freshened the cosmetics but everything underneath is basically still the same powertrain that came out in the 2nd Gen in 2007.

Think about how much the big 3 pickups have changed in a decade. They're all offering turbo 6s or diesel along with the big v8s. I believe the Tundras only options are basic v6 and old arse v8.

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I think Toyota will redo the Tundra for 2019. But it does seem Toyota is content to invest little money into and sell it’s 100k per year or whatever it sells. The Tundra was by far the best truck out there in 2007ish when this model came out, and yet it still really couldn’t crack the market share. So maybe there’s little incentive for Toyota to invest.

I bought a 2016 Tundra knowing full well it wasn’t cutting edge, but I don’t mind. It does all I need and I expect to keep it 10 years. But it definitely isn’t the best except maybe in the amorphous “reliability” category, and who knows about that.