1 Ton Toyota With 8.0L Diesel

Michaeljp86

Have you guys seen this truck, has a 8.0L 6cyl hino diesel.
I think toyota wants to use this truck to put GM, ford, and dodge out of their missery.

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landcrafter

How does the power compare ,with only a 6 cyl.? I can understand for fuel savings, but what about power?

Michaeljp86

I cant seem to find much info on it, Ill keep looking though. With a 8.0 its got to have some nuts. The cummins in the dodges is a 6cyl and thats a beast.

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Michaeljp86

300-horsepower and 600 lb-ft of torque, thats not to impressive for a engine that size.

Here is a link to it

http://www.pickuptruck.com/html/auto...radually1.html

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frb

Foreign trucks make me sick.


...I think I just threw up in my mouth.

Norrrrrrrrrrrrm

I've been waiting for Toyota to diesel. I heard they were going hybrid as well.

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Michaeljp86

I have to agree, I think Hino trucks is all made in japan. So this engine is built in japan paying those guys $0.25 hr. Im sure the guys in Dmax factory in ohio get payed a little better. If toyota gets this truck out with a auto trans I think GM, ford, and dodge are screwed and may merge or be bought out by toyota, henda, etc.

Its a nice looking truck but Im sticking with chevy for as long as I can. I may go ford or dodge too.

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Norrrrrrrrrrrrm

I believe you are thinking of China. They tend to make crap and pay crap. The Japanese products are far more superior and payroll is a better for the workers.
I love driving stick, automatic gets soooo boring. To me auto is only good for heavy traffic.
American auto companies are already screwed, They failed/ignored to change with the times and now are paying through the nose. They are being left in the dust so to speak.

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Michaeljp86

Japan still pays crappy I think, China is probably the worst with about slave labor.

I to love driving a stick, but I think the soccer moms driving around in their ford F350s would buy this toyota if it had a auto.

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SelfContract

Might as well lay-off all US workers in all japanese assembly plants located in Canada, Georgia, Tennesse, etc. With today economy, US cars are assembled in Korea/Taiwan/China/India, etc., and Jap/Korea cars are assembled in USA states or Europe. Today cheaper costs also mean US cars has their Jap engine parts, and Jap cars have their counter/car parts ordered from USA too. US companies buy European companies, Jap companies buy US companies. A blur distinction of who & what & when.

It is a mix-mix economy. No more exclusive, monopoly markets anymore. It's blurred, and it is cut-throat economy competition!.. Everyone tries to step on everyone's toes now.. sad but truth...

landcrafter

I bought a new Toyota 4x4 in '87 and it was one of the best trucks I ever had. I've mostly had Chevy and it's going to be hard to pull me away. I've had several Fords, but there was just no comparison in reliability. I waited for Toyota to come out with a full size forever, and when they finally did, it was disappointing. Now these new ones are beautiful and powerful trucks, I just can't afford one! I paid $9800.00 for my Toyota, new!

joasis

All about how they measure the power...after highschool, I drove semi's in the oil field that had 220 horsepower pulling 80,000 pounds...and my last venture in trucking was behind 500 horsepower Detroits moving 80k....I don't know what my Duramax claims for numbers, but I know what it compares to when I am pulling with it, and I typically pull 15k - 24k when hauling steel buildings or equipment.

If the Toyota ends up being made in America, it may be something to look at. It will all depend on how it holds up.

BTW, I love my Duramax...155k and still pulls like a new one.

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Duramax, Alliston and a 3500 top rated for 24k, don't do it everyday. Don't forget to change the hitch the factory puts on, has a tendancy to crack and lose trailers on the highway

Good to see you back Jay

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SelfContract

It will hold up.

After the US companies moved to overseas operations as before, massive laid-off followed in the 90s to 2000s. But Jap cars still import into US like crazy, and US people still buying those. So, US laws were then passed to encourage foreign companies' investment and to reduce business taxes and also allow some cash incentives for foreign companies to move their operations into US soils and hire thousands of US workers for first 5-10 years of operations. Turned out, Jap/Korea companies make more profit (per car) than US companies for 2 reasons:

1) No "custom" tax and/or transportation costs anymore due to monthly shipping of hundreds of thousands cars (Toyota/Honda, etc.) by seas into US border; Besides, cars now locally produced faster on demand and US customers like it to pay less on mark-up/shipping charges.

2) Reduce business taxes due to incentive/state/special/employment taxes for their corporations from IRS to all foreign companies for creating local US jobs/economy in US states.

On the other hand, US car companies (Ford, GMC, etc.) also enjoys their new benefits such as reduced labor cost savings (China/India) and also transportation costs (local), but NOT necessarily savings on the already high business tax/custom/costs associated with red-tape and foreign bureaucracy/govt as compared to the US.

On personal note, guys, anyone who makes less than $75K/year 07 will get ~$600 tax reduction/rebates and ~$1200 per married, so watch out for those in early June/08 too.

dkillianjr

Really not a bad looking truck, my buddy has a tundra and its pretty nice. But the day I buy a foriegn truck or any foriegn car for that matter is the day I put a brick on the gas pedal and stand in front of it!


Dave

3Kings Plumbing

Toyota trucks are assembled here in Indiana also in another state can't remember which one though. I'm not big on imports. But you have to amit they tend to out run our products. Heck Harley Davison isn't truly all American either. I belive the front forks on certian models are Jap. made.

I'm an Dodge/Ford man But that Tundra got me droooooooooling!

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Michaeljp86

They may put the yotas together here in the U.S. but all the bigshots taking most of the money toyota makes take it all to japan.

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dougger222

IF that concept was made expect to dish out something like $70K+ to have one. That link has been floating around the net for a few months now and most agree it won't be a production vehicle.

Any of you recall the concept coined as the Ford Tonka? That was a very radical truck, very comparable to the Toy. The truck debuted a few years ago and some of the styling on the 08 Super Duty's came from it. If anything it looked most like a 08 F450 King Ranch, that's a sharp truck!

I'm gonna stick with my Ford 7.3 diesel's and let the younger crowd play around with the Toy's.

Toyota did say it was planning to put a diesel in the Tundra but didn't go into a ton of details, there shooting for 2009.

GM and Ford are planning to have diesel motors in there half ton segment. Rumor has it there are two diesel motors slated for the 2010 MY Ford F150's and a good chance of an in house built diesel motor for the Super Duty platform. I would contimplate getting rid of the 253K mile 99 F250 for a half ton diesel capable of 25-30 mpg. Of course the 99 F350 DRW would be kept as the tow rig.

Last summer my wife was laughing at a guy washing a new Tundra. Her daily driver is a Ford Excursion diesel 4x4 and a 65 Mustang v8. None of my family drives Toy or Nissan and neither does hers.

What do I think about the concept truck? It's cute.

XanadooLTD

My 06 Tundra was built in Houston.

Michaeljp86

And the money you payed for it was sent to japan.

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