The Tundra is not a real truck(fullsize)if it is it's sure the smallest fullsize truck I ever parked beside.

 

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Yes the oddesy was a pos..I totally frogot. The new Tundra wipped the F-150 and Chev Z71 in all tests includeing pulling a 8,000 LB 26 foot travel trailer,but dont worry guys I have a 01' 2500 4x4 Xcab long bed chev duramax on order 300HP and 520torque while getting 22MPG@70MPH...check it out at www.thedieselpage.com

 

Now thats a truck.But that engine if its the 6.5 replacement is part Izuzu. And it will or should be a good one. Im glad chevy is getting back in it.

 

Yep, it is 100% Izuzu with a Allison 5 speed auto or 6 speed stick! The guy who logged our land loves Izuzu's and said that the new chev 6600 should be the best engine offered in a pickup.. but it is also very quiet, cant tell it is a diesel at idle. I like the sound personaly

 

OK, the Tundra is cool, i guess. But I thought Toyota was going to release a full-size truck???

 

I read some on that new Chevy Diesel. It sounds cool. That Allison transmission is supposed to be built tough, one of the best you can get.

About the Tundra's size, it might be a few inches short in some dimensions, but that might be an advantage to some people. If you have a tight fit in a garage door, the Tundra would make it easier to get in. Me personally, I would rather a little smaller, easier to park, easier to meet someone on narrow back roads, as long as my fourwheeler fits in the back box without going over the wheelwells and the tailgate could shut, that's all I would care about. What advantage does 2" more in height have? Or 3" more in width? I don't see how it could make the truck better. I really liked the ride in the Tundra, sure put the Dodge that I drove to shame. So some people might call it a full size, and some might not. I personally like its size, a Dakota is a little too small for me, and the Tundra is inbetween that and the full size trucks. The long box of the Tundra actually is longer than the Big 3's. Also, the distance between the wheelwells on the Tundra compared to the huge Dodge Ram is identical, so I don't think it's far off. It also has the most ground clearance.