The most recent technology of the Toyota Tundra makes use of a twin-turbocharged 3.5 V-6 engine, both as a standalone unit or together with a hybrid system. Turbocharged engines are extensively recognized for being simple to improve, and Toyota is able to get in on the act with an influence bump for the Tundra’s mill.
The automaker used this week’s 2023 SEMA present to current the TRD Efficiency Package deal that’s designed so as to add 32 hp to the Tundra’s V-6, lifting the bottom powertrain’s output to 421 hp and the hybrid powertrain’s output to 469 hp. Peak torque additionally arrives about 400 rpm decrease for each powertrains. As compared, the Ford F-150 Raptor’s personal twin-turbo 3.5-liter V-6 spits out 450 hp.
To attain the additional efficiency, engineers from Toyota’s TRD efficiency division added a high-flow consumption and high-flow cat-back exhaust with a novel tip design. In addition they modified the engine administration system to account for the improved respiration, and tweaked the throttle to enhance response.
The improve will likely be accessible from early 2024 with a value of $3,400. It should initially be accessible for brand spanking new Tundras as a factory-installed choice solely, however Toyota is working to make it accessible as a retrofit that may be put in at sellers. The automaker can be contemplating increasing it to different automobiles that characteristic the twin-turbo 3.5-liter V-6.
Toyota stays quiet on plans for extra in depth upgrades for the Tundra, resembling one thing to rival efficiency full-size pickups just like the aforementioned Raptor in addition to the Ram 1500 TRX. The automaker is not shy in regards to the concept, nevertheless. On the SEMA present two years in the past Toyota rolled out the TRD Desert Chase Tundra, a wide-body Tundra idea with long-travel suspension and underbody safety.