By Barbara & Bill Schaffer Toyota has been in the truck business for more than 50 years, but it?s only been the last 20 years that they have started to compete head-to-head with the full-size American pickups. First there was the T100 in 1993, which was renamed the Tundra for the second generation in 1999….
By Bill Schaffer Tillamook Forest ? Oregon — There is reason purpose-built vehicles are so great, and there is a reason they are not so great. For example, a race-ready sports car might be a dream on the track, but if you have to drive it on a highway, or around town, the rough ride…
By Barbara & Bill Schaffer Toyota has never been able to make it into the same sales bracket (the big leagues) with the major Detroit full-size pickup players. Instead they build a big truck with the same elements that have helped Toyota dominate the automotive and SUV/crossover markets with vehicles like the Camry, Corolla and…
?Toyota?s Third Generation Tundra American made? 2014 Toyota Tundra claims highest US/Canadian parts content The 2014 Toyota Tundra represents the third generation of the popular, full-size half-ton pickup truck. The latest Tundra lineup features a new, more chiseled exterior styling along with an all-new interior design that is a blend of refinement, quality and craftsmanship…
By Barbara Schaffer Cle Elum, Wash. ? Toyota didn?t take me the far reaches of the Alaskan tundra to introduce the all-new 2014 Toyota Tundra, rather they held the introduction at the Suncadia Resort in the wilds of Washington on the east side of the Cascade Mountains, about 90 miles southeast of Seattle. However, there…
