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The facelifted Toyota Tundra has been revealed successful the US, with updates including components from Australia's Old Man Emu and upgraded interior exertion – but its accomplishment successful section showrooms has yet to beryllium confirmed.
The slowest-selling of Australia's 'big four' full-size pickups year-to-date – a radical that besides includes the Ford F-150, Chevrolet Silverado and Ram 1500 – the Tundra receives a mild ocular refresh for the 2027 exemplary year, with afloat details and pricing yet to announced.
Toyota's Michigan-based plan workplace has fixed the pickup what it describes arsenic "a much modern and purpose-driven front-end treatment", with a squarer look, a caller hexagonal grille and a redesigned beforehand bumper incorporating rectangular fog lights.
Inside, each US models present diagnostic a 14.0-inch infotainment touchscreen, already modular connected Australian-delivered Tundras, which present runs Toyota's latest infotainment strategy introduced locally with the new-generation RAV4.
Also making its Australian debut successful the caller RAV4 is Toyota's Drive Recorder Dash Cam, which joins the Tundra scope for MY27. It automatically records 20-second clips erstwhile it detects an event, specified arsenic a imaginable collision oregon different incident, though it tin besides beryllium switched off.
An Enhanced Digital Key is besides available, allowing owners to entree the conveyance via the Toyota smartphone app.
No changes person been announced for the hybrid powertrain offered successful Australian models, which pairs a 3.4-litre twin-turbocharged V6 petrol motor with an electrical centrifugal for combined outputs of 326kW and 790Nm, driving each 4 wheels.
While the Australian lineup is constricted to the Limited and Platinum grades, US buyers present person 7 variants to take from pursuing the summation of the caller Tundra Trailhunter.
Based connected the Tundra SR5 – which sits beneath the Limited and Platinum sold present – the Trailhunter adds Michelin LTX Trail tyres, bronze-finished alloy wheels and upgraded suspension from Old Man Emu, the ARB-owned Australian off-road brand.
Toyota hasn't elaborate the suspension changes, but says the Trailhunter besides features betterment hooks, further underbody protection, Multi-Terrain Select, Crawl Control and a locking rear differential arsenic standard.
Toyota Australia told CarExpert it had nary quality to stock connected erstwhile the MY27 Tundra volition get locally, oregon whether the Trailhunter variant is nether information for Australia.
While Australian Tundra income accrued 45 per cent during the archetypal fractional of 2026, the updated Ford F-150 – contempt remaining a MY24 conveyance – has overtaken some the Toyota and V8-powered Chevrolet Silverado. The Ram 1500 continues to pb the segment.
All 4 of these vehicles are imported successful left-hand thrust and past remanufactured locally successful right-hand drive.
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