The Toyota Tundra is all-new for 2022, with a more modern suspension, brawny big-grilled looks, and an available hybrid powertrain. Now, Toyota has released pricing details for its new full-size truck. Its starting price of $35,950 is higher than that of any of its rivals, though the Tundra has some unique equipment to justify the cost.
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What’s New for 2022
The 2022 Tundra is an entirely new design, sharing not a single part with the 2021 version. It is again made in America, at Toyota’s factory in San Antonio, Texas.
It’s a bold-looking truck with an oversized grille up front and prominent, boxy fender flares. The off-road-focused TRD pro model wears subtle, dark digital camouflage trim on the bumpers and body cladding.
It rides on a more modern structure, using a coil spring, multi-link rear suspension instead of the leaf springs of prior Tundras. That should give it a smoother on-road ride and enough articulation to handle most off-road challenges. An adaptive air suspension is available on higher trims.
Toyota offers just two powertrains for 2022 – a departure in a class where four or more is the norm. The standard setup uses a 389 horsepower twin-turbo V6. Toyota calls that one the i-FORCE. But Toyota is the hybrid company – selling more hybrids than any other automaker by a considerable margin – and its full-size truck has to carry that mantle. So, a 437-horsepower hybrid edition is also available. Toyota calls that the i-FORCE MAX.
More Prices Still to Come
Toyota has released pricing details for the i-FORCE, V6-powered edition. It reaches sales lots before the end of 2021.
The company hasn’t released prices for the hybrid-powered i-FORCE MAX versions. They will come later, reaching dealerships early next year.
Toyota hasn’t disclosed pricing for the off-road specialist TRD Pro edition.
From Work Trucks to Luxury Trucks
The 2022 Tundra’s base price of $35,950 will get you a rear-wheel-drive (RWD), short bed, double cab model. It includes an 8-inch central touchscreen and a full suite of automated safety features. All Tundras also require a $1,695 destination fee.
It’s a higher starting point than the Ford F-150, Ram 1500, or Chevy Silverado. But the base Tundra is arguably better equipped, with its standard V6, built-in virtual assistant that responds to voice commands, and dynamic radar cruise control.
The most expensive model, at first, will be the top-of-the-line 1794 edition, in 4-wheel drive with the 4-door CrewMax cab. That setup carries a sticker price of $61,020.
That’s close to the price of the Ram 1500’s luxurious Limited trim and competitive with Chevy’s high-end Silverado High Country. It’s more than $10,000 below the price of Ford’s top-of-the-line F-150 Limited model. But rumors suggest that Toyota is planning a higher-end Tundra, possibly called the Capstone edition, that may compete with Ford’s most luxurious truck. Stay tuned.
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