Official: Toyota Confirms Next-Gen Tundra on Its Way

It's official. Toyota has confirmed word from our sources earlier this week that the next-generation Tundra is on its way, via a report in the Wall Street Journal.

Mike Sweers, the Tundra's chief engineer, told the WSJ that Toyota "is in the process of making the next generation [Tundra] a bit more traditional looking" and that it will have a larger fuel tank for greater range because "Toyota also found that buyers liked the longer range that other trucks could provide, even if the actual fuel economy was the same or worse."

Last week, when we asked Toyota for comment about the information we received from our sources, we were told Toyota wouldn't comment on future product plans.

What about Toyota's lack of sales success so far?

"We believe from an engineering standpoint we met all of the targets," Sweers said. "As far as getting conquest buyers, no, we didn't get as much as we expected."

[Source: Toyota via The Wall Street Journal]

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