Toyota Tundra Gets a New Look, Same Powertrains

Toyota Motor Corp.'s restyled Tundra fullsize pickup truck gets a more aggressive grille, revised interior and such electronic features as cross-traffic warning and a rearview camera.

But Toyota opted to leave the truck's powertrain options unchanged. The result: the 2014 Tundra is mid-pack among its rivals in such basic pickup performance measures as horsepower, fuel economy, towing capacity and maximum payload.

The carryover base engine is a 4.0-liter V-6 producing 270 hp. The two optional V-8s include a 4.6-liter powerplant that makes 310 hp and a 5.7-liter unit that generates 381 hp. As with this year's powertrain lineup, a 5-speed automatic is standard with the V-6. Both V-8s are coupled with a 6-speed automatic.

U.S. city/highway fuel economy ratings for the 2014 Tundra range from 16/20 mpg for the V-6 to 13/17 mpg for the larger V-8.

New for 2014 is a fully boxed front frame rail, which boosts vehicle weight. The big CrewMax V-8 model weighs nearly 5,900 lbs compared to less than 5,000 lbs for the heaviest of the redesigned 2014 pickups from General Motors Co.

The new Tundra's maximum tow rating is 10,400 lbs. Toyota says its rating are the only ones in the American market that comply with the SAE J2807 tow standard, which requires the rating be maintained under a variety of performance conditions.