2011 Toyota Tundra

2011 Toyota Tundra

The 2011 Toyota Tundra is a great all-around truck, but it’s easily trumped when it comes to looks, performance, fuel economy and standard features. Most reviewers say the 2011 Toyota Tundra is practical and meets expectations. Fuel economy, however, isn’t best in class. To save money, go for a 2010 Tundra.

Toyota has given the Tundra a few updates for the 2011 model year. The Tundra is available in Regular, Double and CrewMax models.

Toyota has announced several mechanical and feature changes for the 2011 Toyota Tundra light-duty pickup truck.The 4.0-liter V-6 makes 270 horsepower and 278 pounds-feet of torque, up 34 hp and 12 pounds-feet from the 2006-2010 Tundra.

To help improve towing safety, trailer-sway control programming and brake override technology have been added as standard equipment. A trailer brake controller allows the driver to control the amount of gain (brake boost) applied to the trailer's electric brakes when the driver applies the vehicle's brakes.
Toyota also has electronic brake-force distribution, which adjusts braking pressure according to cargo load.

The full-size Toyota Tundra pickup truck roared onto the automotive scene for the 2000 model year, and immediately carved out a niche in a segment perennially dominated by American automakers. While two-wheel drive comes standard, four-wheel drive is available on the bigger engines. The Tundra again comes in a choice of three engines, 2-wheel or 4-wheel drive, 5-speed or 6-speed automatic transmission, and it comes in regular cab, Double Cab (5.5 ft bed), or CrewMax (6.5 or 8 ft bed). Toyota does not sell manual transmissions on the Tundra, so it is not even available as an option.

When equipped with the most powerful engine - the 5.7-liter V8 - the Toyota Tundra has a towing capacity of 10,800 pounds. Power is where the 2011 Toyota Tundra truly shines. Four-wheel drive is also available for the larger engines.

The standard Toyota Tundra engine for 2011 is a 4.0-liter V6 that delivers 236 horsepower and 266 pound-feet of torque paired to a 5-speed automatic transmission. On a properly equipped Tundra, the 5.7 can tow up to 10,800 pounds.

The 2011 Toyota Tundra manages to offer exceptional power and rugged capabilities with a surprisingly refined cabin. As with previous models, cubbies and pockets abound in the 2011 Tundra.
Standard safety features on the 2011 Toyota Tundra are front-seat side and knee airbags, full-length side curtain airbags, anti-lock disc brakes, stability control, and traction control. Crash testing of the new Toyota Tundra had not taken place at the time of this writing, but historically, the second-generation Tundra has performed exceptionally well in government safety testing.

Perhaps one of the Tundra’s greatest features is its reliability. The 2010 Tundra earned a 10/10 score in J.D. Power and Associates Predicted Reliability study.