Perception of Value. My dad bought a new Tundra with the 5.7 (does this sound right), and the highest interior package (didn't want ti order and that was what was on the lot), and I must say it pales in comparison to a modest Lariat in terms if interior appointments and "niceties"....let alone my Platinum which is in a totally separate class. Additionally, his big motor seemed beefy until my 6.2 was next to it on some asphalt...I never exceeded 3500 RPM's and absolutely dusted him. I'm not the biggest fan of the current shift strategy in my truck, but when you giver her a little extra goose, she performs like an F-16.