Sounds like Toyota will be unveiling the new Tundra at the Chicago Auto Show. Personally, I can't wait to see it. I'm just hoping its not another Ridgeline type.

Also Chevy is supposed to show the new Avalanche at CAS. Should give some insights to what the new pickups will be like.

After the way I've been treated by Ford this week (see post in Explorer Forum) I'm taking note of the other manufacturers for the first time in years.

 

My grandfather thinks that the avalanche is the most useless peice of junk on the road, I'll never forget the first time he saw that truck. Says the same thing about the ridgeline. I doubt the tundra will go towards the route of non seperate bed truck.

Have no idea what chevy will come out with, if they follow suit, they'll try and make a truck look like the F-150. Still wouldn't buy a chevy if I planned on doing some heavy labor.

 

AutoWeek already had picture of Avalanche. It looks pretty much same as 2007 Tahoe.

http://www.autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dl...73234853532686

 

I would expect it to look like a Tahoe as it is simply a Tahoe with an open bed rather than an enclosed space. From the photo, it looks like a supersized Ridgeline.

 

There has been some spy pics of the new Tundra out too. To me, it looks like a cross between an F-150, Dodge Ram and Nissan Titan.

 

Toyota is not going for the ridgeline market, they are going more the Nissan Titan route. Towing power seems to be a big driver in full-size pickup marketing today. What I wonder is what happens to this "bigger, heavier, more powerful" market strategy if gasoline and diesel hit $4 this year? I just got 21 mpg in a current generation Tundra (4x4/V-8/automatic), on a run to LA and back this weekend. I'm afraid that the 2007 model will not be able to do that.

Jim

 

If the '07 Tundra is bigger and has the rumored 350-hp V8, Id bet you'd be lucky to see 14 mpg.
Based upon the Tundra spy pics Ive seen, the newer Tundra will have very poor aerodynamics (the grille looks like its off of a Titan) and thats going to really kill the milage. Big V8 + boxy shape = poor MPG

 

Lol! you just unveiled the recipe for the Hummer H2!

 

That is a good one, nice catch.......recipe for the Hummer H2!

 

OMG that tahoe gets to as close as looking like a ridgeline without being sued by honda! I hate the look of the unibody design, I don't think I am alone either. I think that new Sport Trac will clean up that market since its the only one that doesnt stimulate the gag reflex

 

Not with a $35,000 price tag it wont. My parents were going to buy an '06 Sport Trac untill they saw the price.
I steered them towards a Toyota Tacoma DoubleCab 4x4 which cost them $28,000 and they are pleased as can be with their new truck.
Im all for buying American, but $35K for a Sport-Trac is insane!

 

You would have to work real hard to pay $35k for a Sport Trac. I just built one on the ford website. The base price is $24k. The only way I could get close to $35k was to get the Adrenalin package, 4 wheel drive, and leather. Who in their right mind would pay MSRP? With the market right now, a $35k list should sell for about $28k. What was the MSRP on the TaYaDa?

BTW, I found one on Ebay Motors with only 8000 miles on it for $19k.

 

Did they compare actual selling price to actual selling price? When I was shopping for my F150, I also priced a Toyota Tundra. The Ford's MSRP was $5,000 more than the Toyota but the actual out the door price was the same. The Ford dealer made it clear that they wanted me to buy from them and the Toyota dealer made it clear that they would allow me to buy from them. Very different attitude.

 

Ugh!!!
Does anybody else see the Toyota in the new Avalanche??? Come on guys, it's so obvious, look at the rounded windows, the side trim, and the body panels on the side. Too much for me.

I've seen the spy pic of the tundra...and I think Toyota doesn't have a chance with that design. This makes me happy.

 

There's a lot of Ridgeline looks in that Avalanche too.