Toyota Tundra Australian Specification Detailed

Alvin Lee January 26, 2024 News 398 Views

There’s no official on-sale date yet, but the Toyota Tundra full-size pick-up isn’t far away from its highly anticipated launch in Australia. In fact, 300 of these right-hand-drive converted Tundras have already found homes Down Under, via the Tundra Insider Program. The pre-launch program sees 300 potential customers getting a taste of the Tundra on a paid Full Service Lease basis, reporting back regularly to Toyota Australia on their experience.

With that, Australian specification for the Tundra has also been confirmed, leaving just the price tag a mystery. The US-built Tundra is converted to right-hand-drive by Melbourne-based Walkinshaw Automotive Group. Modified components include the steering rack, instrument panel, firewall, headlights, cabling, harnesses, front seats, carpet and trim, with many of the new parts sourced from the Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series.

Spec’ed in a single Limited grade for now, the Tundra features seating for five with a 60/40-split rear seat back. All seats are trimmed in synthetic leather with 8-way power adjustment and heating and ventilation for the front pair. The same upholstery is also applied to the transmission shifter and steering wheel.

The cockpit boasts a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster with user-selectable information displays. However, head-up display (HUD) isn’t fitted.

A huge 14.0-inch centre touchscreen complements the digital instrument cluster. It supports Bluetooth, wireless Apple CarPlay and wired Android Auto connectivity, and AM/FM radio with sound from a 12-speaker JBL speaker system.

In terms of safety, the Tundra is equipped with an autonomous emergency braking pre-collision system with day and night pedestrian and daytime cyclist detection, lane departure alert, lane trace assist, emergency steering assist and automatic high beam.

Powering the massive ute is a 3.5-litre twin-turbo V6 petrol engine with 290kW at 5200rpm and peak torque of 650Nm between 2400rpm and 3600rpm. The engine is paired with a 36kW/250Nm electric motor and 6.5Ahr nickel metal hydride battery (Ni-MH) for a total system output of 326kW and 790Nm. This essentially means the Tundra is Toyota’s largest hybrid model ever.

The engine drives through a 10-speed automatic transmission and a part-time all-wheel drive system with a two-speed transfer case and automatic limited slip differential. The Tundra matches the Ford F-150 and Chevrolet Silverado, its two main rivals, with a maximum braked towing capacity of 4500kg.

2024 Toyota Tundra Australian Specification (Right Hand Drive)

Mechanical

326kW, 790Nm 3.5-litre twin-turbocharged V6 powertrain
Ten-speed automatic transmission with Eco, Normal and Sport modes
Dual-range 4WD system with limited slip differential
Front double wishbone and rear multi-link suspension
Ventilated 354mm front and 335mm rear disc brakes
122-litre fuel tank

Exterior

20” Sports Alloy wheels with 265/60R20 tyres
Heated, power folding exterior mirrors with reverse tilt-down
Active front spoiler
Tub management system with side and back rails and moveable tie-down points
Towbar, 3500kg towball and tongue
12-pin trailer wiring harness
Nine colour options with solid, crystal pearl, and metallic paint finishes

Interior

Black synthetic leather seats
Heated and ventilated front seats with 8-way power adjustment
Leather-accented steering wheel with controls for multimedia and driver assist systems
12.3-inch digital instrument cluster with multi information display
60/40-split rear seat back
Front and rear carpet floor mats

Safety

Toyota Safety Sense
- Pre-collision system with day and night pedestrian and daytime cyclist detection
- Active cruise control
- Lane departure alert with steering assist
- Lane trace assist
- Automatic high beam
Blind spot monitor
Rear cross traffic alert
Panoramic view monitor
Four front and four rear parking sensors
ABS, vehicle stability and traction control
Trailer brake controller
Trailer reversing guide
Eight airbags
Two rear ISOFIX points