Toyota Has Interesting Plans For A V8 Tundra

Toyota Has Interesting Plans For A V8 Tundra

The all-new Toyota Tundra was acquainted reasonably as of late yet with the failure of some, the huge get shown up without a V8 powertrain. That is on the grounds that it utilizes the organization's TNGA-F stage which just obliges two V6 motor choices. Another report out of Japan, nonetheless, hints that a V8 plant could advance into this suspension sometime later of its lifecycle.

As per Best Car Web, Toyota is trying different things with a hydrogen-fueled V8 to be carried out in the current Toyota Land Cruiser 300, which likewise utilizes the TNGA-F structure. At this point, there is no affirmation on whether the brand is only involving this as a guinea pig for hydrogen or regardless of whether it has plans to present this as a mainline item.

Toyota Has Interesting Plans For A V8 Tundra

The Japanese distribution reports that the Land Cruiser will be the primary model to embrace this trendy hydrogen ignition motor which indicates the chance of creation as well as expects that it will be carried out into more models. It additionally creates the impression that the organization will work together with Yamaha to foster this new powertrain, much as it did with the Lexus LFA's V10.

Yamaha has been chipping away at this powertrain starting around 2018 while utilizing Toyota's normally suctioned 5.0-liter 2UR-FSE as an establishment. The test unit of this motor was divulged with a power result of 449 strength and 398 lb-ft of force. This is only a crawl more than the Tundra half breed's power result of 437 HP.

Toyota Has Interesting Plans For A V8 Tundra

This move would shock no one given how Toyota has kept up with its obligation to hydrogen for quite a long time. Its most recent exhibit was a change of its G16E-GTS powertrain, which was fitted to a GR Yaris model. While the maker denotes the idea as an effective plan, it concedes that the innovation is as yet distant from a market discharge.

Toyota is making a major advance into the EV circle to stay aware of the market drifts however stays focused on the ignition motor as it keeps on fostering its hydrogen innovation. Its binds with Yamaha and Kawasaki are relied upon to create cleaner ICEs for Toyota bunch as well as Subaru and Mazda.

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