Guess I'm in the minority, I actually like the pricing and comparison section the most in these videos

I'm always impressed with your meaningful and meticulous organization, clear explanations, and general thoroughness. I don't care about a 2022 Tundra at all, and I still watched the whole video because you are just so good. I appreciate the amazing content!

Alex's numbers testing the F-150 Hybrid for 1 week: 0-60 : 5.3 seconds Braking: 134 ft MPG. 18.9 MPG (Which he have an A grade, whereas this Tundra, getting 20 MPG, gets a B)

Lack of Auto 4WD is an automatic deal breaker for me. I use Auto 4WD five to six months out of the year in Alaska. GM has had this available for 24 years now. I can't believe Toyota still doesn't have it in any trim level. Trailer towing technology is also seriously lacking, compared to my 2019 Silverado. And 1300 lbs of payload is utterly ridiculous. My fairly loaded Silverado LTZ has 1910 lbs of payload capacity.

excellent video as always. Can you please make a video on Toyota connected services with what's included with and without the subscription

After trying the new Tundra and much thought I ended up with a 2022 Sierra With the 3.0 diesel. So far I’m extremely impressed and totally satisfied. It’s also averaging over 25 MPG. I liked the Tundra, but it just didn’t do enough for me.

The tundra has always been a niche product, Toyota knows they will never sell even half of total f150 sales, even the chief engineer said there was no point in chasing numbers they just wanted to build a modern and solid truck, maybe not as solid as they wanted because of all the quality issues they've been having so far

Another very solid and fair review (question about fuel economy grade vs. Ford's hybrid which did worse not withstanding). Thank you, Alex. Pretty consistent evals of this truck from the automotive press and Consumer Reports as well - a solid entry, that hits - but does not surpass - the mark in this segment. Toyota has the opportunity to tweak this truck over time, such as with the suspension which seems like a sure way to improve ride and handling. The fuel economy needs to be an area of focus with future evolutions of this 3.4TT engine - C/R managed only 17 MPG. Better than the 14-15 of the prior gen, but not at the top of its class where it needs to be.

The main things that will decide whether or not it's good enough is how good a deal you can get,availability and whether or not the buyer is a brand fanatic. Personally I like the looks of it,and it sounds like it has good power. Now if they would add auto 4x4 that would be even better. Also it seems like most all the new full size trucks are nice. And beyond what I can currently afford.

Can’t unsee the handlebar mustache now

Toyota had a decade to produce a homerun...it's a double at best.

This Tundra isn't as good as the 2nd gen. But, its not horrible either. It will likely prove to be very reliable for many years to come, despite the twin turbo engine. It has some nice features and there are some major improvements from the 2nd gen.

Alex isn’t “SR” the base?

Should have kept the V8 to have 2 engine options with this truck!! More is always better....

Ram buyer. I love the rams and everything they were doing. However I wanted to try something else. I’ve heard great things with the tundra. I was really excited about them. Especially with the hybrid option. I loved the idea of the ford power boost with onboard high powered generator option. I was hoping tundra would follow suit. The second and major reason. I will not buy the new tundra. IT DOESN’T HAVE A SIX SEAT OPTION. Therefore. I will probably stick with Ram.

Yea, I saw a Tundra platinum locally sell for 115k (after tax), the mark ups are real. Ram 1500 limited might have issues but its best interior of newer trucks I've been in.

Shame Toyota went away from their planetary gear set hybrid model. Not sure if that setup has limitations for truck applications

I guess it looks like toyota set out to build a great all 'round truck for 60k. When you go more than that there are better options. I would be inclined to think under 60k, tundra. Over, F150.

I've been comparing the Tundra with the F150, base models only as I need a work truck build. The Tundra base model is better spec'd than Chevy and Ford base models at a slightly lower cost. Ford/Chevy/Dodge offer many more options and configurations if you're willing to spend $70k on a pick-up.

I love tundra but rear head room is a big problem for my son.

Hi alex from the point of engine reliability, would you prefer mdx type s or sequoia 2023 ??

" Reason built in gps is being self sustained. My cell phone has same type of service, why do I need such a useless thing ? Again great attention to detail, kudos to Alex, I dont remember anyone mentioned "connected gps"

I'm in the minority, but I think the best Tundra is the 1st gen, rust issues aside. The other two generations just grew too big with too much tech. If you really want a utilitarian Tundra, get the first gen.

You forgot to include the tow-truck fuel economy with the Ford trucks❗🤣

give us a hybrid tacoma that get over 25mpg

Want a Lexus car bumper on the rear of your truck? Get a new Tundra.

Price and configuration are the reasons for his success, $37,000 can have adaptive cruise

So with a load of lumber on the tailgate down, is the step sitting out there in traffic while you drive home?

Another excellent review! Although the last gen was also built in Texas and in fact, the leg and hip room in this model has decreased, not increased. Plus you neglected to mention that if you get the hybrid you completely lose your rear underseat storage.

It would be enough to persuade me to buy my first foreign vehicle if it got better gas mileage. There should be no situation that a v8 gets better mileage

Glad they are building them in Texas but your money still goes back to headquarters in Aichi Japan. Looks like a lot of nice improvements over the last generation, still not sure why anyone would buy one with all the great / proven products from Chevy, Ford and Dodge in this segment. I agree the Tacoma is better then the Ranger and the Camry is better then a Chevy Malibu, however - when it comes to a full size truck, Toyota is still learning how to compete.

Should have offered a V8 option as well as V6.

Alex, It is time for Toyota to bring back the T100! BTW the new Tundra's rear seat headroom 7:58 is awful!

Simple thing that Toyota could do: Get production up. Lower the price (one config, shared safety tech, and shared parts with the sequoia), give the consumer an unmatched value. Offer all colors at no additional charge on the SR trim (it's the best value). Allow the consumer to order the vehicle they way they want it, not the way Toyota wants it. Shrink that oversized screen. It sticks out of the dash instead of being integrated and is really too large for no gain. Allow the stop-start to be turned off permanently. Allow the steering assist to be turned off permanently. Give control to the consumer, in short.

I saw one on the road last week. The grill makes the vehicle extremely ugly. Took Toyota 2 decades to design this truck and they came up with this ugly truck?

I worry they've killed the appeal of the Tundra and Sequoia for the typical buyer without enough to draw in many new people. The biggest benefit to the previous generations were that they were old as sin but highly reliable. I doubt the power train on these new models will hold up as well, especially considering Toyota had wastegate issues right from the start. Outside of that this thing has, fewer options, less tech, lower MPG (depending on the competitor), questionable reliability. I just don't see it. Most all the competitors offer more in one way or another, it's already mostly impossible to sway the domestic buyers from their chosen brand. I'm a turbo guy through and through as a Saab fan, I just really don't like them in large trucks/SUVs. The Ecoboost models from Ford say enough with their track record.

Am I crazy or is that engine cover not the correct one? The hole where the oil fill should be there's a pin for one of the cover holders and an intake duct. Is it a pre-production model, the cover is installed incorrectly or is Toyota drunk?

Should I buy new tundra or 4Runner

Must admit I almost always click off before the price and comparisons. I feel like thats only something you watch if you're actually looking to buy that vehicle like tomorrow, otherwise the rest of the video is just keeping up on new cars

Do we know the average salary of the buyers who buy these luxury models? In this day and age I wonder

Good wouldn't be good enough especially in the case of the Tundra, which we could expect be next replaced by 2040! 😂 P.S. The TNGA platform has some iffy packaging :/

Here we go again. Every new model is whined about for the first few years and then the next-generation comes out and then the story is, thet should have kept the last generation going. People are ridiculous...

@1:16 is the precise reason I will not be buying a Toyota Tundra, no regular cab long bed no sale.

As a hardcore Tundra guy, the turbo engine is a permanent deal-breaker. Just wait for the eye-watering repair bill WHEN those turbos pop. Gone are the days of getting 400K trouble free miles on the original drive train. (Note to Toyota: That’s why customers buy this truck.) Also, the styling of the truck is ridiculous. That *enormous* front grill makes the Tundra look like a cartoonish caricature of itself. Thanks Toyota for destroying a reserved and bulletproof truck. Long live the turbo bro-dozers.

Toyota is always the answer 👌

Tundra's lack of sales has little to do with making millions of configurations, and more to do with brand loyalty. No market segment is more loyal to a brand than the full size truck buyer. Also, Toyota only builds 200k a year, or less.

Any chance Toyota doesn’t want to sell some huge number of full size trucks? There’s no way to be certain, but I sense they sell just about all the full size trucks they want to build. I could be wrong, but it seems they built the plant in San Antonio to build 200,000(?) units annually and that’s what they sell. I sense they want to have something on offer but have little desire to compete (volume-wise) with Ford, etc. Those that really want a Toyota seek it out. But they don’t intend to have 20% full-size pickup market share. Not claiming to have the answers, just wonder if Toyota is at all disappointed with their (full-size pickup) sales volume. They may be perfectly happy as-is.

The people I know that bought Tundras, Sequoias, and 4-Runners all did so for reliability and kept the vehicle for a decade or two. MPG and modern features be damned. I wonder how the new models will fair? Hopefully OK but I. almost feel like they should have kept the old Tundra for a year or two like RAM did.

Missed opportunity, when’s the last time you could buy a manual gearbox in a full-size gas pickup, if they had done that I would have mortgaged the house.

The Tundra is a welcome update over the 2007-21 model in terms modernization and updated tech. However, it seems that Toyota forgot what made the 2007 so special. At the time, the Big 3 were just putting out utter trash in terms of the quality of the trucks. Tundra dropped a huge bomb with their new 2007. HUGE power(381HP in 2007 was a big deal, more than the HEMI and LS-based Vortec MAX GM), huge cabin, 4.30 gears, etc. This model doesn't seem to exceed the competition in any major category. Contrary to what Alex mentioned, the cabin is actually smaller, as is the case with all of Toyota's that moved to the TNGA platforms. Despite all of the power it has, it is no faster than a Ram 1500 HEMI w/ e-Torque and 3.92 gears. Towing and payload numbers are middling. And please spare us the reliability argument, as this truck has had plenty of issues already plus long term reliability will obviously not be as stellar as the previous generation since it has turbos, hybrid, new electrical architecture, etc.

eh I'll stick with my last gen Tundra.

"More room on the inside?" I think not! The double cab rear space is now completely useless and as Alex points out, even the Crew Cab lacks headroom. The front-end design is way too long, and the truck's lack of expected features (i.e. tow hooks, etc.) as well as questionable reliability and high price, make the new Tundra a big disappointment.

I have a 2022 tundra it's a lemon

The Tundra is for a somewhat different market than the others. They are selling a brand known for reliability and a company that pays the most attention to engineering and standing behind its product. Are they perfect? Nope. But I’ve learned over the years I will only purchase a Toyota or Lexus. I can’t speak to other markups because our small town dealership was great. MSRP all the way and only $1,000 down to save my Tundra as it was arriving. $54,000 out the door for the 4x4 SR5 with the TRD off-road package, TRD convenience pkg, front end protection pkg, and ordered TRD steps and factory tonneau cover. It has everything I need and nothing I don’t. It’s a beautiful beast and drives great. This truck is for relatively light towing, hauling stuff when you need to, and for people who like to camp, hunt, fish, off-road. If you truly need a work truck and something to tow get a diesel. Toyota is pretty smart for knowing their wheelhouse and who they serve. I plan on keeping this truck forever and passing it on to one of my kids. Hopefully the turbo engine lasts, we shall see. Looks like we are part the wastegste issue and can move forward. But for now, I love this thing and am sure others will too. Oh, on my first break-in tank of gas I received 20.1 MPG. I expect that will get even better as it continues to break in.

I’ll probably never buy a new full-size truck (a 25 yr old truck takes care of my occasional truck needs just fine), but I like the look of the Tundra. I wish the nose wasn’t so pointlessly long though. It’s just got a little V6 under the hood but it looks like it has enough room for a looooong I6. There is at least 2 ft of wasted space in front of the engine. The idea of a “luxury truck” is hilarious to me but again, I would never use a full-size truck as a daily driver since for the vast majority of people out there (myself included), it’s just a massive waste. The vast majority of my driving is with just myself and cargo that easily fits in a trunk (just like the majority of people, including those who daily drive full-size trucks) Toyota’s decision to make just about everything a subscription service is unfortunate. I’d really like to see people say no en masse to this subscription-culture we are rolling into, but instead people seem to be quite happy to be nickeled and dimed to death while driving their $80k “luxury truck” A major missed opportunity here is for high power 120V and 240V outlets like the electrified F150s have. I would love to have something like that available in a truck, especially if I used it for work or camping. I really like that my Ioniq5 has the 120V power outlets and wish it had 240.

20 mpg 🤣🤣 - with all that hybrid tech. Just get the Sierra diesel and get 25-30 or get the F-150 hybrid. Even my non hybrid 6.2L V8 gets 17mpg. It’s also faster.

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Alex! Waiting till the end to let us know no pricing is borderline dishonest to your subscribed viewers. While the reason provided makes no sense - you should have disclosed that at the very beginning so we could make an informed choice to continue watching a 20-minute video. Why would you want to trick the very viewers that support you? Not cool…

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Ford Maverick has more payload!

I normally don't care about car looks, and particularly truck looks, but holy ^#%$ this thing is fugly. Did Toyota run a competition for the most ridiculous design?

It's a very ugly truck ... no front tow hooks ... no rear bumper step ... very ugly front grill !

Over-styled and unattractive. I'll hang on to my 2019 Tundra Platinum, until something "better" comes along. That said, I do like the new Silverado, especially in Trail Boss form.

Toyota had a golden opportunity to make this a winner, but instead they made it fugly and still thirsty. Better luck next time.

The 2022 Tundra falls flat, IMHO. I think mostly because it was designed in America. It's one thing to build them in America, but not design also. When I buy a Toyota, I want the Japanese logical approach. Fail.

Sorry Alex, there is NO better a barometer of how good a product really is than sales numbers. That number accounts not inly for the features of the vehicle, but also for its value (price for what you get), availability, manufacturer’s reputation and other less tangible criteria. It used to be that marketing/advertisement accounted for much of that, but in today’s world it has less and less effect as people are better informed through available information like auto reviews and easily found tech data, recall info, etc. There is really no other objective measuring stick on what the population (versus you yourself) thinks is best.

Good enough *for who,* Alex? Toyota customers that have been buying 15 year old and outdated products for the last decade and telling themselves it’s worth the money because of “reliability”? This truck and the mechanically identical Sequoia will absolutely be good enough for them. Are they good enough to win over customer from the competition and to switch from GM, Ford, RAM, Nissan, etc.? I honestly don’t think so. To make matters worse Toyota’s reliability which was arguably the only reason to buy a Toyota product over the competitors, has severely plummeted. The front end design and interior had to grow on me, still think the rear needs a emergency refresh but certainly an improvement over the outgoing model. However that’s not really saying much either as the last generation XK50 has been in production since 2007.

I see a law sue if you trip yourself on that tailgate wire right there. Toyota gonna get sue some day.

Loved the last tundra. This thing is just ugly.

That is one ugly derivation of overly stylized vomit. I think they zigged too late and should have zagged. I thought Dodge and GMC couldn't be outdone with their chromium encrusted, scoops and doo dads but I was wrong.

Mike Sweers ruined this truck.

boring truck

Toyota trucks will always be better

Kinda of a fugly truck.

You hate Toyota my friend.

Toyota managed to completely humiliate themselves when they said it’s a world beater Oh it’s a world beater alright. It beats the world for the most uncompetitive pickup truck redesign of our time. The tundra manages to be a catastrophic failure for Toyota. Just like the sequoia NX LX RX RZ BZ4X. Toyota should just give up at this point since their brand new products tend to get schooled hard before it even steps into dealerships

For most folks this new Tundra will represent a poor life choice out on the road, that's because it's going to guzzle gasoline, make people judge you poorly, and further our collective descent into the hell that is climate change.