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Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Hurricane, WV
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Hurricane, WV
Posts: 2,461
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Supposedly, part of the reason for the Tundra's new taller hood in the '14 is to allow room for the Cummins V8 diesel. I haven't heard anything concrete, though. I'm afraid that Tundra and Tacoma sharing the Texas plant will mean that there isn't much incentive to explore the niche markets of diesel if they can keep the plant running full tilt w/ their current offerings. The Tundra even reduced offerings with the '14 model as far as cab and bed configurations.
Not happening for the 4Runner. A diesel 4Runner, particularly a V8, is a niche of a niche of a niche (high power, diesel, V8, BOF SUV). I think part of the reason that Nissan is diving into diesel is that they are so desperate to improve sales that it makes sense to explore markets where there is no competition. They moved like 30k Titans last year? I don't think they have the resale or reliability reputation that helps move Tundras and Tacomas, so people that actually consider a non-domestic truck tend to go for the safe bet.
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2023 4Runner TRD Pro, 2023 GR Corolla
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