2007 Toyota Tundra SR5 from North America - All Comments

21:09 not disputing the dealer, but I would have bought a new F250 16,400 lb tow rating... buying the Tundra would not give you any extra gain with a 10,800 tow rating. Tundra does not make anything bigger... I may upgrade to the F350 with my next boat 19,200 and if that doesn't work for you buy the Ford F450 with 24,000...I would rather have more reserve with my towing.

11:21 That's a very good analogy about the student who gets the 'A' screwing up. That's exactly why Toyota draws so much attention with every recall or problem. When Ford, who can be compared to the 'F' student for certain, finally makes a car that MIGHT be half decent, all of the 'domestic' owners come out of the woodwork and want to say how Ford is now ahead of Toyota, which obviously is wrong and makes no sense. Just because Ford may have temporarily gone up a notch with one or two models, and Toyota may have temporarily slipped with one or two, there is still a huge difference in quality between them; Toyota still makes the far better product.

My Uncle is a Toyota dealer and he drives a newer F-150.

13:40; The difference is that the Tundra is actually capable of towing at least as much as Toyota claims that it will.

What's worse is that he had a Dodge Ram that was supposed to be able to tow 9000 pounds, I believe. When he was looking into buying the 7000 lb. camper, he checked with Dodge first about his truck. It was also new, by the way. Dodge told him they didn't recommend that he tow the camper. Of course, he asked them why he couldn't with a truck that was rated for 9000, and they would only say that they wouldn't recommend it and mentioned something about the rear differential not being heavy duty. So he bought the Ford; they told him it would have no problems; obviously they were wrong. He is 3000 lbs. under capacity and the truck barely got him uphill and began to overheat.

Like I said before, what happens when he actually starts putting things in the camper for a trip and it's actually hot out in the spring or summer? Once again, he should have gone with the Tundra, which I'm sure he now knows.

A Ford F250 or a Silverado 3/4 ton would have been the best choice.

To: 27th Nov 2007, 16:49.

They all claim that this and that Truck can tow UP TO X much.

But You need to buy the vehicle configured with the gearing, engine, suspension etc.. to handle the max towing capacity.

You wouldn't want to pull 10000lbs with the V6 in the Tundra either.

14;36 No, a GM is never a better choice than a Toyota. And the Ford is crap, so why buy the next size up piece of crap?

If the small Ford and Tundra are rated the same tow rating, wouldn't logic dictate a 3/4 ton with much higher tow rating be the obvious choice? Maybe your friend could buy a small pop up trailer and own an import?

11:57 The Ford I'm talking about is a brand new F-150 with a V-8; not the 351 or whatever size it is now, but the smaller V-8. The rating for THAT particular truck, equipped in that way, is 10000 pounds, according to the Ford dealership, so it should be able to tow 70% of its capacity, which is 7000 pounds.

Now my friend is another person who Ford has ripped off; he won't own another one, and I'm certain he will go with the Toyota next time, which is what he should have done in the first place. My little '98 Tacoma with a V-6, and literally half the horsepower of his brand new F-150 is rated to tow 5000 pounds, and I hauled more than that once when I moved; a 600 mile trip that took me through the mountains of Virginia and W. Virginia. No trouble at all. Meanwhile, his big full size, brand NEW Ford almost died towing 7000. Pathetic.

15:37 It would be quite interesting to borrow a brand new Tundra, and just tow the exact same camper trailer tow capacity application next summer on a very steep grade in hot 100 degree plus sun, especially in bumper to bumper traffic, stop go traffic, and see if it's that much better. Then please share a review with first hand comments. As you have not done so it's conjecture to say that Tundra with the same tow ratings is going to be any better, especially under the conditions I just mentioned.

It also defies logic why you would feel that a smaller import truck is the only solution when 3/4 ton, 1 ton and even larger domestics are readily available. Just because a V8 is present in a truck by the way does not indicate that it is the best to tow. It may not even have towing options other than a hitch on it for better cooling,better suspension etc. You can have a basic 6 cyl or a large V8 2wd street pickup as 1/2 ton and will always be 1/2 ton... but will it tow as well as a smaller engine present in a domestic 3/4 ton 4WD?

I suspect you will say imports will tow this specific load better, as after all they are an import. I have towed trailers frequently under these hot conditions and know from experience.

First of all, Dodge is not known exactly for building fine vehicles unless you see the Viper. I would not be surprised if the Tundra could out tow that vehicle.

Ford's F-150 was built in 2004 and was designed to compete with the then Silverado and Dodge Ram, but not the Tundra. Not until a refresh of the 150 comes out soon will we know if it has drastically improved over the Tundra.

For now the Tundra will remain a good truck that everyone who drives a Ford and Chevy will hate. The Tundra has made its sales goal for this year, and that is all that Toyota cares about.

We are nearing year end the Tundra was 1/7 of Fords F Series sales last year... and domestics are not sitting still. we will see. The new Silverado is really great as well. This is about full size trucks not cars.

13;47 The F-150's sales don't make it a better truck than a Tundra. It isn't. It sells well mainly because it's a recognized name, it's cheap, and people buy a lot of them for fleet use. That's it. If you want the more popular truck, buy the Ford. If you want the better truck, buy the Toyota.

Had to find out for myself, I've owned nothing but Chevy Trucks and drive a F250 4WD company truck. This was not an easy choice for me, buying a Toyota, but I have no regrets, plenty of power handles good pulls and stops my Bass boat no problems... Great TRUCK!!

If you haven't priced an F-150 lately, I'd hardly say they sell because they are cheaper. A nicely equipped F-150 has a sticker price that makes you dizzy. Of course, it happens to be worth it.