toneloc12345

First off I have to say the tundras are beasts, but maybe they aren't beasts in every way...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zShwG9l1F0Q


They sure are beastly in this way though
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrRlDCIZDvs

Stock...

bossco

Hmmmm.... no wonder that guy was on my butt down in NC ahwile back, just kinda scary with 2.5 tons of truck on your bumper at 100 mph. Lol, although I think he impressed the police with his brakes more than he did me

onebadponcho

Correct me if I'm wrong, but wasn't that first video of a test run by FORD? Think about it, it's not an independent test. Notice how the FORD is the ONLY one of the three that doesn't have anything screw up on it. The GM has the gas door pop open, and of course the Toyota and it's so-called "bed flex". Do you know how easy it would be for Ford to loosen a few of the Toyota's bed bolts to get that effect?.....Hmmmm
It's funny, I have a 2006 Tundra. The roads here in Illinois are probably worse than the test track shown on the video and my bed sure doesn't flex like that.

Z28Wilson

The Silver Creek video has been making its rounds on the 'Net for a while now.

HIGHLY doubtful. Sure, you could theoretically rig the video by loosening bed bolts, but you'd be hard-pressed to induce the amount of frame flex and vibration that is also exhibited by the Tundra. Watch the video again, the bed isn't just bouncing up and down out of place like it has loose bolts, it is literally twisting.

I HIGHLY doubt the roads in Illinois (or any other state for that matter) rival Ford's Silver Creek test track. Remember, they were only driving 28 MPH through the course. Please show me the roads where you would get that kind of violent jounce every few feet at just 28 MPH.

Trust me, Michigan roads are possibly the worst in the U.S. and they don't rival that track for repeated and prolonged harshness. Now with all that said, of course Ford is going to put the F150 through a test that makes it look the "toughest". I'm sure GM has different ways of testing frame rigidity, and I'm sure Toyota has towing tests that will demonstrate the iForce 5.7's superior capabilities.

toneloc12345

i didn't realize it was a ford testing thing. I thought the ford and chevy did pretty much identical. I wonder why no titan though...

graham

The Titans own commercial shows all of its front end pieces slamming each other.

Silverado C-10

I thought I was the only person who noticed that! And they even go so far as to show it in SLOW MOTION TOO!

STOCK1SC

The tundra bed bounce is well known, go to any Tundra forums and you'll see them complaining about it as well as stuck tailgates. The new Tundra is a nice truck but it isn't touched by the hand of god like most Toyota owners blindly seem to think about their cars. They still complain about the 4 star safety tests saying they were rigged. It's unimaginable to them that Toyota might have screwed up.

Z28Wilson

The Tundra did better in the Insurance Institute crash tests FWIW.

My opinion of the Tundra and what Toyota did with it hasn't changed. They made it "right-sized" (bigger) and developed a brute-force V8 for it to cover up the other shortcomings of the truck. It's pretty smart thinking on their part.

number77

In the silvercreek video, it appears as though the Tundra's tires are staying on the ground longer...

bossco

Hmmmm.... so the V8 Tundra is the fastest vehicle Toyota makes? Why dont these knuckleheads try something cool like a V8 rwd 2+2 coupe using the tundra engine, Hyundai copped out maybe Toyota could do it? Then again if Ford goes down in flames they could just do like BMW and snap up the Mustang nameplate.

Z28x

Just think of how much looser over time the Toyota frame will feel. I'll stick with only buying Chevy/GMC and Ford trucks. Why waste time with the others.

BigDarknFast

Agreed. It can't possibly be good for that Tundra pickup box, rattling and shaking that much. (Not to mention, the frame, exhaust, etc). In contrast, the stability of the F150 frame and box were amazing to behold