According to Pickuptrucks, Toyota last year had seriously considered building a successor to the Ford F-150 Lightning, as well as an off-road truck that would rival the Blue Oval’s new SVT Raptor.
These two models, both high-performance pickup trucks, were planned to be based on the full-size Tundra model. Not one of them would have made any difference to Toyota’s bottom line but they would have been excellent at being halo trucks or inspirational models that would bring attention to the entire Tundra portfolio. With the use of a supercharged 5.7-liter V-8, Toyota’s Tundra could be construed to be similar to the second-generation F-150 Lightning.
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