MT claims TRD Supercharged Tundra can hit 60 mph in 4.4 seconds

MT claims TRD Supercharged Tundra can hit 60 mph in 4.4 seconds

Filed under: Trucks/Pickups, Etc., Toyota



After reading that the latest supercharged Toyota just did 0-60 mph in 4.4 seconds, you might think to yourself, "Toyota doesn't make the Supra anymore, and even when they did it was turbocharged, not supercharged." And then you'd think that somebody probably did some outrageous modifications to a Camry or Corolla, or possibly even a Yaris, but no. The vehicle in question is a new Toyota, but it isn't one of those models. It's a relatively stock model in fact, with a factory warranty and factory-approved TRD parts. And it isn't a car. It's the TRD Supercharged Tundra pickup truck. Using the TRD supercharger and a few other tricks, the truck's 5.7L V8 has blossomed from 381 horsepower to 504, and torque has gone up from 401 lb-ft to 550. And MotorTrend claims they got it to run 0-60 in just just 4.4 seconds, half a second quicker than a Ram SRT-10 and faster than most high-end sports cars.

There's no doubt this is one quick vehicle, but we call BS on the time. Even with super-short gears, there's no way a truck that weighs over 5,000 lbs can do it in 4.4 seconds. Pickuptrucks.com ran the same truck through the 1/8th mile in Irwindale and managed 9.07 seconds at 81.16 mph. We'd guess the 0-60 should fall closer to 5 seconds at that pace, which is still mighty impressive. And yet, MT posted a full quarter-mile in 13 seconds flat at 106.3, so maybe TRD has done a little more work since the previous test. We're going to try and get our hands on one for an independent analysis. For now, we leave you with this point to ponder: Is it remotely possible for a 5,000+ pound Tundra, even one with Toyo Proxes S/T 285/45 R22 tires and TRD go-fast goodies, to do 0-60 in just 4.4 seconds?

[Source: MotorTrend via Pickuptrucks.com]MT claims TRD Supercharged Tundra can hit 60 mph in 4.4 seconds originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 11 Nov 2008 14:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.



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I'm not surprised by anything anymore.

550tq and 4wd should make for some impressive launching..

I'm not suprised at all with that kind of power.

Maybe possible to get those times - as the Tundra was already pretty quick with the stock V8.

Lingenfelter had 9th gen a N/A BB Chevy Suburban (550HP, 705TQ) with OEM tires, 4-speed auto, and that was close to 5000lbs. That did 0-60 in 4.6 seconds and was in Car and Driver feature.

Link to the truck here - http://www.lingenfelter.com/1999LingenfelterSuburban605CID.htm

umm beat you to it!!!!
http://trdforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=33300

maybe. but this thread actually has information and content... not a "wow" and a url.

ok?? so i didnt copy and paste some of the article, i gave the url, if u like it u go read it, if not then move along. Anyways, nothing againt Autoblog, i just made a post

he still won.