I think it says a lot that the Tundra is 3 years older and basically has double the miles of the dodge but is selling for the same money.
The posted mileage difference between the two vehicles is not that great, if your budget on fuel is that limited … Speaking of which, do both vehicles recommend 87 or 91 octane fuel?
I know the Tundra uses SAE (corrected thanks Jim in Delaware ) certified towing standards, does the dodge? I remember that Toyota was the first to go to SAE towing standards, while the other big three balked at it because it would have lowered their tow ratings. Further, be sure to check the tow ratings very very carefully as all of the big three had some slight of hand when it came to tow ratings.
I see the Toyota has sequential shifting capability …the dodge only has the ability to lock out upper gears.. big win for the Toyota here. The dodge also uses a knob to select gears, yet still has a center console.
Gas tank capacity on the dodge at 26 gallons…the Toyota is 38.
I see the Toyotas engine is a V8 5.7 liter 381 hp @5600 rpm and Torque is 401 lb ft @3600, can’t seem to locate the hp / torque rating for the dodge, only that it is a V6 3.6 liter. There is no replacement for displacement! If this is going to be a tow vehicle it needs to have the power to do that. In comparison the Dodge is going to be anemic while towing, and get the same or worse mpg than the Toyota, my guess is will be worse than the Toyota while towing.
I have three friends who have the Tundras one is a 1794 edition, very nice truck, all three have had an excellent experience with their Tundras, in fact one of them is currently towing home a 1984 Wellcraft Coastal 228 (we estimate the weight of boat and trailer to be 6500-7000#) on a 1400 mile journey from CA and crossed the Sierras yesterday and is happily cruising along. On the trip out to CA he was averaging 75-80 mph and he was getting 19 mpg while riding in comfort. I’ll get mpg numbers from him today and tomorrow for the towing portion.
Just talked to my friend who is headed out of the Reno area this morning in his Tundra Platinum I told him about this thread and he commented how he was using the sequential shifting traversing the Sierras both up and down, he reported that the average fuel mileage he got yesterday in stop and go traffic leaving the Bay Area and crossing over the 8000’ Sierras was 10.2 mpg, while cruising along 395 this morning his instantaneous mileage was 13 mpg at 58 mph. I will get another mpg / average speed update later today when the road opens up.
I told him that I had been reading some vehicle reviews about the Tundra and a complaint was ride quality, he commented that his Tundra rides better than his new F-150 work truck.
Dodge has heated front seats. Toyota has heated AND air conditioned front seats.
Toyota has adjustable headlights from the dash! Never could understand why all trucks don’t have this feature to get your lights down when there is a load in the back.
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Payload capacity, check the yellow and white label in the drivers side door well for max payload capacity and gross vehicle weight. This is the real deal and not some convoluted brochure.
To me, the Tundra is the vehicle I’d choose given this choice. I’m basing my opinion on operational capability, crew comfort, tech and the opinions of my friends who have these trucks. The other thing I notice is that someone was pretty liberal with spray protectant on the Dodge while the Toyota is just….clean.
