Are you’re looking for a vehicle that can tackle just about any job you can throw at it, while reliably taking you anywhere you want or need to be? If so, you need to come check out the Toyota Tundra at Team Toyota, your authority for Toyota vehicles in Southern Louisiana. Conveniently located at 1788 O’Neal Lane, Baton Rouge, LA, the highly skilled sales staff at Team Toyota proudly serves the communities of Baton Rouge, Denham Springs, Prairieville, and Zachary by offering top-quality Toyota vehicles for competitive prices. If you’re thinking about a Toyota Tundra for your next truck or any other car, truck or SUV, stop by our dealership location or give our sales team a call at (855) 350-5575 to set up a test drive today!
The Toyota Tundra is the Truck of Legends
When it first made its big debut in North America in 1999 as the only full-sized pickup truck produced by a Japanese auto manufacturer, the Toyota Tundra was received with high praise from consumers and went on to win Motor Trend’s coveted Truck of the Year award just one year later, in 2000. Of course, that was the first-generation Tundra, which looked a lot like the present-day Toyota Tacoma. The second and current generation of the Toyota Tundra came about in the Fall of 2006, and it has made a name for itself as an absolute workhorse, and then some. First off, you should know that the base model of the Toyota Tundra is rated to tow a 10,200-pound load, which is not a small towing capacity by any stretch. But as a testament to the engineering might behind the Tundra, on October 12th, 2012, the Space Shuttle Endeavor was towed by a base-model Tundra across the Manchester Boulevard Bridge on its way to the California Science Center. The usual transportation arrangements for the space shuttle were too heavy for the bridge capacity, so the Tundra dug in and towed the shuttle, the transporter system, and the support beams- a payload coming to a grand total of 292,500 pounds. That’s right folks, the Toyota Tundra hauled just over 28.5 times its rated towing capacity up and over a bridge in 5 minutes without a single upgrade, and it never broke a sweat. Some might say sure, that’s an insane amount of strength, but surely that kind of capability results in a shorter vehicle lifespan- after all, nothing can be in the prime of its life forever- right? Well, while it may not last forever, if you take care of the Toyota Tundra as recommended by the factory recommended service schedule, it can last ridiculously longer than you’d expect. Take Victor Sheppard of Houma, Louisiana for example. Over the course of 8 years, Victor logged over 1,000,000 miles on his 2007 Tundra, servicing it a total of 117 times. Upon realizing this incredible record, Toyota USA traded Victor a new 2016 Tundra for his legendary truck so that it could be studied for further engineering durability improvement. This sort of lifetime on a truck, or any vehicle for that matter, is unprecedented, and speaks volumes for the engineers at Toyota. As you can see, there’s simply no job too big or too far that the Toyota Tundra can’t handle, so hurry in to Team Toyota to get yours today.
