With interest and activity within the full-size truck segment at a fever pitch at once, the 2014 Toyota Tundra is preparing its official debut on the Chicago auto show – and we’ve got early spy shots of a prototype. Toyota desires to show the arena that it’s still a contender within the full-size truck segment, and in Chicago on February 7, we’ll see what’s hiding underneath the camouflage in this 2014 Toyota Tundra mule.

With its official reveal practically every week away, these spy shots of the 2014 Toyota Tundra show the essential shape and configuration of Toyota’s biggest will remain familiar. a detailed have a look at front end reveals what looks to be a bigger, lower-cut front grille with a more angular shape, and more prominent, protruding headlights, though we’ll should watch for the debut to ensure about design. When the Tacoma received a face-lift for the 2012 model year, it adopted a modified hexagonal grille opening, and it sounds as if the hot Tundra will follow suit. The Toyota Tundra was the 2008 Motor Trend Truck of the Year, so we’re desirous to see how extensive the updates could be at the new truck.

With tougher CAFE standards at the horizon, in addition to intense competition from the Ford F-150 in addition to new offerings reminiscent of the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and 2013 Ram 1500, we think 2014 Tundra powertrain updates to concentrate on improving fuel economy, with direct-injection and/or eight-speed transmissions being offered on one or all the 2014 Tundra’s powertrain configurations.

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