The only thing I dislike about the 3rd gen Tundra

I love my 2022 Tundra. I have had zero problems and the build quality seems great. But.....that front end is awful

 

To each their own I guess. I think it looks aggressive and unique. Can’t wait till mine arrives next month!

 

Same here love the looks

 

Asides from the no color match options on a lot of trims that you would want that, the omission of tow hooks, and the dim cab lighting at night I really like this truck. Never gonna appease everyone with looks.

 

I love the look of mine. Main reason I bought it.

 

I like the front end of the higher trims, lower trims......not at all.

 

I am opposite. Higher trims with chrome would be a no buy.

 

That's why I got the platinum. I don't have chrome anywhere on my truck, except the lug nuts.

 

New towing question: I will be towing the largest available U-Haul covered trailer from the mountains in Colorado to Northern Wisconsin. The total weight of the load will be close to 2500 lbs. I have a 2022 Tundra SR5 Double Cab, TRD 4X4 Off Road. Reviewing the info on pages 206-209 of my user manual I note that I have the Tow/Haul switch, etc. For the first hour of travel, I have to negotiate steep declines coming out of the mountains with extremely tight curves. We are talking about 5-7% downhill grades. Now, most of my pickups have been manual transmissions so adjusting the gearing going downhill with a load was fairly simple. I have reviewed the manual about the S Mode shift ranges and I think this will address my downhill control. What I don't know is should or can I use the Tow/Haul, Tow+ at the same time that I am operating in S Mode? Thx.

 

Every time I see the new Tundra grille, I am reminded of


Steve

 

There's not a new fullsize truck on the road that doesn't have a massive grille anymore. I don't know where the trend started, but they can calm down now.

 

The only thing I don't like about the Gen 3s is the daily threads of owners having issues and problems..
YMMV..

 

I didn't like way it looked either until I signed paper work. Then decided it looked okay.

 

First time I saw it , which was 90 days after I ordered my truck....I was horrified. Now I like it. Think certain trims make it look good but lots of them make it look like a moustache around a gaping hole

 

I would....thats what its there for. =A ll it does is change the shift patterns of the transmission.

 

I love the front end. The rest of the body looks like a F-150sierra-rado.

 

I’m a fan of the look, but there are subtle changes I’ll be making to personalize it

 

I always thought that the grill design was really nice looking. The tailgate, rear bumper, and and tail lights though? That's just a tragedy.

 

The regular SR5 and the SR5 sport are lower trims and the grill surround is color matched, which looks the best by a mile.

 

Clearly something weird is going on with your grill. I’m not sure you can even see out of the windshield over the top of that?

mine looks much more normal and awesome.

 

To each their own. I personally don't like the look of the horizontal, chunky, black plastic strips making up the grill. Some people do, and that's great. The color matched surround isn't that bad, but I prefer the look of the surround against the MGM on my platinum.

 

Ditto…

 

All in the eyes of the beholder, love the look of my MBM Platinum.

 

The writing has been on the wall for years, that same shape is everywhere in toyota design, it’s just in your face with the latest gen.

 

You'll be fine in just Tow/Haul mode. I've towed a 4,000lb camper trailer behind mine on mountain roads in California and barely feel it back there.

 

I was told it started when lawmakers mandated that newer vehicles have more crunch zone space between the front bumper / grill and the first piece of permanently affixed metal object. This forced new models, once reimagined, to have the larger nose.

 

I gotta get my fender flairs wrapped or painted. That truck looks awesome

 

I like it because the larger grill is for the additional radiators to keep the turbos cooler. I'm not an engineer but have read that the the main failure of turbos is overheating, so it makes sense to me.

The only thing I'd like to see is the matching body color between the grill and front bumper, and option to get rid of chrome on the options. The mustache should be body color matched anyway.

As it is now you have to wrap or paint some of the trim. Although all about perspective. I was already planning to get a "Sport" package look and had the chrome bumpers and grill on my last truck that I didn't like. Although, who knows, when we see more of the Tundras out on the road the chrome trim may look good? IDK, I just want a truck I like this time and not take chances or have wrap peeling off or paint fading.

 

Don’t forget the lack of parts avail. Saw this on FB.

 

The capstone grill looks sooooo good to me on these trucks!