Tundra 6 passenger???

Hi everyone.
I'm seriously considering a Tundra, but need the passenger space for a family of 6.
Does anyone know if the new Tundra's still have the front middle seat option, in a TRD pro package?

If not, what generation/years do I need to be looking at?
Thanks in advance!

 

Welcome from Ohio!

 

Welcome from Texas

 

Trd Pro is 5 seater only. SR5 model will have 6 seat option. I know because i have 1 lol

 

Welcome from CO. Like @T-Rex266 said, only the SR5, with bench will be your only option. I got this one so my queen can sit next to me. Or when we have family in town.

 

Welcome from Denver, and yes I can personally vouch that the 2018 SR5 TRD Off Road has a bench seat

 

Thanks everyone for the quick responses.
With the SR5 trim, what are the disadvantages? advantages?

 

I believe you can’t get the 38 gallon gas tank with the bench seat.

 

No 38 gal tank would be the only thing I may grumble about. That will be one of my future mods.

 

Welcome from Colorado

 

WELCOME

 

SpyGuy,

I'm new here too. Welcome.

I recently purchased a 2018 Tundra that seats six for the same reason: large family. These Tundras are out there, but you have to know what to look for. I am in SoCal and I found that most dealers aren't even that familiar with the trim levels that offer the six-seater, so just because they say they do or don't have one over e-mail or the phone, get pictures before you drive to the lot to see it. I noticed some dealers don't provide photos of the interior on their websites, so you need to look for the column shifter in pictures of the truck's exterior as that's a dead giveaway that there's a front bench. The reason for this is that one of the most common option packages offers bucket seats in front with the shifter on the floor.

I noticed you said "TRD Pro package", which is a bit tricky. TRD Pro is a trim level that is not offered in 2018 so nix that from the equation. There is a TRD Off-Road package and a TRD Sport package, both of which are very different than TRD Pro.

I have to clarify first that I am only talking about the SR5 trim and not the SR, Limited, 1794, or Platinum. My research was only for Crew Max, but I suspect Double Cabs are the same. The basic SR5 with zero option packages has the bench, but as we all know base models are loss leaders and therefore, they aren't that common. The most common SR5 option packages I saw within a 500 mile radius of SoCal were these:

+Upgrade Package: bucket seats, 38 gal fuel tank, and a few other things; no bench
+Convenience Package: color-matched rear bumper with the parking sensors and a few other things; this only comes with the Upgrade Package above; still no bench
+TRD off-road package: LED headlights and fog lights, TRD wheels, skid plates, and Bilstein shocks; bench possible if neither of the two packages above are also included
+TRD Sport: I never encountered these with a front bench and suspect it isn't offered.

So if you see the color-matched bumper, there's no front bench. If you don't see a column shifter, there's no front bench. If they say it has a 38 gal fuel tank, no front bench. Before you walk on the lot, get them to email you a pdf of the window sticker. Otherwise, you might be wasting your time. Based on their online inventories, in all of SoCal there were fewer than ten of these at the time I was looking. I was able to find more in NV, UT, and AZ -- not sure why that is.

Anyhow, best of luck.

SDDE4N

 

Personally I'd tell you to go buy a Sienna minivan if you need that sort of passenger capacity.

I have a 2011 Tundra with the bench seat/3 across seating configuration and hate it. The column shifter is a good bit of retro fun and was one of the factors that sold me on the truck. Now that I own it, I hate the "bench seat" The armrest/storage is much better on those trucks with floor shift/bucket seats/center console.

 

I was in the same boat last year. I have a family of six and I needed seat space. I also own a sienna, but she won’t pull the toys. I was hoping they could do a pro with the bench, but I found out fast that wasn’t happening. I got the SR5 trd off road package and upgraded what I could. The biggest bummer in my opinion was the small gas tank, but that can be swapped out.

 

And we have no problem helping.. Haha

 

You would think Toyota would still offer the 38 choice. Makes no sense...

 

Nice write up. Welcome from CO!

 

Welcome from CO! Seems like your concerns have been answered!

 

I'd be a happier camper if Yota offered a manual tranny and front bench like you used to get on trucks back in day. Oh well....

 

yep, no 38 gallon tank . . . but a transfer flow is possible :-D

 

Dont know if I want factory 38 gallon or TF 46 gallon.

 

I am voting TF. 46 is my second favorite number ;-)

 

That's the way I am leaning. Last time I looked the TF was a couple hundred dollars cheaper.

 

really? good to know. From what I understand the TF is easier to instal as well. It comes as a more complete product, whereas you have to manufacture your own brackets for the 36.

 

Last time I looked the TF was 11 or $1200 and the OEM was like 15 or $1600. Dont quote me on that, my memory sucks. I do remember a good difference though.

 

SR OR SR5 package. Cannot do any SR5 Upgrade or Sport packages:

 

I think Toyota would like these pics......