Toyota Tundra Comparison

Toyota Australia has started deliveries of the locally remanufactured right-hand drive Tundra pickup to select customers for evaluation.

The so-called Tundra Insider Program will see 300 potential customers lease the Tundra as part of a “real-world evaluation and validation program”. They’ll be required to report back to Toyota regularly on their experience.

This project has been in the works since 2019, and Walkinshaw Automotive Group has been enlisted to remanufacture the 300 Tundras included in this pilot program at a facility in Dandenong, Victoria. It’s expected all deliveries will be completed by April 2024.

At this stage the locally remanufactured right-hand drive Toyota Tundra still isn’t available for retail purchase, with Toyota Australia vice president of sales and marketing Sean Hanley saying the trial will go for a minimum of 12 months and could be extended if necessary.

The only Tundra variant offered locally with this pilot program is the Limited, which is technically a mid-specification model in the US range.