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Two-Door, Tundra-based SUV – What Would You Name It?

There was once a time when you could saunter on down to your local car dealership and test drive one of several full-size, two-door sport-utility vehicles. In fact, the history books are filled with names like the Chevrolet Blazer, the Ford Bronco, the Toyota FJ40 and the Dodge Ramcharger, vehicles that each offered full-frame truck toughness on a short, easy-to-navigate-out-on-the-trail wheelbase.

Sadly, most of these models had disappeared by the mid-1990s, leaving us with only their full-size four-door cousins to take their place. Sure, the FJ Cruiser and the Jeep Wrangler are still around, but they aren’t in quite the same class in terms of brawn, towing capacity or passenger room as a full-size truck. While the Chevrolet Suburban and the Toyota Sequoia are certainly solid vehicles in their own right, they don’t offer the same amount of fun when thrashed across a mud pit, due to their size and weight. They are also harder to park and just don’t look as ‘sporty’ as the departed two-door SUVs of old.

Just because these trucks no longer ply the nation’s highways doesn’t mean that we can’t dream.

Two Door Tundra SUV Concept

Last week, we asked a very talented artist to draw up a Toyota version of the old full-size Ford Bronco/Tahoe two door. The thinking is that, since Toyota may be dropping the FJ and/or killing the Sequoia, there might be a spot for a new 2 door Tundra.

What do you think of this Tundra SUV concept? Click for a high-res version.

What do you think? (survey below):

Do Daytime Running Lights Really Make Us Safer?

Earlier this week we published instructions on how to disable daytime running lights on a second generation Tundra, and one of the first comments on that post was, Why disable daytime running lights in the first place?

My initial response was “why not?”, but that’s really not much of an answer. So, I did a little digging into the safety benefits of daytime running lights. Here’s what I found:

Five Things You May Not Know About Flex-Fuel Engines

1. They’re pretty much the same as a normal engines. Aside from a different set of spark plugs, injectors that can pulse more fuel, and a more corrosion resistant fuel system, flex-fuel engines are essentially identical to regular old gasoline engines. To see what “essentially” means, read more below.

Search terms people used to find this page:

• flex fuel problems

Electric Toyota Tundra To Debut At SEMA

It’s here, it’s bold and it runs on…batteries? That’s right – an all-electric Toyota Tundra is going to debut at this year’s SEMA show, and we here at Tundra Headquarters have managed to snag an exclusive preview of the truck that is sure to have everyone in the industry talking.

This electric Tundra is trail ready AND environmentally friendly!