Toyota Tundra Sales Up Again – February 2014

The February 2014 Sales figures are out and the Tundra improved once again over last year. While the rest of the industry pointed to the cold weather as the reason for poor sales, the Tundra continues to gain.

Toyota Tundra Sales Up Again - February 2014

The Toyota Tundra continued to show a sales increase for 2014.

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2014 Lexus IS 350 F-SPORT Review – Impressive Performance

Last week, I got my hands on a 2014 Lexus IS 350 F-Sport to review. While I had recently driven the IS 250, the performance differences between the 250 and the 350 F-SPORT are remarkable. Here is my “truck guy” review.

204 Lexus IS 350 F-SPORT Review - Exterior

This sedan is ready to be driven fast, really FAST!

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Electric MiniTrucks Send F-250s to Garage – The Future

For years, automakers have been trying to build an “electric truck” that actually makes sense. Most times, these electric trucks fall well short on towing and power needs of most consumers. Yet, is there a future for small electric trucks? Most likely and this is it.

Electric MiniTrucks Send F-250s to Garage - The Future

These electric minitrucks sent the F-250s to the garage for most of the year.

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Do Parts Suppliers Matter More than Manufacturers?

An interesting trend has been happening of late – automotive suppliers are getting quite a bit of attention.These days, more and more manufactures are blaming parts suppliers for recalls. Cummins diesel engines are all the rage (not just a diesel engine, but a Cummins). And now, news of Tesla and Apple working together to build an iCar. This begs the question – are manufactures becoming less relevant? Does Toyota even matter or do their supplier choices matter more?

Do Parts Suppliers Matter More than Manufacturers?

With all the part suppliers news lately, are they becoming more important than manufactures?

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2011 Supercharged Rock Warrior – Sand, Dirt Flat Drags Racer

People say that nobody uses trucks like they should anymore. Who cares when you are having this much fun in the dirt! TundraHeadquarters reader Dean sent us a picture of his truck, his race results and a video. If you haven’t seen mud/dirt/sand flat drag racing, grab the popcorn, it is entertaining!

DBW Rock Warrior

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