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According to all the Signs...Toyota is going to CAT
Old 03-07-2007, 09:48 PM   #1 (permalink)
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According to all the Signs...Toyota is going to CAT

Can it be true...Hasn't anyone else seen or at least noticed the obvious signs that say Toyota is going to CAT for it's rumored Diesel engine????


Has anyone noticed how big and over the top many of the new parts are on the all new Tundra?? It's got a 10" ring gear for peats sake. Now what's a 1/2 ton truck doing with so much over kill? Most 1/2 ton trucks have 8-9" ring gears, not 10" It can also tow 10,600lb, thats almost twice what the Dodge and Ford 1/2 trucks can tow.
Then look at the Tundra's brakes, At 13.9 and 13.6" there way bigger then any other 1/2 ton, why? know one would spend all that extra money for nothing. How about the hitch...it's a classV hitch...only thing Dodge, Ford or Chevy has is a class IV hitch even on the 2500/3500 models.....what gives here?
Toyota shows off the new Tundra at a recent auto show, nothing there right? But look behind the truck and what is it that you see?? A open trailer with a CAT skid steer on board. The obvious signs are the huge CAT letters written across the back of the skid steer. Most would overlook it, but you can bet these guys never miss a beat when it comes to marketing, and taking advantage of the situation.....Yell Cat is on there for a reason..and it isn't to advertise the skid steer.
Now Fast forward to the Toyota debut at Daytona......anyone care to guess what's going on here? Take a good hard look at the Toyota cars that run in the Nextel cup....see anything look again what is written clean across and who is the Major sponsor of the #22 Toyota Camry that Dave Blarney drives?.....Yes you guessed it....Caterpillar

Yes boys...I'll bet my back teeth that Toyota and Cat will get together and produce a diesel Tundra. They already have most of the pieces in place, all they need now is the engine.
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