1993 - T100 debuts with 3.0L V6 engine.
1993 - "Best of What's New," Popular Science.
1993 - T100 wins J.D. Power "Best Full-Size Pickup."
1994 - Introduction of 2.7L 4-cylinder engine.
1994 - Automatic transmission available on 4WD.
1994 - Driver-side airbag, additional safety items standard.
1994 - "Best Full-Size Pickup" in Initial Quality, J.D. Power.
1995 - Introduction of 3.4L V6, deletion of 3.0L V6.
1995 - Introduction of Xtracab model.
1995 - "Best Full-Size Pickup" in Initial Quality - J.D. Power.
1997 - Minor option specification changes.
1997 - "Top Three Vehicles in Initial Quality-Full-Size Segment," J.D. Power.
1998 - Announcement made that T100 will be replaced in 1999 with the all-new Toyota Tundra full-size pickup truck.
2000 - Toyota launches all-new Tundra full-size pick-up truck in June 1999 .
2000 - "Best of the Year," MotorWeek - PBS automotive television show.
2000 - "Best Buy," Consumer Digest magazine
2000 - "Driver's Choice award - Best Pickup Truck," MotorWeek magazine
2000 - Motor Trend's "Truck of the Year"
2000 - "4 X 4 of the Year," Four Wheel and Off-Road
2000 - Among Consumer Guide's Recommended Large Pickup Trucks
2001 - Minor option specifications changes
2001 - "Best Full-Size Pickup," - Consumer Reports magazine
2001 - Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) - "Good" rating for 40-mile per hour front offset crash test
2001 - AutoPacific's Vehicle Satisfaction Score (VSS) award for Large Pickup Truck
2001 - Among Consumer Guide's Recommended Large Pickup Trucks
2002 - Consumer Reports names Tundra "Most Reliable Large Pickup Truck"
2002 - Intellichoice named Best Overall Value Full-Size Pickup Class 4x2
2002 - J.D. Power and Associates Initial Quality Study (IQS) award in the Full-Size Pickup segment
2002 - J.D. Power and Associates Initial Quality Study Best Full-size Pickup
2002 - Among Consumer Guide's Recommended Large Pickup Trucks
2003 - The Tundra receives minor exterior and interior enhancements, as well as a new V8 Access Cab StepSide model, available as an SR5 or Limited 4x2 or 4x4.
2003 - Among Consumer Guide's Recommended Large Pickup Trucks
2004 - All-new 2004 Tundra Double Cab model added to lineup.
2004 - "Best Vehicles for $25,000 or Less," pickup truck, Consumer Reports
2004 - Consumer Reports "Most Satisfying" - Pickup Trucks, April 2005
2004 - Among Consumer Guide's Recommended Large Pickup Trucks
2005 - New 245-hp 4.0L V6 replaces 3.4L V6; V8 gains VVT-i, now with 282 hp.
2005 - Among Consumer Guide's 2005 Recommended Large Pickup Trucks
2005 - Tundra Regular Cab named "Best Truck Value Under $26,000" - IntelliChoice's Best Overall Value of the Year Award
2005 - Consumer Reports "Most Reliable " - Pickup Trucks, Regular Cab 4WD on list for "Best Vehicles for $25,000 or Less" - Pickup Trucks, Forbes Best Pickups 2005 - Most Reliable Full-Size Pickup
2006 - Among Consumer Guide's 2006 Recommended Large Pickup Trucks
2006 - Six-cylinder automatic model named "Greener Choices 2006" and "Best of 2006" - American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy
2006 - "Best Value in America" for Full-size Pickup 2WD and 4WD - Vincentric
2007 - Introduction of MY07 Tundra CrewMax, Double Cab and Regular Cab at North American International Auto Show.
2007 - Tundra Double Cab 5.7L 4WD V8 named Trailer Boats' "2007 Tow Vehicle of the Year"
2007 - "Truck of the Year," Autobytel
2007 - "Most Improved Vehicle," Autobytel
2007 - "Editor's Choice," Edmunds.com
2007 - "Most Significant Vehicle of the Year," Edmunds.com
2007 - "Best Pickup," Playboy
2008 - Tundra Crew Max named "Truckin's 2008 Truck of the Year"
2008 - Selected as Motor Trend's "2008 Truck of the Year"
2009 - Gains E85 flex fuel model for 5.7-liter V8 in non-California emission states
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