Edstock Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 http://www.pickuptruck.com/html/news/toyot...toty/page1.html "For the record, we're in agreement with the guys at Autoblog. All things considered (Tundra's 4WD driveshaft recall, tailgate and transmission problems, etc), the Ford F-450 would have been our choice for truck of the year, too. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardJensen Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 So the 2007 Tundra is 2008 Truck of the year? Cool. Could I nominate the 1932 Ford V8 as 2008 Car of the year, or am I too late? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe771476 Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 I have absolutely no respect for that mag anymore! What a joke! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Footballfan Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 How much did Toyota have to bribe MT for that award? I have noticed a lot of toyota advertising in that rag lately. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admiral Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 What a travesty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark B. Morrow Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Meh, not too surprised. Check out some of the stellar past winners like the Chevy Vega and Citation AMC Alliance. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motor_Trend_Car_of_the_Year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANTAUS Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Don't put too much emphasize on it. MT awards on a vehicles "WOW, that's unbecoming of that manufacturer" from what I've gathered thru the years. And to not be biased, just look at some of the Fords at the time that have one...even my beloved LS...Yes, for the 2000 LS it was "WOW, can't believe Lincoln actually did something this good". So if the F-Series Super Duty was in there, MT is most likely awarding it to Toyota, because they haven't had a record of doing trucks half way decently, whereas for the F-Series, it's "expected". They also don't take reliability, quality or durability in considering because those might be measured at longer periods of ownership, not a one week affair. It's no big secret that the word is out the the Tundra is probably as bad as the Titan in reliability, and it's less than expected sales are reflecting reality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford-150 Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SVT_MAN Posted December 24, 2007 Share Posted December 24, 2007 (edited) Those golden calipers have never meant much anyway. Just some stupid symbol to put on advertisements. Take a look at some of the past "winners." Most of them have been discontinued or flopped horribly (even Fords, mind you ..). Edited December 24, 2007 by SVT_MAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
efy Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 I have absolutely no respect for that mag anymore! What a joke! Tell me about it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groundassault Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 Tell me about it!! Something that shits camshafts and it wins TOTY? Don't bother posting MT links anymore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonas1022 Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 TOTY, COTY...who really cares. I stopped caring in 1971 when they named the Chevy Vega the COTY. It's only gotten worse since then. AS FOR 2000 COTY, the Lincoln deserved better than what they said. And the sales of the car were great for one year. It was the right car, sold under the wrong lable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Automotive Paint Posted December 26, 2007 Share Posted December 26, 2007 (edited) All you need to do is look back the last 10 or 15 years and see typically every newly redesigned truck wins its first year which IMO is why Ford, Dodge and Chevy (the long term players in the recently crowded market) never seem to release a new pickup during the same model. It's hard to lose if you are the only manufacturer on the block that put a newly redesigned truck on the dealers lot this year. Ask yourself this: If you manufacturered a pickup truck but never spent a dime on advertising would it win Truck or 4X4 of the year in a newstand magazine? Edited December 26, 2007 by Automotive Paint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 http://www.pickuptruck.com/html/news/toyot...toty/page1.html "For the record, we're in agreement with the guys at Autoblog. All things considered (Tundra's 4WD driveshaft recall, tailgate and transmission problems, etc), the Ford F-450 would have been our choice for truck of the year, too. " The Super Duty would've been my choice as well, obviously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 So the 2007 Tundra is 2008 Truck of the year? Cool. Isn't that amazing!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rmc523 Posted December 27, 2007 Share Posted December 27, 2007 Could I nominate the 1932 Ford V8 as 2008 Car of the year, or am I too late? Actually, I think you'd be a little early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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