Toyota Announces Tundra Hybrid Pricing and Fuel Economy

The fears of an electric future at the sacrifice of horsepower appear to have been unfounded, and the electrified 2022 Toyota Tundra is the most powerful model in the lineup. Its i-Force Max 3.5L twin-turbo V-6 works with a hybrid motor to make 437 hp and 583 pound-feet of torque. A few short years ago, those horsepower figures were unheard of for a gas pickup, and you had to venture far into one-ton diesel territory to see anywhere near that much torque. Crazier still, Toyota recently announced that the EPA estimates the hybrid Tundra will do 20 mpg city, 24 mpg highway, and 22 mpg combined in two-wheel drive trim. The 4x4 models are downrated slightly to 19 city, 22 highway, and 21 combined. That is bananas for a truck of this size and horsepower.

The TRD Pro suffers more, at 19/21/20. Comparable non-hybrid 2WD versions ring in at 20/24/22, and 17/23/19 for 4WDs. All of these numbers represent a sizable jump over their outgoing, V-8-only counterparts.

Toyota also revealed how much the top-trim Tundra will cost.

Extra power doesn’t come for free, and hybrid models command a premium over gas-only models. Whereas the base SR5 trim Tundra starts at $35,950, the least expensive way into a full-size hybrid Toyota pickup is the Tundra 4x2 Limited CrewMax at $53,995. Opting for four-wheel drive brings the buy-in price to $56,995. The TRD Pro only comes with a hybridized drivetrain and carries a base price of $68,500, and the hybrid 1794 stickers at $66,195. The new luxury top-tier Capstone model is $75,225 before ticking any of the option boxes.

The all-new Tundra is built at Toyota’s plant in San Antonio, Texas. We hope to get our hands on one soon.