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Motor Trend
5 minutes ago
- Automotive
- Motor Trend
2026 Toyota Tundra Changes: Crazy Shock-Absorber Seats, Sweet Paint, More Equipment
Toyota's truck and SUV lineup is as fresh as they come, though the full-size Tundra has been left out of that cycle of newness of late. That changes for 2026. To keep its biggest truck up to date—at least relative to the new-for-2024 midsize Tacoma and SUVs such as the Land Cruiser, 4Runner, and new RAV4—Toyota is gifting the Tundra a rash of small but impactful updates while stopping short of a full-on mid-cycle refresh or total redesign. The 2026 Toyota Tundra gets updates like shock-absorber seats from the Tacoma TRD Pro, a new paint color, and more standard features. Various trims see minor enhancements, and pricing and availability are expected soon. This summary was generated by AI using content from this MotorTrend article Read Next To that end, the 2026 Tundra lineup looks a lot like the 2025 lineup, with SR, SR5, Limited, Platinum, 1794 Edition, TRD Pro, and Capstone trim levels available with either Toyota's i-Force twin-turbo 3.4-liter V-6 or, on Limited models or higher (and standard on the TRD Pro and Capstone), the i-Force MAX version of the same engine with hybridization. Power from these two engines is unchanged, with the gas i-Force delivering 389 hp and 479 lb-ft of torque (or 348 hp and 405 lb-ft on the entry-level Tundra SR) and the hybridized i-Force MAX upping those figures to 437 hp and 583 lb-ft of torque thanks to its 48-hp, 184-lb-ft electric motor between the engine and transmission. Toyota offers both Double Cab and longer Crew Cab body styles, both of which have four doors, along with three bed sizes (5.5 feet, 6.5 feet, or 8.1 feet in length). As before, not every Tundra is available with every combination. So, What's New? Toyota has made the previously optional 32.2-gallon fuel tank standard across the lineup, added a new Shale (light gray) textured leather to the Capstone model, and made leather seats (in either black with white stitching or gray with black stitching) standard on the Limited model. Double Cab Tundras gain rear-seat air vents (sprouting from the back of the center console and facing the rear-seat passengers), and every Tundra now gets a tow hitch and 7/4 pin trailer connector standard. Narrowing the focus even tighter, Platinum and 1794 Edition Tundras equipped with the TRD Off-Road package can now be ordered with power-deploying running boards, while the SX package available on lower-tier Tundras now comes with 20-inch wheels, up from 18s, in addition to the body-color trim it included previously. TRD Rally package–equipped Tundras are now offered with a TRD 3-inch Lift Kit and Tow Tech package that combines, well, the TRD Rally Package, a 3-inch suspension lift, and the Tow Tech packages offered separately into one (likely $10,000-plus) bucket. The TRD Pro trim level sees the biggest upgrades, with a new exclusive paint color for 2026 (the striking light blue "Wave Maker" pictured here) shared with other '26 model-year TRD Pro Toyotas such as the 4Runner, Tacoma, and Sequoia. Toyota has also made the "Iso Dynamic" shock-absorbing front seats from the midsize Tacoma TRD Pro available on the Tundra TRD Pro. You can read about how these work here, and it's worth mentioning a key demerit of those seats, that they take up a ton of space, is seemingly solved here on the Tundra. With the Tundra's more generous rear space, the Iso Dynamic seats and their array of shock absorbers likely won't intrude as noticeably on rear passengers' legroom as they most certainly do in the Tacoma. Prices for the Tundra rise modestly on most trim levels, though the entry-level SR model sees the biggest jump ($1,270) year over year. Some of the lineup-wide increases are owed to the steeper destination charge, which rises from $1,995 to $2,095. 2026 Toyota Tundra Full Lineup Pricing
Yahoo
9 hours ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Why Paccar Stock Popped Today
Key Points Paccar beat on sales this morning -- but sales fell 15% year over year. Paccar's profits decline was even worse, down 36% year over year. Paccar pays a nice dividend, though, doesn't have too much debt, and generates good free cash flow. 10 stocks we like better than Paccar › Shares of Paccar (NASDAQ: PCAR), one of the nation's biggest truck manufacturers, jumped 4.8% through 11:55 a.m. ET Tuesday after beating on sales and meeting on earnings in its Q2 report. Analysts forecast Paccar would earn $1.37 per share in Q2, and Paccar nailed that target. Sales were only supposed to be $7 billion, however, but Paccar delivered revenue of $7.5 billion -- good news for truck demand and, potentially, for transportation stocks as well. Image source: Getty Images. Paccar Q2 earnings Not all the news was good. Paccar beat expectations with its $7.5 billion in sales, but that was still down 15% from the $8.8 billion in business the truck company did a year ago. The decline in profits was worse -- down 36% year over year. Executive VP Kevin Baney noted that despite the numbers, Paccar's Kenworth and Peterbilt brands are holding their own, with combined 30.4% market share in the U.S. and Canada in the first six months of this year. The two brands also have new electric trucks available for sale to regional haulers, with the Kenworth T680E and Peterbilt 579EV both able to travel up to 250 miles on a single charge. Is Paccar stock a buy? Priced at about 15.7 times trailing earnings (a little more than that with debt included in the equation) and paying a generous 4.6% dividend yield, Paccar stock isn't particularly expensive, though the declines in both sales and profits may give an investor pause. Free cash flow is strong as well, about $2.9 billion, backing up about 94% of reported net income. Analysts only forecast about an 8% long-term earnings growth rate for the stock, however, making it still a bit pricey. Drop the share price 20% or so, and I'd be a buyer of Paccar stock. Should you invest $1,000 in Paccar right now? Before you buy stock in Paccar, consider this: The Motley Fool Stock Advisor analyst team just identified what they believe are the 10 best stocks for investors to buy now… and Paccar wasn't one of them. The 10 stocks that made the cut could produce monster returns in the coming years. Consider when Netflix made this list on December 17, 2004... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $665,092!* Or when Nvidia made this list on April 15, 2005... if you invested $1,000 at the time of our recommendation, you'd have $1,050,477!*
Yahoo
9 hours ago
- Automotive
- Yahoo
PACCAR CEO Optimistic About Growth Despite Soft Truckload Market, Tariff Concerns
PACCAR Inc. (NASDAQ:PCAR) shares surged higher on Tuesday after the truck manufacturer reported second-quarter earnings that beat analyst expectations, even as quarterly sales narrowly missed estimates and overall revenues declined year-over-year. The company reported second-quarter earnings per share of $1.37, beating the analyst consensus estimate of $1.34. Quarterly sales of $6.962 billion missed the Street view of $6.979 billion. Net sales and financial services revenues were $7.51 billion in the second quarter, compared to $8.77 billion in the second quarter of 2024. Also Read: Tesla's Battery Boom Faces A Global Shockwave—Thanks To Trump Investment income in the quarter under review decreased to $83.9 million from $95.8 million a year ago. View more earnings on PCAR 'PACCAR's investments in new trucks such as DAF's 2025 truck range, advanced manufacturing, and technology-enabled aftermarket solutions, will support customers' and the company's growth,' said Preston Feight, chief executive officer. The company exited the quarter with cash and marketable securities worth $8.279 billion, lower than $9.649 billion as of December 31, 2024. 'The North American truck market is being affected by economic conditions, the uncertain impact of tariffs, and a soft truckload market. Customer demand in the less-than-truckload and vocational segments, including construction, is good,' Feight added. According to Benzinga Pro, PCAR stock has lost over 11% in the past year. Investors can gain exposure to the stock via iShares Trust iShares U.S. Manufacturing ETF (NYSE:MADE). Price Action: PCAR shares are trading higher by 4.65% to $97.19 at last check Tuesday. Read Next: Photo by RYO Alexandre via Shutterstock UNLOCKED: 5 NEW TRADES EVERY WEEK. Click now to get top trade ideas daily, plus unlimited access to cutting-edge tools and strategies to gain an edge in the markets. Get the latest stock analysis from Benzinga? This article PACCAR CEO Optimistic About Growth Despite Soft Truckload Market, Tariff Concerns originally appeared on © 2025 Benzinga does not provide investment advice. All rights reserved.
ABC News
19 hours ago
- Automotive
- ABC News
Truck driver dies after crash on M1 Motorway at Morisset, south of Newcastle
A truck driver has died on the M1 Motorway after a crash with another truck at Morisset, about 30 kilometres south of Newcastle. Emergency services were alerted at about 2:45pm. Police said in a statement that male driver died before emergency responders arrived. The man has not been identified. The driver of the second truck, a 57-year-old man, was uninjured. The incident occurred in the southbound lanes of the motorway. All southbound lanes are closed to traffic and Lake Macquarie Police have cordoned off the area. Diversions are in place for motorists already on the M1.
Daily Mail
4 days ago
- Automotive
- Daily Mail
Drivers blinded after trunk dumps wall of cement on Tonkin Highway, WA
Drivers were momentarily blinded when a truck malfunctioned and dumped a wall of concrete on their windscreens on a major highway. The truck was carrying building material on the Tonkin Highway on Friday, which runs through Perth, when the tailgate opened as it went over a bump. A wave of cement poured from the vehicle and splattered on several windshields. Tyler, the driver of a Subaru WRX, said it felt like an 'out of body' experience when he temporarily lost sight of the road while travelling behind the truck. 'In the moment looking back on it, it was quite a shock. I've never seen anything happen like that before,' the 26-year-old told 7News on Saturday. 'I was thinking about swerving or anything, but I kept my cool and it was really an out of body experience. I didn't think it was that bad until I actually saw what the remains were on the car.' Even after cleaning his Subaru, Tyler said the windshield was still chipped and the paint was damaged. The truck kept driving but he used his dashcam to take down the numberplate. He said the incident has been reported to WA Police. Daily Mail Australia has contacted police and Main Roads WA for comment. The right lane of southbound traffic before the Great Eastern Highway was closed for more than two hours during the clean-up.
