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Originally Posted by Sulu
Another thought: anybody think that the 1AR engine will also find its way into Toyota's trucks, such as the lower-model engine on the Tacoma, replacing the 2.7L 2TR engine? That would reduce the number of engine families, and eliminate the truck-only engine families, which Toyota seems to be doing.
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Hmm... I do notice Toyota has a separate set of engines for their trucks and they don't seem related (other than the i-Force V8) to the passenger car counterpart. Their truck engines aren't exactly the most fuel efficient (just looking at the 2.7 and 4.0 litres). However, they are tuned for torque.
Anyway, so after that (perhaps not so coherent) paragraph, if they can tune the 1AR for more torque than what's currently offered for the Highlander, then perhaps they can start using passenger car engines in their trucks. That's my only concern.
