New $10,000 Toyota pickup

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Toyota’s $10,000 Future Pickup Truck Is Basic Transportation Perfection

The IMV 0 makes a Corolla feel like a Bentley in comparison.

www.roadandtrack.com

Bruce

 

[LittleBill21]

Not sold in the USA

 

[WinterDeere]

The irony is that so many men pretend they'd prefer this, while whining about our $60k - $80k pickup pricing... right up until the dealer asks them if they want heated seats and satellite radio. They're only making a business of selling what folks are buying.

I think this would make a great farm or delivery truck, but I'd not want it as my only vehicle.

 

[Hay Dude]

Its a truck designed for countries with lower income folks like in Thailand or Mexico doing farm & blue collar work. They could sell some here, if they meet safety standards

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

Wonder what it would take to buy one in Mexico, bring to US?
$10K...I'd buy one.
In Mexico we saw ITALIKA motorcycles in a huge store like Costco, 250cc for $1,400. I would have bought two if I had rented a van. No room in the SUV.

 

[Jstpssng]

The irony is that so many men pretend they'd prefer this, while whining about our $60k - $80k pickup pricing... right up until the dealer asks them if they want heated seats and satellite radio. They're only making a business of selling what folks are buying.

I think this would make a great farm or delivery truck, but I'd not want it as my only vehicle.

I don't have heated seats or satellite radio. Am I missing something? I tried Sirius for a while but didn't care for it. This also doesn't have adaptive lane change or all of that other crap mentioned in the article, that you have to pay for so you can shut it off every time that you start the engine.
My new company tru k has auto dimming headlights; usually I dim them before the feature does.
I suspect it would be like the Roxor... not meeting our safety and emissions standards. Yet is still would be a great vehicle to use around the property- if it came with 4WD.

 

[WinterDeere]

I don't have heated seats or satellite radio. Am I missing something?

Like you, I turn off lane control, parking assist, auto-dimming headlights, and often even forward collision avoidance. But I do love me some heated seats and steering wheel in January, along with remote start. Satellite radio is something we have, because it's there and they keep extending my reduced-price trials (6 years, now!), but I'm not a huge fan. I wouldn't choose it if it were an individual option.

 

[LittleBill21]

why would you turn off auto highbeams or collision, not really sure i understand the thought process there

 

[Chewwy]

why would you turn off auto highbeams or collision, not really sure i understand the thought process there

Because they are a PITA.

 

[LittleBill21]

Because they are a PITA.

really? you constantly activate collision avoidance? I actually have, on purpose to see it work, if that system is constantly activating for you, I hate to say this but your driving like an idiot. you have to be EXTREMELY aggressive to get it activate/warn in 3 different brand vehicles I have tried it with.

don't even remotely understand why you wouldn't want auto high beams but ok

 

[WinterDeere]

why would you turn off auto highbeams or collision, not really sure i understand the thought process there

Highbeams: Because the F'ers continuously refuse to turn back on immediately after a car has passed me on a dark country road at 45 mph. I like to see the deer before they jump into my path, not just when they're standing in the middle of the road in front of me. They also refuse to work in twilight, waiting until full-dark to engage, and also turn themselves off at every stop or turn, no matter how dark and desolate.

Collision: It routinely slams on the brakes when I'm in no danger of hitting anything or anyone. Such as, when a car is stopped on the road ahead of me, waiting to make a left turn, and I plan to pass them on the right shoulder. Or, when approaching a stop light where the traffic dead-ahead is waiting in a left-turn lane, and through traffic is directed to the right around them. Or when going around one particular local bend, where forward collision repeatedly confuses an oncoming vehicle as a forward collision, if the timing between the two around the bend is just right. I find it works well enough in my truck, where I may be keeping greater distances or moving slower, but it routinely fails in my sports sedan, so I keep it off most of the time.

 

[LouNY]

My auto dimming headlights are turned on. The only "over ride" is to dim them and leave them dim. I actually rather like them except for the constant false dimming from reflections and such.

My Sirius radio is on all the time because I don't have any local stations that I enjoy.

The rear auto braking has been turned off for a long time as it was constantly slamming the brakes on as I eas backing up from tall grass and such activating it.

I use my cruise control frequently because the truck will sneak up in speed so easily the cruise keeps it in check and I would like the adaptive cruise if it allowed me to set it for the proper following distance which for me is more then many people use.

 

[CloverKnollFarms]

This would be great for a pallet spray unit for lawn care.

 

[LittleBill21]

Collision: It routinely slams on the brakes when I'm in no danger of hitting anything or anyone. Such as, when a car is stopped on the road ahead of me, waiting to make a left turn, and I plan to pass them on the right shoulder. Or, when approaching a stop light where the traffic dead-ahead is waiting in a left-turn lane, and through traffic is directed to the right around them. Or when going around one particular local bend, where forward collision repeatedly confuses an oncoming vehicle as a forward collision, if the timing between the two around the bend is just right. I find it works well enough in my truck, where I may be keeping greater distances or moving slower, but it routinely fails in my sports sedan, so I keep it off most of the time.

I have never experienced this at all, does not sound remotely correct, wonder if this needs a dealer visit, passing on shoulders make sense

 

[dodge man]

There are so many safety and emission standards here that it not practical to sell them here. Airbags, backup cameras, tpms, side impact and rollover requirements, daytime running lights, drive by noise standards, the list goes on and on. All those “safety” items are one of the reasons that can’t sell a $10k truck here.

 

[Fuddyduddy1952]

Personally I think the more junk on a vehicle makes the driver lazy. My friend/neighbor is younger than me and has a 2023 F150. I have an 1993 F150. His is loaded, a tailgate assist getting into the bed, all these app phone features, etc. Mine I just jump on bumper or tire to hop into the bed. He can't do that.
When I get so decrepit I can't roll the window down I'll stop driving!

 

[dodge man]

We don’t own a car with collision avoidance but have rented one. I’ve experienced where it doesn’t work that great. An example when you’re in a long sweeping curve on the interstate and passing someone. It sees the car in the other land as ahead of you and slows down. Same with auto dimming headlights. I think they see signs reflecting and dim all the time. You ever pass someone on a lightly traveled 4 lane and get blasted by someone’s brights behind you because they are to stupid to over ride the auto brights?

 

[slckeys]

Auto dimming lights are awful, special where there are jersey barriers in between travel lane directions. I'm getting blinded every night by people that can't seem to remember to dim them. And flashing my high beams does little because my lights are below the barriers like theirs, but I sit physically higher above.

Crash avoidance feature is constantly giving false readings while driving. Every driver at work has issues. The worst is when our vehicles slam the brakes on when in the middle of a sweeping turn when there isn't another vehicle in sight. Dealer says trucks are fine.

Now the auto cruise control I do like when on the highway. Until I'm going so slow that I don't realize it.

 

[jjeff]

I accidentally flash my brights on at cars when I'm driving wife's loaded crossover with auto dimming lights. I can repeat my gripes of modern so called automobile "conveniences" that I experienced and despise. I'd love an available option 4wd diesel compact truck like that for a daily driver. There was a time when I was briefly considering importing a 25+ yr old diesel hilux which In my brief research is how old it needs to be to legally title and drive on most US public roads.

 

[Slowpoke Slim]

I'd be interested in one in 4x4 as a daily winter driver, as long as the heater and defroster work.

They can keep all the extra hee-haw garbage on the new ones. My 11 year old Ford xlt package truck has all the bells and whistles on it I would ever want.