It looks like Toyota is about to jump into the high performance truck game. Sure, it already has the Texas-built Tundra TRD Pro, but signs are pointing to the imminent arrival of an even more potent off-road pickup.
Toyota has filed for a trademark on the TRD Hammer name, which The Drive reports was on a recent survey sent to Toyota owners asking what they’d like to see on a future model.
“This high-performance truck package is designed for off-road enthusiasts, featuring an engineered long-travel suspension and 37” all-terrain tires. With the truck’s unique wide fenders, high-clearance bumpers, and a powerful engine, it achieves exceptional off-road capability and performance,” the survey explained.
The current $75,000 Tundra TRD Pro has a front suspension lift, 33-inch all-terrain tires, Fox shocks and an electronic locking rear differential, but the setup isn’t as extreme as what you get in a Ford F-150 Raptor or Ram 1500 RHO, let alone a Ford F-150 Raptor R or the upcoming Ram 1500 TRX revival.
Toyota did tease something that sounds like the TRD Hammer at the 2021 SEMA show when the third-generation Tundra launched, however. The Tundra TRD Desert Chase Tundra featured 37-inch tires, a wide-body kit and a long-travel suspension that uses the stock mounting points, making it simpler to add something like it to the lineup.
The Tundra TRD Desert Chase stuck with the stock i-Force MAX powertrain featured in the Tundra TRD Prow, which is rated at 437 hp and 583 lb-ft. That certainly qualifies as a “powerful engine” so it’s not clear if Toyota has something else in mind for the Tundra TRD Hammer.
Or if it even plans to build it. Toyota hasn’t commented on the report or announced any upcoming Tundra models, so it’s wait-and-see for now. That said, it did make one upgrade to the Tundra TRD Pro for 2026 by making the stabilized IsoDynamic seats that are standard on the Tacoma TRD Pro a $980 option.
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