When Toyota introduced its T100 three years ago, it was the first full-size Japanesepickup in a market as American as apple pie. Although Toyota initially refrained from
using the full-size label, it could carry a 4x8 plywood sheet between its rear wheel
wells and three adults between its doors. But unlike other large pickups, the T100
arrived with a small V6 in a market where big, brawny V8s are king. It also came
regular-cab-only at a time when demand for roomier extended cabs was increasing.
Sales languished. But while some pundits called that first T100 an outsized flop,
others suspected it was merely a foot in the door. Toyota's T100 Xtracab has proven