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1997 Toyota T-100 Review

Read this professional review and road test of the used 1997 Toyota T-100 model with a complete test drive evaluation in all driving situations including an overview of the Truck's specs, price, trims, interior, standard equipment like a 3.4 L V6 engine, a 4 Speed Automatic transmission and Two Wheel Drive and more.

1997 T-100 Review

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A high quality truck for lighter loads.

Introduction The Toyota T100 created a big buzz in 1993

when it was introduced as the first full-size import pickup to be sold

in the United States. The biggest knock on this otherwise fine first try

was its rather anemic 3.0-liter V6 engine, while all of the domestic products

had V8 engine options and therefore much greater hauling capacities.

Since the earliest days of its life, the T100 has been rumored to be

getting that elusive V8 engine, but that won't materialize until sometime

in 1998. However, the performance of the T100s have been improved through

This is a really nice street truck, capable of lots of recreational

travel duties including light towing and family hauling.

the use of a new, larger and more sophisticated 3.4-liter double overhead

cam V6 that makes a great deal more power and torque than the original

3.0-liter.

Toyota has been building small pickups for decades, and they have always

displayed what we think of as typical Toyota quality, durability and value.

Although the T100 is much larger than the compact Toyota pickup, now known

as the Tacoma, it still has all of the basic goodness that the Toyota name

implies. The T100 has been awarded J.D. Power's Best Full-Size Pickup trophy

for its initial quality in three of the past four model years.

The list of new equipment for 1997 is minimal: a larger alloy wheel

and tire package, a new optional sport seat package for the SR5 XtraCab,

and wider distribution of standard equipment and option packages across

the T100 line. Also, there are two new colors. Next Page



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