misterp Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 (edited) Parking in the garage - those folks made f'n $40 off us in parking Left to right: Mike (PimpSS), Kim & Brad (brobrad77h), Dwayne (CoolBlueSS), Justin (sswrecker), not pictured = me. They say the first thing that says Hello is the first thing that meets the eye: 2007 Cadillac XLR-V Coupe/Roadster, parked just inside the front door. Yes it's so much better in person than in photo. Yes it's drop-dead sexy. Yes it's the right color. Yes it's low (look at the guy bending down to read the sign next to it). Yes it's supercharged (450-hp 6-spd). Yes it's totally loaded (adaptive lighting, HUD, magnetic ride control, keyless pushbutton start, DVD & NAV). Yes I so totally want one. And Yes - it's $100-grand. (cont'd) Edited January 12, 2009 by Mr. P. (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterp Posted March 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 (edited) On the turntable in the Chevrolet section is the coming Camaro. Dwayne and I must have spent 15-minutes just staring at this car, it's flawless. I have always thought the new Camaro is a beautiful creation, a real GM masterpiece, but I've never really had the desire to purchase one. But I swear to all of you if there had been a salesman beside us at the turntable I would have immediately broken down and signed papers right there to have it. At 20% financing. It is really that awe inspiring, I just couldn't help but to keep looking at it. The last time I had that feeling I was looking over the Grand Canyon. It is just that seductive, this is a true love at first sight car and can't wait to see it on the road. Of course with baited breath, it's too soon to tell how much of the 'concept' will be stripped off the real car and what the final price will be. (cont'd) Edited January 12, 2009 by Mr. P. (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterp Posted March 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 (edited) If I didn't already own a Silverado SS, I would seriously consider buying this TRD Tundra. I looked it over high & low and IMO yes it's all they hype it up to be. Styling is love-it-or-hate-it (I like it, it's ok). The drivetrain appears very hmmmm let's say robust. Example, instead of typical straps & caps to hold the u-joints this truck uses flanges like you would find on a 1-ton truck. Beefy. Another thing I like is that the powertrain is mounted very low in the frame, leaving lots of room atop the engine and lots of working room underhood too. Can't tell you much about the interior, the truck was roped-off so I only saw a little bit. However in this single-cab there is a good 8-10 inches of cab behind the reclining seats. This truck has a intercooled TRD Eaton supercharger; there were no power ratings but I'm sure we can assume it makes low-500's in horsepower and when combined with the auto 6-spd is meant for building serious street cred. Gotta wonder what the curb weight will be though. I wouldn't be surprised to see some fast Tundras soon. Mr. P. Edited January 12, 2009 by Mr. P. (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pimp ss Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 hey steve i like the tundra but i would much rather have the camaro. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misterp Posted March 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 hey steve i like the tundra but i would much rather have the camaro.Don't worry, I'm not trading the SS for the Tundra! The Camaro OTOH, well it makes me give a second look to the old red Firebird! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaotik1 Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 I do like the tundra, and the way things are going with my SS that might be a possible move for me. Since I can't find the Z-06 I was looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
montanass Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 an extended cab version of that tundra would be tits... sharp looking truck, it should be interesting to see if makes production... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolBlueSS Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 I hate to say this, because I'm loyale to GM, but the Toyota Tundra is going to give the domestics some serious competition. They've done their homework, and built one hell of a truck. The red TRD prototype looked pretty good, too. The Camaro is just hot. I hope they keep the production model close to the prototype. Hopefully it will be priced at a resonable figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brobradh77 Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 Do y'all really think that the Tundra could produce low 500 HP? The Saleen truck only produced 450 Nice pics and write up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolBlueSS Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 Figure a blower will add 50%, and the 5.7 produces 381HP already. It would be pretty close. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blktbon20s Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 sick! I like the blue headlight on the SSS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rivierakid55 Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 (edited) id like to see the tundra in a different color personally but it looks pretty darn sharp. now this is gonna piss off some loyalists but, the camaro is a nice looking concept. but imo the challenger looks better. Edited March 20, 2007 by rivierakid55 (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chpspecial Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 My friend was a tech for toyota for a while, he now works at lexus, and he said that the TuRD superchargers produced so much heat that they where not holding up to the v8, and therefor toyota stoped pushing them on the tundras. I hope that toyota fixed the supercharger problems on those truck. It will make for some interesting times. Plus GM should answere with badder NA engines Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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