Ownership First Impressions… My New 2023 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro! 

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Love the truck, hate the price tag

Pro Tip...If you're seeing the side of your truck when you look in the side mirrors (07:46 mark in your video) then your mirrors aren't adjusted correctly for your blind spot. They should be adjusted so the side of your vehicle is just outside of the mirrors view. With this setting every car behind you three lanes wide should be visible in at least one of your mirrors. If a car passes or overtakes you on the right or left...as soon as it leaves that side mirror it should appear in the window itself.

The big tow mirrors are a HUGE PLUS for anyone who actuallly tows and for a truck that was built with a ton of focus on towing. Mike Sweers said while testing and creating this truck, different aspects of towing was very important and a huge focus on a great towing truck and they really did do a great job with it cause this truck is the best towing experience I’ve ever had. It’s so effortless, smooth, stable, and I don’t even notice I’m towing a big trailer or boat behind me so it’s great they added the option for these tow mirrors for the tow package. This truck looks so damn good!

As a 2020 Raptor owner this TRD Pro looks good. It presents very well.

Honestly this truck is bad ass. Love the light bar. Plus reliability of Toyota. Great truck.

Great video. I have a 2021 Tundra TRD Pro double cab and in a month it will be two years since my order was fulfilled. I would never ever sell this truck. I've owned a Tacoma V6, F-150 Ecoboost King Ranch, and a GMC Sierra 1500 6.2L V8, and the Tundra with Fox shox is the most comfortable truck I have ever driven. I love the simplicity of it's interior, I love the seats which are very comfortable for long trips (the GMC were the worst seats I've ever had in a vehicle), and it tows better than any truck I have owned. I have 42,008 miles on it now and I think it is the best highway cruising engine ever. I just got back from a two week vacation taking the family from central Texas to West Virginia, and with wife, three kiddos, and a 6,500 lbs camping trailer, I got 10.8 mpg the entire way there and back. My F-150 Ecoboost averaged around 7.5-8 mpg, and the GMC Sierra averaged around 10 mpg. My kids are older and bigger now then during those days. Twin turbos suck ass for towing. Anyway, great video and its a shame you sold that 2021 Tundra.

Sounds you were freezing your ass off, but yet you continued to finish the video, much appreciated…thanks for the info

7:29 the black wheels, red center caps and white lettering on the tires remind me of a modern version of the back the future truck!! Check out that 4x4.

Amazing truck! I got my TRD PRO at Carlsbad Toyota great dealership and customer service!! I love the tech and new redesign. I added the same tires plus the designs leveling kit. Enjoy it 🤙🏾ready for off-road!!

Great review. Black does look amazing for the TRD pro. Black looked good on the Tundra in the previous generation. On an another note - Corwin Toyota in Fargo, ND is a great dealership. I drive 3 hrs to buy my 2021 1794, off-road Tundra there in 2021. They gave me a good price and trade as well. Looking forward to hearing more about your experience with the 2023 TRD Pro

That is one beautiful truck my man.

I’m sold on this truck now. So nice

Thank you for sharing this!

I’m glad you got back even though it wasn’t your first choice. Kinda cool looking actually. Also, in my opinion when a dealership puts add ons like the PPF, tonneau cover, and door guards and you don’t know about it shows that the dealership is looking out for the customer and not just themselves.

I'd never want black, but the black PRO with a white BFG's are awesome! Great looking truck!

Love the way it looks. Niiice truck 🔥

I ordered this beauty on September 2022, I Got it on February 8, 2023, with some extra features, I finished the papers for $91,000. I drove it 5 miles (Five), and it's in the dealer since last night, 9 features require sensors are not working now, I am not happy. Made in America.

Beautiful truck!!!! I think your tires look really good with the white letters out!!! I absolutely love my platinum, I look forward to driving it every time I get in it. As much as I loved my 2020 I don’t miss it at all, and appreciate the changes every time I sit in my fathers 2020 Pro.

Man. That is one sweet ass truck. Congrats

The new Tundra is a truck that has to be done right and with all the options on it for me to like it. This one in the video is freaking beautiful looking and I wish I could afford it. The all blacked out appearance, rims and tires make it perfect.

Agreed. I’m usually not a black color vehicle fan either but here, it hides that huge grill.

Nice!!!! With two kiddos I’m going to have to upgrade from my 1794 to the Capstone version of the Sequoia…. But this beast right here is very nice!

Simplemente hermosa!. Congrats 👏 brother.

Beautiful truck i wish i own one last year i bought 2022 venza hybrid limited i really love it good on gas ⛽ very comfortable and quiet lexus like interior materials thanks for your video take care bye from milton Ontario Canada 🇨🇦

Love the black dude, this tundra is really growing on me! Love it man!

Wow!! What an awesome looking truckk… wish I had the money to get one . Enjoy it 🤙🏾

Congratulations on truck. I’m loving my 2021 TrdPro Tundra for now, looks very similar to this one in black. It’s tempting but will wait on 24”s and then get the 23. See how the turbo reliability turns out. How’s the wind noise in comparison to your 21?

Great review and gorgeous truck

I love that truck in black. Very sharp.

I had a 22 TRD PRO in the same colour. Glad you changed the tires. The Falkens that came standard on mine were SHOCKING in the snow. I just traded it in for a 23 fully loaded Platinum. Only request was KO2s for tires. lol Great truck you have there, I love the black, personally other than it always looks dirty so quickly.

beautiful truck. hopefully this year ill own one

Hi, it's a beautiful Toyota tundra! Congratulations enjoy your truck.

That is a really beautiful truck. I hope to get a tundra one day.

Awesome truck man. I can't believe the price. I got a ram 2500 cummins to tow with for 74. Midnight package and tows 20k thus shouldn't be over 50k. My first tundra 18 costed 38 new. It was a awesome truck.

Love the black and bigger tires 😍

My uncle bought hey 1987 Toyota forerunner I have no clue he still has it in his garage immaculate he said people are are still paying good money for them around I’m seeing a lot of older Land Cruiser‘s and Toyota pick ups out there👍👍👍👍💪💪💪💪

That’s probably the nicest spec tundra I’ve seen

The 2023 Tundra has got me seriously considering Toyota for the first time. Im traditionally a Big 3 shopper. Not really "Brand loyal" per say. I Love the TRD Pro trim and styling, I just wish they would offer it with a 6.5' bed. I know the idea behind TRD is Off-Road, shorter wheel base, blah blah blah. But with the costs of these trucks nowadays, you should be able to order them dang near "A La carte".

Nice nice nice truck man👌🏼

Black is really cool actually.

Gorgeous truck congrats.

I'm falling more and more in love with this truck. I'm an SUV guy, so I would probably love a Sequioa, but I don't like the light-bar taillights they used for that. Would have preferred the upright verticals, like on this Tundra. I mean, it makes sense, right? Since it competes with the Tahoe, Expedition, & such, but they went ahead and made it look like a Pathfinder, or Traverse. Yuck! Congrats on the truck. Hope you get to enjoy it for many years to come.

Beautiful truck!

Damn. That's a great looking truck.

Nice truck brother, God Bless!!!

Badass design

Power wise I think it's great! Plus bronze accents will add a nice touch to the colour.

Funny thing is I love the look of these new ones but I will miss the V8. But I just bought my first Toyota a 2009 tacoma 4X4 5 speed. Never imagined being outside of a ford but the timing and the fact it had a manual and my car was dead I had to buy something at that moment. Compared to my 07 ranger I had I quality of the tacoma is night and day. Ride quality build quality etc. I love fird but being 21 I need something that will be reliable for a long tine and something I can work with so in comes the tacoma. But I would love to have one of these in a perfect world with a 6 speed manual.

Your truck looks amazing! Love the stance! What's the exact tire size on those BFGs? I have the same truck Solar Octane!!!

Looks really good in all black

The base model Tundra's are hideous but the TRD pro with some beefier tires looks pretty sweet. Love the way yours looks! Looking to get a new truck sometime next year. Putting in over time every day aiming for a trx but will definitely look into all other options once the time comes.

Very nice truck!

beautiful truck buddy I just bought my first Tundra, 2023 4X2 Hybrid Limited. I love it. Sub

Wow, you have a beautiful truck!

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, the Raptor looks like kids Tonka Toy to me, the Tundra limited TRD PRO package is understated but very rugged looking, much cooler rig.

My dream truck💯

Thanks for sharing 👍🏿

Lol..I knew you had a true liking to the new tundra, You were waiting for that perfect look/trim to hit you.😅. I can here the excitement in your voice! When you got the last gen Voodoo blue, I said "Tamed ain't gonna keep that truck!" 🤣🤣🤣 Congratulations on that beautiful beast and Welcome to the 3rd Gen!

this is a dream truck of mine but I think im too short for a full sized (5'8) but these things are so cool and I love that rear window that can go down thats a big thing for me

Love the truck! How do the 35’s ride? And how many mpg are you averaging?

Gorgeous!!!!!!

I've owned 2 Tundras 2019 SR5 Double Cab and now a 2020 Limited Crewmax and they both had blind spot monitors and all the new safety features Toyota was putting out. I love the look of the Truck, don't get me wrong. It is amazing looking, but I didn't by a Truck from fuel economy. I love my 5.7L V8 and the sound it makes with my TRD Dual Exhaust system. Everything is preferences and I feel if Toyota just held out 1 to 2 more years and gave people options to either pick the 5.7L V8 or switch to the Twin. Their sales would explode! I love the look of my truck, but wouldn't mind having the new body with the bullet proofing of the 5.7L V8. Ford is putting the V8 back in the Raptor because of what people were saying about the V6. Love the truck, but I just can't get rid of that V8 power and fun.

Looks awesome! What size are those BFGs?

I said id never own black vehicle again, but man that new tundra looks so good in black

I had a TRD Pro Tundra and now I have Tacoma. I am so disappointed in Toyota with the new Tundra and Sequoia. The last gen Tundra was so much better quality on the interior and had no wind noise. The rear seat is small in the full 4-door cab because they are using the same rear seat that they use in the extended cab. And now the new one has less of a turning radius, its fuel mileage is not that much better, has fake engine noise and no tow hooks in the front. When you get a truck stuck, the front bumper is most likely going to be at ground level, and you are not going to be able to get under it to hook to the frame, that is why you need tow hooks, I don’t understand it. How is it better? It doesn't even look better than the old one. I don’t like driving trucks from the big three because that’s all you see all day; I like to have something different and if I was going to buy a new full-size truck, I would be heading to the Nissan dealer. You really should think twice about getting that Sequoia. I think Japan should send over a group of executives and when they land, they should go straight to security and have them escort everyone in truck design and engineering out the door, take their truck fobs and let them call a cab.

Distance. During Covid KS had an incredible amount of '21 Tacos to choose from compared to OK (wasteland due to sale region thing), so crossed the border.. but I had no idea the Wichita, KS dealer filled my purchase desire w/ the truck from Corwin of Bellevue, NE. Something like that dealer reciprocating might've saved the baby boy stress? ;) Congrats!

This is the best truck!

That thing looks badasss, it’s a beautiful truck, it would be my choice

Hey, are you running 35×12.50R18 for the tires? I have the same truck and I love the stance of yours

did you changed the wheels? I like it

Best believe this will outlast all competitors.

TRX baby !!!

Thank you for putting the white letters on the outside of the tires lol.

How much smaller is the rear? Smaller length or width? Amazing truck!

Wow that’s nice 😱🔥

Would’ve been nice if they had more color options and an option to get black instead of the camo theme. Would’ve loved to get mine in Silver with black instead of camo.

Nice truck. They did good with it.

Beautiful truck ❤

The tires do make a huge upgrade for looks

What size tray is on it, looks really good.

Wish you to have a lot of good time with your new black fury.

Great looking truck! Do your tires rub at all?

Beautiful truck.

I’m not exactly sold on the new generation here it looks decent with it being all black and the previous does have blind spot monitoring etc my 2020 TRD sport off-road 4x4 has all of that the BSM and RCTA etc

Super cool truck

Love the tundra in black. You should make the lightbar yellow or amber for inclement weather. Let’s see a 0-120mph run😅😂

Super nice truck! Congratulations. The raptor msrp is like $60k, but the cheapest you'll find one is around 90k and up. People have lost their minds.

Black looks good when clean! Get ready to wash the truck a bunch if that bothers you. Very cool pick up. Enjoy it while you have it

Nice truck. What lift u got on this with 35s.?

Amazing truck! I love the tech and new redesign. I added the same tires plus the westcott designs leveling kit. I drove my 2022 tundra 4x4 trd off road (non hybrid )from Los Angeles to San Diego, roughly 150 miles. I didn't even get 12mpg. My 2020 sr5 4x4 will give me 11mpg on 35s with a similar setup. Performance wise the new gen feels quicker. I'm not seeing the savings at the pump going from a v8 to this twin turbo. What are you averaging on your mpg's?

I'd love a Tundra or Sequoia. I have no need for anything that big, but man they sure are nice

I had a 22 TrdOff road and it was a good truck, I now have the 24 Trd Pro and between the two there are some big differences. Hands down the imax engine is much better more power, but also more finicky and it is louder in mechanical noises. The suspension is obviously better off road but not on the street, very bouncy, I thought. I am running duratracs got rid of those crappy wilderpeaks it came with definitely helped out. I have a boat I pull and you cant even tell it has 3000+ pounds on it, I didn't need the tow mirrors guess that's a preference. Interior is nicer looks like they spent a bit longer putting it together. I don't like that you can only use the grill light with the high beams wish i could use it when "I" wanted to. Hate the auto lights on this truck, they move when other cars come in and cut off your lighted path. They should've just left the adjustment wheel like on the regular Tundra. Also the headlights are weird they cutoff maybe 40 ft down the street and you can't see at all, like someone drew a line in the road and the light won't go past that? I really do like the truck much better than my Trd Off road model. But is it worth the extra 25K? If I can get the Trdoff road with the Imax engine then I would definitely go that way! But it wasn't available when I got my pro!

As a Trail Boss owner, that’s not a bad looking truck.

Nice looking truck. Tires look great. Good luck with it. Hopefully that engine lives up to Toyotas reputation for reliability.

The taillights and rear bumper still have me scratching my head. Other than that it’s a great looking truck!

Sharpe truck !!

2021 pro has blind spot monitor and keyless entry btw

What size tires again or are those standard with the truck? Sharp truck.

Looks great with those tires. Where did you get the black tailgate insert?