Toyota engineer defends choice of carryover engines

Sweers: There's a fine line between a good highway ride and off-road capability.

August 05, 2013 05:00 AM

Toyota Tundra chief engineer Mike Sweers gets a bit riled up when someone takes swipes at his pride and joy. At the 2014 Tundra pickup press preview, Sweers threw around some smack talk with West Coast Editor Mark Rechtin.

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