Toyota's 2027 Tundra Gets Trailer Assists, a Trailhunter, and a $42,890 Base
The refreshed pickup adds trailer-sensing driver assists, a factory Trailhunter package, and a standard 14-inch screen, while its base price climbs $1,630.
Toyota is giving the 2027 Tundra the same treatment as its Sequoia sibling: a sharper face, a factory overlanding package, and a set of driver assists built specifically for towing. The refreshed full-size pickup starts at $42,890, Toyota says, and is due at dealers this fall.
That base price is $1,630 higher than the 2026 SR, which listed at $41,260 before a $2,095 destination charge, according to Cars.com's 2026 Tundra price list. Toyota hasn't published grade-by-grade pricing or the 2027 destination charge. Most of the new hardware is shared with the 2027 Sequoia's trailer assists and Trailhunter package, which we detailed this week.
Trailer tech does the measuring
The biggest functional change is a suite of Trailer Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, layered on top of Toyota Safety Sense 4.0. The rear radars and camera detect a hitched trailer and measure it, then load its dimensions into a Trailer Garage menu that moves from the gauge cluster to the center screen.
Those measurements feed everything else. Blind spot monitoring stretches to cover the trailer's full length. A towing version of Lane Tracing Assist keeps the rig centered and, according to Toyota, can compensate for lane splits, uneven pavement, and some crosswinds. The reworked Trailer Backup Guide adds dynamic on-screen guidelines, a slider control, partial steering help, and jackknife warnings.
Detroit is still a step ahead on hands-free driving: Ford already lets owners tow with BlueCruise engaged, as covered in our look at the 2027 F-150's BlueCruise towing. On raw capacity, the Tundra's maximum of up to 12,000 pounds trails the F-150's 13,500 and the Silverado 1500's 13,700, per our Ram 1500 vs F-150 vs Silverado comparison.
Trailhunter joins, TRD Pro gets Fox shocks
The new Trailhunter package builds on the SR5 and follows the overlanding formula Toyota already uses on the Tacoma and 4Runner. It adds Old Man Emu suspension, Michelin LTX Trail 265/70R18 tires, front recovery hooks, extra underbody protection, bronze wheels, and fog lamps with selectable color. Four-wheel drive, a locking rear differential, Crawl Control, and Multi-Terrain Select come with it.
Toyota hasn't priced the package yet. On the Sequoia, the Trailhunter costs $3,500, Kelley Blue Book reported.
The TRD Pro moves to Tundra-tuned Fox QS3 shocks with adjustable damping, brighter light-bar and fog-light output, standard red tow hooks, and an available Honeycomb paint. Optional ISO-dynamic seats are designed to steady occupants on rough trails.
More standard equipment
Every grade now gets a 14-inch touchscreen, up from the 8-inch unit in the 2026 SR, plus a 12.3-inch digital gauge cluster. The software runs on Arene, the Woven by Toyota platform that supports over-the-air updates, and includes a built-in dash cam that saves 20-second clips from the truck's exterior cameras.
A 32.2-gallon fuel tank, a tow hitch, and a 7/4-pin connector are now standard across the lineup. The Capstone gets Adaptive Variable Suspension as standard, and a combined adaptive-and-air setup with load leveling is available on every grade, replacing the air-only option on some trims.
Where it lands
Powertrains carry over. The optional i-Force Max hybrid twin-turbo V6 makes 437 hp and 583 lb-ft of torque, Toyota says.
At $42,890, the entry Tundra costs $4,290 more than the redesigned 2027 Silverado Work Truck, which starts at $38,600 before destination, as laid out in our 2027 Silverado 1500 pricing breakdown. It also sits $490 above the 2026 Ram 1500 Express.
Toyota still has to publish EPA ratings and prices for the Trailhunter, TRD Pro, and Capstone. Those should follow before trucks reach showrooms.
