- A USA driver, Victor Sheppard, sets a new record of traveling 1.6-million kilometers with his 2007 Toyota Tundra.
- Toyota was impressed with this milestone and displayed the truck in its museum.
- Toyota engineers analyzed the Truck and were shocked that the engine was completely original without any modifications.
- Sheppard received a new Tundra, and he assured that he will continue traveling throughout the United States to exceed 1.6 million kilometers.
Toyota is known for making the most reliable cars. According to RepairPal, the reliability rating of Toyota cars is 4.0 out of 5.0, which ranks it 8th out of 32 for all car brands.
Some sources claimed that its full-size pickup trucks received a rating of 8.4 out of 10, ranking them number one out of six most reliable full-size truck brands.
When we talk about full-size pickup trucks, the first name that comes to mind is the Toyota Tundra. Year after year, this truck leads in the reliability ranking. Very few of its models have managed to exceed 500,000 kilometres in good condition.
But one USA driver has surpassed all records by traveling 1.6 million kilometers with his 2007 Toyota Tundra. This miracle has even impressed the Toyota company itself, and it has decided to exhibit the car in its museum.
What is the Complete Story?
This is not the first time a Toyota car has exceeded a driver’s expectations. But this time it was a record-breaking moment. A USA driver, named Victor Sheppard, has achieved a feat that has impressed even the brand itself.
He has reached 1.6 million kilometers in his 2007 Toyota Tundra. Sheppard claimed that he had just followed the maintenance recommended by the manufacturer itself. In love with the engine, he assured that there is no secret behind this record-breaking model.
The USA driver wants to test how far his pickup truck can travel, but he explained that he always uses it completely normally. During this 1.6 million kilometers journey, the Tundra faced terrain for which she is more than prepared with off-road trips, torrential rains, and heat waves.
Toyota Buys Back Tundra for Its Museum
For achieving this milestone, Toyota even decided to exhibit the truck in its museum. The Japanese automaker made an offer to Sheppard to buy back the vehicle.
The company wanted to save this unique Toyota Tundra to carry out a detailed quality control by disassembling the vehicle, screw by screw, to analyze what its secret was to touch that huge milestone. After studying, the Toyota engineers were shocked that the engine was completely original without any modifications.
The engine cylinders had the original factory markings, something unthinkable for a pickup with this mileage.
Despite such incredible feats, not every Tundra model has been without engine issues. In 2024, the automaker issued a recall for its 2022 and 2023 Tundra models due to a manufacturing defect in their twin-turbocharged V6 engines.
Getting back to the article, the condition of Sheppard’s Toyota Tundra was so good that most of its parts were in excellent condition, even after traveling 1.6 million kilometers. In exchange for the 2007 Toyota Tundra, the brand has given the driver a new Tundra as a thank you.
Sheppard assured that he will continue traveling throughout the United States to exceed 1.6 million kilometers with his new vehicle.
