Review: 2025 Toyota Tundra SR5 TRD Rally
Whenever we receive a vehicle to review for this site, we usually get a week to drive it and test it out. That didn’t happen with the 2025 Toyota Tundra SR5 TRD Rally. We had an unbelievably short amount of time with it, so I’ll keep my review short, too. These are my observations from my brief experience behind the wheel.
YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR
Toyota introduced the Baja racing-inspired TRD Rally package as an option on the 2025 Tundra SR5 CrewMax 4X4 with the 5.5-foot bed. It costs a whopping $8,660, which (along with a few other add-ons such as a TRD performance air filter and a bed mat) brought the as-tested price of my review vehicle up to $62,442, but it transforms the truck inside and out. Ticking the box for it adds a yellow, orange, and red decal to the grille, front doors, and tailgate. Toyota upgrades the rollers to a set of black 18-inch TRD wheels wrapped in all-terrain rubber. Inside, there are more yellow, orange, and red stripes on the heated and power-adjustable Heritage Black SofTex front seats as well as dual-zone automatic climate control, a TRD leather-wrapped steering wheel, a matching shifter, and a red TRD start button. Multi-Terrain Select, Crawl Control, Downhill Assist Control, an off-road suspension, and a rear locker magnify the four-wheel drive system’s capabilities.
SIMPLICITY IS KEY
When Toyota mixed the TRD Off-Road Package with its Texas-themed 1794 trim level on the 2025 Sequoia we tested, the result was odd and unattractive because those two elements were so bold and different that they didn’t mesh together well. However, the TRD Rally treatment looks great on – and in – the Tundra SR5 because Toyota starts with a low-key look, then applies subtle yet distinctive cosmetic changes.
HEARTY WITHOUT A HYBRID
You can only get the Tundra SR5 TRD Rally with the i-Force 3.4-liter twin-turbo V6. Although it lacked the outright grunt of the i-Force Max hybrid setup, with 389 horsepower and 479 lb-ft of torque channeled through a 10-speed automatic, the mid-range engine offering was plenty quick when I put my right foot down. Too bad I didn’t have more time to do that.
The good news is that my colleague Luke spent slightly more time in the 2025 Toyota Tundra SR5 TRD Rally than I did, so check out his video review below.
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