2025 Toyota Tundra SR5 TRD Rally Package First Test: Solid, Off-Road Hardware for Less Than $10,000

Although the Ford F-150, Chevy Silverado, and Ram 1500 are the more popular full-size trucks, and the Tacoma is the favored Toyota pickup, the Toyota Tundra still has a devoted following. There are a ton of ways you can have a 2025 Toyota Tundra, but the SR5 with the TRD Rally package is the avenue to take if you want off-road hardware but not the whole-hog TRD Pro. 

Why It’s Important

As a new package for the 2025 Toyota Tundra, the kit includes skidplates, Bilstein shocks, all-terrain tires, 18-inch off-road wheels, an electronically controlled locking rear differential, Crawl Control, and Multi-Terrain Select. Plus, you get the iconic red, orange, and yellow striped details on the wheels, tailgate, nose, and inside, which add some visual flair, especially if you opt for the Magnetic Gray exterior paint.  

All that, and the price for the Rally package is $8,660—not bad, considering it does come from the factory, so you don’t have to worry about sourcing the parts and installing them yourself. Built on the SR5’s $51,101 starting price, the total MSRP for this full-size pickup is $62,397. When compared to the Tundra TRD Pro’s starting price of nearly $75,000 (and that model can be optioned only with the costlier i-Force Max V-6 hybrid), you get a ton of flexibility here.  

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In this application, the SR5 TRD Rally pack–equipped truck uses the 3.4-liter twin-turbo V-6 that produces 389 hp and 479 lb-ft of torque.  

Driven hard, the truck responds agreeably. Under aggressive acceleration, the transmission shifts smoothly and quite imperceptibly, while the engine pulls strongly across the rev range. Zero to 60 happens in 6.1 seconds and the quarter mile is achieved in 14.5 seconds at 95.9 mph. Braking, too, yields well-behaved body control. This Tundra SR5 TRD Rally package tolerates hard straight-line braking, as well as light trail-braking. There’s zero oversteer, but the understeer is managed easily. Brake response is typical truck stuff: long pedal travel with relatively soft feel and no feedback. On the first stop, we experienced a moment of lockup, but after that, the ABS actuation was reasonably good. We recorded a 122-foot stop from 60 mph. 

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Our off-road review of the Tundra SR5 TRD Rally package will come later, but for now, we know the truck is pretty quiet on the highway, despite its chunky tires.  

Pros: What We Like 

It may sound simplistic, but we dig a good graphics package. The yellow, orange, and red stripes help set the truck apart from all the other full-sized pickup beasts hulking around the grocery store parking lot. Plus, with the tall suspension and big tires, visibility is unparalleled, and the sense of invincibility stemming from stomping over potholes that would have destroyed smaller cars is unmatched.  

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Other pros are just things we appreciate about the Tundra SR5 in general: a large gas tank (handy because fuel economy is poor), a rough-and-tumble interior you don’t have to feel too precious about, the powered rear window, the automatically lowering and raising tailgate, and a cabin filled with buttons and hefty grab points. This isn’t some trophy truck you’d be too scared to haul with—it’s fine to get dirty. 

Cons: What We Don’t Like

Because of all the off-road hardware, everyday comfort is compromised. Over bumps and around corners, the ride oscillates between wallowy and unsettled. The truck also stands quite tall, and there are no running boards to help you put a leg up or down when climbing in or out. Furthermore, the throttle response varied according to condition and terrain: Sometimes only a light touch of the pedal resulted in acceleration, and other times, a firmer press was required. 

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Fuel economy is, as mentioned, not great. The EPA rates the pickup truck to return 17/22/19 mpg the city/highway/combined—but that’s just for the non-hybrid, V-6-powered Tundra. And with the Rally package’s 265/70 18-inch Michelin LTX Trail all-terrain tires, fuel economy is likely to be worse than that. 

The Bottom Line

The TRD Rally package isn’t a mere cosmetics upgrade, and the price for this bundle of off-road hardware is impressive. Trucks equipped with it probably won’t be able to go as hard as the Tundra TRD Pro, but for more than $10,000 less, you can get pretty close.  

Tooling around in the SR5 Tundra with this package sort of felt like driving a 1990 Nissan Pathfinder. Rad exterior details, the more reasonable out-the-gate price, and its general stompy nature elevate its trucky charisma. Fans of Toyota’s Baja past will surely appreciate this nod to its history.