How Much would You Pay for a Turd? Oops! That's TRD
Feb 7, 2018 11:51:02 #
Someone at Toyota approved the name "TRD" for one of it's trucks.
https://www.autoblog.com/2018/02/06/2019-toyota-tacoma-trd-pro-snorkel/
https://www.autoblog.com/2018/02/06/2019-toyota-tacoma-trd-pro-snorkel/
Feb 7, 2018 11:56:07 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Someone at Toyota approved the name "TRD" for one of it's trucks.
https://www.autoblog.com/2018/02/06/2019-toyota-tacoma-trd-pro-snorkel/
https://www.autoblog.com/2018/02/06/2019-toyota-tacoma-trd-pro-snorkel/
I always looked at it as a turd when I see it and no way would I have a vehicle named after a turd.
Makes me laugh at the person who bought a turd.
Feb 7, 2018 11:58:20 #
Toyota Racing Division. I always thought that was a funny acronym. Cheers.
Feb 8, 2018 09:46:03 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Someone at Toyota approved the name "TRD" for one of it's trucks.
https://www.autoblog.com/2018/02/06/2019-toyota-tacoma-trd-pro-snorkel/
https://www.autoblog.com/2018/02/06/2019-toyota-tacoma-trd-pro-snorkel/
A good TRD is priceless 🤣
Feb 8, 2018 09:50:28 #
Jerry Green
Loc: Huntsville, AL
I just bought a 2018 TRD Sport short bed and asked if I could get one without that logo. The dealer said that they all come that way and I would have to take it to a body shop to have it remove. Fortunately they made the logo smaller this year and it is not as noticable on the dark grey model that I got. I am really pleased with it. It is much like my 3 previous 4Runners but with a short bed.
Feb 8, 2018 09:53:48 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Someone at Toyota approved the name "TRD" for one of it's trucks.
https://www.autoblog.com/2018/02/06/2019-toyota-tacoma-trd-pro-snorkel/
https://www.autoblog.com/2018/02/06/2019-toyota-tacoma-trd-pro-snorkel/
TRD has been in use for years.
Feb 8, 2018 14:01:40 #
That's the problem with foreign car makers. They don't realize when they abbreviate a word, it could mean something totally different in English. What does TRD stand for anyway? Ya gotta admit though, "Toyota Turd" has a nice ring to it.
Feb 8, 2018 17:17:23 #
I imagine they thought people would pronounce it T R D instead. US companies have the same problem with languages. Remember that the Chevrolet Nova means "does not go" in Spanish.
Feb 8, 2018 18:12:57 #
hassighedgehog wrote:
I imagine they thought people would pronounce it T R D instead. US companies have the same problem with languages. Remember that the Chevrolet Nova means "does not go" in Spanish.
Feb 9, 2018 01:20:54 #
Valsmere
Loc: New Jersey
Jerry Green wrote:
I just bought a 2018 TRD Sport short bed and asked if I could get one without that logo. The dealer said that they all come that way and I would have to take it to a body shop to have it remove. Fortunately they made the logo smaller this year and it is not as noticable on the dark grey model that I got. I am really pleased with it. It is much like my 3 previous 4Runners but with a short bed.
I have a 2013 Tacoma trd sport I took the decals off with a heat gun on a low setting. Just apply a coat of wax afterwards no need for a body shop that will charge an arm and a leg.
As for the racing division they are huge in Baja 1000 type rally racing. Ivan Stewart was sponsored by them.
Feb 9, 2018 11:05:04 #
Day.Old.Pizza wrote:
A good TRD is priceless 🤣
Especially when it's polished!
Feb 9, 2018 11:05:42 #
BobHartung wrote:
TRD has been in use for years.
I hadn't heard of it till I saw this article. I guess the name is here to stay.
EDIT: I see there's a "TRD Series." If it's a series, like a continuous flow, wouldn't it be diarrhea?
https://www.toyota.com/upcoming-vehicles/trdpro/
Feb 9, 2018 11:34:49 #
I've heard Dodge is coming out with a new sport model called the Dodge RT Diarrhea.
Oct 3, 2023 17:18:06 #
Ed123
Loc: 32409
Kind of fitting for me. Laugh everytime I see it. If I owened a TuRD, I'd definitely get out the heat gun. Just like every truck that says pro is a base model.laugh at them too.
Oct 3, 2023 18:22:45 #
RiJoRi
Loc: Sandy Ridge, NC
Don't "trd" come b'tween "sec'n" an' "fort'"? Or fer da ol' fans of "Dem Bums", it comes b'tween "sec'n" an' "home"! (Er wuz dat "toid"?)
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