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We love Easter eggs and the 2023 Toyota Tundra has some surprises for us.

Automakers have been busy putting Easter eggs—fun, hard-to-find details—to their trucks recently, and they've been outdoing themselves. There were a couple on the Ford Bronco, and more than a few on Jeep's new-generation Wrangler. Because the Tundra was only remodeled last year, Toyota has decided to keep the full-size pickup largely same into 2023. To keep the 2023 Tundra selling like hotcakes, Toyota didn't have to do much. The SX aesthetic option, which adds black and dark gray design elements to the Tundra's exterior and interior trim, is new this year for the SR5 model.

Dark gray 18-inch wheels, black door handles, body trim, the middle piece of the rear bumper, and a darkened rear 4x4 insignia are all part of the SX package. The Tundra door badges have been deleted, and the inside trimmings are black as well. Exterior paint colors like white, silver, gray, or black can be enhanced with the SX package. On Double Cabs with a 6.5-foot bed and Crew Cabs with a 5.5-foot bed, the SX package is available (CrewMax models).

The Toyota Tundra full-size truck for 2023 is the same as the fully redesigned model from last year. A redesigned rear suspension design, a 10-speed automatic transmission, bolder styling, a giant 14-inch touchscreen, and two twin-turbocharged V6 powertrain — one of which is linked with a hybrid system — are among the redesign's features.

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Automakers are increasingly putting little hidden treasures around their automobiles for buyers to discover when they receive them. These Easter eggs are a wonderful way for engineers and designers to demonstrate their appreciation for these devices, even if they are just a minor feature. We now have a fresh Easter egg to disclose from the 2023 Toyota Sequoia and Tundra, thanks to quirk-locator extraordinaire Doug DeMuro, R&T reports.

Toyota has officially released big revisions for both the Tundra and the Sequoia, each providing a slew of improvements over the previous versions. The Tundra, for example, has ditched its old-school leaf-spring suspension in favor of modern coils and is powered solely by a new twin-turbocharged 3.5-liter V-6 engine. The new Sequoia SUV is built on the same architecture, albeit it is only available with a hybridized version of the V-6 engine that produces 437 horsepower and 583 pound-feet of torque.

The SUV's improved 9000 lb payload capacity, which is nearly a 25% increase over the previous model, is undoubtedly helped by that powerful torque figure. Toyota has every reason to be proud of these packages, which could explain DeMuro's finding. A note scribbled into the edge of the Sequoia's windshield was discovered by the automobile detective. Customers will see the phrase "Badass Trucks" written in Morse Code hidden in plain sight.

While Toyota wouldn't say whether there are any other Easter eggs on the truck, the automaker did tell R&T that the same Morse Code can be found on the windshields of new Tundra models. Whatever the reason for its presence, this is exactly the kind of thing we like to see coming from a huge production facility. Toyota had no choice but to put that banner on every Sequoia it makes, solely so consumers and enthusiasts may point it out to other truck owners.

This isn't the first time an Easter egg has been discovered on a mass-market vehicle. For example, Ram etched the face of Zora Arkus-Duntov onto the C8 Corvette's windshield, while GM etched an image of a velociraptor being mauled under the TRX's engine cover. There are also a slew of more.

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The 2022 Toyota Tundra is the only full-size pickup vehicle without a V-8 engine. Instead, a twin-turbo V-6 and a 10-speed automatic transmission are the sole options. This engine is available in three distinct power levels. The non-hybrid engine in the base SR trim produces 348 horsepower and 405 pound-feet of torque. It has 389 horsepower and 479 pound-feet of torque.

A non-hybrid Limited test truck clocked a 6.1-second zero-to-60-mph time at a Car & Driver test track. An electric motor is incorporated into the transmission on the hybrid variant, allowing for full electric operation at low speeds. The combination produces 437 horsepower and 583 pound-feet of torque, reducing the time from zero to 60 mph to just 5.7 seconds. The rear suspension, which was formerly a leaf-spring design, has also been altered from its predecessor.

For decades, Morse code has been used to hide communications in plain sight. The 2022 Tundra's windshield includes a nice Easter egg, according to MotorTrend, which is uncovered thanks to Kevin Hunter, the Tundra's lead designer. The term BADASS TRUCKS is written in Morse code on the black contour in the lower left corner of the glass. Regardless of trim, the statement is on every 2022 Tundra.

Off-road capability is indicated by a couple of stickers on both sides of the bed on Tundra 4x4 versions. They also have a hologram-like material that, when correctly reflected, portrays a few miniature vehicles driving up and down the numbers. To see it in action, you'll need to adjust the lighting, but it's there. According to MotorTrend, even though this one was a little simpler to discover than the Morse code, we still needed the help of a Toyota staffer to find it.

When you open the hood of the Toyota Tundra 2022, you'll notice two Easter eggs on each side. The state of Texas is stamped on one of the plastic surfaces toward the grille, with the word "Born" on top of it, on the driver's side. This is a reference to the Tundra, which has been manufactured in San Antonio, Texas, since the plant's inception in 2006. The other, a Michigan shape stamped on one of the black plastic panels, may be found on the passenger side. The letters "R&D" are above the state this time, indicating that the new Tundra was studied and created in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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