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Overall I think Toyota might Ditch one in the lineup but the future of Large V8 suv's are going to die out either way you look at this let's face reality.
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I really don't think this is a likely outcome unless you think there's going to be a wholesale change in American lifestyles (for the worse IMO). So long as there are Americans that tow boats to the lake/shore, horses to weekend horse shows, snowmobiles to the mountains, motorcyles to rallies, cars and motorcycles to weekend races, jet skis to the lake/shore, campers on family vacations in the summer and trailers for moving the very mobile US population...there will always be a need for power. We are decades away from the kind of alternative power needed for these truly American hobbies. In the interim this power can only be filled with cubic inches of engine displacement, namely v-8s.
There will be some advances with supplemental electric power to v-8s however it will be quite awhile before there is a design that can handle the kinds of rigor and power in the hobbies above without a v-8. Big v-8s will be around as long as these hobbies are around even if gas prices reduce the overall number of these engines.
That may be a good thing as the future sales of these vehicles will go to people that really need this kind of power instead of those that simply want the looks of a large SUV when a minivan might have been a more suitable choice for their lifestyle. The price of gas will drive these more reasonable vehicle choices.