It's not that the Ford Bronco's available 330-hp twin-turbocharged 2.7-liter V-6 is weak, it's just that it lacks the gumption to properly take on the likes of the Jeep Wrangler Rubicon 392's 470-hp 6.4-liter V-8 or the Land Rover Defender V8's 518-hp supercharged 5.0-liter eight-pot.

Imagine you're at a Volkswagen of America boardroom meeting. The bosses walk in, flop a binder onto the head of the big round table you're sitting at, and make a proclamation. "We need a 300 hp family hauler to get Americans excited," an exec announces. You're puzzled because that sounds a lot like the Golf R wagon that broke cover just a few weeks ago—the same one that Volkswagen said it had no plans to sell in the United States.

Age is just a number, right? Well, not in the automotive world. In an industry that's reinventing itself faster than ever, the 14-year-old Toyota Tundra stands as one of the oldest vehicles on sale.