![]() TRD Pro Gets Standard Hybrid, Wild Suspension Seats Toyota is still ironing out payload capacities, but did reveal the hybrid can haul up to 1,709 pounds. Maximum towing capacity is 6,500 pounds with the i-Force auto. As Toyota highlights, that’s nearly double the old V6’s peak. It adds a 48-hp electric motor sandwiched into the transmission, bumping outputs to 326 hp and a massive 465 lb-ft of torque. This being Toyota, of course there’s a hybrid, too. It felt nice and positive-just like the 2023 model I drove a few months ago. The TRD Sport on-hand came just so equipped, and even though I couldn’t drive it for obvious reasons, I was able to shift. That makes Toyota the company to offer more manuals than anyone else. It trims 8 hp and 7 lb-ft, but also shows up with auto rev matching and an anti-stall feature. All other models bump those numbers up to 278 hp and 317 lb-ft when hooked up to the eight-speed auto.īut remember that fan service we were talking about earlier? Yeah, the six-speed manual returns. In the base model this will produce 228 hp and 243 lb-ft of torque. In its place is Toyota’s new workhorse, the 2.4-liter turbo-four cylinder, rebranded as i-Force here. Toyota will also offer an electronic front stabilizer disconnect system.īig news under the hood too, as the Tacoma expectedly waves goodbye to the ol’ V6. The Limited debuts the first Tacoma application for Toyota’s Adaptive Variable Suspension too, which should make the chrometastic fancy truck a more relaxed on-road companion. Toyota’s also ditched the rear drum brakes, equipping all Tacomas with discs-and there are larger front and rear rotors based on trim. Higher up trims gain a new multi-link coil setup, however. Rear leaf springs continue on the SR, SR5 Xtra Cab, and TRD PreRunner. Under the skin, Toyota has improved chassis rigidity as well, with a reinforced boxed steel frame. Turbo-Four Power, Hybrid Option, Return of the Manual The company will also announce a TRD Pro-specific color later this year. Toyota will offer the new Tacoma in nine colors, including the cool Bronze Oxide you see on Trailhunter here. Total bed capacity is up seven percent because of it. Toyota’s made carved out a little extra storage space, both between the wheelarches and in height. Folks wanting a two-door truck have had precious few choices these last few years, so if you want it, Toyota’s got it.īed lengths are either 5- or 6-feet, with only the latter for the two-door. Did we mention the return of the two-door? Yes, it’s back as the XtraCab. That’s based on the four-door Double Cabs on show, though. Toyota didn’t provide us any measurements, but the overall package doesn’t feel much larger than before-a good thing, in our view. That’s a good pull from big brother less appealing is the big chin spoiler that demolishes ground clearance on the Sport and Limited. ![]() There’s that big hexagonal grille (which Toyota calls a nod to the Hilux), the blocky wheel arches, and the Tundra-aping, slotted-style LED taillights. In person, the fourth-gen Taco feels familiar, but modernized. Toyota brought for early prototypes for us to poke around: TRD Sport, Limited, TRD Pro, and a whole new Trailhunter trim-more on that further down. There are no less than eight trims, including SR, SR5, Limited, and four different TRD models. In fact, Toyota’s California-based Calty design team officially calls the design theme “Badass Adventure Machine.” So you know, there’s that. This is still recognizably Taco town, though: the body is narrower, with shorter overhangs reinforcing the Tacoma’s more adventure-ready attitude. You see it in the functional air intakes right under the squinty headlights. The Tacoma now sits on the same TNGA-F platform as the Tundra and Sequoia, and as you’d expect, there’s more than a passing family resemblance now. Needless to say, this is an important model for Toyota, and the Japanese brand is coming correct with eight trims, a new hybrid powertrain, a wild patent-pending seat-and some classic features for a healthy dose of fan-service. The Tacoma is the best-selling vehicle in Hawaii-not truck, vehicle. Actually, this mid-sizer is a bigger deal than that the Tacoma snatches up over 39 percent of its segment, and the Blue Oval’s best-seller only manages 32 in the full-size market. You might think coming all the way out here for a reveal is a little extra, but you underestimate the importance of the Taco. Our first ride in the 2024 Toyota Tacoma took place on Hawaii’s big island. This bit from AutoGuide shares the deets on the latest Tacoma, a very important update in the overlanding world for the years to come-Ed. Some of y’all are into four-wheeled or 4×4 fun.
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