What to Expect From the 2024 Tacoma: Video
We can’t prove too much about the 2024 Tacoma. But there’s enough info out there do some fun speculating.
For the last few years, Toyota truck fans have been focused on the Tundra, and how the company would update its full-size pickup offering. Now that the cat is out of the bag, however, all speculation has turned toward its smaller sibling. And while the Tundra was obviously an important vehicle, it doesn’t own its segment the way that the Tacoma does. Meaning you can bet loads of time and treasure are being directed at keeping that crown. So what does that mean, exactly? Well, we don’t know.
But it’s always fun to speculate, and with this video, our friends over at Downshift have put together a pretty through overview of what could be in the mail for the fresh Taco.
The big question, of course is the drivetrain. And while the naturally aspirated 2.5-liter hybrid system found in the Highlander, could be an option, it seems more likely that next-generation Tacoma’s powertrain will be drawn from the 2023 Crown. The base model would get the Crown’s turbocharged 2.4-liter mill (sans hybrid system), while range-topping models like the TRD Pro would get the same mill, but with a hybrid system.
So given that the 2.4 turbo is approximately as powerful as the similar unit in the Lexus NX, base rigs would get 275 horsepower, while hybrid models would get 340 horsepower. That could also mean they’d get the Crown’s six-speed automatic, though Toyota could switch it up for the the eight-speed from NX. Regardless, it sounds like a manual will be off the table, unless the brass is committed to being the only offering in the segment that allows drivers to row their own.
What’s happening with the electric version? That’s anyone’s guess. But I expect we’ll see it debut after the 2024 rigs are already in customer hands. Because I don’t see Toyota using the guts from it’s horrifically named bZ4X into the electric Tacoma, if only because it was built in partnership with Subaru. I feel like Toyota would want the Tacoma to be unique.
Some elements of the truck we don’t have to speculate about, though, involve saying goodbye to some of the Tacoma’s oldest bits. Expect the leaf springs to be swapped for an independent rear suspension, the drum brakes to be dropped for discs, and new drive modes from the Tundra to appear on the console. That said, what do you want to see on the 2024 Tundra? Hit me up and let me know!
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