Gen2 Tacoma successor to T100 or Gen1 Tacoma ?

Which one of these vehicles is not like the others:

Gen1 Tacoma:

• 3155 lbs
• Length x Width x Height: 174.8 x 66.5 x 61.0

T100:

• 3320 lbs
• Length x Width x Height: 209.1 x 75.2 x 66.7

Gen2 Tacoma:

• 3550 lbs
• Length x Width x Height: 190.4 x 72.2 x 69.9

 

First gen tacoma was the step child

t 100 was just the fat boy of the group

second gen was a product of rape

 

IIRC my friend's T100 has a smaller, less powerful engine than the 4LV6 in the gen 2.

 

My gen 2 parked next to an 02 tundra look like fraternal twins!

 

1st gen raped a 1st gen tundra.................thus 2nd "gen"

 

no no, they made sweet love.... get it right.

 

1st gen liked big gurls

 

No no, injection was nice but they would have rather be blown.....

 

ah yes

 

I changed some things to try and make the configurations more comparable, and added the Gen1 Tundra. I didn't consider the Gen2 Taco as a successor to the T100, thought it was more of a Gen1 Tundra, but I see the T100 is a good comparison.

The reason I was thinking of a Gen1 Tundra is because the Tundra Access Cab is somewhat comparable to a Tacoma DCLB because the Tundra AC rear seats are 60/40 foldup bench, comfortably well-padded with armrest and decent legroom. As opposed to the Tacoma Access Cab with no comfort at all. Also, the 79.3 inch width on the Gen1 Tundra is with fender flares, base models without flares are 75.5 inches width.

Which begs the question if the Gen3 Tacoma will change dimensions at all. Doubtful, they have a nice market niche with the size as is. Definitely a better motor, I wonder how the 4.6l V8 would do. Probably update those 1980's era Access Cab rear seats, get the cabin a little quieter, fix that driveline shudder, maybe a power rear slider, locking glovebox and tailgate, dual-zone climate control, heated mirrors/seats, little things.

 

They weigh more than that I'm pretty sure. Think mine weighed around 4500 last time I was on a scale.

 

My prequil red 1989 stock ride height 2WD has lower body lines than my 2008 with a 3/4 drop

While I do appreciate the more leg room and the fact that I can actually recline the seat in a standard cab it is a tighter fit in my garage.

I need to get my grey 1994 back on the road.

 

4400 here a/c prerunner

 

Yeah, the manufacturer curb weights are not real accurate. They're ok I think for comparison sake, though. For instance I weighed my 2012 Tacoma and my '05 Tundra on the same scale, both pretty much stock, Tacoma was about 4400, Tundra 4920.

So Toyota's published curb weights were not accurate for the actual weight, but WERE accurate for the approximate difference in weight between those two trucks.