Toyota teases new Tacoma info!

Red spring = Pro.

Black spring fits the new optional lift kit.
https://pressroom.toyota.com/step-up-new-tacoma-trd-lift-kit-now-available/

 

Whoa, I completely missed that there is an official lift now (not on TW as much as I was when I first got the truck). What is the general cost to get it and have it installed? I assume since it is official it doesn't void any Toyota warranties then either? I bought an extended 8yr/100k platinum warranty, so it'd be nice to get something official and not have to worry about fighting with them if there is a TSS or other issue in the future.

 

1973 Awesome color, only mine had the half vinyl roof ! Did not sell until 1999 and it's just down the road from me !

 

A thread is out there on the OEM lift.

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/toyota-trd-oem-lift-kit.695620/

 

Unfortunately the warranty isn't stellar and only gets worse if you choose to get it after you get the truck.

 

What ever excitement I felt for this news is gone. I don't see Toyota building an AC utility pkg with any of these gimmicky offroad amenities.

 

goddam. how can so many words be used to say absof&%kinglutely nothing.

note to self: never click any link to motorbiscuit.

 

the color wouldn't be entirely unprecedented. this was my second vehicle (or at least, one like it):

 

Garlic Farts those sound very stinky

 

With the proven popularity of Army Green, Toyota should come out with 4-color Army Camo. (Perhaps a base color with a set of decals for the additional colors?)

 

My, what a big wing you have…..

 

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/135/135-h/135-h.htm

 

Factory heavy load suspension and auxiliary switches like the Jeep Gladiator and Ranger Tremor. Maybe also factory sliders like the ZR2.

 

if they didnt widen the wheel wells, move the lca mounts forward 2 inches, or release those new wheels in a 16x8 or 17x9, did they really do anything?

 

sure, but that guy was French.

 

Sounds like Lime Rush it is:
https://youtu.be/aSXYdGkfgGc

 

Yep, this is just building on those changes. This is akin to the MY 2014 Tacoma and MY 2003 Tacoma.

Yup, I am not in their brains 24/7, but yes definitely 2024. Toyota has held firm on the next Tundra being a December launch for almost the past 2 years after it first got delayed during core development. I don't how they are so confident in a chip shortage, but that launch date is still concrete as of this month Let alone them pushing back the less complex 2024 Tacoma (Tundra is seen as more upscale, high tech).

I see you're at it once again...okay then. Still 2024MY until I learn otherwise, so believe what you want. (my memory is very sharp on such reasoning)

It was much more. From what I recall, the decision to not redesign the Tacoma for/by 2013 (decision made in 2008) after light refresh for MY 2009, initiated work on the 2012MY Tacoma in 2008. Toyota in Japan had already finished the 2012 Tacoma design brief by early 2010, right before I first interned for Toyota and saw it in both CAD and lifesize mockup form months later.

The 2012 changes were very, very significant compared to the '09-11, in Toyota planners knowing the replacement truck was delayed to mid-2010s launch. They made these decisions in 2008-09 and began executing their intentions for Gen 3 in 2010-11. The 2012 was a great stop-gap to hold buyers over, just like the 2020MY.

I cannot remember when Toyota changed the Tacoma frame to a reconfigured 150-Series basis, as the original 2005 Tacoma was based on a modified C-Channel version of the 2003 4Runner and 120-Series Land Cruiser. Seems like it was around the time TMMTX production began and they left NUMMI.

Anyway, the bold is dead accurate and well stated. 2022 is the last significant change, as MY 2023 wil be carryover.

Haha, quite proud of the P702 EV, but give Toyota a break lol. They're not ready for a few years in that area, so like the 2019 Ranger, they'll make do with what they can right now on Tacoma. 2022 model year is supposed to complete the production shift from Texas to Mexico and the final round of improvements to the Tacoma.

It honestly varies, depending on various factors. Chicago tends to give that away IIRC for Toyota trucks on notable changes or trim levels, but it wasn't in February this year. In other cases, it's either around Job 1 or right after it, to prevent unwelcome leaks.

, at worst it slips into 2024 as a 2025, but of course some folks are possibly trolling and claiming much later.

Ignore that website and Engrish news aggregators. Stuff like that is why I comment here, as it's awfully misleading unfortunately. I cannot share internal documentation, but 2024 is what I have seen and public sources match it too.

Absolutely dead accurate, but in terms of the last line, the Tundra was delayed during 2019 from October 2020 to December 2021 (I leaked it), because of the fact more time was needed on the program. The decision pre-dated the pandemic and resultant shortage, because I saw identical problems with the new 2021 Sienna.

Back in March, I leaked the original 2016 timeline for the 2021 Tundra. It's still saying December 2021, with production beginning November 1, 2021. Here is a more legal, publicized version of what I have elsewhere:

Yep, these are the last round of updates to the 3rd generation Tacoma. After that, strictly carryover or swan song specials (by trim). 2024 model year would only slip by several months into 2024 as a MY 2025 due to unforeseen circumstances, as Toyota is doing everything they can to get these trucks redesigned as soon as possible.

The 4Runner is MY 2023 and so is Sequoia, which arrives earlier than 4Runner during 2022. Tacoma is 2.5 years away as a 2024. Toyota have finally confirmed TNGA-F publically, after 5 years of my mentioning it presumptively.

Yes and no. 4Runner is MY 2023, Tacoma is MY 2024. I am hearing the next Prado 180-Series might be delayed, even though the 4Runner is due in 17 months. Not sure if that slipped to Q1 2023...

Yep, well stated. These are what I call the swan song updates, after which this generation becomes carryover for the remaining run. They have already designed the next truck and know what it looks like for months now, so the B team is now on the current truck.

All pre-production builds are called prototypes for representation purposes until Job 1. Anything photographed before then, is considered a "prototype" in marketing.

Yeah, very very dead on. It's late 1990s in some aspects, as the truck is a heavily revised offshoot of the 120 Land Cruiser (2002-09), which entered development in late 1997. The 2nd Gen Tacoma development effort was initiated in late 1999 via product planning, design team joined in early in 2000, and the preliminary final core design elements inside-out were finalized by December 2001 ahead of production beginning in Q3 2004 in USA. Truck's final design was fully dialed in at Toyota HQ by the summer of 2002 (first production body mockup with working doors, interior). Very good guess. The truck adapted elements of the newer 150 LC frame around 2011, while still retaining C-Channel and then heavily revised tophat for 2016.

As I hinted at months ago, what you will see for 2022, are the last round of improvements to the 3rd generation Tacoma. This is just like the 2003 Tacoma and 2014 Tacoma, ahead of the 2005 and 2016 Tacomas respectively.

They're not and already said so at launch of 2020 Tacoma per interview, as have my own sources. If the truck slips all the way to MY 2025, that's simply by consequence from a sour chain of delay causing events and not deliberately. Also won't be a 2026 or 2027, but 2024 as you said. Good post otherwise.

 

All this hype, like Ford used for the Bronco , they ended up with a clone of FJ. Hopefully Toyota won’t try to be like jeep. Honestly get rid of the garbage tranny would be best upgrade, but sadly it will probably not go away, because we will still by.