2016 Tacoma social media leak

It's not, no vehicle manufacturer in the right state of mind would throw an Atkinson cycle in a truck.

 

Like a KERS system

 

With the CAFE coming I know they will. With the electric motor providing low end torque then the Atkinson motor takes over, should be good on mileage. They if you need full power... both power plants combined. Probably more complex of a motor to work on and yeah probably expensive down the road too

 

my thoughts too

 

Atkinson at cruising or idling while Otto cycle in accelerating. You get the best at both worlds - power and efficiency when needed.

 

Probably want to wait for the 2017 model year then, so they can work out the bugs.

 

The technology that Toyota employs to allow an engine to operate on both the Atkinson and Otto cycle is a new variant of VVT-i. It's call VVT-iW, W stands for wide (as in operating in a wide range).

VVT-iW is currently offered on the Lexus 2.0 liter turbo (NX200t)

Personally, I like the idea of adding this technology to the Tacoma better fuel economy and performance. Sounds like a win-win.

I'm very interested to hear more details regarding the new engines and transmissions for the a Tacoma.

 

Try cleaning and waxing those letters

 

That sucks. The 4Runner front end is the ballz.

 

Maybe?

 

I thought the embargo was supposed to be lifted yesterday only.

 

Well written. Seems like a possibility for the Tacoma. Makes me wonder why they haven't done this years ago...

 

Pretty cool teaser image, i like that they integrated the trailer wiring into the bumper which is pretty much standard issue for all trucks now. Tailgate looks cool but taillights don't look like they are leds anymore which would be a bummer to me. I also hope we still have a separate fender flare, I prefer my trucks to have this as it keeps the sides from getting torn up from rocks and what not.

 

Colorado

 

Cool, my bad.

 

Jumping on this bandwagon

 

i want that tailgate

 

I hope the Tacoma doesn't follow the Tundra's Tonka-Truck "Eastbound And Down" styling... it probably will, but I'm not a big fan on a mid-sized truck...

 

I just want to know if there will be a supercharger still available for it

 

A supercharger could potentially be very beneficial for an Atkinson cycle engine, since it effectively becomes a Miller cycle...

So a weak low-powered engine can delivery good fuel economy?