Buying a 3rd Gen. Double Cab in Canada? Here's a guide...

Hi all,

This sort of came up in another thread and thought I'd post it here to help people out when they're shopping for a new Tacoma. This information is really not clear on Toyota Canada's website and I think that alot of the salespeople here are slightly oblivious to it. This is specific to Ontario, but I doubt it varies much across the country.

I bought a DCSB TRD Sport with manual trans back in February and should have it within 2-3 weeks now. Just thought I'd clear up some of the confusion on the way the trucks are packaged here for 2018.

Think of these as "decision trees" i.e. if you want an automatic transmission with a double cab short bed you HAVE to get either the TRD Off-Road, TRD Pro or Limited. You'll see that we're very limited with our model options here. I was also told by my salesman that the TRD Pro is pretty much impossible to get in Canada. Toyota rarely sends them up here and they sell at or over MSRP when they do show up.

Auto Trans > Double Cab Long Bed = SR5, TRD Sport or TRD Sport w/ Upgrade Package (upgrade package includes moonroof, wireless charging, leather seats, and blind spot monitoring with rear cross traffic alert) - no rear parking sensors

Auto Trans > Double Cab Short Bed = TRD Off-Road or TRD Pro - no rear parking sensors

Auto Trans > Double Cab Short Bed = Limited - the only model in Canada with rear parking sensors

Manual Trans > Double Cab Short Bed = TRD Sport w/ Upgrade Package (incl. same as noted above. Excludes TPMS, smart key system, push button start, and rear parking sensors)

With the exception of the SR5, all of these models come with the tow package, 7" touch screen, navigation, dual zone climate control, bed rails w/ cleats (the SR5 gets these as well), heated seats, backup camera, fog lights, LED drl's, and TSS-P (SR5 included). There are no options packages available on these trucks in Canada (i.e. no JBL). You get what you get based off your choice of transmission and bed size. We are able to buy accessories like the bed mat, bed extender etc. exactly as in the U.S. from what I can tell.

I don't know all of the restrictions with the access cabs because I wasn't looking at buying one but I do know that the only way to get a TRD Off-Road with a manual transmission is in an access cab.

 

Also the only way to get the colour Quicksand is in an ACLB offroad or a DCSB offroad. Also the double cab offroad cannot be ordered a sunroof or QI charger.

 

That’s interesting about the colour. I didn’t know that.

The lack of moonroof and Qi charging is the same for the TRD OR in the states, no?

 

Not entirely sure, tbh. The way I keep reading these forums you can option the OR with leather & tech package like the Sport up here, just lacking the sunroof and gaining JBL.
Depends on what sales district you are in I imagine.