4th Gen Tacoma (2024+)

I heard they’re going to be running three Toyota Tacomas with spoon engines. On top of that, they’re going to Harry’s and getting three t66 turbos with NOS and Motec System exhaust.

 

Haha. Turned me into Shakespeare. WTF

 

When did he post this, anything posted April first before noon take as a grain of salt due to it being April fools lol

 

C'mon man! Your the guy that's telling everybody it's April's fool day so they don't get fooled! We can't have any fun around here

 

IDK about this 4th gen interior. I'm thinking it's a base model, but is it SR or SR5. No manual either maybe TRD, and Pro trims will get a manual option.

 

It’s a $5/mo subscription to get the rest of the steering wheel

 

That is good news, they do desperately need a proper transmission in the 4th gen. Hopefully they have learned their lesson from that 8 speed and the Tacoma 6 speed. I'd take a good Honda or Subaru CVT any day over the Camry's constantly shifting 8 speed auto.

My concern is that they drop something that won't be more enticing than the new GM twins. We are almost guaranteed to see the 2.4 which originated in a transverse crossover application, while GM took the 2.7 which was made for a full-size truck.

 

I was just drooling over these in NZ...

 

CVTs deliver the most vague disconnected driving experience. Can’t stand any of the Subaru CVT’s. No to mention their inherent reliability problems. I’d take the clunky 6 speed over any CVT.

 

Before I sold it I had this plate on my 2001 Lightning.

 

Love it, that was my dream truck in high school and especially seeing it in that movie.

 

No crust! Cover really brings it together, although no one likes the tuna there

 

They absolutely could. Doesn't make sense, but they could.

 

It’s odd that even though the Tacoma is one of Toyotas top sellers that it’s been getting hand me down engines from other vehicles.

 

I don't think an I4 Camry 8 speed is what you'd consider engaging to drive. A CVT doesn't belong in a truck, but for an economy commuter car that isn't sporty they are simply superior if executed correctly. I've driven some truly awful ones in rental Buicks and Nissans, but it can be done right and reliably

It was semi off topic, my main point was that Toyotas transmission tune has been hot garbage for the past several years and I hope they fix it

 

Interesting. Is pre-detonation less of an issue in thinner air?

 

I keep hearing about how the 2.4T will have much more torque than the 4.0 NA.

What is the theory behind a smaller displacement turbo having more torque than a larger displacement NA?

 

Turbos create power at lower rpm. Turbos create complexity but it isn’t anything new. Look at Ford and the ecoboost setup. Smaller displacement, turbos, more power at lower rpm

 

Thats what people said about the Tundra engine, and look at how many issues there have been with it, leaking, blown engines, rear main issues, turbo issues...

 

This really weirded me out lol. I was like wtf is this