4th Gen Tacoma (2024+)

I think seat count goes into some federal calculation hopper that spits out taxes, credits, and other factors impacting Toyota’s financials and decisions.

 

What is a front leaf spring....is that old school? I have never paid that close attention lol

 

Yes

 

Yeah that is what I figured, all those plus fuel regs. Why single cabs have mostly disappeared. They did something similar back in the 80s, but opposite. A lot of the base 4Runners didn’t come with a rear seat to get around import laws. Something about it not being a passenger vehicle, and solely for utility. My ‘85 was like that.

 

IIRC the Subaru Brat back then had seats in the bed to get around some kind of regulation.

 

Trailhunter looks like a cool way to market and sell more long bed crew cabs that otherwise might collect dust on dealer lots. I would still expect that the next TRD Pro with its shorter wheelbase will still be the top off-road dog.

These recent profile shots illustrate that Toyota is serious about crushing GM like a very small bug by offering a variety of cab/bed configurations. Crazy that they share platforms, b/c while Tundra gets sand kicked in its face daily, this new Tacoma looks like it could actually open up even more market share than it already has.

 

Ironically I did put a rear seat in that 4Runner. Some how always ended up playing taxi hauling friends around. That and the top came off, that was fun! Girls loved it.

No need for rear seats these days. ha!

 

Yes, and they also posted Hawaii time. Makes you wonder if they are doing a live reveal from one of the islands

 

Google "Chicken Tax".

 

How much better will the ride (likely) be in a Gen 4 versus a Gen 2?

 

3.2 Oodles.

 

Hmm, what's the 3.2 reference?

 

NIght and day. IMHO

 

Well, I didn’t think it would be 4 oodles better, but definitely better than 3.

 

I hope you're right because the roads in my AO suck ass.

 

The ride from my 14 to my 21 was a noticeable improvement. Id imagine rear coils would only improve it

 

Also tailoring the ride with aftermarket springs and shocks will be a lot easier and you'll have more choices.

 

Nissan Frontier has a secondary cab suspension system that's very effective. I wonder if 'Yota will follow suit.

 

Probably not much at all. A trucks going to ride like a truck. It’s not a luxury car.

 

I'm betting the coils will have a bigger impact than the same leafs from Gen2 and Gen3.