4th Gen, 6 Foot Bed and Manual Trans?????

^According to the Canadian press release, Xtra Cab will be "available later" https://www.toyota.ca/toyota/en/about/news/2024-toyota-tacoma-is-the-ultimate-adventure-machine

 

Our Canadian friends get an Off Road TRD AC with a 6 ft bed and a manual transmission in the 3rd gen, but we can’t. We only get the sport. But I want locking rear diff from the factory. And I don’t see the logic of why not. It’s not an engineering issue that I can think of for us in the USA. Even wrote a letter to Toyota asking and got some BS reply.

 

God I hope the MT is available for this

 

Heh, there are three such OR AC with manual transmission in my local off-road club. My observation is they're harder to drive smoothly over obstacles and like to stall often. Clutch engagement is also wonky coming out of water crossings with a wet clutch.

 

Toyota Patents Plans For EV With Manual Transmission And Clutch (insideevs.com)

Ford made an electric Mustang with a manual transmission - The Verge

 

Now that’s good information to know. I can appreciate that down here in south Mississippi where we have a lot of water. Thank you for that view!