Scotty Kilmer's take on the Turbo-4 cylinder

I never said the new engine got rid of emissions. I can't remember the exact figures but it makes x amount less than the 3.5 v6.

 

And those are more likely controlled test measurements, not real world use that we would get. Trust me, I'm all for a cleaner environment and planet, but we need to get rid of all the hype and scammers who suck out resources and delay the real process that we do need to make

 

Scotty Kilmers opinion means nothing to me. He is annoying and really doesn’t know shit , his videos are crap. JMO

 

It's this way

 

Are we drowning in this mid-size truck market ? Ford, GM, Dodge and whoever else jumps in the game ? Is Toyota re-thinking these platforms ? It may be getting saturated.
Look at the next generation of 20+ year olds. Do they want one of these pickups ? What is the market telling Toyota ?

I jumped on the 2023, only because it may be the last V6 for this size pickup, and I need real towing power, without a $70K whatever. Realize an F 150 with the V8 can work also.

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And yet, unless there's a mistake on the Toyota Canada website, it gets the same fuel economy as the 3.5L V6...

 

The ford ranger has a higher towing capacity (7500 pounds) compared to the tacoma at 6800 pounds.

 

That is your opinion. My opinion is different. I currently have 08 9-5 saab aero SC with 2.3L turbo I-4 5spd MT. It is much more sensitive to gear settings than my 22 Taco TOR 6spd MT. Taco can easily slow crawl through traffic in 1st gear without me having to work the clutch. Saab is way more sensitive. I have to work the clutch iot to avoid a stall at slow speeds. V6 engines behave very differently than small turbo charged 4 bangers. Dont get me wrong I love my saab, it is my summer drive car, but 4 banger in a heavy truck is a recipe for disaster.

 

Sure for the first couple of years until that overworked 4 banger blows up. Look up Ford 2.7L V6 turbo issues.

 

I want some of whatever this guy is smoking. The 3rd gen is about the furthest thing from real towing power in midsize trucks.

 

More torque, at lower RPM's, is not an opinion, it's a fact. And, a truck is better with more low end torque.

Throttle and clutch modulation is a whole different thing. Just because your Saab is high strung, doesn't mean the next generation Tacoma is going to be the same.

 

Hmmm. A friend of mine has a newer Ranger. No problems yet.

 

Well just because ford had issues with their 2.7 turbo doesn't mean toyota would.

I also thought it was the 3.5 EcoBoost that had more problems compared to the 2.7.

 

We shall see. Take a look at 22 Tundra issues. BLUF I am glad I managed to snag my 22 TOR MT. I would not touch 24 Taco with 10 feet pole. It will take them a while to sort the issues.

 

Dont sweat it, manuals are going away anyway. I had 2 turbo 4's, I dont remember any issues in traffic.

 

I'm not sure thats 100% accurate. Hydrogen does require a lot of electricity to produce, but demand after 10 pm falls and power plants cant be idled back very far so they produce an excess that is not stored and is lost. Pump H at night, but it still leaves infrastructure as the biggest issue. But if you layer gas, wind and solar, and add storage capacity like they have done in Presidio Tx, you can keep a lower ecological footprint and still meet needs. All it would take is to give alternate energy companies some of the same tax breaks and subsidies that have been given to oil and coal. I read a comment one of the Saudi oil ministers explanations for the reason they were diversifying their economy. He said the stone age didnt end because they ran out of stones, and the oil age wont end because they run out of oil. It will be replaced when technology offers a more stable option.

On the whole, like it or not, EV is coming. Look at how far the last 30 years have moved us in battery development, and it's still in its infancy. I dont have a dog in the hunt and dont really care the direction they go, I'm not married to any of it.

 

To correlate what you are saying, then I am guessing Dodge V8 engines blow up because they dont have turbos?

 

Who cares what that fool say?

 

Batteries have been around since 1899, so they’re not new and emit pollution to produce. Also they are a fire hazard and problems remain. The range sucks, especially in cold weather, so they’re not the answer we need, just another fleece.

Hydrogen is emission free, but it takes more power to make than it gives, thereby making it a polluter via a proxy, so it’s a work in progress.

And there are better ways, clean ways, to make clean free electrical energy now. The Niagara falls produce around 4.9 million kilowatts per year.
The Hoover Dam generates, around 4 billion kilowatt-hours of hydroelectric power for use in Nevada, Arizona, and California - enough to serve 1.3 million a year.
And enough energy could be harvested from the ocean to supply all the world’s current energy demand. So I’m not buying into this wonderful turbo or EV nonsense.

The best transportation solution IMO is hybrid, and the best energy solution is the water, wind, ocean.

 

If only battery technology had advanced since 1899. Think of all the cool things we could be doing today with them. Oh well.