Some things I’ve noticed About my new 2018

So I had a 2017 SR5 2WD. Got bit by the off-road bug, so I traded up to a 2018 with 4WD. Some big differences I have noticed between the two are that the transmission seems to be much smoother, and more composed. It still occasionally stutters, and doesn’t like to downshift as quick as I’d like, but overall it feels MUCH smoother and more consistent. And another thing is the taco lean seems to have almost disappeared, even with a full tank of gas. I haven’t measured each side, but it’s certainly not as pronounced as my SR5. Also one thing I’m not sure if it’s always been a feature on higher end models, but the steering wheel automatically locks now when you turn the vehicle off, which is nice, and I hadn’t seen this mentioned before.

Anybody else notice any improvements or kinks that were worked out this year? Or disagree? Maybe my 2017 was a dud.

 

How many miles on 17?

How many miles on 18?



Congrats on moving up in the world, via 4wd

 

I was around 13K on the 17, and I’m only at 500 on the 18.

 

It’s in your head. I have a 17 and the dealership had it for a week so they give me a 18 to test drive for the week. It felt exactly the same. Maybe a little smoother on get up to go but that’s probably because they gave me an access cab instead of my double cab.

 

Is 500 miles enough for you to make the determination that 18 AT is better?

 

TBH I noticed the same thing with the transmission on my 18.

I have barely driven it, but compared to my 16 in general it seems smoother. Also some materials inside feel nicer (turn signal stock for example). Not sure if I'm imagining it either hahaha

 

I drive a lot of vehicles, usually two new per year. So as far as jumping in the new OR right after driving my SR5 to the dealership, it certainly felt better, enough that I noticed it. Unlike where I’ve upgraded my wife’s Honda 3 times with the same CVT and notice no difference between any of them.

But I may have had a dud, because I had a bad spring or something that creaked every time I went on an incline, driver window was loose and rattled, windshield wipers made a clicking noise, horrid wind noise from the driver side window, and a number of other small QC issues.

 

That is another thing I noticed, the turn signal stock does feel.. stronger? It’s not as flimsy. And the steering wheel controls had a slightly more tactile feedback.

 

Were both your 17 and 18 made at same plant ?

 

Maybe the difference is between an 2 Wheel Drive SR5 and the OR 4x4, you are driving 2 different models.

 

They were both built in the Mexico plant. But with vehicles, you sometimes just get unlucky.. but this is just a first impression, if things change I’ll update.
But I’d never had a vehicle with a loose window, literally thought it was going to shatter. Of course the dealership said they couldn’t replicate it, until I walked to the truck grabbed the window with the tips of my fingers and started shaking it back and forth, which none of the other windows did...

 

Yeah that’s true, maybe they don’t build the SR5 models to the same standards as the TRD. If I’m paying more, I’d expect better quality.

 

Not true for me though. I went from 2016 TRD OR to 2018 TRD OR.

May just be perception, but I for sure feel like my 18 is a bit higher quality in some areas compared to my 16

 

-when i fill up gas on my 2018 pro. It says 330 in dash...

-when i used to fill up gas on my 2017 OR. It would say 360 in dash...

Am i missing something here? Aren’t all gas tanks the same size and doesn’t the OR and pro get the same mpg?

 

I just drove to get some food, and a better way to describing the trans is just saying I don’t feel the shifts. Where Before i could feel almost every shift, on my 18 most shifts I almost miss because they’re so smooth. But we’ll see after the break in period.

 

Weird mine always say around 398 lol.

 

Am i the only one getting less at a full tank of gas?

 

I’m not how the computer determines that number. Sometimes it seemed different gas stations resulted in different numbers. Sometimes I’d see over 400. Have you done any mods that may effect MPG?

 

Nope my pro is only 4 months old. Everything is stock. But i haven’t tried any other gas station. Always fill up at costco

 

That’s really strange. When you calculate your miles driven by how many gallons used, what is your true MPG? If you’re getting the right amount of MPG 18-20 or so, then maybe you have a bad sensor or something.