why Toyota is in no rush to change the Tacoma

lol

 

Actually the truck and SUV segment have the biggest profit margin; the car market is just the most competitive hence the need for more reoccurring updates in the car segment. Most manufacturers make a slim profit on the sales of cars and rely heavily on either fleet sales (the Big 3) or customer volume with tightly controlled manufacturing stock (Toyota, Honda and Nissan) I think Toyota is waiting to see the Colorado and how well the new Jeep small Diesel does before committing to the Tacoma.

 

or you know. could be doing a 10 year cycle like they did with the first gen

 

True but the compact truck market was much stronger 10 years ago. Why would Toyota invest millions to redesign and produce a vehicle with a limited market? I'm sure many Toyota fanbois will disagree if you look at the automotive market even the Tacoma, Frontier and Ridgeline account for a small percentage of automotive sales.

 

They just need to bump up the power of the 4.0

 

I love how the bottom photo in the article shows a bunch of V8's.

 

Yep, It is an older pic of the 4.7. You can tell by the flywheel location for the starter between the banks. What an awesome motor!

 

even if they did change it, this forum would end up modding the heck out of it anyway right?

 

You know who knows more about making and selling trucks than all the people on TW combined?

Yeah, Toyota.

 

And to back Matt up a bit, how many times have seen a Tacoma deal on tv? And thats because it sells itself!

 

KLR 650 motorcycle didn't change for some 18 years, Tacoma wants to beat that record.

Your grandkids will be asking for Gen 3 Tacomas also.

 

Amen