Toyota pulled the material off an all-new Tacoma mid-sized pickup truck in Hawaii. The most recent rendition of the truck follows its bigger siblings, the Tundra and the Sequoia, constructed on the automaker’s new TNGA-F truck platform.
Highlights of the fourth-generation Tacoma embody a smaller, turbocharged engine, a brand new high-strength box-and-ladder body, and an extended bed-length possibility. Toyota additionally appears to be placing distinct deal with off-road efficiency. It’s introducing a brand new Trailhunter trim degree to enhance the TRD Professional mannequin to additional differentiate completely different off-pavement makes use of.
The design of the brand new 2024 Toyota Tacoma follows the design parts of the bigger Tundra, utilizing lighting and physique cuts to create half-trapezoidal ‘caps’ over every wheel. A full trapezoid on the entrance grille finishes it off. The Tacoma’s look pulls away from the Tundra on the tailgate, nevertheless, the place traces are less complicated and fewer angled.
Two variations of the brand new powertrain might be supplied within the Tacoma. Tacoma i-Drive fashions will function a turbocharged 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine that produces 278 horsepower (207 kW) and 317 pound-feet (430 Nm) of torque. As with the Tundra, Tacoma i-Drive MAX fashions will add a hybrid system to that 2.4L to supply 326 hp (243 kW) and 465 lb-ft (630.5 Nm). The hybrid system provides a 48 hp (36 kW) motor and a 288-volt, 1.87 kWh nickel-metal hydride (Ni-MH) battery. The emphasis for the hybrid powertrain being so as to add extra energy and functionality with out decreasing gas economic system.
Two transmissions might be out there, with most fashions using an eight-speed automated. The i-Drive fashions can have a six-speed guide transmission possibility. The guide transmission for the Tacoma might be out there within the base degree SR in addition to the mid-level TRD Sport and TRD Off-Street.
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Two-wheel drive fashions might be rear-wheel drive. 4-wheel drive fashions can have a two-speed switch case with out there digital locking differential on the rear. The Tacoma Restricted i-Drive MAX mannequin can have a full-time four-wheel drive system with a locking heart differential.
Suspension consists of a double wishbone entrance setup with rear leaf springs. A couple of trim fashions can have a multilink rear suspension as normal or as an possibility. Floor clearance is 9.5 inches (most). Strategy, breakover, and departure angles will rely on mannequin chosen, however may very well be as excessive as 33.8, 23.5, and 25.7 levels respectively (TRD Professional mannequin).
Three configurations for the 2024 Tacoma might be supplied, relying on the “grade” (trim degree) chosen. A two-door XtraCab (prolonged cab) mannequin with a six-feet (1.8-m) cargo mattress, a four-door Double Cab with a five-feet (1.5-m) mattress, and a four-door Double Cab with a six foot cargo mattress might be supplied.
Eight trim ranges might be rolled out for the 2024 Toyota Tacoma, beginning with a base degree SR. 4 Toyota Racing Growth (TRD) fashions might be supplied, together with a TRD PreRunner, TRD Sport, TRD Off-Street, and TRD Professional. Just under the top-level TRD Professional might be a brand new off-road mannequin, the Trailhunter, which is slotted above the Restricted mannequin. Toyota is promising that the TRD Professional mannequin might be a baja-focused off-roader with the Trailhunter differentiating by being extra wilderness recreation centered.
Towing and hauling with the brand new 2024 Tacoma will not be but totally introduced, however Toyota is giving a most tow score of 6,500 kilos (2,948 kg) for the truck (SR5 i-Drive, TRD PreRunner XtraCab fashions) and 1,709 kilos (775 kg) in cargo functionality (TRD Off-Street mannequin). Whole towing and hauling capacities will rely on trim degree and engine choices. Tacoma fashions geared up with towing gear will embody trailer brake controls and have choices for a digital show mirror and trailer backup steering system.
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New objects featured on the 2024 Toyota Tacoma are plentiful. Mattress quantity is elevated by about seven % in all mattress sizes due to adjustments in top and width. The Tacoma’s tailgate is aluminum to lighten the burden of the truck and has an possibility for energy open and shut features through a button on the taillamp meeting. The i-Drive fashions can embody a 400W AC inverter outlet within the mattress and rear heart console of the truck whereas i-Drive MAX fashions come normal with a 2400W AC inverter. The Trailhunter mannequin features a high-output air compressor within the mattress as effectively.
A number of off-road objects are added to varied fashions of the Tacoma as effectively. Toyota’s disconnecting entrance sway bar is now out there for the Tacoma in an all-new design. This provides ten % to wheel articulation up entrance when disconnected and is electronically managed and might be suitable with Toyota-approved raise kits and suspension adjustments. The TRD Professional mannequin, as well as, can have as much as 11 inches of operating floor clearance from the manufacturing unit. A brand new Multi-Terrain Monitor system locations cameras across the truck for viewing obstacles and the path in real-time through the upgraded 14-inch touchscreen on a lot of the off-road Tacoma fashions.
Toyota’s Multi-Terrain Choose system works in each excessive and low four-wheel drive settings and permits the driving force to pick out terrain-adapted modes for controlling wheel spin and energy supply. Mud, Dust, and Sand are normal settings. A brand new CRAWL Management perform acts as a low-speed, off-road cruise management whereas Downhill Help Management holds a pace restrict throughout low-speed downhill maneuvers with out affecting braking. Guide transmission variations of the Tacoma will embody a clutch begin cancel button to permit the truck to be began in gear with out the clutch being pressed.
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The brand new 2024 Tacoma Trailhunter mannequin, which relies loosely on the Tailhunter idea proven at SEMA in 2022, consists of off-road gear from Australian-based ARB. These embody Outdated Man Emu (OME) position-sensitive 2.5-in solid monotube shock absorbers with distant reservoirs. And a metal rear bumper with rear restoration factors in addition to a mattress utility bar with detachable MOLLE panels. ARB has additionally developed a full mattress rack for each mattress lengths of the brand new Tacoma for added gear choices. The Trailhunter mannequin consists of 33-inch Goodyear Territory R/T tires as normal, leading to a two inch entrance raise and a one inch rear raise. A high-clearance exhaust tip is normal on the Trailhunter as is a low-profile, high-mount air consumption routed alongside the passenger-side entrance pillar. Rock rails and skid plates add safety for for Tacoma Trailhunter fashions. The Trailhunter mannequin goals for common wilderness off-road and overlanding. Comparatively, the TRD Professional mannequin goals in direction of pace and baja-style desert operating.
The TRD Professional mannequin of the brand new Tacoma consists of IsoDynamic Efficiency Seat for the driving force. This seating system helps stabilize the driving force’s sight view throughout dynamic operating. An air-over-oil shock aborsber system permits for vertical and lateral seat motion to dampen physique actions whereas on the path. The seat itself is formed to stabilize head and neck alignment. The system is tunable primarily based on physique mass and desire and might be bypassed completely when desired.
Toyota’s latest infotainment system might be present in all 2024 Tacoma fashions with an eight-inch or elective 14-inch touchscreen. Toyota’s full suite of Security Sense superior, lively security applied sciences and driver help applied sciences are additionally included within the new Tacoma. A number of updates to these have come within the final 12 months as TSS upgrades to model 3.0 to incorporate new sensors to boost collision and pedestrian detection and a fourth following distance setting for radar-based cruise management to enhance at-speed choices. Toyota’s new Lane Tracing Help and Lane Departure Alert programs mix into a brand new Emergency Driving Cease system that may carry the car to a protected cease if the driving force is totally inattentive, reminiscent of throughout a medical emergency.
The 2024 Toyota Tacoma i-Drive fashions will enter dealerships in late 2023, with i-Drive MAX fashions coming in early 2024. Pricing might be introduced nearer to gross sales launch.
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