I test drove it this morning (impressions in another thread). Didn't even talk price. They had swapped the tires for more aggressive Toyos. Didn't pay too close attention to other upgrades. I suspect being a demo unit it probably has full front end PPE and stuff, which will drive it above MSRP.
I was able to test drive a Sport Premium this morning. Overall, it met my expectations, but a couple of let downs:
-while I knew not to expect the engine to sound great, it actually sounds bad. Takes some getting used to.
-it definitely doesn't feel torquey, even though the acceleration is...
Just saw that Stampede Toyota has a TRD Sport available for test drive. Hopefully I can get in there soon! Looks like they took delivery of some others too, but I think they're sold.
Damn. The Bison is what I had my eye on too, but yeah on their website it looks like they just kind of assumed the 3rd gen would fit, so it shows 2016-2024.
Some OEMs will give a mile equivalent for an hour of idling. Most say 1 hour idling is equivalent to driving 30 to 50 miles in terms of wear and rear and engine oil breakdown. I'm in a cold climate, but unless it's -40, I try not to warm up more than about 2 or 3 minutes. Exception is if you...
I think either Texas Trucks or TFL pointed out that exact thing on their glove box. Seems like that's just how it's designed. Maybe so it doesn't get damaged if someone hits it with their knees?
It will only appear on the TRD Pro, Trailhunter, and Limited in Canada. I imagine they removed it from the other models to manage cost. I'm not too upset because even the non-powered ones have hydraulic assist, so they'll still be easy to manage, and less to break.
I suspect that the difference you saw was do to either:
1) A subconscious change in driving behaviour
2) At that time, it may be that regular gas had ethanol blended and super did not.
If the ethanol content is the same, the energy content of the regular and super are the same.
There was a video a while ago where someone was testing the mileage on the Tundra and actually got better mileage on Normal than Eco. Might have been Truck King. Anyway, worth trying. I doubt it'll make a difference on the freeway, though.
My dealer in Calgary said they had one Tacoma delivered already, but it was pre-ordered. Their demo unit won't arrive for a couple more units. Still no ETA on my hybrid.