MotoMan sits down with Sheldon Brown, the Chief Engineer of the Tacoma for a deep dive on the 2024 @toyotausa Tacoma. They cover everything from the move to a single motor hybrid, to a new, in house overland model, the @TOYOTAglobal Tacoma Trailhunter to the challenge of bringing back a manual...
This wrapped 2024 Tacoma being displayed at the Blue Beetle Movie Premiere at the TCL Chinese Theatre in LA.
Movie trailer from the announcement thread:
https://www.tacoma4g.com/forum/threads/2024-tacoma-featured-in-blue-beetle-movie-opening-august-18.1450/
Nice! I bet Terra looks great in full sun outdoors.
And nice to see regular non-suspension seats. I thought the IsoDynamic Performance seats might be standard and mandatory in the TRD Pro.
You guys think thereās any strategic reason they havenāt show the TRD Off-Road yet?
Could they be trying to market the other trims more for some reasonā¦
Of course now I can't unsee the longer shifter ?. Didn't even notice it before.
Now, only the non-hybrid variant can be equipped with the six-speed manual. And because the new engine had to be mated to Toyota's six-speed gearbox, the automaker had to do some tweaking to make things fit...
4th gen Tacoma styling is big upgrade as you can see clearly in the side by side. I'd prefer less rake from side view but the overall proportions and stance of the PreRunner looks awesome.
Throw some tints and a level kit on that thing and ?