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OK I see where you are coming from. Just wanted to make sure people understood that there are ways to idle a hybrid if you care about turbo well being. If I find out that Toyota made provisions for oil/water to keep flowing through the turbo upon shut down, then I will gladly change my ways. My...

Hybrid can idle, I do it all the time. I might have to fuss with it but I can get it to idle. First try when coming to a stop by turning on Tow/Haul mode. When I come to a stop and I want the engine to keep running and it shuts off I turn the Tow/Haul mode on. When it's run long enough I turn it...

thanks for the feedback. this will be my first full winter so will see how it goes with the hard shifting when the trans is still cold. don't like driving in sport mode since it doesn't want to down shift as soon as I want it to, like it's anticipating me wanting to stab the throttle at any...

I don't think mine has the sound enhancement, tried searching for that with on of those obdII readers.

My hybrid has a vibration/rumble at around 1300rpm and 7th gear. Dealer first thought it was tires which we have decided it is not. To me it feels like the engine is lugging. Speed doesn't matter, it happens generally at around 35/45/55mph. Talking with a heavy vehicle mechanic friend about...

I will run the engine for at least 30-60 seconds if the engine will be off for a while. If I stop for gas or other shorter stops I don't idle the engine before shut down. 90% of the time if I turn on the tow/haul mode when stopped the engine starts back up, then when the time us up I turn the...

I have the long one with the twin tips on my 2024 TRD Off Road. It sounds good outside, and inside, but on long hwy drives it gets too drony for my liking. Was hoping that it would be a good sound with the windows down and almost silent with windows open.