Is the 2024 TRD Pro worth it anymore?

[GRKTRD]

The pro platform is not proprietary at the end of the day. When you can get better foxs or kings add upper control arms and are good to go. Get a off road premium. Besides asthetics there is zero argument the pro is better once that is all done. Only worse

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[Mini2nut]

Ponder this. For only $250 more you can purchase a full size F150 4x4 Tremor Crew Cab with a standard 5.0 V8 engine. The Tremor starts at $64,150.

Toyota is really testing their loyal Tacoma TRD Pro customer base with crazy high MSRP’s. I see discounts coming 3-6 months after Pro’s start hitting dealer lots.

 

[GL Rockwell]

Both of those trucks have lower MPG and the RR takes premium. PRO is likely to hold its value better (maybe RR will do OK with resale if the market isn't flooded with them).

I've looked at all of them, full sizes, SUVs, with an open mind. At the end of the day if the PRO is what drew you in, it's what you want. I'm not sure how much lower people expected the price on these to be where $64k is a dealbreaker. Do what makes you happy and what you can afford.

The RR takes 87 FYI.

 

[GL Rockwell]

I am pretty much dead set on Tacoma TRD Pro at this point. Not worried about reliability seeing that its a Toyota, and they have tons of history with hybrid platforms compared to other manufacturers. Ford has been littered with reliability issues and recalls the last few years. My brother is an engineer at Ford, drives a 2001 Jeep Cherokee XJ Limited, and is getting a Tacoma TRD ORP Hybrid. I'll let you interpret that

Yeah, he also bought a jeep so........

 

[oxi]

This is a Toyota forum, I would not even consider a Ford Ranger or GM product.

I have driven Toyota 4x4's and 4x2's for over 30 years and even raced 2 of my trucks.

Toyota all the way baby!

This is my first premium Toyota I have ever owned (TRD Sport), and I love it. All others besides the darn X-Runner have been SR5 or lower grades.

 

[GL Rockwell]

And where exactly do you think you are going to buy a ranger raptor?

Now I know you're making things up. I called Roy O'Brien 2 weeks ago when both of those rangers were listed and they are customer orders. The black one was picked up 2 weeks ago lol

Same as I discovered searching the entire country. It'll drive you crazy..lol

 

[Planoman]

The RR takes 87 FYI.

They all take 87 but 91 is recommended for the Ranger Raptor according to the owner manual.

 

[AlexT]

If people are already balking at the pricing, I wouldn’t be so sure of market defying resale value. The competition is hot and the car market the last few years is not a good indicator of the next few. I’m not saying resale will be bad, but it is still a depreciating asset.

 

[Romer]

Have you considered a TRD Off Road with Premium package. I got mine reserved for just under $50K.

I drove a non Hybrid and frankly don't see the need for the Hybrid. The Turbo 4 has plenty of power

You can always upgrade tires, lift and bumper as time goes on and add everything a TRD Pro has except for the seats. I don't much care for the seats as they take away room in the back

 

[GL Rockwell]

They all take 87 but 91 is recommended for the Ranger Raptor according to the owner manual.

Correct, runs well on 87 but, max performance on higher premium.

 

[North]

The RR takes 87 FYI.

It "takes" it, sure, as in it will run on it, but the engine is designed to benefit from running premium and the manual recommends 91+ to get full performance. I'm not a Ford guy so I'm not familiar with all of their offerings but I've seen Ford's turbo engines actually list 2 sets of power numbers when running 91 vs 87.

I'm not stopping anyone from running non-ideal fuel in their brand new $60k high performance truck, but my guess is most people buying brand new RRs will be running premium.

 

[TacoTraveler]

If anyone is really questioning the legroom of the Pro. Start at minute 14:30 of this review

 

[GL Rockwell]

It "takes" it, sure, as in it will run on it, but the engine is designed to benefit from running premium and the manual recommends 91+ to get full performance. I'm not a Ford guy so I'm not familiar with all of their offerings but I've seen Ford's turbo engines actually list 2 sets of power numbers when running 91 vs 87.

I'm not stopping anyone from running non-ideal fuel in their brand new $60k high performance truck, but my guess is most people buying brand new RRs will be running premium.

True although, for daily driving the 87 will be a nice option. Options are good !

 

[av8r]

They all take 87 but 91 is recommended for the Ranger Raptor according to the owner manual.

The ECM will detune the engine (retard the timing, etc) when lower octane fuel is used. If you want full powah, you need the higher octane fuel.

 

[univurshul]

I’ve had my heart set on the 2024 TRD Pro since they announced it, but with this pricing announced it really is making me reconsider, and look into the Ranger Raptor or the Chevy ZR2. My hesitations are reliability though…

A lot of the Tacoma reviews that are out have stated that they liked the Ranger Raptor better and it’s almost $6,000 less.

I am curious to hear everyone’s thoughts on this.

Hell yes it’s still worth it. Relative to the Tundra TRD PRO. It’s not more expensive than its big brother, we knew that going into price reveal.

Worth the extra scratch versus Ford & GM? Hard to say, they must have something special in that suspension system & wheels because there’s technically less goodies on it than the TH. Test drive them for yourself. I don’t really put a lot of stock into the online review jabronis.

one thing I did hear is that the iso dyn seats won’t be shipped on the PROs until 2025. It’s buried in one of the threads here. Raised an eyebrow for sure, so yea if the air ride seats aren’t included AND you’re paying headline MSRP, no bueno

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