@@NomenClature-o8sour economy is stronger than it’s ever been and we’ve recovered from Covid better than any other first world country, but you probably believe it was a hoax
Even the lower trims are crazy. Base spec with 4 doors is 36k. I'll take a base maverick for 9k less. No one is really towing that much with these anyway.
Those seats are atrocious for leg space at the back.. They should be an option IMO, not stock. Just for that and that alone, I'd get the Ford Raptor over this. Oh and not at those prices.. Shave a solid $30k off both.
@@darrelwhite2649 You can shave about $6k of the RR with the ZR2. And I test drove one and the 2.7L felt like a turd. Walked away because of how weak it felt.
Complete gimmick truck. I'm a Toyota fan, but this thing is the most underwhelming, ridiculous, overpriced Toyota to come out in a long while. I'll stick to my 4Runner.
Not sure if gimmick is the right word, it's certainly capable. I don't think you have to take the seats, which do seem ridiculous. It will be overpriced if it doesn't sell I guess.
For now lol…..jury still out whether they’re using a better coating/galvanizing process or better alloy steel body sheet….or you could just get a Ranger Raptor & itlll never rust made out of aluminum & has a proper turbo V6 that’ll make wayyyyy more power
Nice and beautiful truck, There is only one tiny little problem... Over $70000 for a 4 cylinder truck, that sounds like a small little yaris not even a corolla, please come on. They are stealing people's money with those type of seats.
You haven’t driven one. You’re talking out of your ass lol. . This engine actualy makes more power than that slug 3rd gen v6.. this is deff not like a Corolla or Yaris.. 😂
I'm in Canada. With taxes, that's just shy of 90k$. Without a front locker. With a shit-ton of gimmicks that will not work well in -20°C weather. Seriously, car makers have gone nuts.
Hell, the Taco is just overpriced period... Even the base model is as much as a full-size pickup at this point. I used to want one with just a couple of extras.... My butt puckered and I just wrote off most of the smaller trucks. The Ford Maverick caught my interest, until dealers marked up the snot out of them.
@@MichaelArtelle I have no use for a pickup (well, I sometimes do, but you get the point...), so I'm an SUV guy. Bought a used X3 M40i. Insane vehicle, and with the slight initial depreciation, I got it for a fair price. People who've bought Hyundais or Kias for more money than my car shake their head in disbelief.
Fun fact about that pump: it's just a standard shock pump that MTB riders use to adjust fork and shock pressures. If you want one, your local bike shop will be happy to sell you one for not the $100USD (!!) that Toyota will sell you one for.
The price aint doing it. No front locker and current engine problems (2.4L i Force) Ranger Raptor has more ground clearance and a front locker and a V6 with less stress on it.
@@oldmanmike4995 if you want a truck for yourself then this argument doesn't matter at all. If your buying a truck for someone else in 5 to 10 years then sure
@@oldmanmike4995 Yeah but they also dont suck to drive like every Toyota ive ever driven. Driven plenty of 4Runners, Tacomas, and owned a GX460. Now I have an LX570 and thats the first Toyota ive actually liked to drive. I'll take the depreciation hit to actually enjoy driving the vehicle I have to get in every day.
@@iblongshiababy Raptor much better overall. Higher spec live valve suspension, 6 cylinder twin turbo 405 hp stock, now you can get a Ford performance factory tune that raises power to 455 ho and 536 ft torque, all with factory warranty. Also developed in Australia, undergoing extremely harsh testing. All for 58k US, thisTacoma goes for 65k+. No contest
@@iblongshia The 3.0 Ecoboost has been out since 2016, literally 8 years. What does it have to prove? If anything its the Tacoma motor that needs to be proven. Its a heavily revised version of the motor that has only been in the highlander since 2022.
Only reason would be if this Taco proves to be ridiculously more reliable than the competitors. That was the whole point of a Toyota - total cost of ownership and resale justified the price. But these Tacos are NOT proven and in fact are having issues. So yeah. No reason right now
@@CDX7 this isn’t the “last gen” & before they were keeping the same basic bitch iteration of a vehicle for like 10-20 years at a wack so you better damn hope they figured out how to work most of the kinks out in that time, meanwhile the rest of the automotive industry is cruising by developing way better tech fuel economy power etc. you know how good Toyota reliability is? So damn good that they decided to shake things up a bit & see what happens when they sell shit they didn’t even build- their only sports cars are entirely built by other manufacturers (BMW/subaru)
I'm a Toyota guy but my uncle bought the GMC Canyon AT4X. Took a 5 hour road trip. I was SHOCKED by how amazing the suspension and brakes were. Thing stopped on a dime several times and soaked up every single bump. Plus we got 20mpg, mostly highway but at least an hour of stop-and-go.
Yea long travel suspension would have been better. Pretty sure those suspension seats got banned from baja racing because they were snapping spines after landing jumps...not that it mattered when less then 5% of Pro owners will be off-roading.
@@anonymous00117 no I’m not a fan of Nissan. Actually I had a Nissan Altima 2013 lasted 10 years before having problems that were not worth repairing, but I will never buy a Nissan again.
Add: - more fuel capacity (they shrunk the tank size for this generation) - rear passenger air vents (the new 4Runner has them, same interior console) - Everest green (color on the new 4Runner) Remove: - isodynamic seats - electric raise/lowering tailgate - at least $5k off the price tag With those changes, I’d take one. If they’re keeping this MSRP at more than $60k, it had better have the Tundra’s TTV6 powertrain to really compete with the Ranger Raptor.
@@chrism869 right and it’s small af and has an econo box powertrain. You can get a well equipped full size truck that is superior at absolutely everything except for fitting in parking spots for the same price
@@ImOldGreggyou think you sound smart but the old taco had either an i4 or v6 with the same auto or manual gearbox as found on toyota's "econoboxes." all manufacturers share power trains between models to save on r&d costs. the V6 has been the same for more or less two decades with incremental updates.
The 3.4L would make this thing significantly more appealing to me. But since Ford has the 2.7L and 3.0L Ecoboost in the ranger I can just buy one of those.
@@JerryRichards-l1d You might hurt yourself with one of those things. Just like you might hurt yourself if they gave you the ability to lock the rear diff in any mode besides 4Lo. I mean, could you imagine what might happen if you locked the rear diff in 2Hi or 4Hi 🤣
Ranger Raptop (without any BS markups from dealers in the US) starts at $55k USD but doesn't have any real options. The Tacoma TRD Pro (before any BS markups) starts at $63.9k USD and it has 1 paid option...mud flaps. I would choose the Raptop over the TRD Pro.
@@jackhammerpkayou CAN foam roll your lower/lumbar spine, but you shouldn’t do it in a fully horizontal position, you can do it from a pseudo seated/reclined position w/ the roller just above your glutes & roll slowly down from there, but yeah as a general rule need to be careful
If you think it’s too expensive, don’t buy it. Don’t worry about other people and what they do with their money. I picked up a TRD Off Road (TRD Amateur) yesterday for $6,500 off MSRP, so they’re making deals. ❤
Best of luck, hope it treats you well! My buddy traded his 3rd gen trd off road in for the 4th gen. He had his 3rd gen back by the end of the week as his new truck had a catastrophic failure with the entire electronics system which totaled the brand new (still stock) car.
The PreRunner was the coolest in the lineup imo. The half cab with the lockable storage, specced with a 6ft bed for a small bed camper + pop up camper would be the dream.
I would choose the Ranger Raptor well before the TRD Pro or Trailhunter and I’m a Toyota nerd. The RR is better equipped for far less than the Tacoma’s. Plus with the Ford Performance tune for another 50hp/100tq is absolutely worth the $885usd!
This and the ranger raptor should never be in the dame sentence. The ranger raptor stands on its own as a high performance midsized. Well ford basically owns the performance truck category lol
The resale value for this Tacoma will out weigh the Raptor's lower cost. Plus the box body for this Tacoma is just sick, I'll take this over the Raptor any day.💯
The raptor hold their value better than most, but the real question is, if this is such a good vehicle then why are you already interested in selling it? Lmfao
Seat shocks are the most ridiculous thing that Toyota has pulled off. At some point these shocks will require a rebuild. What's the point of moving away from reliability? At 100k or 150k , with all these sensors and moving parts, it will be a maintenance nightmare!
You always have to take the longevity vs the other brands. We can proudly confirm most Toyota’s can easy go over 1million miles with the original engine and transmission.
I bought a Ranger Raptor about 2 months ago, and I am so happy with my purchase. I think this TRD is sick, however the pricing is outrageous, and the power is down significantly. on top of that Ford just came out with a factory tune for the RR, so for roughly $900 you can get about an extra 50 HP and 100 lb ft of torque boost as well.. so I believe Toyota and chevy are falling behind in this Baja segment.
I can’t believe the overwhelming amount of disappointment I feel with this Tacoma, and I’ve been a Tacoma fan for a long time and have owned 2 of them. I feel like Toyota is going in a wrong direction with what they’ve done with the Taco and the 4Runner.
I was a gen 3 Tacoma owner for 8 years and now I own a Tacoma hybrid and to say you guys miss that V6 vs this new hybrid engine with the 8 speed is shocking lol.. You need to drive them back to back!
Over the last few years my once unshakeable Toyota loyalty and love (like decades and decades) has been trending toward shakeable. I’m still hoping Toyota gets its head out of its tailpipe but the hope is waning…
I swear all the pro stuff in 2024 are a “not much to offer for an insane price tag.” iPhone 16 Pro, PS5 Pro, Tacoma TRD Pro. And I bet there’s someone out there with all three on orders. 🤣
No bump stops on the frame, and people are blowing their shock top hats or rather top mounts. What a stupid decision by Toyota, and I look forward to them eating crow and putting them back on probably a mid cycle refresh. The truck does look good, but sitting in it. It feels like I’m lying down compared to my 4Runner. Automatic lift gates for somebody that’s ready light and not heavy is just something that’s gonna break in the future. It’s gonna be costly. Interior dash does look good, but I hate digital display for the gauges as again that’s just something that in the future, if it breaks can be very expensive to repair.
Decisions, decision... $40k Maverick hybrid or this $80k truck (price does not include taxes, fees, advantage dealer installed package that you can't forgo and small dealer markup of $15k.) They should make it PHEV.
I had an 18 Pro I just traded it in for a 24 offroad base manual. Much nicer drive to me. A 23 Pro in Canada was 64k now 84k and my province is 15 % which is 23k in the difference.
Yes, my biggest pet peeve Yuri called out, that car companies do not allow you to put the bright/cool interior colors with bright/cool exterior colors. you pick a red car you cant have red interior. I want red on red! (BMW is one of the few if only that still allows this to be a choice)
$63,900 before markups. Quick math: $6,400 down (10%) + tax and interest (7.64) 60 Months Payment: $1260 @12.5% of take home pay you should be earning $157,500 annually to be looking at this car (assuming the appropriate taxes are coming out of your paycheck). National average wage (US Census): $63795. Percentage making $150k annually: approx. 8.3% 5 Year price increase Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro: 2019 MSRP: $42,960 2024 MSRP: $63,900 49% increase Wage growth 2019-2024: 1.7% (Source: US Treasury) These price increases far outpace inflation and wage growth. Toyota is targeting 8% of total market. Or people who just want to act fiscally irresponsible.
80k n 4cyl is complete madness . Nice truck , cool show piece seats , good on paper specs but at 80k it’s a niche edition and you mine as well look at bigger options at this price point new and used .
Ranger Raptor is infinitely better. Get a twin turbo V6 putting out considerable more HP, actually has a backseat (the gimmicky seat absorbers are a joke...right?), and those gloss black fender flares are not going to hold up after off-roading a couple times. Ford for the win, plus it's 10k cheaper than the Tacoma TRD Pro.
@@DeuceDeuceBravo The Tacoma weighs more so you will not get the benefit of that extra torque. For $800 from Ford, you can tune (under warranty) the Raptor to 455 hp.
@@layne4376 Agreed. Just pointing out the power numbers aren't drastically better for the Raptor. And the factory tune requires premium gas for the extra power... That would get very pricey.
Been watching you guys for years, and I'm super happy to see time stamps in the video. However, the title for each chapter just says Tacoma. Can you guys put specifics like Interior, Performance, Likes/Dislikes, etc.?
Always thought it was weird that the flagship models are limited in colors. You would think spending so much money as earned you the right to pick whatever available colors you want. Also who greenlit diarrhea brown for the TRD pro exclusive color? Lmo
@@ArtieMcYardie Nope. There arent. The only one I've seen blown up is where the customer managed to crack the skid plate, oil pan, put a hole in the diff and completely shred the axle boots. Not covered under warranty.
As much as a Toyota fan as i am, the Raptor has more power, faster by a large margin, better suspension overall, better suspension travel, cheaper, and less prone to failure.. lets face it, the new tacoma has a reliability issue on multiple fronts..
What Vehicle is going to have the funniest TOTAL ENERGIES DIP STICK TEST 👇
trash truck rather get nissan frontier anyday
Funniest Total Energies Dip Stick Test? I think the 2025 Ram 1500 is a contender in this category.
Review the trailHunter.
Every corvette after c5 except c7?! Really?! I want a shirt I love the designs
That TRD Pro looks great IMO, but that MSRP is stupid as hell
I’ll be driving my VW Cräpvagon forever. New car/truck prices are for rich Richards.
Over the past 3 years the dollar has lost a staggering 17% of its value. That’s part of the problem.
@@NomenClature-o8sour economy is stronger than it’s ever been and we’ve recovered from Covid better than any other first world country, but you probably believe it was a hoax
@@NomenClature-o8s so much so that 150+ countries has dropped the usd as the "worlds currency"
$50,000 ZR2 IS THE ANSWER
Never thought i'd see the day a Tacoma would cost $80,000 after tax.
Damn that’s crazy, takes the whole appeal away
for real ill rather buy a benz lol
try 80k before tax. (after all the dealer crap)
Even the lower trims are crazy. Base spec with 4 doors is 36k. I'll take a base maverick for 9k less. No one is really towing that much with these anyway.
🤡 money
I’ll take the Ranger and savings over the Taco. Toyota is getting a little too bold with their pricing.
ranger raptors near me are 20k over sticker price still
AMEN Mike !!
Those seats are atrocious for leg space at the back.. They should be an option IMO, not stock. Just for that and that alone, I'd get the Ford Raptor over this. Oh and not at those prices.. Shave a solid $30k off both.
You can...it's called the Colorado ZR2
They have always had the worst rear leg room of all mid size trucks
@@darrelwhite2649 You can shave about $6k of the RR with the ZR2. And I test drove one and the 2.7L felt like a turd. Walked away because of how weak it felt.
So you want a ranger raptor to be 25k?
Not only atrocious they're actually unsafe for rear passengers. They need to make it an option only
Complete gimmick truck. I'm a Toyota fan, but this thing is the most underwhelming, ridiculous, overpriced Toyota to come out in a long while. I'll stick to my 4Runner.
Looks pretty capable to me.
Not sure if gimmick is the right word, it's certainly capable. I don't think you have to take the seats, which do seem ridiculous. It will be overpriced if it doesn't sell I guess.
Seats are 100% gimmick. But there is nothing this truck does better than the Ranger Raptor save, personal taste in aesthetics.
As a new owner of a 2005 V8 4Runner, the only thing that appeals to me about these new ones is the fact that they're rust-free
Same here, the 4.7 will live on forever lol. Thankfully mine has been southern owned its whole life so my frame is rust free
....for now
For now lol…..jury still out whether they’re using a better coating/galvanizing process or better alloy steel body sheet….or you could just get a Ranger Raptor & itlll never rust made out of aluminum & has a proper turbo V6 that’ll make wayyyyy more power
No front locking differential in most off-road capable trucks? No, thank you.
Nice and beautiful truck, There is only one tiny little problem... Over $70000 for a 4 cylinder truck, that sounds like a small little yaris not even a corolla, please come on.
They are stealing people's money with those type of seats.
You haven’t driven one. You’re talking out of your ass lol. . This engine actualy makes more power than that slug 3rd gen v6.. this is deff not like a Corolla or Yaris.. 😂
A GR Yaris would sound way better too.
These are all made in Mexico where Toyota Corp pays the Mexican 🇲🇽 workers Less than 3 USD per hour.
I'm in Canada. With taxes, that's just shy of 90k$. Without a front locker. With a shit-ton of gimmicks that will not work well in -20°C weather. Seriously, car makers have gone nuts.
There are a number of other better Tacoma packages for sure.
Hell, the Taco is just overpriced period... Even the base model is as much as a full-size pickup at this point. I used to want one with just a couple of extras.... My butt puckered and I just wrote off most of the smaller trucks. The Ford Maverick caught my interest, until dealers marked up the snot out of them.
@@MichaelArtelle I have no use for a pickup (well, I sometimes do, but you get the point...), so I'm an SUV guy. Bought a used X3 M40i. Insane vehicle, and with the slight initial depreciation, I got it for a fair price. People who've bought Hyundais or Kias for more money than my car shake their head in disbelief.
Wow, no point in having rear doors or seats with front seats like that. That's horrible. Silly gimmick.
Ought to be a 2 door with a little cargo space. Back seat is an insult
@@rickyaz8640 Right? Make that an option so the 98% of the buyers have a functional rear seat.
How often do you ever have 4 people in the car
@@tuckerhiggins4336There's a reason crew cab trucks exist...
@@tuckerhiggins4336 It's a truck. And a lot of family people buy 4 door trucks for the room on top of the cargo capabilities. Not this one.
Fun fact about that pump: it's just a standard shock pump that MTB riders use to adjust fork and shock pressures. If you want one, your local bike shop will be happy to sell you one for not the $100USD (!!) that Toyota will sell you one for.
The price aint doing it. No front locker and current engine problems (2.4L i Force)
Ranger Raptor has more ground clearance and a front locker and a V6 with less stress on it.
Raptor resale in 5 years 20 grand. Pro 50 grand.
@@oldmanmike4995 if you want a truck for yourself then this argument doesn't matter at all. If your buying a truck for someone else in 5 to 10 years then sure
@@Deadset.zr2 people talk about how much the taco costs. But American trucks costs even more. If you know what I mean.
Sounds like crap drives like crap on the road get a zr2 for 15k less
@@oldmanmike4995 Yeah but they also dont suck to drive like every Toyota ive ever driven. Driven plenty of 4Runners, Tacomas, and owned a GX460. Now I have an LX570 and thats the first Toyota ive actually liked to drive.
I'll take the depreciation hit to actually enjoy driving the vehicle I have to get in every day.
Ranger Raptor for 60K is a steal compared to this.
I would agree but if they were both the same price, taco all day.
@@iblongshiababy Raptor much better overall. Higher spec live valve suspension, 6 cylinder twin turbo 405 hp stock, now you can get a Ford performance factory tune that raises power to 455 ho and 536 ft torque, all with factory warranty. Also developed in Australia, undergoing extremely harsh testing. All for 58k US, thisTacoma goes for 65k+. No contest
@@joaquinpaul8205 I would agree. On paper, that raptor looks great. Reliability is the problem. Will see, hopefully that raptor motor proves itself.
@@iblongshiaThe 3.0tt is a very solid engine, definitely better than anything Toyota has put out in the last couple of years
@@iblongshia The 3.0 Ecoboost has been out since 2016, literally 8 years. What does it have to prove?
If anything its the Tacoma motor that needs to be proven. Its a heavily revised version of the motor that has only been in the highlander since 2022.
I can’t think of a world where I’d choose this over a Ranger Raptor.
Only reason would be if this Taco proves to be ridiculously more reliable than the competitors. That was the whole point of a Toyota - total cost of ownership and resale justified the price. But these Tacos are NOT proven and in fact are having issues. So yeah. No reason right now
Or even a ZR2 Colorado
@@CDX7the Ranger Raptor & F150 Raptor are already well proven when it comes to durability off-road & longevity of the drivetrain
@@MS-mr4zm Tacoma level reliability though? The last gen was bulletproof and regularly made it to 250k miles plus.
@@CDX7 this isn’t the “last gen” & before they were keeping the same basic bitch iteration of a vehicle for like 10-20 years at a wack so you better damn hope they figured out how to work most of the kinks out in that time, meanwhile the rest of the automotive industry is cruising by developing way better tech fuel economy power etc. you know how good Toyota reliability is? So damn good that they decided to shake things up a bit & see what happens when they sell shit they didn’t even build- their only sports cars are entirely built by other manufacturers (BMW/subaru)
I'm a Toyota guy but my uncle bought the GMC Canyon AT4X. Took a 5 hour road trip. I was SHOCKED by how amazing the suspension and brakes were. Thing stopped on a dime several times and soaked up every single bump. Plus we got 20mpg, mostly highway but at least an hour of stop-and-go.
Those seats are dumb and the delay from you matting the pedal and the truck going is absurd.
Yea long travel suspension would have been better. Pretty sure those suspension seats got banned from baja racing because they were snapping spines after landing jumps...not that it mattered when less then 5% of Pro owners will be off-roading.
Out of all mid size trucks the TRD PRO looks the best but it's far from most capable. I decided to go with the new RR
Congrats on your Rolls Royce great choice
I think he meant Range Rover!
@@georgedavidov5250 lol I meant Ranger Raptor 🤣
I’ll take the Ranger Raptor over this any day
The new Tacoma is one of the most innovative trucks on the market... only model in it's class with a paper mache transmission.
The amount of gloss black alone is a dealbreaker.
5:49 "nice" he says after severe whiplash
Things like 15k more and needs a hybrid battery pack to try to keep up with the Raptor. Rapto is all engine baby. RANGER!!!
Let's see a Frontier now.
@@JB50713 hey what’s up troll plenty of videos to watch on the frontier more than welcome to go on there, this one is about the Tacoma, troll
@@ArtieMcYardie Relax bro. Just wanted to see them review it back to back. Has nothing to do with brand preference. Take a couple deep breaths friend.
@@ArtieMcYardiebutthurt Nissan fanboy?
@@anonymous00117 no I’m not a fan of Nissan. Actually I had a Nissan Altima 2013 lasted 10 years before having problems that were not worth repairing, but I will never buy a Nissan again.
@@anonymous00117 I'm baffled as to how you arrived at that inane response.
Add:
- more fuel capacity (they shrunk the tank size for this generation)
- rear passenger air vents (the new 4Runner has them, same interior console)
- Everest green (color on the new 4Runner)
Remove:
- isodynamic seats
- electric raise/lowering tailgate
- at least $5k off the price tag
With those changes, I’d take one. If they’re keeping this MSRP at more than $60k, it had better have the Tundra’s TTV6 powertrain to really compete with the Ranger Raptor.
Great review as always. Thanks guys!
If I’m paying that much money, I’m getting the GMC AT4X with the 6.2 L V8 with room for everyone and no damn Hy-brid!!!!!!!
Jakub, Zen Monk: That's the problem. You already have that in your head, rather than experiencing what it actually is.
Cool truck but not $67k cool.
Yeah maybe 47 cool
This is top trim TRD pro
@@chrism869 right and it’s small af and has an econo box powertrain. You can get a well equipped full size truck that is superior at absolutely everything except for fitting in parking spots for the same price
@@ImOldGreggyou think you sound smart but the old taco had either an i4 or v6 with the same auto or manual gearbox as found on toyota's "econoboxes." all manufacturers share power trains between models to save on r&d costs. the V6 has been the same for more or less two decades with incremental updates.
I'd rather buy the poverty trim
RIP RANGER yea I think not!
2025 Tacoma TRD Pro Wish List
1. Make the bouncy seats optional.
2. Optional 3.4L V6 TT from the Tundra.
The V6 is dead in the Tacoma from here on out. As for the seats, yes, they need to be an option.
The 3.4L would make this thing significantly more appealing to me.
But since Ford has the 2.7L and 3.0L Ecoboost in the ranger I can just buy one of those.
There were Concept mentionings of an XRunner (xtra cab 4x2) with the Tundra TTV6
at least you're not asking for a front locker. Toyota has been denying that request for decades.
@@JerryRichards-l1d You might hurt yourself with one of those things. Just like you might hurt yourself if they gave you the ability to lock the rear diff in any mode besides 4Lo.
I mean, could you imagine what might happen if you locked the rear diff in 2Hi or 4Hi 🤣
They put adjustable bike shocks on the seat, definitely the most gimmicky marketing shit for Toyota
Ranger Raptop (without any BS markups from dealers in the US) starts at $55k USD but doesn't have any real options. The Tacoma TRD Pro (before any BS markups) starts at $63.9k USD and it has 1 paid option...mud flaps. I would choose the Raptop over the TRD Pro.
Yuri. Get a foam roller and roll your butt, side cheeks, glutes & lower back. It hurts like hell.. Also do banded squats to fix your Sciatica.
lol
This person knows their stuff
Never foam roll your lower back, just your thoracic spine.....
@@jackhammerpkayou CAN foam roll your lower/lumbar spine, but you shouldn’t do it in a fully horizontal position, you can do it from a pseudo seated/reclined position w/ the roller just above your glutes & roll slowly down from there, but yeah as a general rule need to be careful
If you think it’s too expensive, don’t buy it. Don’t worry about other people and what they do with their money.
I picked up a TRD Off Road (TRD Amateur) yesterday for $6,500 off MSRP, so they’re making deals. ❤
Best of luck, hope it treats you well! My buddy traded his 3rd gen trd off road in for the 4th gen. He had his 3rd gen back by the end of the week as his new truck had a catastrophic failure with the entire electronics system which totaled the brand new (still stock) car.
They are making deals cause they are overpriced and are stacking up on lots.
The PreRunner was the coolest in the lineup imo. The half cab with the lockable storage, specced with a 6ft bed for a small bed camper + pop up camper would be the dream.
I would choose the Ranger Raptor well before the TRD Pro or Trailhunter and I’m a Toyota nerd. The RR is better equipped for far less than the Tacoma’s. Plus with the Ford Performance tune for another 50hp/100tq is absolutely worth the $885usd!
Neither one of y'all were impressed on the launch. Don't 🤥
Looks really good imo, but can't imagine who in their right mind would buy one. That's luxury trim full size truck money
It's pricey but not luxury truck pricey. Denali Ultimate and F150 Limited will both push you close to if not more than 6 figures
This and the ranger raptor should never be in the dame sentence. The ranger raptor stands on its own as a high performance midsized. Well ford basically owns the performance truck category lol
It looks like a regular Tacoma on synthol
7:36 Yuri spitting on the dipstick. Didn't see that coming today.
The resale value for this Tacoma will out weigh the Raptor's lower cost. Plus the box body for this Tacoma is just sick, I'll take this over the Raptor any day.💯
The raptor hold their value better than most, but the real question is, if this is such a good vehicle then why are you already interested in selling it? Lmfao
@@wolfgang_h3t best day of a tacoma owners life is trade-in day. Best day of a RR owners life is every day they drive it.
The Trail hunter is a better option for most people TBH.
Seat shocks are the most ridiculous thing that Toyota has pulled off. At some point these shocks will require a rebuild. What's the point of moving away from reliability? At 100k or 150k , with all these sensors and moving parts, it will be a maintenance nightmare!
Portable speaker from the dash is cool. Good idea 👍🏻
Another great video from my favorite creator!
The TRD PRO should've just been a SuperCab, if you're going to put Sim Racing Seats In It 😅
Gonna say it from the outset: overpriced and already smashed by the Ford Ranger Raptor.
Car seat test is next level! Continue to do it!
I went with the Ranger Raptor over this.
same, all it took was 10 minutes of driving them both.
@@JerryRichards-l1d Did the ProCal tune too. Its a rocket🚀
You always have to take the longevity vs the other brands. We can proudly confirm most Toyota’s can easy go over 1million miles with the original engine and transmission.
5:50 “nice” had me cracking up😂😂
I bought a Ranger Raptor about 2 months ago, and I am so happy with my purchase. I think this TRD is sick, however the pricing is outrageous, and the power is down significantly. on top of that Ford just came out with a factory tune for the RR, so for roughly $900 you can get about an extra 50 HP and 100 lb ft of torque boost as well.. so I believe Toyota and chevy are falling behind in this Baja segment.
I can’t believe the overwhelming amount of disappointment I feel with this Tacoma, and I’ve been a Tacoma fan for a long time and have owned 2 of them. I feel like Toyota is going in a wrong direction with what they’ve done with the Taco and the 4Runner.
why is this $25k more than a trd off road? lmfao when the zr2 is only $6k more than the z71 or trail boss
Because Toyota sucks.
let’s go with the Chevolet or Ford, and then the Toyota won’t short us
@@goosebump_3316zr2 is 15k less than the raptor I'll go w the Chevy 😂
TRD off road is not $40K more like $50K
The hybrid TRD Offroad Premium is knocking on the TRD Pro’s price in the low 60’s, even without the gimmick seats.
Tacoma over 80K and STILL with the inline 4. What is toyota thinking?
That’s a nice looking truck and the power is good too for the size. Should go good!
I was a gen 3 Tacoma owner for 8 years and now I own a Tacoma hybrid and to say you guys miss that V6 vs this new hybrid engine with the 8 speed is shocking lol.. You need to drive them back to back!
Do a review of the refreshed Frontier Pro 4X
Ya, Nah. Now with Toyotas engine blowing up problems I'll stick to the Raptor
Over the last few years my once unshakeable Toyota loyalty and love (like decades and decades) has been trending toward shakeable. I’m still hoping Toyota gets its head out of its tailpipe but the hope is waning…
Nice looking truck, price is out of control though.
Nice looking truck❤
Miss the v6
Toyota= reliability
The price for vehicles these days is crazy though…
I swear all the pro stuff in 2024 are a “not much to offer for an insane price tag.” iPhone 16 Pro, PS5 Pro, Tacoma TRD Pro. And I bet there’s someone out there with all three on orders. 🤣
No bump stops on the frame, and people are blowing their shock top hats or rather top mounts. What a stupid decision by Toyota, and I look forward to them eating crow and putting them back on probably a mid cycle refresh. The truck does look good, but sitting in it. It feels like I’m lying down compared to my 4Runner. Automatic lift gates for somebody that’s ready light and not heavy is just something that’s gonna break in the future. It’s gonna be costly. Interior dash does look good, but I hate digital display for the gauges as again that’s just something that in the future, if it breaks can be very expensive to repair.
Decisions, decision... $40k Maverick hybrid or this $80k truck (price does not include taxes, fees, advantage dealer installed package that you can't forgo and small dealer markup of $15k.) They should make it PHEV.
I had an 18 Pro I just traded it in for a 24 offroad base manual. Much nicer drive to me. A 23 Pro in Canada was 64k now 84k and my province is 15 % which is 23k in the difference.
Please stop with the RIP titles.
Let me live my life
With trucks, be nice if you showed the door sticker of the rated payload. Super helpful for towing.
Looks nice but for that price just get a Tundra
But Tundra TRD Pro is over 80k lol
Yuri should design the shirts saying some of the most said lines in the video
"we are going for a DRIVE"
too much for a 4 cylinder
Yes, my biggest pet peeve Yuri called out, that car companies do not allow you to put the bright/cool interior colors with bright/cool exterior colors. you pick a red car you cant have red interior. I want red on red! (BMW is one of the few if only that still allows this to be a choice)
I have one of those pumps (non-digital) for the front forks of my mountain bike!
Some of us just want a V-6, 4WD truck for $30-35k. That’s all we’ve ever wanted.
I just ordered a fully loaded 2025 Silverado RST with a 30mpg diesel, 13k tow capacity, etc for the same price as this truck...
I am looking to get a Suburban RST with the baby Duramax..
The price is the problem.
It’s expensive but there are a lot of cool stuff on this taco.
RIP tacoma reliability. Ranger engine is at least proven
you seriously doubt a Toyota engine?
False. My Ford Ranger Raptor has already bit the dust, and I have Tacoma TRD Pro now.
Ford is the most recalled brand of 2024.
@@cakeisalieliving under a rock? tundra v6s are numbing themselves 100,000 recalled
$63,900 before markups.
Quick math:
$6,400 down (10%)
+ tax and interest (7.64)
60 Months Payment: $1260
@12.5% of take home pay you should be earning $157,500 annually to be looking at this car (assuming the appropriate taxes are coming out of your paycheck).
National average wage (US Census): $63795.
Percentage making $150k annually: approx. 8.3%
5 Year price increase Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro:
2019 MSRP: $42,960
2024 MSRP: $63,900
49% increase
Wage growth 2019-2024: 1.7% (Source: US Treasury)
These price increases far outpace inflation and wage growth.
Toyota is targeting 8% of total market. Or people who just want to act fiscally irresponsible.
80k n 4cyl is complete madness . Nice truck , cool show piece seats , good on paper specs but at 80k it’s a niche edition and you mine as well look at bigger options at this price point new and used .
$55k tops
Nice. crazy price. Sounds like my Kenmore vacuum when it was dying.
Instead of adding “shocks” to the seats maybe instead does throw a lil more $$$/R&D on the actual suspension & make it more off-road worthy??!?!?
Hey guys, do you think that stupid iso dynamic seat removable?
Speaking of the shirts, I’d love one of the Pontiac Solstice (base) in green.
7:34 Hawk Tuah 🤠Spit On That Thang
@deadpool467 I came here to find this comment lol
Ranger Raptor is infinitely better. Get a twin turbo V6 putting out considerable more HP, actually has a backseat (the gimmicky seat absorbers are a joke...right?), and those gloss black fender flares are not going to hold up after off-roading a couple times. Ford for the win, plus it's 10k cheaper than the Tacoma TRD Pro.
Ranger Raptor has more HP but the TRD Pro has more torque.
@@DeuceDeuceBravo The Tacoma weighs more so you will not get the benefit of that extra torque. For $800 from Ford, you can tune (under warranty) the Raptor to 455 hp.
@@layne4376 Agreed. Just pointing out the power numbers aren't drastically better for the Raptor.
And the factory tune requires premium gas for the extra power... That would get very pricey.
@@DeuceDeuceBravo But the actual acceleration is significantly better 400 is much greater than 326 which explains the almost 1.5 seconds better to 60.
@@layne4376 That's great if you're drag racing your truck all over the place. 😄
Going for what a full size raptor went for not too long ago
Toyota can SMD&B with these prices
Those seats are such a GIMMICK!!
Name your Toyota sweet buns 🏳️🌈 Toyota gone woke 🏳️🌈
Yuri: tres,dos, unos
Jakub: oh , on espanol
You getting all fancy and international 😅
Remember when your capable Toyota ran out of gas and then you popped a button and all of sudden you had full tank?
Those days are long gone…
Shirt: where’s the 4Runner!?!
Been watching you guys for years, and I'm super happy to see time stamps in the video. However, the title for each chapter just says Tacoma. Can you guys put specifics like Interior, Performance, Likes/Dislikes, etc.?
RUclips error
Always thought it was weird that the flagship models are limited in colors.
You would think spending so much money as earned you the right to pick whatever available colors you want. Also who greenlit diarrhea brown for the TRD pro exclusive color? Lmo
It's great when the engine isn't blowing up on you!
Transmission too
There are reports about the Tacoma engines blowing up?
@@ArtieMcYardie Nope. There arent. The only one I've seen blown up is where the customer managed to crack the skid plate, oil pan, put a hole in the diff and completely shred the axle boots. Not covered under warranty.
LOVEEE the TRD Pro
As much as a Toyota fan as i am, the Raptor has more power, faster by a large margin, better suspension overall, better suspension travel, cheaper, and less prone to failure.. lets face it, the new tacoma has a reliability issue on multiple fronts..
I got a RR for msrp and absolutely love it
Rolls Royce
@@TheStraightPipes or ranger raptor
We’ll never know