The New Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro Is an Excellent Off-Road Truck Except For...
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- Опубликовано: 10 апр 2022
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A 17 minute single-take video that was fluid. I don't know how much time y'all put into prep. Impressive.
It's like watching Birdman
Everyone here is complaining while the Tacoma (especially the TRD PRO) still sells very well everywhere 🤣. And in years to come it'll still be sought out by so many people.
I actually love the 16” wheels. Gives you lots of sidewall to air down. Wish more new off readers offered 16”
unfortunately its a dying wheel size with very little offerings in load c which is the recommended for these lighter vehicles.
Now if they only paired it with good tires. "Pro"
I also prefer a smaller rim and bigger sidewall
Yeah I don’t mind the diameter, but it’s becoming increasingly less common so as the years progress I feel it’ll force owners to look at 17s at least to find a good tire.
The downside of 16” wheels is it really limits brake upgrade options
The one big issue is that they do not produce enough TRD pros!
I’m glad Nathan talked about how good the TRD pro’s FOX suspension is on the road.
You guys sound like little girls,!!! Arguing over lip gloss shade! Man up! Nothing comes perfect Color and accents, pointless. Yall sold out a long time ago! Shush up and buy some tires .
I read somewhere they only produce 7-10k of the PROs each year and of those 10k only around 2k are the “special” color for that year
Really enjoyed this style of video with Nathan and Tommy's interior conversations synched with Roman's exterior filming. Made the whole video feel much smoother and more cohesive. Good work guys 👍
Romans camera skills were on point!
I like that they're keeping the convo flowing but still showing both angles
Yes. Well done TFL
Yes, it was really well done. Nice work! (...but Roman, don't fall out of the truck!)
My big thing about the tire is that, I’m spending 50k and then immediately having to spend another $1500 to replace tires. If I’m buying an off-roader then give it off road tires
Pretty much the case for most OEM offerings.
But they know people will buy the truck and immediately replace the tires regardless. So more profit. Too bad striking or boycotting isn’t practical for such things. If the companies made relationships with more tire companies, maybe we would be able to choose tires when ordering, but idk if Toyota is letting people build and order now.
@@ALMX5DP go buy a gladiator rubicon or zr2 Colorado or a pro4x all them come with out of the box much better off-road tires then the taco
@@scotturich true, there might be a few exceptions (though I think Pro4X has a similar type AT to the Taco), but I don’t think it’s a deal breaker in the slightest for most who are shopping for a new vehicle. People interested in hardcore off-roading will ultimately be upgrading almost regardless of what they initially purchase. Almost rare to see a stock Rubicon (which is used as a Rubicon should be) on stock tires, most go for 35+” etc.
@@scotturich Agree as a ZR2 owner, but I still replaced the Duratracs before I even hit 2K miles. The OEM tires are too undersized for the scale of vehicle. Did a 1.25” level & 33s.
First off you guys are incredible, informative, funny just an incredible job doing this show! Second, I am soooooo glad you guys are finally mic’d up, now the camera can move around without losing audio!! You guys knock each video out of the park… sorry for the rant just super impressed and important I thought you should know!!
Keep up the incredible work!👍
Really enjoy your guys channel and how unbiased you all are on your reviews. Thank you for the updated review on the new TRD Pro.
Roman was somehow managing his heavy breath 👌😁
I love tacoma trd pro content. Keep it up!!
The pro makes a lot of sense if you want the options. If you spec out an off road with all the bells and whistles and technology features, it's just under the price of the pro. For the fox suspension, and the headlights, and the grille, I think it's worth the difference if you wanted all the bells and whistles
I have a 2019 TRD Off Road…wonderful off road and good on road too. It’s not wonderfully comfortable like a full size truck but it fits great on small trails. I use mine as a daily driver - bought my truck new in Jan of 2019…I now have 176k trouble free miles (many in 4WD)!
Owner of a 19 TRD pro. Can confirm these are so capable as long as you don't mind the transmission being a mess and getting 7 gallons per mile.
Yikes, that is bad!
7 mpg? You’re exaggerating right?
@@Nathans_Margarita_Salt Yep, exactly. My Rubicon for comparison gets 21-22 mpg with factory 33’s. Mainly do to the 8-speed…
Ok kids, I said gallons per mile... Noting that this in entirely being funny. But real mpg I get around town is near 11. That isn't being funny that's being exact.
Because I was dumb enough to put 10 ply mudder 33s on my Offroad truck 😂 so yea, don't buy it for its economy.
Ah Toyota's crawl control, its the sound of 1000 robots dying. Or the signal from Independence Day in vehicle form.
Great content as always. Fantastic review
I like the dirt bikes / UTV'S / jeeps In the background it adds a new level of excitement to you're video makes it feel more real natural less scripted 😁
great video guys!
Great job as usual guys. Not many people are going to take their $50k tacoma off road but you've shown what it can do
Truth. We bought a 22 pro for my wife and she will not take it off-road. We do take several trips to the snow and fire roads each year but no real off-roading. We got a really good deal on the pro but we were initially looking for a off-road
I hated it until I saw it in person, and I kinda love it now. We had one at carmax where I work and I drove that thing around all day it was so cool.
Good job boys, and nice work behind the camera Roman!
My 2019 Off-Road after re-gearing to 5.29 and a tune alongside them made my truck significantly better to drive around.
What size tires did you go with?
Would you say it drives better than the stock gearing?
I like how he bags on the engine and driving experience at 2:26 then at 2:59 it’s like “Ok, let’s change the subject….” 😂
Thanks for not forgetting to mention the value and longevity of Toyota. This is not brought up in so many comparisons. Because of that value and quality, I sold my 2021 Tacoma Trd Tro for $2k more than the purchase price after 7k miles were driven on it. Now I'm waiting for the 2022 Taco TRD Pro in Electric Lime Green with the 6 speed manual.........it's been 6 months........sure hope it gets built soon!
This truck is just beautiful!
I used to own a 2018 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off Road fully equipped and really like it but the only problem was that it was too small, specially inside. My kids that are teenagers wouldn’t fit comfortable in the back seats cause of the position that I needed to have to drive comfortable myself and for my wife to be comfortable while riding as a family. So I ended up exchanging it for a 2021 Toyota Tundra TRD PRO and we think we made the right choice cause it’s just perfect, inside and outside!!!.
One of the best comments you can make for an original equipment tire, it is “adequate” for everything. That is actually a pretty good compliment. Everything with an OE tire is a trade off, wet, snow, dry, off road, wear, gravel penetration, noise, rolling resistance (fuel economy). OE tires need to do it all, adequately. Aftermarket tires have the benefit of being able to “give up” on something to force on traction or wear, etc. love the 16” wheels on this, big rims have little to no performance benefit on a truck. If the rims fit over the brakes, that’s all you need. Make up the rest of the diameter with the tire sidewall.
I like everything about this truck!
Really appreciated Nathan’s comments about the Tacoma’s struggles with the high speed driving. Considering a midsize as my next truck.
New age pos toyota with a wimpy engine. These all need a 4.7 v8
I have 33’s on my 2020 trdor and i drive 80 no problem. Not great fuel mileage at that speed though
Most of these trucks will never see dirt and their owners will wine and complain about how loud the tires are or how fast they wear out. Those that regularly go off road will have an owner with a specific tire preference and application.
Exactly
great review!
That was a great tire review.
I was thinking about a tow hitch with a steel roller on the bottom of it so it rolls over rocks instead of scrapes.
I greatly appreciate everyone's honesty keep up the good work
Yea, but why be basic like every other Taco on the road. I still love the Cav Blue more than my Electric Lime, but they didn't make that color in 2023 unfortunately.
Not going to lie, from my personal experience the manual transmission is more fuel efficient then the auto.
Also feels more peppy based on how the gearing is.
(for reference Nitro Gears also backs this claim)
Man, I really hope that green is available on the new Tacoma. It's perfect, not too bright, not to dull
I do like your point on the hood scoop. That's one more point in favor of the TRD Off Road b/c it doesn't have the fake scoop like the Sport or the Pro models. About the only think the Off Road lacks are the FOX Shocks, you can find all the other bells and whistles.
I love the scoop. Coming f4om a 2019 prro owner. Wish I had the all around cameras
Pretty sure that I found in my research that the TRD Off Road doesn't have a moonroof or heated seats. Maybe I was just looking in the wrong places.
*EDIT* My bad. I was talking about 4Runners so maybe the Tacomas are different regarding those options that I brought up. Peace.
Traded my Sport scooped hood for an offroad hood (plus some cash!). Non offroaders seem to like the thing.
I had one. If you think the Powertrain sucks, wait till you put 33s.
It's not the engine it's the transmission. 5th and 6th gear are overdrive gears for mpg. If you get it tuned correctly it becomes a whole new driving experience. Amazing truck.
Well, the engine still makes its peak torque at over 5K RPM, which is at the wrong end of the RPM range for a truck.
My husband and O have recently relocated from BC, Canada to Utah, USA and are both now into prerunning in the desert!.. He already has a Raptor, but for me, I need a smaller midsized truck, so torn between the Tacoma TRD models or the Colorado ZR2... I have owned 3 Toyotas, and still have the FJ Cruised that my dad bought me when I was 16.... So I know and love Toyota, but just want to explore other brands!... Your videos are always helpful!... Well, now off to watch some Colorado ZR2 reviews.
Excellent and helpful video, as always!
If Toyota went back to their old manual hubs, they could gain between 2 to 3 mpg.
I once had a 92 4Runner, which had that shift on the fly using a vacuum actuator in the axle to engage the left and right front axle to each other. It was tricky to get into 4 Hi, since the actuator had to first be engaged, before you could mess up w/the transfer case. You had to almost come to a complete stop before the transfer case would engage.
Since Toyota's still had the old hubs on them, you could put on Manual Hubs, which helped w/the fuel mileage, since the axle wasn't turning w/them disengaged. You could also permanently lock in the Vacuum Actuator, so that the front axle was just like a regular solid one, such that w/the Hubs locked in, the axle is now turning, and so shifting in and out of 4 Hi could be done at highway speeds and was smooth in doing so w/no issues.
I also gained a good 2-3 mpg w/the manual hubs locked out, since the axle wasn't turning anymore when disengaged.
Oh, I now own a 2020 Tacoma TRD 4x4 Sport, w/a rare Manual Transmission, as well as the rare Extended Cab. I didn't want an automatic, nor the Crew Cab. I've gotten as much as 24 mpg doing 70 on the highway w/it.
They also put those tires on because they still sound relatively quiet and smooth on the road. That's where test drives take place.
and mpg testing
Great point 👉. Road noise and quietness is something a lot of people forget and overlook.
@@JMunn55 mpg 19 wow my f150 fx4 v8 gets 26mpg on the hwy shes stupid fast and can tow a tacoma on top of a trailer tacoma can't tow that much and 50k usd absolutely useless
And to be fair, you can always change them out and sell the oem ones or save them when you later sell the vehicle.
@@michoacanom4320 The TRD pro is way, way, way better off road though.
That green is mesmerizing 😍😍
Hello, I own a 2021 TRD Pro in Lunar Rock. I was debating wether to get a tune on the truck like the OV tune etc. Instead I purchased the sprint booster and hooked it up. The truck now drives like what I consider to be normal. I have it in the sport mode at level 7. I used to own a 2003 Tundra with the 4.7 litre motor. The Tacoma with the sprint booster drives just like the Tundra used to. To me it feels like it has plenty of power. The shift points are on par. No more gear hunting. I really like the sprint booster. It works great. Maybe you guys should do a video on the Tacoma with the Sprint Booster and express your opinion.
Facts about what you guys are saying. I own a 22 Tacoma 3inch lift installed. soon ima buy tires and rims once I used up the oem tire that’s on there. Still love the truck. This is my 2nd Tacoma the 1st one got totaled waited 8 months to see what’s around then I went back and I got my current taco 22 all blacked out
I was just there 2 weeks ago. Beautiful place and a lot fun
Never ceases to amaze me how people get conditioned to the overcharging of vehicles. 50k is ridiculous and please spare me with any replies that have you thinking you're going to change my mind.
All you need is a capable ladder frame, good gearing, tires and a bit of the lift to be a capable off-roader.
These items alone do not cost $50,000. Many of the options that come with this truck are for those who don't know how to drive off-road.
That crawl control part had me laughing my ass off
You can see Nathan has more experience and knowledge than Tommy. This works for them working together.
Got a 2017 i had since that yr n i could say im an og 3rd gen owner. Lifted it n put all terrains on it. Surprised i still get compliments on it even tho everyone n their mom drives one nowadays
Absolulove the color!
Finally some off-roading stuff in TFLoffroad instead of some towing stuff that should not be on this particular channel.
Love my 19 TRD Pro MT6. Slow as molasses but it’s been my reliable worker/DD for these past years. Plus side, I didn’t pay these current ridiculous inflated prices they charge for these tacos. I thought paying 39-40k was high then. No freakin way it’s worth the current +60k price I’ve seen at my local stealers. But I guess some are paying it. 🤦…anyway, always Great content and discussion videos gentlemen!🤙
The fake hood scoop on the bonett must be the Tacoma beauty mole. Looks great. My 2022 Tacoma Off Road is so handsome to me.
I had Michelins installed on mine BIG IMPROVEMENT.
How do you compare the automatic transmission Tacoma TRD Pro compared to the 6-speed manual transmission Tacoma TRD Pro?
Only way I found to be done with the gear seeking on my Tacoma was a KDMax tune. Truck is a dream on the highway with the gears staying constant.
I feel the same about the stock Hankook Dynapro AT2 tires on my 2021 F-150 STX 4x4. I can’t wait to wear them out and replace them ha!
Great Video as always fellas ... The upper control arms, any purpose other than look cool. If so what are they and I would consider replacing them on My 21 TRD PRO if i can clear bigger tires with them?
Theres a guy on youtube that measures angles of the spindle and upper and lower balljoint angles to see when UCA's are necessary. Long story short, anything 2" or higher lift in the front will get you to the point where caster will not be able to be adjusted enough to pull back into spec at the alignment shop
I had a 2013 and really liked the great qualities but hated the bad. Any Tacoma owner will know. I would really like to get one again but it needs more power. Hopefully the next gen will have more power and a better transmission.
I’ve had my 2022 lunar rock manual transmission Tacoma for a week now and I love it. The manual does 80mph easy on the 5th and 6th gear, less than 2500rpms.
I live in utah so 80mph is the limit, but I try to stay at 70 on the slow lane to conserve some gas money. So far I’ve done 18.8 in the city and 21 on the highway. Not great but considering I work from home, I’m really only driving on the weekends.
Is it a TRD off road?
That Taco looks identical to the one DRIVING SPORTS TV tested a day or two ago.
I traded in my 2016 TRD off road inferno for a 2022 TRD Pro just for the electric lime. Price didn't love the toyota brand have had many issues with the engine or trans except when halling my trailer for camping and racing. It's the only truck I will buy, and with the changes I hear are coming in the Gen 4 I will be holding onto this one as long as possible.
Hands down my favorite midsize truck on the market. I absolutely love it
Anyone that hates passing or being able to pull 5k up a grade surely agrees
@@mattbrew11 don’t forget 21st century rear brakes
tacomas with the 3.5 is are piles, that the fanboys have been making excuses for since 2016.
Reliability for tacomas is poor
@@scott8238 yea because that Xterra is better right?
I still love my 18. Glad I bought it then when life was still normal
Totally Agree! A 50K offroader should have capable tires.
and good cupholders with USB charging options in the back for passengers.
It should also have disc brakes in back, a fully boxed frame, a decent interior, an 8-10sp trans, etc etc. Which the other mid size trucks all have. This truck is just showing its age.
@@Stuka87 no disc's in the back was almost a deal breaker for me. If it wasn't for the manual transmission option I would have gotten a Ford ranger or Colorado instead
@@Stuka87 the other midsize trucks are utter garbage compared to the Tacoma
@@RagingBad Ok dude. The Tacoma is a 20 year old platform that offers nothing over the competition. If you like it, thats fine. But every other midsize out does it in every way.
I did that bit of fins and things in my 06 cayenne and wow that frame bender is terrifying if your not comfortable with the vehicles capabilities yet
Last month I got a OR 6MT for under 40K, I still can't justify Toyota selling it at that 50k price. I have like 95% of what the TRD Pro has... I really Love Mine, I just keep looking at it.
love that color
very good video, I have a trd equal to the one in the video, the change of tires caught my attention, what size would be ideal for the 265/75r16 or 275/70r16 or 285/75r16 truck, thanks
Good to see Nathan again
The Toyota needs the 3.5 twin turbo and a 10 speed to get the Tacoma into the current century.
and ditch the rear drums.
@@nolanmonke4330 I mean seriously I can’t believe drum brakes are allowed in 2022
@@mattbrew11 it’s sad, either these dudes ain’t doing their research or just don’t know what the hell they are buying…
Next Tacoma revision will be hybrid with huge torque and hp numbers.
As a current 2021 ZR2 Colorado owner, I think Toyota still builds a great product. I’m looking forward in seeing the next Taco. This current gen just doesn’t work for me. I drove one and disliked pretty much everything from the sitting position to the drive itself. I’m sure Toyota will correct a lot of this in the next gen. So far I love the ZR2, amazing truck, and I really like how simple this truck really is. Great tires, a true 4x4 with lockers front and rear. So far no issues, I will keep it for many of years to come.
Nice to hear I just ordered me 1500 ZR2
Yeah, I drove a Tacoma a few years back, I wanted to love it because I really like the styling. Once I drove it though, I was over it. Didn't really like anything about driving it, from the terrible drivetrain to the odd seating position. I then decided I didn't really need a pick up anyway, and drove a 4Runner. The 4Runner was much more comfortable and had a better seating position, and I didn't hate the engine quite as much, though 3 years later I've definitely grown to hate it lol. Toyota really needs to up their powertrain game in the next generations for sure. Honestly I'm not even a big Toyota fan, I like Jeeps and the ZR2 better, but I do appreciate the fact that in 50,000 miles of ownership I've only spent $189 in (non -maintenance) repairs for my 4Runner. The fact that I bought it with almost 80k miles on it to start with makes that even more impressive.
The original 4.0 from them I loved this new 3.5 is trash
@@FakurMumInHerAss I hate the 4.0 in my 4Runner, least favorite engine of any car I've ever owned.
Not to mention you can get a diesel with the zr2 it’s so nice having that low end torque off roading
Absolutely love that color. Wish it was available for the off road so I could get that color with a 6ft box
You guys forgot to mention the $20k+ markups that dealers are adding to these right now. Here in Flagstaff, you can still pick up a TRD OR (when they have them) with zero markup.
Varies state by state and dealerships but yeah ive seen some crazy markups
Got mine in Ohio at msrp
@@jamesbarber6339 how much you pay total? Including dealership fees?
The v-spec for the truck had it at 51,300 with all the options. Taxes and dealer fees brought me 54,000 out the door.
I special ordered my rubicon JT diesel and paid less than $50k (before taxes)
Are those standard Trd upper control arm adjustable and can be re used if lifted 2/3 inch lift?
Thinking about getting a pro. Wondering if they take well to bolt on's and tunes to give em more power. Im sure making the scoop functionable should give it a lil juice. 10hp?
Save up for supercharger will be better then wasting money on bolt ons.
Hey TFL, I have a 17 SR5 but I've put a 2 inch Fox suspension kit on it with 33' Wildpeaks skinnies (255/80/17). I should have 10+ inches of ground clearance. I will be going out to Moab for the first time this summer. I am wanting to do Fins n Things and Hells Revenge out to the river overlook. Will I have any problems on the trail since I don't have lockers, MTS or crawl control. Thanks
Yes you will. Locker are needed minimum. Unless you like the skinny pedal and possibly tearing it up. I understand they're expensive. If you go, air down and disconnect the sway bar. Zip tie it up so it doesn't bang around. You will still spin the tires a bunch.
Toyota is the king of hybrid. It really baffles me why they don't do a hybrid version of this. You get all that instant torque of an electric motor with the fuel efficiency and range of the four-cylinder without range anxiety. It seems like everybody is killing theirselves to build an all-electric vehicle with a 5000 lb battery without truly exploring the benefits of a hybrid
Yezz. On the money. Hybrids are the future. No way at ALLL that solar or plug in power will be enough for all to use. After all, cities are powered by coal. " fossil fuels" are going to be used a long time by developing and developed countries.
That one loss of traction was more of suspension travel for tire meeting the ground surface.
Anyone know what was done to bring it an inch higher than the previous year ?
Never seen the improvement over this engine and the 4.0.
I’m glad Nathan is back in the vid
I love me some Nathan
Just get a set of BFG's. I think I had some that were about 33" tall and they were fantastic.
Will there be another year of the 4Runner? Or is the one coming out next year the new one?
What’s up with the rear drum brakes tho why don’t they update to disc
We should have Nathan filming and Roman talking. Sorry I said what I said😬
That's a good color
Just bought a TRD Pro Off Road for 42k and its awesome. I personally like the tires for better fuel economy. each to his own. The Green color is very nice! Toyota should add more colors erotic like jeep has. Paint sells vehicles
$42k? They are $55k-$62k around Mass
I don't know how Roman squeezed into that tiny back seat! 😲
Steven Spielberg camera action going on. Lol
Best truck off-road, hands down
Would be awsome to see this tacoma and the new pro4x side by side in moab.. to show the difference off road with the TRD pro package
Awesome, and well informing video! You may have mentioned this in the video, but driving 70+ on hwy, how do you feel about the tacoma occasionally pushing to 3k rpm on random occasions? Sometimes when driving up a hill at the speed, or simply increasing the cruise control by a few mph? I drive a 2018 Off road, and figured I compare this instance with something you may have mentioned in your vid.
I noticed this happened a lot. Especially if I was driving into the wind.
@@joshs2419 AFtyer filling the truck up with 88 Plus Unleaded, it hasn't been doing it too much. About to do a long drive tomorrow; so will double check on that though.
what kind of mic are you guys using?
oh what a feeling Toyota crawl control
The other thing I would add, is the dropped portion of the exhaust. Getting mine rerouted so it doesn’t hang up on the rocks.
I had a 2005 Tacoma with the 4 liter V6 and it would smoke the tires anywhere, what's happened? Also out of the seven Toyotas I have had ( Hilux, Taco, FJ, 4Runner, Tundra SR5, Tundra TRD and Highlander Platinum, only the TRD came with decent tires that did not have to be changed out immediately.
I have a 2020 TRD Pro tacoma. After owning quite a few cars, trucks and suvs I can honestly say I've never had a vehicle with such an odd combination of so many great and terrible design/engineering qualities all combined into one package
I agree fully. I had a 4Runner, went to a taco and back into a 4Runner all within a year. All Pros. Not even close on quality all the way around.
@@cameronj9890 same wife traded her 4.0 lifted Tacoma finally and test drove the new one and without consideration she ended up with a cement grey 22 trd off-road 4runner and it’s already leveled with a RC kit and K&N cold air and black widow exhaust now we just need about 30k for 285s to be installed after the nittos are done
My bro has a tacoma, i hate the back seat, its made for children only, i cannot sit up staight, if i do i have to look down with the back of my head on the ceiling.
Super reliable engine with a f'ed up transmission tune.
Sturdy well built go anywhere truck with back seats so small that grade school kids complain so in the end you don't want to go anywhere
Good vehicle. Great presenters! Hilarious price tag.
World record camera man too!
I have one ordered the same as the video only difference is I also ordered the tail rail.