The 2024 Tacoma iforce max is a hybrid tacoma that makes 326 hp and 465b ft lb of torque. That is more torque than the 5.7L v8 from the old tundras and sequoias. #automobile #tacoma #offroading
I’ll get a Non- Hybrid, barely better mpg, I don’t tow anything & I like all the backseat under seat storage. The hybrid has No storage under there due to battery. Plus the non Hybrid is a good bit cheaper.
@@chrisb9478 I get 25mpg in town with my hybrid and I don't drive in eco and I'm not the slightest on the throttle. The hybrid definitely gets betr gas mileage! Not like my wives RAV4 hybrid but still
I have just purchased a 2024 Tacoma TRD Sport Hybrid 4X4 and the power is just amazing! It passes other vehicles on the road and climbs hills so effortlessly like it has a much bigger engine under the hood. It also feels like a bigger truck while driving it. Towing capacity and rear seat room was not one of my requirements. I had the extra money to purchase it and I have no regrets.
What will the hybrid version do for resale value? Will it bring it down because of complexity and battery replacement concerns, or will it keep better value because there are fewer of them?
That’s a great question. I think once they have high miles(150k+) there will potentially be an aspect of that. But on hybrid cars and what not they are still worth more because of the gas mileage benefit. Where these don’t have a gas mileage benefit it will be interesting to see.
Personally, I'd only get the hybrid. Kinda like my 2002 tacoma. I purchased the trd supercharger for it brand new. $3000....worth every penny. It has 286,000 miles on it now and still runs like brand new! Just do the PM and last forever. I tow two quads(yamahas...raptor 700r, banshee, and warrior) on a trailer and one in the bed. Up to Coral Pink Sand Dunes and some land I own in the Rockies.
See forced induction isn’t all that bad😉 that is cool! That 02 sounds like an awesome truck! I’m thinking I may trade my 24 for the hybrid. After seeing this one lay down tire marks in a parking lot, I feel like that’s something I need in my life 😂
It is! Crazy how they’ve almost completed an entire production model year and I haven’t seen a single sr 2 door and I’ve only seen 1 sr in person. That was the one I made the video of
@@jmpattillo yeah super weird. I guess they are probably trying to just put out as many of the “high volume” models as they can, since they got a slow start and didn’t have any tacos to sell for the first 2 months of the year😂
The 18 inch wheels are not so good as the 17 inch wheels for off-roading and for smoother riding. Another reason to get the regular I-Force non-hybrid model.
I heard the 24 pro has a faster acceleration off the line then the 24 hybrid off-road . Do you think this is true since they both have the same HP and torque?
So the TRD Off-Road iforce max comes with chin spoiler from the factory (seems like regular iforce does not have it installed)?? My question is are the EPA fuel numbers on both trucks reflected with one having the chin spoiler and one not?
That is correct. Max has the chin spoiler. Regular does not. That would mean the epa numbers are from Iforce with no chin spoiler and Iforce max with chin spoiler.
So been looking at a tacoma but seen they're all hybrid now. So how does that work? Does it charge itself while driving or do i have to stop at a gas station and find someplace to plug it in too? Kind of getting turned off trying to figure out if it is to much of a pain now
It is kind of confusing. They are not all hybrid tho. The Tacomas come with 2 different powertrain options. You can get the good old fashioned non hybrid which is a 2.4L turbo 4 cylinder. So you just put gas in it and go. Or you can get the upgraded powertrain that is a hybrid. So that is a 2.4L turbo 4 cylinder with an electric motor attached to it. If you opt for the hybrid you don’t have to do anything extra. You don’t have to charge. It will recharge as the gas motor runs and as you drive around town. Hope that helps
@@counterfeitcowboy1362 yeah that helped thank you haha. Was looking around on the Internet for an answer and I don't know anyone with a hybrid to ask so was kind of lost over it
The hybrid I-Force Max models have 6,000 lb towing capacity while the I-Force can tow 6,500 lb. That plus the hybrid can beat the non hybrid by only a truck length on a 0-60mph test tells me that the extra $4800 is not worth buying the hybrid model. The EPA fuel rating has the hybrid getting only one mpg better fuel economy than the non hybrid. The hybrid model is not worth the extra money.
I think the one thing you may be forgetting is the amount of strain and therefore wear and tear taken off of the engine/ other systems by the electric system. It may only be marginal, and it won’t benefit every mechanical system, but it even a marginal improvement over tens of thousands of miles makes a big difference.
Is the bigger wheel on the hybrid to accommodate the bigger brakes for the heavier payload? That rings in my head as something I’ve seen or heard somewhere, but I may just be crazy.
Brakes are bigger, wheels are bigger diameter, different tires, rear differential is bigger on I-force Max. That’s from Lead Engineer on video I watched.
The product information system toyota gives to salesmen says mine (offroad, Iforce, 5’ bed, at) has a payload of 1610. It says the same setup but as a hybrid has a payload of 1706. So somehow it goes up. But if you look at towing, my truck tows 6400 and the hybrid version tows 6000. Very confusing 😂
Yes you can. Put it in sport mode turn traction control off and manually shift in first gear! Ask me how I know? 😋 I have one sitting in my driveway and already tried it
Yeah I mean I get that the turbo motor is more thirsty than a regular 4 cylinder. Just like the old v6 hybrid highlanders. When they turn on they use more fuel. But I feel like they could have made an ev mode or something so the gas motor wouldn’t turn on as easy
@@counterfeitcowboy1362 Or just used the electric motor to keep the gas motor out of boost more. No offense, but Ford’s Powerboost accomplished both power and efficiency. The 3.5 Powerboost is quick and get 3+ mpg better than the regular 3.5 Ecoboost.
@@davidchenette1091 I have a frontier and the screen is built into the normal flow of the dash, it doesn’t look like an aftermarket screen someone stuck on it.
@@counterfeitcowboy1362 It just boils down to the power plant; i.e. the 4-cylinder turbocharged/turbocruncher engine. You just can't feel good about a small engine with the increased reliability and maintenance problems of a turbocharger crammed into a heavier/beefier chassis. You can argue til hell freezes over that Toyota has proven this engine in other vehicles and that they've been using turbocharged technology for years but this new engine will never be as reliable and dependable compared to the V6 2GR-FKS engine. And also, this new engine will be overstrained and overworked in the short and long term which will result in increased engine/turbocharger failure. True, the outgoing V6 engine is not the best designed V6 on the planet but it is by far, will outlast, outperform (long-term), and out function ANY turbocharged power plant.
@@counterfeitcowboy1362 It just boils down to the power plant; i.e. the 4-cylinder turbocharged/turbocruncher engine. You just can't feel good about a small engine with the increased reliability and maintenance problems of a turbocharger crammed into a heavier/beefier chassis. You can argue til hell freezes over that Toyota has proven this engine in other vehicles and that they've been using turbocharged technology for years but this new engine will never be as reliable and dependable compared to the V6 2GR-FKS engine. And also, this new engine will be overstrained and overworked in the short and long term which will result in increased engine/turbocharger failure. True, the outgoing V6 engine is not the best designed V6 on the planet but it is by far, will outlast, outperform (long-term), and out function ANY turbocharged power plant.
It just boils down to the power plant; i.e. the 4-cylinder turbocharged/turbocruncher engine. You just can't feel good about a small engine with the increased reliability and maintenance problems of a turbocharger crammed into a heavier/beefier chassis. You can argue til hell freezes over that Toyota has proven this engine in other vehicles and that they've been using turbocharged technology for years but this new engine will never be as reliable and dependable compared to the V6 2GR-FKS engine. And also, this new engine will be overstrained and overworked in the short and long term which will result in increased engine/turbocharger failure. True, the outgoing V6 engine is not the best designed V6 on the planet but it is by far, will outlast, outperform (long-term), and out function ANY turbocharged power plant.
@@deantrainrlol give it time. Boosted applications are the new norm.. hell ford and BMW boost everything. Look at the 2020-2023 GT500s.. boosted and everyone tunes them and ups the boost and makes over 1000 horsepower and they’re dead nuts reliable. This little 5-6 pounds of boost this turbo is making is literally nothing. Haha
