2024 Toyota Tacoma vs 3rd Gen Tacoma / Two Steps Forward... 

Update: Toyota released pricing on the TRD Pro and Trailhunter. TRD pro: $65k Trailhunter:$64k Hybrid Option (Excluding Pro & Trailhunter) : $3,700* You can get the Hybrid on TRD Sport/ TRD Off-road / Limited, and it will be standard with the TRD Pro and Trailhunter. While both trims see substantial improvements over the 23 TRD Pro, it is about $15k more for context.

I'm sticking with my 22 until the wheels fall off. It's everything I need and I hate car payments so I can't wait to have it paid off.

I have a '22 Off Road manual and got it for $38k new. I configured a comparable '24 and it would be nearly $50k with taxes. And if you finance, the rates now are rather high, even from credit unions. I really like the new one but the price delta isn't worth it for me. Values for used 3rd gens are still staying high and I think they will for quite a while.

Nice review and camera shots! 👍😊👍

Thanks for the review Tyler, excellent as always . I would get the SR access cab, but I never see them on the dealer websites. Maybe in 2025 or I'll just get a new Crosstrek and be happy. My 1997 Tacoma will probably run forever.

Bought 2023 trd pro. If I had to buy a truck in 2024 I’d get a Nissan frontier pro probably

I am very happy see you here, I am sure now you sold me the subaru forester four years ago, still loving the car, and you got a good price for us.

I was really looking forward to this next gen Tacoma with all the pre release hype. Sadly underwhelmed now that it’s out. My 2015 TRD Off Road doesn’t have all the latest gadgetry but it’s a solid, quiet, capable pickup that’s had zero mechanical problems. At an average of 19 mpg it’s not as good as the turbo, but it’s dead reliable and I can buy a lot of fuel for the price increase of the new Tacoma. Looks like I’ll be keeping mine for quite a while longer.

For all that development time/$$ you'd think Toyota could deliver better MPG. Real world, it doesn't even match the previous gen Ranger.

I was looking forward to this new Tacoma with the possibility that I might buy one especially the extended cab but to my surprise some knuckle head at Toyota decided to do away with the rear access doors. Sure, the four door looks good but I don’t need four doors just a regular work truck. With the access doors it’s easy to put or remove a tool box from behind the front seats not with the new Tacoma. The price is another deal breaker for me it’s just too damn much for what little you get compared to last year’s model. When I watch the reviews on RU-vid about this new Tacoma it just sounds like Toyota paid these people off to convince everyone that this is the best new truck out there. Sure, I think Toyota builds great cars Toyota’s cars and trucks of old were the best out there and I’ve owned many Toyota’s and still do but this new Tacoma is not for me so no thanks.

I’ll stick with my ‘23. Better looks and a proven drivetrain.

"and honestly it was enough for around town and even the highway so long as you have good depth perception." Toyota Landcruiser Prado drivers (in Kenya) felt that.

Even the dealership sellers themselves publish that they are very expensive

Bought a 2020 Tacoma with the SX package new. Can’t stress how disappointed I am in this truck. For years I thought this was the pinnacle and what I found was a mediocre basic truck with so many QC issues I could be here all day whining. Never again

I like the new Taco and have a 2021 SR, if they continue to hold the value i will buy a new 2025 likely.

If i trust any car manufacturer to get their turbos right itll be Toyota. My 2022 TRDOR suits me fine for now. Maybe in 4 or 5 years i'm a 4th gen buyer.

Toyotas are tractors with Mercedes prices

Now review the 2024 with the manual transmission, please!

I like the new design inside and out but I don't like what's under the hood. I don't know why Toyota didn't give the V6 a chance all they had to do is upgrading to it I have an 2018 and will keep it if I decide to give the new taco a chance

Gen 4 will prove to be the better buy in years to come.

Probably another homerun for Toyota, sad thing is that in Canada prices now start at $50k!!!!

I would be happy with an affordable naturally aspirated 200 horse power 4 cylinder. If I was intending to do any kind of serious towing, I would buy a bigger truck. I would rather see a bigger payload with less towing capacity.

This truck is “meh” …..thankful for competition in this category

They both too expensive. 😂 paid off my 21 never getting a auto loan again.

To me, Toyota is going down the same path the Ford Ranger went down in the 2000s. The Ranger was the best-selling truck and it's segment for a couple of decades. Ford kept thrown out the same basic truck for years and years, relying on people's past experience. The new Tacoma looks cheap, particularly the interior. So far, it looks like the new Ford Ranger and the Chevy/GMC are ahead of it. And if you want comfort, there's the Ridgeline. I don't see Toyota selling 230,000 of them a year, too much competition. My 23 3rd gen isn't perfect, lots of CQ concerns, I might be moving on to a different brand.

I’d take the new 2024 Tacoma with the turbo 4 cyl. 310ft lbs torque. It’s just too expensive.

Toyota can’t justify the outrageous prices in their new vehicles.

Honestly, test drove a TRD Sport, SR5, and, a TRD Offroad. The engine sounds like a Riding lawnmower with a CVT. The seats are improved, but the over all ergonomics are still garbage. It's not smooth transmission wise nor rpm wise. It rides like a truck. You might as well not even bother putting the other 2 doors on the back. Infotainment isn't anything special except for ridiculously large. Gauage cluster is small and information is hard to spot quickly. Of the 3 I drove, they all stunk of oil and coolant burning. The pop out dash speaker is pointless. All that aside, it's more powerful in the torque department. The seats are vastly improved. It's also $10k too expensive for each trim level.

The pre-2024's were much better looking trucks for less money.

The funny thing is that every dealership has them overpriced things on their lot and no one is buying them except the RU-vid clowns. Everybody wants the TrailHunter or Pro but it should be listed as a 2025 by the time it comes out. My loaded 22 offroad was 46k and that's a striped down 24 now. I love how you can make your truck on their website but can't get it built the way you want!! They need to take a lesson from Burger King!!! Not here's what you're getting and here's some BULL**** Port add-ons with that!!! 80$ charging cables or running boards that are junk. I'm happy that I own a third Gen.

24's really don't have bundles anymore with allot of features like the rear window that used to be standard on some trims. That's a separate charge on every trim. Everything is an option. To get a decently optioned offroad your looking at 55K. With the premium package your pushing 60K. Expect pros to start at 60K and go up to 70K. The interiors are a sea of hard plastics galore. The back seat is worse then before and the worst in segment. Its essentially unusable being its so cramped. They chose to move production to Baja Mexico utilizing cheap Mexican labor and providing nada benefits. Yet the average price of these things have soared over 10K at a minimum across the board. Also Toyota expects to increase production to over 300K /year. Which is over 100K more a year. I really can't see them selling that many at these price points. Believe me these are already starting to pile up on dealers lots. Like the Tundras they too will start to rot on the lots. You better believe it. Just give it a bit of time after the rich boomers and dumb new adopters get their fill and over pay for something that just does not reflect value at the given price. And the crazy thing is the hybrids are even out yet. That will add another 3-5K to price. Insanity. BTW, the Tundra hybrids don't sell. Because the added cost throws it over the top and it does NOT add additional MPGS. Just torque. Buyers don't see any value. Zero.

if it comes to Pick up Trucks, I think that the American Brands makes a better job as the Japanese.

I know you say to let Toyota prove itself with this new engine. I would rather someone else be the guinea pig, not me.

That jbl portable speaker battery will not last more than the cars warranty

how can nissan build a v6 that keeps biden's EPA happy, but toyota cannot?

Two steps forward and $10,000 worth of steps back. No thanks.

Too expensive? Naw, just too cheap overall……😳