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The 2024 Toyota Tacoma: Here's Everything You Need to Know

What we know so far about the most-eagerly-awaited midsize truck.

By Tyler Duffy

Jul 14, 2021

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The new fourth-generation Toyota Tacoma may be the most eagerly anticipated new truck arriving in the next few years. A lot of people love the Tacoma — sales have always been strong, and the midsize truck is more popular now than ever. Tacoma build quality is formidable, and resale values have remained absurd.

But nearly everyone who loves the Tacoma wants something more from it, whether that's better performance to challenge rivals like the Colorado ZR2 and Jeep Gladiator Rubicon, a more spacious and family-friendly cabin or better fuel economy. Toyota, then, is under an awful lot of pressure to make sure the next-gen Tacoma has more of what buyers want — without compromising on the things that made the Taco so great today.

Here's what we know right now about what the fourth-generation Tacoma will look like.

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When will the new Toyota Tacoma arrive?

Expect Toyota to come out with a new Tacoma by the 2024 model year. The current-gen Tacoma debuted in 2016, which makes it the youngest of the Toyota off-roaders; hat means it may be the last one that gets an overhaul. Reports about Toyota product planning suggest that the Tacoma will debut in 2024 after the Tundra this year, the new Sequoia in 2022 and the next 4Runner in 2023.

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Will the Toyota Tacoma get a new platform?

Yes. Toyota debuted its new body-on-frame TNGA-F platform on the new J300 Land Cruiser. That platform is expected to underpin new versions of the Tundra, Sequoia, 4Runner and Tacoma trucks and SUVs in the American market.

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Will the Toyota Tacoma get a hybrid engine?

Yes. Toyota has announced that every Toyota and Lexus model — except the hydrogen-powered Mirai — will have at least an electrified option by 2025 at the latest. If we accept that Toyota doesn't plan to kill off the Tacoma (which would be a shocker, since it's one of their most successful cars in America), we can presume it will have at least a hybrid powertrain option. It's possible the hybrid could be the only option, even.

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Will the Toyota Tacoma get an electric version?

Unclear. Toyota announced it will build an electric pickup truck, but there has been no clarification yet about whether it will be a Tundra or Tacoma or a new truck altogether.

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Will the Toyota Tacoma get a new transmission?

Almost undoubtedly. The major knock on the current generation Tacoma is the dated six-speed automatic; the Tacoma's midsize competitors all feature an eight-, nine- or 10-speed automatic transmission. Moving to one would offer benefits Toyota will be looking for in performance and fuel economy. It would be shocking if Toyota didn't upgrade from the six-speed.

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Will the Toyota Tacoma keep its manual transmission?

Unclear..but we suspect the next Tacoma will lose the manual. Toyota has been phasing out manual transmissions from its product lineup, and the Tacoma is one of only two pickup trucks (along with the Jeep Gladiator) that still offers a stick shift on the TRD trims and the take rate for it is low. Getting rid of the manual to save costs would be really tempting, especially if the Tacoma is adding a hybrid.

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