Is The Tacoma TRAILHUNTER The BEST Midsize Off Road Truck? - TTC Hill Test

[@CowboysFanJosh]

Seemed like a fun time review. This truck imo fell on it's face, based upon the ZR2 Colorado and Raptor Ranger's capabilities vs the Trailhunter's price.

[@crack_of_dawn]

Yep, an absolute ripoff. The new line of Tacomas and 4Runners completely removed my wife and I from the pool of people that would ever buy Toyotas.

[@paulm6481]

Tacoma lasts 20 years from now, Chevy will have you on first name basis with your service advisor and on recall lists and class action lawsuits.

[@crack_of_dawn]

@ The new Tacomas are completely different from the previous gen. Hybrid 4 cylinder turbo, if you think the reliability is going to be the same you're in for a big surprise. They've already had multiple quality issues.

[@Vec135]

@@paulm6481 You must be an old man lol These new Toyotas arent what they used to be. Even the new Lexus GX series are melting in the sun!

[@thomasropka3017]

@@crack_of_dawnwhat issues? Seriously, I haven’t experienced any, and I haven’t read any. The original Tacoma had a four cylinder, lasted forever, other manufacturers use four cylinders that last forever, so?

[@thomasropka3017]

I have a TRD Off-road with the hybrid system, I don’t have the abrupt shift issue or notice when the engine starts up. It’s very smooth and unobtrusive. Is there a difference in gearing between the two models? When the outside temp is over 38 or so, my fuel economy in city is about 21-23 mpg with hybrid, below that temp I see 17-19. My only gripe is fuel tank size. I wish I had two to three more gallons.

[@Woodduck1234]

ABSOLUTELY! YES ITS THE BEST PICKUP TRUCK!!

[@philippelarocque4207]

Love this video, but what a disappointment on the 0-60 run. My non-hybrid Tundra is faster, weighs alot more, and has the same(ish) torque #. What a shame

[@TrailHunterAdventures]

It's not that it doesn't make the torque. It does. It's low end rpm torque. 1700. When you floor it. It's shifting way above the torque range. And staying out of the good torque range. Watch when it shifts while floored. It's stays well above 1700. That's like driving an old gasser below 3k always and expecting full power feel when those motors max at 5k torque. This setup is what we call crawling torque for offroad. Not racing torque. That may be a boon for a TRD pro. But get this off road crawling like I do in my TrailHunter. And it's exactly what is needed. Same while pulling my trailer. Exactly what's needed. I cruise on the freeway with a trailer at 1700 rpm easy. Does it work perfectly for the TrailHunter. Pretty close. Now does it compete with the RR Ford in the TRD Pro trim for racing style Baja power. No it falls short.

[@ojngasdovnwdsifnweij]

hybrid battery just isn't big enough capacity for EV only mode. It will actually do EV only mode if you are at a high level of charge and not putting high load on the engine. I have a scangauge so I can monitor charge and electric motor output. I can get it up to about 80% state of charge after coasting down a 4000 foot mountain, put it on cruise control when I hit the flat and it will do ev only mode at 65 mph.....for about a couple minute and then it doesnt have the charge. or if you are above 60% charge and puttering around a parking lot, but as soon as you accelerate just a bit more the regular engine kicks on. Im surprised you complain about it starting and stopping though, on mine its smooth (well at least way smoother than my old subaru) i basically dont notice it.

[@JRs-guitars]

That price 🤣🤣🤣

[@nikonmark37814]

I drive a 24' Nissan Frontier and I'm happy with it for almost half the price, sure it's not as nice but it does everything I want it to do. If I were to spend 60K I'd get the Ranger Raptor with Ford tune!

[@fossilmaker5745]

Love the vids.

[@nlken7175]

The cold is killing the hybrid power. My Rav4 hybrid sucks in the Canadian winter. This truck is a big disappointment seeing it's 87K in Canada. I would just go with the normal Tacoma trd offroad.

[@kabloosh699]

Normally I don't care about 0-60 times, but it looks like it's no better than the non hybrid version. Toyota said it's there for performance and it doesn't look like you get any meaningful performance out of it. I think it's a bit of a let down and a waste of money since you don't get the performance and you don't get MPG.

[@daved6464]

The turbo noise would get annoying real quick.

[@paulm6481]

Wrong

[@paulm6481]

Simply best looking, driving, reliable truck in segment. Brilliant job King Toyota Tacoma 👑

[@jessieh.8443]

😆 reliable? Not this model

[@1FiftyOverland]

Found the toyota cult member.

[@michaelefournier]

Seems like an honest review. Yea its expensive for what it is. Toyota tacoma has never been about performance or chased big tow numbers... Love my off road. Its comfortable, good value and gets good mileage (23 mpg hwy at 20° and 1000' ASL) TFL documented 26.5....

[@TexasTruckChannel]

Honest reviews is what we do. Enjoy your Off Road, we owned one as well and loved it. The non hybrid is our pick. Thanks for watching.

[@BT-232]

ranger raptor needs to add a moonroof and all these new Tacomas will rot in the lot

[@billseiler4952]

Let’s be honest …it’s okay…..for the price, performance and gas mileage…..not great

[@highplainsdrifter9849]

Tacoma highest selling midsized truck in 2024 and the last 20 years. Outsold Colorado, Frontier, and bottom of the barrel Ranger all combined. 😅

[@Bradatp]

“ 465 foot pounds of torque, but not in our testing.” Reference data.: “ butt dyno” I’m not saying you’re wrong, but why not just take it to a dyno shop and give us those numbers? I’d love to see that video! Love the other videos.

[@TexasTruckChannel]

Because we have busy lives. But we hear you, and plan to do that as soon as we can. We did provide 0-60 numbers as data to support our butt dyno claims. Our primary job is to give our views our experience across all vehicles we test. Which is what we did here. Thanks for the input and thanks for watching, we appreciate it.

[@Bradatp]

@ Thanks for the reply. FYI, your videos and a bunch of others on the Trail Hunter convinced me, I bought one today! Sure wish you had a discount code;/

[@Sentry1835]

I've been a Toyota/ Lexus fan boy for 20 years But have become very critical of Toyota's corporate greed & Toyota quality with the lastest Gen's of LC, Tundra, Tacoma & 4Runner 2.4 turbo is not fuel efficient... Always in boost due to engine programming. Hybrid isn't any better.... Instead of using the hybrid for better fuel efficiency, they choose bigger horsepower & torque numbers Gas tanks are small 17.8 to 19 gallons, with real world mpgs of 17 mpgs... Range is 300 miles ... Less if it's loaded up or bigger tires Toyota over used thin interior plastics in all vehicles mentioned 3.4 grenades itself, Tacoma transmissions grenade themselves There was problems with Tacoma's manual transmission & differentials breaking due to to much torque.... Toyota's fix was to detune the engine.... Not beef up failed internal components Other KZbinrs that check paint thickness, have said paint is thinner than previous Gen's No acoustic front passenger glass on LC or lower trim level Tundra's Toyota moved the majority of Tacoma production to Mexico.... To save on production costs .... But still across the board Tacoma pricing has skyrocketed.... And it's not all because of inflation

[@mikeyj2882]

No uphill bush test this episode

[@TexasTruckChannel]

😂 the hill test is going live on Sunday, and available to our members in about an hour. Stay tuned!

[@TheExtra40414]

YEAH no. I can pickup a Ranger Raptor for 57K.. literally save myself 10K and have a brand new Raptor....

[@paulm6481]

Said no one ever 🤦‍♂️

[@grisa12345]

Yep. And crazy as it may seem, the Raptor has better quality. I’ve yet to see Ranger Raptor issues, but new Taco issues are all over YT and the internet. Also, I own a 2024 f150 Raptor and 12k hard trail miles in, it has been flawless.

[@highplainsdrifter9849]

Tacoma, Frontier, Colorado all outsell the bottom of the barrel Ranger no one wants. 😅

[@jesusnavarrete6317]

Not the out the door price unfortunately

[@davidchenette1091]

I have the 2024 tacoma trail hunter in underground color with roof rack from factory I have had trail hunter for about 2 months now around town i get 19.8 miles per gallon on freeway I'm getting lower 18.6 miles per gallon but it's been cold so maybe it will get better in the summer

[@braamkotze473]

Spoiler alert, it's no

[@jessea6503]

Pass on this and get a 2022 to 2025 PRO-4X NISSAN FRONTIER.

[@paulm6481]

Said no one ever 🤷‍♂️

[@ojngasdovnwdsifnweij]

if I wanted a 3rd gen tacoma i would have bought one.

[@smittysmitty481]

Cool truck but I’m not paying $67k for a mid size truck

[@paulm6481]

Good for you. Toyota sells every one of these it builds.

[@raymikes1234]

Pre production truck, I worked at Toyota and we would make about thirty of them, better as they go, and when done testing they go out to the press fleet, I am sure a real production truck may have got ridden off some of these issues

[@TexasTruckChannel]

Yes you're right, that does happen with Toyota/Lexus press vehicles. This particular unit did not have the prepro markings like we usually get, and happens to match our 0-60 results of other Hybrid Tacoma's that we have tested. Fingers crossed we see improvements on future units. Thanks for watching and providing your insights.

[@1FiftyOverland]

Short answer nope.

[@joserodriguez-uq1mr]

Pay a Dyno to verify!

[@jessieh.8443]

The answer is no. RR is

[@hunterfrog8678]

If money wasn’t a thing, yes this is the coolest

[@paulm6481]

Try applying yourself and getting a better job.

[@hunterfrog8678]

@@paulm6481 I have a tundra TRD pro

[@hunterfrog8678]

@ settle down man I just bought a new Tacoma

[@2151abell]

No.... Its Not....Its over priced and having some issues as of late...Ford Ranger Raptor all day... and everyone knows it....

[@bengarcia1091]

Didnt even watch the video just came here to say ABSOLUTELY NOT 😂😂😂😂. Ranger Raptor and ZR2 are objectively so far ahead of this thing its not even in the same ballpark! Unless of course you are a Toyota fanboy then you will buy anything they make and say its good no matter what.

[@michaelefournier]

Thats what a ZR2 and Raptor fanboys say

[@paulm6481]

You must be the one who shops in Wal-Mart 🤷‍♂️

[@bengarcia1091]

@michaelefournier eh would be pretty hard to be a fanboy of both. I'm mean Ford vs Chevy is a pretty old rivalry. It's just not possible for anybody that's looking at the trucks objectively to try and say the trailer hunter is better off road than a Raptor or zr2. Any true off roader knows not having a front locker alone is a distinguishing difference. But hey in the trd pro you get seats with shocks on them!

[@bengarcia1091]

@@paulm6481 man I will admit it! I make a great income and still love shopping at Walmart!

[@1FiftyOverland]

Powered tailgates are stupid.

[@billw8476]

consumer reports say these trucks are trash.....no matter how many video's are put out like this one, they are still just overpriced disposable trucks that have no trade-in value or longevity,

[@michaelefournier]

@billw8476 consumer reports gave the 3rd gen a crap review too.

[@paulm6481]

Don’t be so angry because you can’t afford one 🤣

[@davidchenette1091]

Your just jealous you can't afford one cry all you want LOL😂😂😂😂

[@billw8476]

@@davidchenette1091 actually, i can afford any truck i want to own...and pay cash for it.