2024 Toyota Tacoma | Is this FINALLY the Taco We've Been Waiting For?

The previous generation Tacoma was a disappointment…it was an unpopular take at the time…just go look at the comments on my 2019 Tacoma review…but it was 100 percent on point and this new Tacoma just illustrates that even more. This is the truck we always knew Toyota could build but didn’t. With 8 truly distinctive models from which to choose including options for a manual transmission, a high-performance hybrid and body and bed configurations - I’m looking at you Colorado - this is the Tacoma you can truly get excited about.
MSRP as-tested: $42,750
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[@codymMIZ]

My understanding from other videos is that the glossy plastic in the interiors is only on the pre-production models

[@jmpattillo]

Hard to believe the Toyota rep didn’t tell him that.

[@ToyotaTruckBuilds]

You are 100% correct. It's not like that on the actual production models.

[@stevehammes]

I’ll inquire but I wasn’t told otherwise.

[@ToyotaTruckBuilds]

@@stevehammes Pictures are up of the actual production model interiors on Toyota’s website and it is a nice soft touch material with stitching on those areas.👍

[@stevehammes]

@@ToyotaTruckBuilds Glad to hear it! Thanks.

[@mozillagenesis]

I'm pretty sure that lower plastic air dam can be easily removed if desired.

[@rad-pt6sy]

Not for this macho man here…

[@jthor8373]

I knew Toyota will put in a new powertrain in the Tacoma but I wasn't expecting rear disc brakes. Great review Steve.

[@stevehammes]

Thanks 👍

[@FacundoLandoni]

Great review as always Steve!! I hope you have an excellent 2024! Greetings from Argentina 🇦🇷

[@stevehammes]

Thanks, you too!

[@gilmacababbad-qi9ql]

Yes, this is the most expensive tacoma that everybody is waiting for!😢

[@billw8476]

number of cylinders goes down, and the price is 10k too high.......hello, nissan frontier!!

[@77devera]

I will grab the i-Max Hybrid version! Great review as always Steve!

[@Phil42069]

At least 60k

[@joedarvish6056]

2016-2023 Gen Tacoma was very disappointing. After waiting out the 2005-2015 Gen Tacoma, bought a brand new 2016 TRD Sport crew cab 4x4 in Dec 2015 and sold it after 15 month. Engine/transmission did not work together at all and it down shifted all the time. Not sure exactly where all those 270+ horses were in that truck! Looing forward to see how the new TRD sport shifts and drives. If I end up buying a 2024 Tacoma, the first thing I would do is to remove that ugly overpowering lower air dam. They couldn't make it stand out any worse if they tried. Will look to see what they have done for the TRD offroad and will buy that trim and put it on.

[@TheJoncic]

That gloss is pre-production material.

[@Tobstertacoma]

I just LOVE the all new Tacoma and i just LOVE there NEW high prices for 2024 too!!

[@FizzleWick1]

Lol I love that NEW NEW price increase too

[@billw8476]

after 6 tacomas, toyota price me right out of the market. 40 to 65 thousand for a four banger truck!

[@MikesCarInfo]

Great job Steve! I can't wait to see one of those in person. (......and rip off that front air dam!)

[@stevehammes]

Thanks, Mike!

[@flyingdin1164]

Toyota has always been the midsize truck to have, Steve.

[@stevehammes]

The last gen was a loser.

[@flyingdin1164]

@@stevehammes so much so that it was a sales leader and the only midsize pickup that retains value and doesn’t depreciate like a rock dropped from the top of the Chrysler building. Great perspective, Steve.

[@patrickmichael3384]

This is a much nicer Tacoma than the last one, I agree with Steve.

[@Tomorrow32]

Yes

[@Minimumholloway]

We surely haven’t been waiting for that air dam 🤣🤣

[@Anchor7]

The sport is actually very capable offroading. Obviously not like the PRO but most people don't need more than a sport when offroading

[@a-borgia4993]

Plastic inside trim is not production, not grained. Toyota told you that, Steve.

[@stevehammes]

They did? No one mentioned anything to me.

[@JohnComeOnMan]

That interior looks like it was designed by Lego.

[@TheJoncic]

I know, it looks good.

[@billseiler4952]

Curious when this truck is at the 100;000+ miles … how the turbos hold up

[@hondarider100r]

I was about to buy a 2023. I think I'll wait now : )

[@billw8476]

buy the 2023 for the durability!!

[@marczorzi1607]

BALONEY, THE 24 TACO ISN'T BETTER THAN THE 22 TACO.

[@stevehammes]

A thousand times.

[@billw8476]

agreed....the fourth gen is cheaply built and massively over priced. durability is the first to go.......but hey, you got a oversized screen and more cupholders!!

[@InvestBetter.]

Toyota finally decides to make the best truck in the class, and will sell as many as they can produce

[@billw8476]

not with a four banger motor.

[@robertf3340]

I thought your review was really good. I wasn’t a fan of the previous gen Tacoma either but this one is promising.

[@christopherkozal7987]

Yo Steve, The air dam, under front bumper can be easily taken off in like 5 min. It’s for fuel economy.

[@stevehammes]

And engine cooling!

[@rickyjaimes2942]

Andre from TFL took it off in under a minute and a half lol

[@HotSizzleTV_]

I don’t know if I should get this or still continue to wait for the 4Runner 2025 redesign

[@chrisx5127]

If you don't need a bed, wait. 4Runner have always been better than Tacoma interior wise.

[@jamesemanner9671]

Vacuum-booster to master cylinder? Old-school?

[@dennisclouser3458]

If turbos 4 cylinders were so great in the 80s, why did they ever go away and come out with V6s? I don't need the complexity of the turbo/hybrid truck, or the $50k price tag

[@dvader3263]

If V6s were so great in the 70s, why did they keep making V8s for another 50 years.

[@dennisclouser3458]

@@dvader3263 V6s and V8s were made for decades before the 70s. They continued making both until recently with Ford and Toyota pushing twin turbo V6s in trucks now.... At least till we have a change in gov't .

[@chrischurch6187]

50,000+ and with high interest rates.

[@CACressida]

They weren't that popular in the 80s because turbo engines back in the day gave peaky power where the bigger engines gave lower end power. We're in modern times with modern technology. Turbo engines are now capable of making large amounts of torque at low RPMs. Turbos never went away, they were more exotic and pricey and it was a hip sales pitch. Look at all the great turbo charged vehicles from the 80s and 90s that are in huge demand today like the Buick GNX and Toyota Supra for example.

[@dennisclouser3458]

@@CACressida And all the troubles the modern Ford/Toyota/GM turbos that are having problems? Just google Toyota Tundra turbo problems....then throw in a hybrid system with extra motors and batteries, all for $50k++. No thanks

[@appleztooranges]

I will chose my trusty V6 2023 Tacoma trd pro over these new Turbo 4 cylinder hybrid Tacomas. I do not trust 4 cylinder turbo and believe reliability is gone here. No longer will these trucks last 300k miles like our v6 did. I like the looks of the third gen better as well

[@jml9550]

Beside the reliable V6 the new gen will be day and night compare to the 3rd gen. The way it drives, shifts, interior and exterior there is no comparison. I had a Sport DCLB before and sold it after 2 years. Horrible MPG and shifts like a slug.

[@appleztooranges]

@@jml9550 the mpg is same if you review both!

[@jml9550]

@@appleztooranges yes I know that. It was horrible for me at 15-16 city, barely 20 highway and I could live with that. The worst part is the interior sitting position, the way it handles and shifts. An overall dinosaur. I am not crapping on it, just telling everyone my experience.

[@appleztooranges]

@@jml9550 I think it’s smooth on my 2023 Tacoma trd pro. But I’m comparing it to my 2001 Tacoma that is an sr5 with 105k miles

[@jml9550]

@@appleztooranges yeah compare to a 2001 anything is smooth. Anyway, enjoy your Pro. You love it, that all it matters.

[@shaggybx]

100% on point yeah ok

[@tannerstauter26]

I’m sure you were told before you received this tester model that it is a PRE-production unit. All finishes are not representative of what the actual production vehicle is, but you still brought up the unfinished door panel wearing? Interesting

[@stevehammes]

Very interesting

[@gothops154]

$40k+ on a 2024 and no power seats is absolutely WILD

[@user-lv6cc9yu7g]

whenever I watch a truck review and the reviewer immediately waxes on and on about touchscreens , bluetooth ,button starting and led ill aimed headlights (which every person on earth despises (except the driver) I immediately switch

[@stevehammes]

Yeah, my channel isn't for you then...I'm not stuck in the past.

[@billw8476]

@@stevehammes newer is not always better, when you grow up you will learn that.

[@ericpierce7311]

Literally , every other review video on these trucks stated the plastic on the doir panels is pre- production only and that aur dam is made to be removed easily .

[@stevehammes]

You could also remove the roof and make it a convertible...but. It's important to know that aerodynamics, engine cooling and MPGs wil all be affected if removed.

[@gleambrite2679]

They have a new engine, but all the video's including this one really don't want to speak about it. Talk about trim, plastic, brakes, and suspension, but when you don't talk about the engine that's never good. Seems like a test year to me. 4 cylinder only? Then you have to put turbo inside it yo get any power. Why not stay with 6. Turbo equals more heat, more friction, and we all know what that does to an engine and parts.

[@dcl97]

I like that Toyota has taken so long to update their truck lineup that they are just now starting to use the "protruding tablet" when almost every other manufacturer has already done that and is now moving back to screens integrated into the dash. It's like they skipped 2-3 whole generations of vehicle design, but got stuck somewhere in between.

[@m.687]

Looks terrible

[@shibmasterkman3176]

Oh yeah a 4 cylinder with a turbo and a little back door window and ugly lines like a Hyundai and big ass plastic splitter. Nah I haven’t been waiting on that.

[@Tinrs80]

I like the limited but my issue is all the chrome on it. hope they got a black out option or something.. otherwise wait a few years for aftermarket

[@JC-ez9yx]

They don't show a nightshade package on the configurator unfortunately

[@m.687]

Looks like a cheap fleet truck. Third gen has tougher vibes

[@paulgrinold1103]

It’s hard to unsee that hideous front spoiler.

[@Vec135]

It’s not hard to remove them. Yall stay bitchin about nothing

[@nospark333]

@ 3:30 you had the passenger seat fwd, why wasn’t it set to say your seating position first? Almost like you are trying to make something look better then it really is. Also no mention of the lack of air vents in the back, pretty sad for a 2024 new model. Seems a bit biased to me…

[@stevehammes]

if you had been watching my videos for the past 25 years, you would know better.

[@thomasmazzola4760]

You criticized the back seat of the canyon at4, this back seat has less legroom and you say it’s fine. Come on Steve stop with the bias. The canyon also has way more power and you criticize that engine and you love this engine which is way down in power

[@stevehammes]

I know. Weird, right?

[@m.687]

Not excited for the loss in reliability

[@eyang7]

Yes, but not in sport lol

[@wilyceyote]

I do like the gen 4 tacoma, but they discontinuing the access cab in Trd sport or off-road so Toyota engineer miss the mark again by not offering the manual transmission in the access cab Tacoma’s

[@melissasandvik591]

Sorry not a fan yet, bad approach angle, turbos are known to fail , fenders downward angling, huge price tag, less 4x4 friendly. once my 2020 gen 3 is worn out ill be buying a 10 speed 4x4 ranger mini Raptor.

[@ridefast88]

No V6 engine, forget it

[@KParks]

You look average height and your knees are jammed up practically into the steering wheel is it lacking room for tall people again? Or is that just how you sit.

[@stevehammes]

It’s not tight. Just the way I appear on camera.

[@MrHand-ih4sz]

Who designed that front air dam, Dr. Frankenstein?

[@shebamut]

You lost me at 40,000 dollars for a 4x2.

[@wd8085]

55k+ was not the tacoma i was waiting for. They ruined it just by being greedy, I've seen too many people trade in their $700/mth vehicles based on the payment getting old very quick when the newness wears off. Sorry toyota you lost me with the typical corporate greed. Sad.

[@MrByTheMile]

The 2014 is way better

[@shanemcgarry6350]

40k for a midsize truck with RWD and manual cloth seats? what a joke

[@billw8476]

the vaulted v6 with the 8 speed would be awesome........maybe after biden is gone

[@lex350us]

That chin needs to go

[@it1988a]

Yeah, pay $70k for two rails and a bed at 10% interest in this depressionary Obiden economy...

[@peterdaniel66]

Seriously? $50k+ ? No thanks

[@silvertad3833]

not impressed, all just hype

[@highplainsdrifter9849]

Biased review on the highest selling midsized truck in America 😊.

[@physics77guy]

the same is with apple products.... highest selling does not mean good and cannot be criticized....

[@stevehammes]

I'm so BIASED :-)

[@williammiller6422]

Your are BIASEB your paid off turbo 4 will never last 100000 miles

[@highplainsdrifter9849]

@@stevehammes Indeed

[@nospark333]

@@stevehammesI truly agree with this statement.

[@peterbennett4124]

Nobody cares about 2wd Trucks it's all about 4wd. Unless you're looking to drift 2wd trucks are useless.

[@MrStrutus]

Sounds like someone have compensation issues. I live in FL and been driving a 2WD truck for 8 years, towing RVs and never need 4wd for anything.