Toyota Tacoma 6-Speed Manual Transmission: How It Works, Feels & Features

Get behind the wheel of the 2024 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off-Road with a 6-speed manual transmission! In this in-depth review, we'll dive into the details of how the manual transmission works, its features, and what makes it a joy to drive. From the rev match downshift to the precise gear shifting, we'll cover it all. Whether you're a seasoned driver or new to manual transmissions, this video will give you a comprehensive understanding of the Toyota Tacoma's manual transmission capabilities. So, buckle up and let's shift into gear!

[@droper683]

If i didnt say it before, this is a good vid, i totally understand the points you make about the IMT. Was wondering why Toyota did this. You made it make sense. thanks

[@MoneyShift]

I really appreciate the kind words, thank you!

[@keng3230]

holy moly - every manual car reviewer needs to take a page out of your book.

[@MoneyShift]

Your check is in the mail Keng3230! Haha! Thanks for the kind words.

[@keng3230]

@@MoneyShift Seriously homie - you've cornered the market here. Albeit, it's a niche one but it has potential.

[@richdespres5146]

I own 2024 tacoma with manual transmission and it shifts smooth as silk. Plenty of power. Also tacoma handles and turns very tight & solid . By far the best manual transmission i have ever driven.

[@johnathanlawson3481]

Toyota has definitely made a few good manuals lately and its wonderful

[@wildnwoollyfarm9982]

Thank You! My husband and I never had any intention of trading off our 2021 SR automatic, but last time we had it serviced, a new 2024 manual off road GREY TACO was at the dealership and we drove it just while we were waiting 'for kicks'! Ha!!! We're waiting for OUR Supersonic Red Off Road to arrive any day...we're both 'manual trans truckees', and we ONLY drive RED!! We've settled for autos over the years, our last manual a Subaru Forester - so hard to find manuals - Can't Wait! This video really helped! And, by the way, we're retired farmers, both turning 75 this September. 😊GOTACO...

[@MaximumDIYGarage]

Excellent video! Thank you for sharing!

[@MoneyShift]

You betcha! Thanks for tuning in!

[@user-bb6qc8gn5e]

Great video! Keep 'em coming!!

[@EdwardRone]

Outstanding vids on the 2024 Tacoma. Very helpful to see reviews that are more than the usual walk arounds. Having had a 5 speed 1999 Dakota your demonstrations really helped to understand the technical improvements in this new truck. Thanks!

[@davep4610]

Nice video. I plan to buy a manual transmission Tacoma within the next 6 to 12 months. I drove a lot of stick-shift vehicles between 1975 and 2003 but haven't owned a manual in 20 years. Really looking forward to it! But, I am not "too proud" to admit that automated rev matching on down-shifts might be a really nice feature. I really like your comments about rev hang -- matches what I had figured out from other channels that if we just shift slowly it should be smooth.

[@MoneyShift]

Dave trust me, rev match downshifting is a tremendous feature to have at your disposal to flick on as you choose! Massive in scenarios where you just don’t want to heel toe!

[@MoneyShift]

Thanks for the kind words

[@guzejack]

Just picked up my 4th Gen. SR 4X4 6 M/T - love it! Started driving sticks in 1963 - you're video really helped on this new 'stuff'. Thanks!

[@MoneyShift]

Glad I could help!

[@eantrainer4093]

I appreciate your videos. Mine is coming in exactly 1 month. Can’t wait. Question. Can you go over the tow mode in the next video. That is the one thing I am most curious about. I understand we have the capability but I am wondering if there is a mode. I understand you can program different trailers but I was just curious before I received it. Obviously you know better than I do but our manuals don’t have the tow button on the 2024. Thanks again!

[@jasonhung4200]

your review over this truck is a real driving review, most of other youtuber are not in depth like u did. Great channel

[@MoneyShift]

Thanks for the kind words Jason!!! Goal is to provide real videos on as many vehicles as I can to give folks confidence on a purchase.

[@CTR_Dan]

Solid truck, makes me appreciate my 02 WRXs driving experience

[@noxnyc23]

I test drove a manual taco just for fun and was impressed with the gearing .. I’ve been driving manual since I got my license around 98.. but I’m tired of manual lol ended up with taco sport and loving it.. very good review sir 👍🏼.. oh yeah love the rev match and the extra help.

[@dieselten01]

Great video! Does Sport Mode deactivate the rev hang?

[@MoneyShift]

Not in the slightest! Reaching out to some tuners to try to get a solution

[@nickd2423]

Great video, very informative. I'm getting the manual anyways and I'll deal with the rev hang as you suggest.

[@MoneyShift]

Thanks Nick! Appreciate it

[@papillon5537]

Great review I will get manual definitely

[@MoneyShift]

Thanks!!!

[@jodyh8108]

Superb information! Thank you. Not too many posts on the manual tranny. Up in the Great white north if I want a 5Ft bed in the sport I have to get a stick. Thanks Toyota Canada…Is it a comfortable unit to drive for a 5’4 person? Wondering on the clutch length and also if the shifter is in a comfortable reach? You seemed to have been at your arms reach going into 3rd. Thanks again,

[@micb264]

Great video, not sure if I missed it, but does anybody knows how responsive is acceleration, is there a lag and how bad? In relationship to automatic and also to previous generations.

[@bartasarisi8484]

I laughed for a good bit over the rev hang segment! My last 4 vehicles were manual most recently a 20 STI. Tuned all the rev hang out of that, but I don't plan on doing that to the Tacoma I just picked up. I really appreciated the "slow down; Let it marinate". Great video!

[@MoneyShift]

Thanks for the kind words! Take it slow is the way to go for sure! Enjoy it in good health.

[@randy8081]

I owned a 23 TRD sport manual and it was fun while it lasted. Living in Jacksonville with it was tough to keep up. Traded it in for a Titan, love that too. Great review

[@MoneyShift]

Really appreciate the kind words! Whoa a titan! Hell of a machine, nothing more “new-old school” than one of those.

[@EtherealProject3D]

My 2018 tacoma is a manual and I love it. Good on Toyota for keeping it in this generation. I wish the new Tundra came in a Manual.

[@MoneyShift]

Agreed that would have been awesome!

[@jamesjoung2793]

I have a 2003 Tundra base MT. 328k miles on her. I also have a 2020 TRD OR in MT as well. I have to save that I love the transmission on the Tundra much better. I find the clutch is much more responsive, but it is harder for an inexperienced driver to drive. I have 0-2” of roll back on a steep uphill incline, 2-6” on the Tacoma. Still love both trucks. I would kill to have a 5.7 MT Tundra.

[@marcosborrell422]

Bro, idk how I found your channel, but I get Tedward/Tropher vibes. Very high quality, entertaining POV reviews. You have my Sub!

[@MoneyShift]

Thank you kind sir! Oddly enough, I actually JUST did a podcast with Tedward last week. A man I consider a good friend!

[@trey7575]

Nice video! I just got a 3rd gen with a manual and you describe the rev hang perfectly. I’m sad to see that it is carrying into the 4th gen. I’ve gotten used to driving with it but getting up to speed fast reminds me of the flaw. I’m planning on getting the OTT tune soon. I’ve heard a lot of reviews saying that it helps with rev hang. Maybe they will come out with a tune for the new gen tacomas too

[@MoneyShift]

That’s the plan on my end as well. Reaching out this week. Couldn’t agree more, quick acceleration shows the issue for sure. Thanks for the kind words Trey and congrats on your 3rd gen!

[@tommyistommy]

Do you feel like the lower redline due to NVH was justified by Toyota? It's a really interesting choice how they made it redline nearly 1000rpm lower...the rev hang and the odd low redline can be addressed with tuning most likely. Just curious if you feel their reasoning of vibration was justified

[@randy8081]

Are there any concerns on the longevity of the clutch in your opinion with IMT?

[@MoneyShift]

Great question. In my view it actually can extend the life utilizing things like the rev match down shift. Lots of folks don’t know how to properly rev match as they go down the gears so taking that complexity out can increase life.

[@EazyT8439]

I’m not sure about the Tacoma but for a lot of vehicles you can get a tuner module to disable the rev hang

[@MoneyShift]

That’s the plan 🫡

[@M85Iroc]

Can’t wait for my manual taco to show up. Dealer told me this week that it should be in end of June

[@MoneyShift]

YESSSSS! Good luck M85! What color?

[@M85Iroc]

Black TRD Off Road.@@MoneyShift

[@coreywolff7071]

Does the electronic parking brake automagically engage when shutting off the engine?

[@MoneyShift]

Yes!

[@ateeqafzal4444]

You should make a video how you can possibly stall with this truck

[@Ishbikes]

Unless you don’t know how to ride clutch. Anything will stall if not operated properly

[@xelaettequd]

Does the rev hang effect acceleration, say you accidentally cut someone off and ya need to get through the gears quick?

[@officialyasir]

yes it does, while the revs are hanging, you ain't accelerating.

[@yotakev99]

Going to try slowing down my shifts on my 3rd gen. 9k miles in and I still have days where I almost regret buying the manual because of the rev hang. Then again I’m coming from 90s manuals so maybe that’s just ingrained in me

[@MoneyShift]

Totally hear you there. Coming from my 90s 3 series to this took me a few weeks to understand it what I was doing wrong.

[@hasinarakotondrabeharison7799]

Which dealer did you get this one from? Most I have seen are SR5 or SR?

[@MoneyShift]

Acton Toyota in Littleton! Check Toyota inventory site

[@grattonland]

Every manual I ever owned, I could take off without gas. That's how my dad thought me and how I thought my son. It really helps learning the feel of the clutch.

[@MoneyShift]

The comment here on my end was more that you could feel your way through the clutch to start with no problem. Often times with modern units the feel of the pedal is gone which makes it a bit harder. Agreed it really helps!

[@grattonland]

@@MoneyShift my last manual was a 2012 Xterra, which was still primitive. Haven't shifted anything newer. Hopefully the Tacoma 6M I ordered will be delivered and go back to having fun driving.

[@Boggerz]

Trading in my 2016 focus st for one of these, factory clutch after 230000kms so honestly, I’ll be used to the rev hang lol

[@MoneyShift]

Hahaha! That you will!

[@dino5254]

I always wanted to see how a manual works with Adaptive Cruise Control.

[@MoneyShift]

You got it. This video is coming soon!

[@mknervy]

I see you have the big 14" screen there, not sure if this is a canada thing, but I don't see it available here as an option, which is wack, but I def am leaning towards manual, always wanted to own manual, learnt it as a kid and loved it but never owned my own! I just wish it had more features like the TRD off road Premuim like cameras and 14" screen

[@kristopherczubik9951]

none of the manuals get the big screen in Canada :(

[@mknervy]

So wack man! Also trailhunter is the top trim here not the TRD pro, making it more expensive then the pro

[@RyanLarivee]

I just bought a manual offroaf last Saturday has a small screen. A lot nicer drive than my 18 pro I had before this.

[@jonturner9176]

We need a 0-60 mph while slow rolling your shifting - video. What’s it like to go full throttle then back off gas as you approach red line then slow roll your shift..

[@MoneyShift]

You got it! I’ll upload that video soon.

[@prawnstar9213]

I saw that the bronco manual has a crawl gear. They missed the mark on that:( however, they still offer manual so I’m still a fan!

[@MoneyShift]

That it does, but I much prefer how this system shifts vs the Bronco.

[@jombeemeanstroke6426]

That thing does shimmy

[@MoneyShift]

A little shake keeps you awake

[@user-bb6qc8gn5e]

What "Mode" are you driving in? Eco, Normal, Sport...

[@MoneyShift]

This one’s in normal! Got another video coming on the differences between them

[@user-bb6qc8gn5e]

@@MoneyShift Awesome! I cant wait to see it. You have already sold me on the manual. I just cant figure out what color I like the best. (Bronze oxide, ice cap, celestial silver - leaning towards bronze oxide)

[@MoneyShift]

@@user-bb6qc8gn5e those are the exact same three I was in between. I went Ice Cap, but Bronze was a VERY CLOSE second.

[@Wrath_0]

my 2004 mustang has rev hang... but not that much wow. And yeah the only way to not get a lurch is smooth and slow, its frustrating when you are trying to get moving quick.

[@MoneyShift]

For sure!

[@dino5254]

That’s the reason I don’t buy manuals anymore, they are not fun anymore due to the Rev Hang. I sold my last Civic SI due to Rev Hang within the first year.

[@MoneyShift]

With this one if you just slow it down a bit you don’t even notice it.

[@BigDaddyAddyMS]

Got rid of my ND2 Miata because of rev hang, and it was the best newer car as far as rev hang, but still too much for me. Give me a throttle cable any day.

[@adambarrera6641]

bro casually doing 60 in a residential neighborhood lol

[@MoneyShift]

🤫🤫🤫🤫

[@Alex-tq1ph]

Thanks for making this video. I’m torn between the automatic and manual

[@MoneyShift]

You bet Alex, let me know if there is anything else I can cover to help!

[@Alex-tq1ph]

@@MoneyShift have you test driven an automatic? I’m curious on your thoughts on the auto and how it compares to the manual.

[@MoneyShift]

Not yet, but hope to this week!

[@thepanman8]

Manual. Youll thank me next winter, downshifting to red lights gives you better control

[@keng3230]

Manual is the best choice, plus it should hold its value better

[@stackchn]

Doesn't all that manually shifting make it harder to talk and text? 😅

[@MoneyShift]

💀💀💀 Incredible hahaha

[@patrickmorel477]

I have Corolla 2017 Manual and the same problème with revhang im shifting slower 😢. I know there ist a way to Change that configuration i saw once on a youtube video but cannot fins it anymore sadly😢. Hey Toyota dont let the manual go!! The are made for real divers!! 😂

[@officialyasir]

That rev hang seems excessive! The whole reason I want a manual is because I want to drive a little spiritedly, not cruise around like grandpa heading to his Wednesday night Bingo.

[@MoneyShift]

Fair comment but I don’t know if the Tacoma was ever the “drive a little spiritedly” machine.

[@officialyasir]

@@MoneyShift Just because it wasn't in the past doesn't mean it couldn't have been with the 4th gen :) . There's no technical limitation, not asking physics defying technology here lol. But at the end of the day, I am still grateful Toyota is at least offering a manual at ALL.

[@MoneyShift]

@@officialyasir all fair points! It can be tuned out of other models so I’m holding on and having conversations with tuners to try to bring that to the Tacoma as well 🫡

[@officialyasir]

@@MoneyShift Awesome, thanks!

[@marylou7230]

Interesting, the manual transmission for non- stick driver's 🙄

[@MoneyShift]

What?