Watch the 2024 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off-Road Tackle Water Logged Trails!

We took the new Toyota Tacoma TRD Off-Road out on a water-logged spring day to see how it performs off-road.
Let us know your thoughts on the new Tacoma and our new off-road format.
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[@somekidzenvy]

I really like the “shut up and drive” format. It should be a series.

[@M85Iroc]

I agree. Just a showcase of the vehicle doing its thing.

[@nlken7175]

Pops hammering on the Taco. Drive it like you stole it.

[@LPM84.]

Dad needs to start a SHUT UP AND DRIVE series.

[@rightlanehog3151]

"So we kept the yapping to a minimum" 7:41 😉

[@DRCrimeCircle]

we need more of this

[@FunkMasterJunk]

Lol, "When the cat's away..." Great video.

[@JarmelSingsKaraoke]

It was nice to have cool music and running footage 👏👏

[@Ryan-cf6lc]

Love it! This is how I imagine the Truck King commute to work looks like 😂

[@PimpC-yd7er]

😂

[@duggydo]

Steve may have not been there, but you obviously had someone behind the camera. Whoever it was did a pretty good job. 👍👍

[@Zanderthelab]

Same person that runs the camera when Steve or dad isn’t there.

[@assaultlick2169]

I have seen many a video on the Taco. I clicked because of the title. You sure delivered with that shut up and drive. Great video for a truck post launch.

[@mickeybrumfield764]

It looks quite capable off the road.

[@dougieh6680]

Nice. Driving is what it’s all about. Good work 👍🏻

[@boughtandpaidforautoreview1150]

All of the analysis and journalism can’t beat well made shots of trucks going through the mud/dirt and over rocks. Love to see these more.

[@jasonthach44]

Great video. Loved seeing a stock truck tackling off road trails. Plus this one is with the 6 foot bed.

[@rondail5675]

Thanks Howard.

[@scottyellis3442]

Best video I've seen in a while. Two 👍🏻👍🏻's up.

[@jrod237]

Love it! Pure fun & adventure 👍🏼

[@brentcornish6107]

Thank you Howard. From 1 Ontarian to another, the Shut up and drive should be a series like another subscriber said and you had fun and did an epic job at the same time. So you killed 2 birds with 1 stone in a sence. Lol Keep bringing us these informative vids.

[@MrDoncurrie]

Same from another , loved it

[@daporter84]

Love this kind of content

[@dannykrauskopf7404]

Excellent episode!!! 😁

[@atvseatexchange2176]

Thank you Howard. Didn't buy my trucks for the specs, technology, or popular features. Can they work as hard as I do? Thats it. Thanks again, from a 70 year old with holes in his coveralls, gloves, with boots following the pattern.

[@andrewsharman4419]

Great approach to just driving. Another high quality video from the amazing TK!

[@Tacosauce81]

Well done sir, well done!

[@oohsofast]

Yup, we loved it, love seeing trucks just in action

[@fritty9927]

Probably one of the best truck reviews I’ve watched!!

[@philippelarocque4207]

Yes please, this is an awesome format!

[@morningdrums]

I liked seeing the capability of this updated truck out on trails and mud since that's mainly where I'd be using my new truck off road. This really looks capable, durable and may I say rugged.

[@cowboyfoodie9551]

I really enjoyed it

[@CPMUNSEY]

Yes please make this a regular thing!! Awesome video!!

[@KrazyKajun602]

I like the real world testing and like the shut up and drive. That is more like we do here in Louisiana. No rock climbing here!!!

[@stevenwilkes9373]

Now This was a great review!!!!! Very simple not a lot talking you just showcased the capabilities of the truck and folks are not happy with the 4 cylinder engine I’m thinking Toyota was founded on the durability of there compact engines like the legendary 22RE and the 2.4 liters they are the most bulletproof engines made these Tacomas will prove as reliable as the last gen I’ll bet on it

[@hughmackellar7941]

Works for me.

[@James-kd2cm]

Excellent video Howard thanks. This looks like my cottage road in Ontario right now…lol

[@henrytanner5026]

Loved it!

[@atomicorang]

Thank you for what you do sir.

[@KeystoneTexan]

Awesome video

[@gregferris9378]

This is going to be the year of the midsize trucks. For those of us who don't want or need a large huge vehicle this size truck fills the bill. Happy to see you driving it like most of us would.

[@MidnightZR2]

Most of you Tacoma owners don't take your pavement princess out on the trails. So no, not like most of you would.

[@RequiemJr]

​@@MidnightZR2You move that mouth like a woman.

[@carolinawoods-n-water4392]

Yes!! Loved this just Drive segment! Not a big fan of the new Tacoma (don’t believe it’ll have the longevity of the 3rd gen & the pricing is outrageous) but it’s good to see it can run through some puddles like it’s predecessor. Do more of these!!

[@7734Kromm]

Loving that Taco more and more! Good thrashing!

[@richardcarnahan6335]

This definitely needs to be a new series for each model out there. Really thought it was great. Keep up the great work

[@pierrelabrecque]

very good test, Toyota a good product.

[@carlpowell6482]

Good job

[@LPM84.]

No talk, just straight to it. More CarTubers need to do this. Give me the stats later.

[@petergrottendieck]

Love all your videos! This is a nice format,too!

[@JS-ov9jb]

Cool video

[@jimronchetto8592]

Hey Steve's dad, that was a great video! Please do that more often!

[@zacharygoeden1282]

Cool vid

[@dangerfield85]

This is some "Boys will be Boys" shit right here. Pops hitting those puddles without a care. Epic!

[@KrayzKloverz]

I dig it

[@stevencruz4937]

great video

[@TruckKing]

Thanks!

[@kerryrwac]

It looked like you were having a blast! The videographer, maybe not so much lol.

[@TruckKing]

I only got splashed once this day on the first shot of the video 😆 Had a great time shooting with H -Liam (videographer)

[@kerryrwac]

@@TruckKing It was worth it! The shot was great.

[@sarrum7696]

It was great. I found myself wishing there was a truck in front that could’ve filmed you the whole time.

[@rondail5675]

If it walks like a duck, swims like a duck, it must be a Tacoma.

[@scottandersonp.eng.5600]

White is by far the best looking color on this truck.

[@ericputman9150]

Yea liked the shut up and drive

[@jeffreybaker4727]

I liked this video

[@spicyken18]

Yes,awesome, “just shut up and drive.” - wreck it Ralph, candy crush reference.😎

[@sail72]

Keeping it old school. And giving the windshield wipers a good test. Enough said.

[@7734Kromm]

Love this ‘shut up and drive’ format! Less numbers chatter and more wheel spin is ideal!

[@WatchOurLife]

Im taking mine to big bear next weekend 😗

[@kenmorgan316]

Send all that melted snow to Arizona, we need it 😂

[@theoutdoordad7395]

A few comments about how it was handling and performing would have been appreciated but good overall!

[@RonnN-gf8tm]

Good morning Howard. Hope your enjoying the New 3500...ever drive thru lambton county at all??

[@TruckKing]

Yes I have

[@Hwilson1010]

does the TRD off road not have led or drl running lights?

[@spyder000069]

When Jr is away Sr will play.

[@rodgood]

Next time low range. Have you ever considered moving west? I imagine getting test units might be an issue .

[@healthyamerican]

while watching this video, i found myself thinking about the nissan frontier video you did last week, how the shock absorber broke before you guys got two yards into the ditch. i`m going to guess that truck was used by someone already and thats how the shock was busted, and not by steve driving it for 30 seconds. not making excuses for the nismo shock, but i find it very hard to believe that anything but plastic would break within 30 seconds and only two yards and only going as fast as a turtle in the mud. maybe ask nissan if the truck was loaned out or taken off road before it was delivered to you?

[@thomasdinh2753]

now thats how you test a truck

[@stog9821]

Quite different from the Frontier video of a few weeks ago. As we’re further into spring, were the conditions somewhat better for the Tacoma?

[@TruckKing]

Frankly they are different every day

[@stevenh3922]

Yes, like the shut up and drive.

[@LowcountryMan]

well done dad

[@is6566]

Well it certainly didn’t break and did well in mud. The “shut up” format is good but maybe one screen next time showing trim level (I couldn’t read that) and tires would be useful.

[@hynsum]

We love Steve's yapping... 😎😜👍

[@bradbaraniuk4085]

yup i enjoyed it,different with no gabbing no offense.was this done on your property.

[@is6566]

Was this an Off-road or a Sport trim? Blue accent inside so I guess Sport?

[@is6566]

Nobody knows and/or nobody cares? 😃

[@jamesdonaldson7396]

Not sure if you saw it, but it looks like you got some mud on one of the doors.

[@yorkchris10]

Recon for strays

[@christrarback9748]

I liked it but maybe lower volume on the music so we can here the truck work

[@johnmeeboer8971]

Steve used to drive like this, he has slowed down since he wreaked the sequoia.

[@marcpikas2859]

Didn’t learn anything in this video… looking forward to Steve’s return!

[@turtlewax3849]

I am surprised to see a turbo charged engine to go into water and not hydrolock the motor

[@Tengs27]

If the son is away, pops will play,,.😅😅

[@PrzemyslawSliwinski]

0:52 - I will shut up and watch but need to say this first: the front fascia is mesmerizing and hypnotizing...

[@PrzemyslawSliwinski]

... and the rest follows the suit!

[@melissasmess2773]

Um, bumper cover looks odd.

[@PrzemyslawSliwinski]

@@melissasmess2773Well, I must've seen too many Tundras... ;)

[@averageguylifestyle7092]

I want to see a rematch with the Pro-4X…this time let Howard drive it 😉

[@jsSeJaMs]

That what I’m saying to

[@imnotusingmyrealname4566]

I wish the Tacoma had a 7700lbs towing capacity.

[@melissasmess2773]

I wish it had a V-8 😛

[@gaaarrryyy5]

I wish I had a Russian model for a wife

[@imnotusingmyrealname4566]

@@melissasmess2773 Sarcasm is lame. Today a V8 is sadly an impossibilty but the 2nd gen Tacoma could have had one! The Dodge Dakota had a V8 and Toyota could've put their 2UZ-FE 4.7L V8 in the Tacoma so it would finally have decent power. The 3rd gen should have never gotten the 3.5L, the 4.0L from the 4Runner was the appropriate engine for it. As for the towinh capacity, your comparison is ridiculous. A V8 in a mid-size today is almost a fever dream, but 7700 lbs is the cold hard reality of things. Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon have a 7700 lbs towing capacity, Ford Ranger 7500 lbs and the Nissan Frontier 6640 lbs. The 2024 Tacoma has a towing capacity of 6500 lbs, the worst in its class! A towing capacity of over 7000 lbs is something you should expect of a brand new mid-size truck. Heck, the 2008 Dodge Dakota had a 7050 lbs towing capacity! Imagine you need to rent a full-size truck because your mid-size can't tow 7500 lbs 🤣. I thought you bought a truck so you can do truck stuff with your do-it-all vehicle. The hybrid certainly has excellent power, best in class actually, and I trust it a lot more than the GM 2.7L grenade of a 4-cylinder. Honestly the choice between the regular 2.4 turbo and the hybrid would be tricky for me as I really like the simplicity of the traditional powertrain, but the power of the hybrid is so nice. If I would buy the hybrid I'd have to remove the exterior and interior hybrid noises though. I absolutely hate those. I would also change the ECU programming so that the engine would always be running. Pressing the start button and the engine not starting feels so wrong. I don't want an EV! Frankly a V8 today is still something that can be done. It's just that nobody wants to. Toyota should have made these engines: 2.0L inline-4 2.5L inline-5 3.0L V6 4.0L V8 and made turbo and hybrid variants of all them, offering multiple engines per vehicle for maximum flexibilty and customer choice.

[@mblake0420]

I hate this trend of big screens in the middle above the dash line

[@theblueberryBULLET]

I don’t like that the small screen still sits inside such a large molded piece of dashboard. With the 14” screen it can make sense with the multi terrain view being great to look at least.

[@sammyjammy6647]

This is his biggest complaint? Big screen? 😂😂

[@scotrburns2764]

Me too

[@Lumpia_In_Texas]

Lol boomers

[@mblake0420]

@@Lumpia_In_Texas far from a "boomer"

[@donays8241]

What is the rattle noise Inside the cab?

[@TruckKing]

We had a mic taped in the bed of the truck to capture some extra audio in this video. Chatter is quieter inside the cab, check our other recent Tacoma videos if you want to hear the difference. - Liam (Videographer)

[@thepdc6220]

I like the format. Maybe even lose some of the music.

[@TB-dj8kl]

This would have been better if the rear diff broke this time lol

[@aryagholizadeh]

i would take off thoes mud flaps first thing before i hit the gravel .

[@NoxiousShock]

Where in ontario is this ?

[@jean-francoismousseau1876]

Here for this exact reason lol

[@TruckKing]

We are in the northern part of Kawartha Lakes - we are blessed with many unmaintained county roads. These are all public - you just need to know where they are.

[@jean-francoismousseau1876]

Cool! That's actually a reasonable distance fom my area! Might make a detour next time I go to the TO area. Thanks for sharing!

[@chiefenumclaw7960]

Shame you can't get this trim in a 2-door model.

[@TimeMariner]

Luckily it didn't break

[@jaimerivera2414]

Does the long bed bring a larger gas tank?

[@nevv8581]

Giver!

[@jamestribol1434]

what was all the 'clunking' I heard?

[@feosu]

Each vehicle needs the tech and shut up and drive review

[@PatrickStone-bu2ve]

Drop it off then Tomorrow

[@mikefoehr235]

My dad would say....shut up and eat

[@tackac7815]

I can see this on the dealer lot...only 6400 miles, corporate lease! Rung out every second.....