Toyota is really dragging their feet on the 2025 Tacoma Info....

[MustardTiger]

New to the forum, and soon-to-be new to the Tacoma! Just finalized my order for a 2025 TRD Sport Premium 6ft bed, WCP!! Been a loooong time Tundra owner (2008)...it's been hands down the best vehicle I've had the pleasure of owning, ever! Legend-status reliability, well made and sturdy...never any issues with it at all. But with the (ongoing) engine failure fiasco in the 2022+ Tundra's...I just cannot comfortably accept the new generation. New Taco arrives early January. Hope it's good!

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[TacoFreak]

@MustardTiger Congrats - I predict that you will love your truck which IMO is a very nice spec. My 2nd gen Tacoma was a Sport and I loved that truck.

I recently came out of a 2011 Tundra and it was rock solid, well made and built to work. My 5.7L had a drinking problem but I never cared because it was such a glorious engine. I saw a list of Toyota's best V8 engines and it was third on the list with a special mention for its legendary reliability.

I didn't realized that the engine failure thing in the new Tundras was ongoing. I thought (hoped) that it would be wrapped up by the massive engine replacement campaign that Toyota is doing.

 

[timetoeatpotatoes]

exciting! could they talk at all yet about whats actually different, if anything, on the 25s?

 

[MustardTiger]

@TacoFreak Thanks! I'm looking forward to it. Wish there was more and better paint selections...and honestly packaging options too. Optimal build (for me) would be hybrid drivetrain + 6ft bed + TRD Sport premium + better metallic paint options + individual tack-on options like the HUD, etc. As for the 3.4TT engine...I've been following along on other forums, and there are posts of 2024's being loaded up on flat beds with a seized engine. Dealers are in denial that the Max hybrid versions aren't suffering the engine failure, but they are. And the MAX isn't currently part of the recall. Personally I think the machining debris story is a cover...for what is in reality a design flaw with the engine.

@timetoeatpotatoes from what I know for 2025, expect a $1000-1500 price increase across the board (2025 Tundra was $3500 across the model range); solar octane is gone and being replaced by Terra; dampened tailgate standard on SR5; "Drive Connect" moves from 1 year trial to 3 year on higher trims. Otherwise nothing major. Keep in mind that I'm in Canada...and our packaging options for the Tacoma are much more limited

 

[MustardTiger]

Should look exactly like this 2024...except this particular dealer has installed AT tires. That windchill pearl is a stunner though!

 

[TacoFreak]

@MustardTiger That is interesting about the 3.3 TT engine. I never considered a Tundra this time around and I haven't been following what is going on with that. I did know that the hybrids were not included, which seemed strange, since it is the same engine. It would a big scandal to learn that the basic engine design is flawed, and Toyota is just doing a cover up. I was skeptical at first, but I am starting to wonder if my favorite automotive brand is indeed slipping.

 

[ePhil]

New to the forum, and soon-to-be new to the Tacoma! Just finalized my order for a 2025 TRD Sport Premium 6ft bed, WCP!! Been a loooong time Tundra owner (2008)...it's been hands down the best vehicle I've had the pleasure of owning, ever! Legend-status reliability, well made and sturdy...never any issues with it at all. But with the (ongoing) engine failure fiasco in the 2022+ Tundra's...I just cannot comfortably accept the new generation. New Taco arrives early January. Hope it's good!

I see you're in Canada, Where did you manage to find a 2025? or is that a typo?

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[MustardTiger]

@ePhil not a typo. You need to find a local single owner Toyota dealership...that's not part of a big conglomerate organization with inflated prices, fees on fees, and dealership rules out the wazoo.

 

[ePhil]

@MustardTiger Huh, I've called everyone and no one is budging on providing any info on the 2025. I'll try again, I suppose. Thank you for this.

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[MustardTiger]

@ePhil Dealers have 2025's in the order queue...they just refuse to acknowledge it because of corporate rules, since Toyota hasn't released pricing. My dealer was able to do an order swap with another dealer to get exactly what I wanted, and they guaranteed me the 2024 price...knowing that the 2025's will increase by 1000-1500. This dealer always sells for $1000 less than MSRP. SO...wherever you are...yes, your dealer can absolutely move on the price. If they don't, just walk away. And be SURE to leave a negative online review...because they will do literally anything to have you remove it!

Before you ask, I cannot disclose my selling dealer...don't want to get them in trouble! One of the few remaining good dealers!

 

[ePhil]

@MustardTiger Yeah, I know, they're just a bunch of ding-dongs in my books. Of course there are the rare ones out there. And I wouldn't ask, we all protect the good people/services out there from the swamp people of the internet. I will keep trying and see what I can come up with.

I think my only gripe that I'm going to have with the '25 is that there is no Solar Octane, thats what I wanted. That being said, my wife is all set to to pay to have it wrapped in any colour under the sun, so I think I'll manage... I'm a lucky man, thats for sure.

 

[timetoeatpotatoes]

I see dozens of 25 allocations in my region the system right now. Pretty surprised toyota hasnt announced anything yet.


do we even have the full details on 4runner trims and pricing yet?

 

[Airborne]

What region are you in ? Im in northeast , have an appointment tommorow with my dealer to put a deposit on a 2025, he told me production is started on 2025,s

 

[timetoeatpotatoes]

norcal. see them allocated for a few local dealers.

 

[Airborne]

Thats good, im looking forward to getting my truck

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