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

[2003taco]

I’ve had 2 vehicles In my life, 1985 Toyota pickup with a 7 foot bed, and 2003, purchased in 2002, sr5 6 foot bed.

both 5 speed manual transmissions,

its about time for a new vehicle.

foe the toys I haul and the stuff I do around the home, I need a 6’ bed.

i could get away with a smaller bed, if there was a pass through into front like in the Toyota epu concept vehicle.

i get some people like the double cab as they need the four seats .

but I feel there are a lot of options for people who can use a short bed.

and if you go double cab and 6’ bed, I think a full size truck is an option.

but if you want the shorter length that will fit in your garage you are out of luck.

i think it is great that Toyota makes an extra cab and a 6’ bed.

I am not a fan of 6 speed transmissions with reverse on the top right. And not a fan of the ratio of 1st to second on the Tacoma. I’d prefer 7 speed.

but that won’t happen.

what I think could happen is the extra cab being extended into the sport and off road.

and or extend a couple of features down to the lower trims. 14“ center consoles and power seats come to mind.

I’m not sure why leaf springs are the only option on the extra cab, but in my simple world, it would be restricted to the sr trim.

And there is the simple fact that extra cab tacomas are just exceedingly rare to find.

on the face of it the Prerunner is the best fit, I’d really like heated seats, coil rear springs, and the fancy 14” center console

but even without that I can’t find one within 100 miles and I am in southern California but at least there are no some in California now.

I could go sr5 extra cab but those are even rarer.

A part of me is fantasizing that coil springs and wider trim snd production availibilty of the extra cab is coming in 2025, and that is why it was so constrained in 2024.

sorry this rant was so long, just had to get that off my chest.

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[JustAnotherDingus]

Ford is doing the same with the 2025 Ford Bronco, they have revealed the order guide but not the pricing. Makes me wonder if car manufacturers are waiting for the election or something in the economy to pass or happen.

You might be onto something here. The election is definitely going to be dominating the news cycle for at least the next couple weeks — with spillover after as well. Maybe they don’t want their press releases to get lost in the sauce.

I doubt they’re waiting for the next round of interest rate cuts that’s prob going to happen at some point. Whatever info these companies have they’re deff going to release it sometime this quarter. My armchair guess is the week before thanksgiving but we shall see!

 

[JustAnotherDingus]

As long as we are dreaming...

What about an XtraCab TRD Pro? Now that would be a mountain goat, even with a 6' bed.

That would be amazing. I finally saw an xtra cab in the wild yesterday and they look so good. It’s a shame they haven’t built more/offered it in more trim configurations. To me the most useful configs are dclb or extra cab 6’ but that’s deff not what the market/sales numbers dictate. Ah well.

 

[TacoFreak]

@JustAnotherDingus Yep - the story of my life. I almost always want what most people don't. I loved my XtraCab 2nd gen, and thought that the 4 door trucks were kind of odd. Of course that turned out to be what most people wanted, and the XtraCabs have pretty much gone away. Props to Toyota for still offering them and a manual transmission. Now if they would just make more of them.

 

[ScottyTaco]

I'm giving 'Yota 30 days to offer a well equiped, extended cab, V6, 4x4 or I'm buying a Frontier. Why I can't get a decent instrument cluster or an opening rear window without buying a soccer mom's, 4-door, 4 square foot bed, whipped man's pretend truck, has to be some liberal plot to ruin the male of the species.

sounds like you more of a dodge ram guy.

 

[TrashPanda]

What is the expected difference for 2025? I doubt anything is going to change in 1 year other than colors.
I’m guessing everything will look exactly the same. And yeah, the windshield cowl will still be bulged on half of them.

 

[TacoFreak]

And yeah, the windshield cowl will still be bulged on half if them.

And the other half will have bed rail trim that won't lay flat. lol

 

[TrashPanda]

And the other half will have bed rail trim that won't lay flat. lol

I also noticed the hood is misaligned tonight while I was under the hood. Good thing you can really only eyeball one side at a time.

Hecho en Mexico. Like that matters. Hell, most of the US made vehicles are as bad or worse.

 

[2TR-FE]

As long as we are dreaming...

What about an XtraCab TRD Pro? Now that would be a mountain goat, even with a 6' bed.

If that happens, I am selling a kidney to get it.

 

[AusInVicBC]

Yeah - slow roll out for sure, but I wouldn't expect many changes other than colors from past Toyota experience.

The sales rep at my local dealer said 'nothing's changing' for the 2025. Probably just paint colors.

 

[TX-BluStreak]

You might be confused? There are no 8 passenger trucks made by Toyota.

The Tundra even with a double cab seats 5.

I think he's referring to the Sienna, that's the only "soccer mom-type of vehicle" Toyota makes which seats 7-8 passengers. It's no truck but it definitely has a lot of niceties such as reclining lounge chairs, built in fridge and a new sensor alerting the driver if there are movements in the backseat so you don't accidentally forget your kid.

Not to knock it but I have seen at least 15 people pile into a Taco. I believe it was on the local news a few months back showing immigrates trying to smuggle into Texas from Mexico (5 adults, 2 kids can fit inside the cabin, while 8 others hid in the 6' bed under the covers).

 

[thefinalstraw]

wow, this thread is amazing.

 

[Airborne]

The sales rep at my local dealer said 'nothing's changing' for the 2025. Probably just paint colors.
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lol….he knows that right….salespeople are always honest and speak the truth, like our clergy

 

[Airborne]

Honestly im sure not much will change, perhaps the current shortcommings of current model, price Maybe, color. Hopefully…this is a new generation , im planning to write my check and buy new truck, if it blows up. Fuck it its under warrenty…we can , hope or speculate… is what it is… i need a new truck ive been driving toyotas for 40 years , im not leaving for the latest kia, or tesla. Lol.

 

[trailhunger]

Too many '24s on the lots. Turns out, there are still a bunch of adult males who know they'll never open the back doors on a 4-door pickup or use a 5 foot bed. When the manufacturers realize 97% of pickup users (not living in suburbia with 6 girl children soccer players...) would like to have pickup trucks, they will be able to sell most of them. In the mean time, there are half a million well equiped, but too expensive, 4-door, '24s rusting away on the lot.

naw dude. I open the back doors all the damn time. And I have a long bed hybrid. Can fit a great dane back here. Takes 15 minutes to put the seats back in when family flies in to ski.

Really fast whip. Nothing but stoke. Keep your kit lean when you can, having a blast driving it. Heading to Canyonlands in a couple weeks.

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