Discussion: What Features Do You Think Are Missing From The Tacoma?

[chounder]

My Taco is on order and should arrive towards the end of next month. From all the articles I’ve read I’m surprised a lot of stuff is missing from a nearly $60k truck that has $9000 in options!
-Full LED headlights with sequential turn signals
-Memory seats/mirrors
-More Soft Touch surfaces
-Mediocre JBL sound system (The Ranger Raptor has a Bang & Olufsen system which was stellar in my Audi)

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[CurryBob]

Wow - so some hybrids actually get that mileage? I have never topped 17.2 mpg @600 miles. I would be happy just to get your 23-24.

Well, like anything, if you drive like you are racing and put over sized tires than no. I drive normal but not like an old man either and that is my average.

My wife's Lexus RX350 Hybrid is a good size SUV and I can get 39-42 but she averages around 32-34. She has a heavy foot and waits till the last second to start breaking. Lol, women...

 

[hadelson]

I've had my Trail Hunter 6 weeks. Here is my list

1. Pull handle Drivers side - Currently does not have one
2. JBL Sound System is week. Upgrade
3. Rain Sensing wipers
4. Larger Gas tank
5. Increase rear Leg Room at least three inches.
6. Side View Mirrors that Pivot down when backing in reverse for better view (Similar to Tundra)
7. Rear Air vent system similar to Tundra
8. Full sliding glass Window (Up/Down) similar to Tundra
9. Memory Seat settings

 

[Duck Amuck]

It makes you wonder why they make some of these reasonings. Like is there some law or regulation with Transport Canada up here against digital rear view mirrors, or a power assisted tailgate? It would probably cost them no more if more trucks coming off the line were the same?

Canadian Tundras get the power tailgate, so it's not a regulatory thing.

I'm waiting for someone to order the rearview mirror from a US truck and see if getting the digital mirror is as easy as swapping parts.

 

[hoodouken]

Memory seats. Having a 100 adjustments in the seat, plus mirrors and steering wheel with a 5' 0" wife that sometimes drives is a pain. Our 2021 Outback we just get in and it has facial recognition and adjusts everything automatically. I don't need that, but a position 1 and position 2 would not have been too tough for them to add.

 

[TacoFreak]

Well, like anything, if you drive like you are racing and put over sized tires than no. I drive normal but not like an old man either and that is my average.

I am not driving my truck hard at all since it is still in the break-in period. That last 17.2 mpg was just 1/4 mile on streets, one freeway ramp, 15 miles of steady 70-75 interstate and then 1/2 mile of city streets to my house. Stock tires and no racing, so I am wondering if there is something wrong with my truck to be getting 6-7 mpg less than the EPA number.

BTW - that is how my wife drives too. I told her she would get more regen recovery with slower braking and not last minute, hard braking. Not sure if it worked and I am not dumb enough to ask. lol

 

[CurryBob]

I am not driving my truck hard at all since it is still in the break-in period. That last 17.2 mpg was just 1/4 mile on streets, one freeway ramp, 15 miles of steady 70-75 interstate and then 1/2 mile of city streets to my house. Stock tires and no racing, so I am wondering if there is something wrong with my truck to be getting 6-7 mpg less than the EPA number.

BTW - that is how my wife drives too. I told her she would get more regen recovery with slower braking and not last minute, hard braking. Not sure if it worked and I am not dumb enough to ask. lol

If yours is a hybrid that there is something not correct for sure. I don't think I could make mine get 17 mpg if I tried... Mine just turned over 1,000 miles so not even broke in yet.

The lowest I have had was 22 mpg and that was due to a bunch of short trips over a couple of weeks where the engine would barley get warm before I was back home (getting take out food).

Have you checked tire pressure? Do you have it set on ECO? Does the Pro have a different rear end ratio? Also doesn't the Pro come with larger off road type tires?

 

[bresna]

What's missing? How about an ECO gauge that actually shows how economically you're driving? The stupid thing has the logic reversed as delivered. You floor the truck and the green bar goes full. Duh.

 

[TacoFreak]

If yours is a hybrid that there is something not correct for sure. I don't think I could make mine get 17 mpg if I tried... Mine just turned over 1,000 miles so not even broke in yet.

My truck is included in the transmission TSB and in another thread someone was asked about any unusual behavior he saw before his transmission failed. He said that consistently lower fuel mileage compared to a friend's similar truck was all he had seen.

So when you mentioned your mileage on your hybrid it made me wonder why mine is so much lower than yours - maybe an early sign that my transmission is dying. No crazy driving on my part and although the Pros come with larger tires, they have the same EPA rating. I have used the different driving modes, but they are all about the same. It started at around 14 mpg and has slowly climbed to 17.2 @600 miles.

So back to the purpose of the thread - a feature that seems to be missing on the 4th gen is reliability, something I have always counted on in my Tacomas.

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