2015/2016 New 3rd gen Tacoma Debut in Detriot

[Clutch]

THIS!!!!!!!! Will we EVER get an actual SMALLish (as in no bigger than 1st gen tacomas) 4door 4x4 P/U again? I'm really beginning to doubt it....is Ford (?!?!?!) are last hope...say it ain't so.

http://www.digitaltrends.com/cars/ford-considering-ranger-sized-compact-pickup/

If they do, mostly likely be based on the Transit Connect platform.

Think El Camino, which wouldn't be a bad option IMO. Though pretty tight for two bikes...no real room left over for gear bags and fuel jugs. I wouldn't
want anything smaller than a 1st gen Tacoma. 2nd gen feels about the "right" size to me. Not too big, not too small...

 

[Tylerhasaphone]

Those photoshops of it lifted and black grill make it look really good.

 

[DVexile]

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Unfortunately this is being driven by buyers.

It is more than buyers.

The CAFE standards protect the full size truck class. The standards (counter-intuitively) strongly encourage vehicle makers to avoid producing small to medium sized trucks and instead produce full sized trucks. This is because fuel efficiency standards are based on vehicle footprint and below a certain footprint size (around a full sized truck) as you make the vehicle smaller you must significantly improve the fuel efficiency. So for a company trying to improve its fleet CAFE statistic they are much better off dropping their mid-size trucks and replacing them with full sized trucks. Hence the reason many mid-size have been killed in the US despite still being sold abroad.

 

[Larry]

Reminder.... less than 5 minutes to the actual live reveal!

http://new.livestream.com/Toyota/Detroit2015

 

[fredgoodsell]

Reminder.... less than 5 minutes to the actual live reveal!

http://new.livestream.com/Toyota/Detroit2015

Will this be available to watch later? Anyone know? I can't watch at work today.

 

[Clutch]

TRD Offroad looks bad ********! Brought back the Desert Tan.

 

[GetOutThere]

Will this be available to watch later? Anyone know? I can't watch at work today.

I'm watching now and it lets me rewind, so probably.

 

[SDDiver5]

Will this be available to watch later? Anyone know? I can't watch at work today.

Ditto! Gr. I want to see the taco!

 

[drsmonkey]

TRD Offroad looks bad ********! Brought back the Desert Tan.

Agreed, but they should have latched the hood.

 

[Flagster]

TRD Offroad looks bad ********! Brought back the Desert Tan.

tan one looks nice with the dark fenders

 

[GetOutThere]

TRD Offroad looks bad ********! Brought back the Desert Tan.

Yes... but did the hood release during the stage? ... I sure hope not. Hopefully it just wasn't fully secure before the stage.

 

[Larry]

The TRD Off-Road model in Tan paint looks great! Funny, how just paint changes the all around look of the truck. Interior looks great so far too. Anxious to see more

Grill should be BLACK not chrome!

 

[Ryanmb21]

That tan TRD one looks VERY nice.

 

[ssmathis]

Interesting that it's a new engine and not the 4Runner 4.0.

 

[Clutch]

tan one looks nice with the dark fenders

It has grown me, they did a good job.