First Drive: 2024 Toyota Tacoma Proves Modern and Feature-Rich
Oh, what a difference two decades makes
The 2024 model year sees a clean-sheet redesign for the popular Toyota Tacoma pickup, finally. The current version traces much of its mechanical lineage back to 2005, and it feels like it. But based on our time behind the wheel, the new truck is thoroughly modern, with the power, convenience, comfort, and safety expected in 2024—and then some.
This new Tacoma adapts the platform from the latest full-sized Tundra pickup and Sequoia SUV, meaning it shares similar suspension design, frame dimensions, and technology. It fits “truckified” versions of two turbocharged, four-cylinder engines that may sound familiar at first glance as being similar to those found in other models, but these 2.4-liter engines have been fortified for this application, creating four distinct variations whose availability depends on trim and transmission combination.