2024 Toyota Tacoma Review: A Legend Finally Redesigned

I work for a Toyota dealership in SD and today we had our first training on the new 2024 Tacomas. I've learned more about the truck from your 25 min video than I did from an hour training by Toyota, now I'm ready to sell these as soon as we get them in, thanks Doug.

The tailgate button is definitely cool but I’d imagine most everyday truck buyers would rather just have a more affordable truck

This is a well thought out truck inside and out. I'm glad the front end doesn't have the same kind of ridiculous oversized grille that the Tundra has. Kudos for keeping buttons and knobs AND having a big screen, and for keeping the manual transmission alive. We're few and far between, but a lot of us love them and still want them.

It's crazy how small truck beds are getting these days. The OG Tacoma' s bed was soo much bigger and never forget the Tacoma's predecessor the Hilux with both a 6 1/2ft and 8 foot bed and yet is almost half the size of this thing. I miss REAL mintrucks.

And it’s damn near the same price as a Tundra, no thanks I’ll take the Tundra 🤣, the car industry is a joke right now

Blows my mind that Toyota is still able to put a manual transmission, especially with all the tech inside and around

Great review, Doug. Always fun and informative! Thank you for confirming my choice to buy the '23 model before...um, this.

I for sure have used the clutch start cancel in my 95 Toyota pickup. A very useful feature.

Cool that they still offer a manual. Makes me want one

I like that technologies around the standard transmission still progresses regardless of its unpopularity

I think you are definitely underestimating the amount of people who are going to opt for a manual transmission. Great video 🤘

Happy you got to drive the manual for the review! My dad has had 3 Tacomas for work trucks, all of them being manuals. His current, a 2018 a TRD Off-road has been an awesome truck. He'll be putting in an order for a new manual in a year or so once the current truck has about 200k on it. The 6MT was the only trans to buy with the 3rd gen Taco IMO, I had an automatic with a small lift and larger tires, it was terrible to drive. My dad's with the 6MT is much much better to drive. Seems like they did a great job with this rig. Hope the new 4 Runner comes out soon as well!

8 years into owning a Sienna, with those same A/C dials, and I still love them. Ingenious design; you touch them all the time and with this design you don't even have to look. Easy to find by touch, easy to use, and used all the time. A+ user experience

12:43 my 2021 manual Tacoma has this Clutch Start Cancel button too. It's so useful when you're standing outside the truck and want to turn it on. You don't have to awkwardly swing your leg in to push the clutch down to start the engine

Manual transmission all the way. THANK YOU Toyota for keeping it available.

I considered getting a manual Tacoma a few years ago when I was in the market. Glad to see they are still gonna make them in future.

camera rear view mirrors are one of the greatest ideas in the car industry for last few years.

Glad to see Doug reviewing the most realistic model. TRD Pro videos are fun but only a handful of ppl can afford or get their hands on one

Felt compeled to comment as one of the 9 owners of a stick shift Tacoma. Absolutly love it. Wouldn't trade it for an automatic in a million years. Best security system known to man.

I had a pre-Tacoma SR5 in 1985. It had the clutch/starter disconnect and I used it a lot in off-road situations. Loved it.