Toyota’s latest Tacoma teaser might be the biggest surprise yet. The company has officially confirmed that the 2024 Toyota Tacoma will be offered with a stick shift and three pedals for those who want it.
The new Tacoma’s rollout has been tantalizingly slow through a series of teasers every (Taco) Tuesday for more than a month. So here’s a summary of what we already know.
So far, Toyota has told us there will be a new Trailhunter model aimed at overlanders with parts from ARB, and that there will be an available detachable speaker from JBL. We even know that the 2024 Tacoma will come with a hybrid driveline.
It’s that last bit that makes today’s teaser so special and so surprising. It’s a simple photo: three aluminum pedals with rubber grip points, dangling in a darkened footwell, with the tagline “2024 Toyota Tacoma is coming in clutch.”
For many of Toyota’s most diehard buyers, this is a huge deal. The popularity of the manual gearbox isn’t what it used to be, but plenty of off-roaders need, want, or demand one.
Are they staying too attached to the past? Maybe. But Toyota doesn’t think so, and that’s why the latest Tacoma will come with a six-speed manual.
Stick Shift Plus Hybrid Tacoma?
