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Tacoma with the 4cyl engine is an old reliable design you can still buy today.
by srj 4y ago
Tacoma with the 4cyl engine is an old reliable design you can still buy today.
- freeplay 4y agoI would stay away from the 4cyl Tacoma. Only because the V6 in the current gen is under powered as it is. This is coming from a Toyota fanboy (owned 2 Tacomas and now drive a Tundra).
- srj 4y agoThe problem is that squeezing out more fuel economy + power and reducing emissions has also made the engine design more complex. Not too big a leap to say this also makes them less reliable and more difficult to service. There's a video going over the new and old designs (pinned to where the 4cyl part starts): https://youtu.be/ei5yC4IdDhs https://youtu.be/ei5yC4IdDhs Wouldn't be too surprised if they retire it next year.
- kylehotchkiss 4y agoI think the engine offered in new 4Runners and tacomas is a 10 year old model. I like the “if it isn’t broke don’t fix it” mentality Toyota has managed to keep over the years. Emissions are catching up with them and they’re probably going to make a mess of transition to the new platform in upcoming model years though
- arh68 4y agoTacomas switched to the 3.5L 2GR-FKS with port + direct injection (& Atkinson cycle), years ago. 4Runners still have the old 4.0L 1GR-FE, port-injected. (and a 5-speed automatic! you're right about low-change mentality) Fuel economy is roughly similar (>= 11.0 L / 100 Km), as far as I know, as is power.