The 2024 Toyota Tacoma began the fourth-generation of the midsize truck. Toyota offers eight trims, multiple powertrains, two cabins, two bed sizes and more.
Toyota launched the fourth-generation of the Toyota Tacoma in 2024. For 2025, the midsize truck already saw a few changes. But the truck largely holds steady, with eight trims offered: SR, SR5, TRD PreRunner, TRD Sport, TRD Off-Road, Limited, TRD Pro, and Trailhunter.
Choosing a trim only starts the Tacoma purchasing journey, however. As, depending on which one you choose, there’s still a matter of cabin size, bed length, engine, transmission, and drivetrain. And that’s before you dig into options.
I found the Trailhunter and TRD Pro a particularly difficult choice, as what set the two trims apart bewildered me. Fortunately, I got the chance to speak with Assistant Chief Engineer of Tacoma, Randy Badia, at the 2025 Detroit Auto Show. We walked around a Trailhunter Tacoma and I peppered him with questions to better understand this new Tacoma trim. He provided excellent insight and detail. Check out the video below.
Choose your cab and bed
Toyota offers two cabins as well as two bed sizes, but not all trims offer all options. First, the Xtra cab seats two, but offers space behind the passengers. If you go with the two-seat cabin, you automatically get the larger, six-foot long bed. To get that layout, you must choose either the SR, SR5, or PreRunner trims.
Otherwise, you get the double cabin, which seats five in two-rows. Passengers get adequate space in the second row, but nothing more. If you get the larger cabin, the SR, SR5, TRD Sport, TRD Off-Road, and Trailhunter trims still let you choose between the five-foot and six-foot beds. Just know that the double-cab with the six-foot bed combines to give you a nearly 227-inch long Tacoma.
The Limited and TRD Pro trims only come as double-cabin, five-foot bed trucks. The PreRunner only comes as an Xtra-cab, six-foot bed truck.
Drivetrain Decisions
Similar to truck configuration, many trims offer the choice between rear- and four-wheel-drive (RWD, 4WD). Four of them include 4WD as standard, the TRD Off Road, Limited, Trailhunter, and TRD Pro. One, the PreRunner, is RWD only. The SR, SR5, and TRD Sport offer the choice. For those, going with 4WD costs an addition $3200. The TRD Sport also gets two engine choices, and if you get the hybrid, its 4WD only.
wait, did you say hybrid?
Yes. Five of the eight trims offer a hybrid powertrain, which Toyota named i-Force Max. It combines a turbocharged 2.4-liter inline-four-cylinder engine with electric motors to provide 326 horsepower and 465 lb.-ft of torque. Toyota offers that in the TRD Sport, TRD Off-Road, and Limited trims. It’s the only propulsion choice for the Trailhunter and TRD Pro trims.
Otherwise, you effectively get the same turbocharged 2.4-liter inline-four-cylinder, but on its own. In that case, you move around with 278 horsepower and 317 lb.-ft of torque. Toyota calls that one i-Force. Most Tacomas bolt whichever engine up to an eight-speed automatic transmission. However, if you go i-Force, there’s another choice.
The Manual Survives
Yes! Toyota still offers a six-speed manual transmission in three Tacoma trims: SR, TRD Sport, and TRD Off-Road. In the first two, you also need to select 4WD. The TRD Off-Road comes standard that way. And here lies my biggest disappointment. The Tacoma PreRunner stands out as a sporty, road truck of sorts. And I feel its the best fit for a manual transmission. Alas, its only RWD and not offered with a manual. Sad face.
in summary
The Toyota Tacoma offers a lot of choice, but also an interesting mix of where those choices lie. It’s quite similar, but not the same as the new, 2025 Toyota 4Runner. I also put a video together breaking that one down here. Ironically, in some cases I want more choice, PreRunner. In others, I could do with less, TRD Sport. But, how you feel about it is your choice.
Price breakdown
How much will these Tacoma’s cost? I put together this table to help you find out.
| Trim | Engine | Drive | Price |
| SR | i-Force | RWD | $33,085 |
| SR | i-Force | 4WD | $36,285 |
| SR5 | i-Force | RWD | $37,715 |
| SR5 | i-Force | 4WD | $40,915 |
| PreRunner | i-Force | RWD | $39,615 |
| TRD Sport | i-Force | RWD | $40,895 |
| TRD Sport | i-Force | 4WD | $44,095 |
| TRD Sport | i-Force Max | 4WD | $47,815 |
| TRD Off-Road | i-Force | 4WD | $43,295 |
| TRD Off-Road | i-Force Max | 4WD | $48,115 |
| Limited | i-Force | 4WD | $54,050 |
| Limited | i-Force Max | 4WD | $57,375 |
| Trailhunter | i-Force Max | 4WD | $64,230 |
| TRD Pro | i-Force Max | 4WD | $65,230 |
