After years of waiting, Toyota finally gave us a new Tacoma. Even better, the company has brought some of its legendary hybrid technologies to market in the popular pickup. After keeping quiet about how much these new hybrid Tacomas would cost even when we recently attended the first-drive event, Toyota quietly released pricing for all trim levels of the Tacoma i-Force Max, and they ain’t cheap.
All Tacoma Hybrid trim levels are powered by the same i-Force Max powertrain, which uses a 2.4-liter turbocharged inline-four and produces 326 horsepower and 465 pound-feet of torque. Unfortunately, there’s no six-speed manual transmission for the hybrid engine, so an eight-speed automatic is the only option.
If you thought you could get a regular cab Tacoma Hybrid for under $40,000, you were sadly mistaken. The Tacoma Hybrid trim starts with the TRD Sport Hybrid, which starts at $47,795 (including the $1,495 destination charge) for a crew cab truck with four-wheel drive. The next trim level is the Tacoma TRD Off Road, which starts at $48,095. Add in things like one of the $495 paint options, heated seats, the TRD Off Road Premium package, and the sway bar disconnect mechanism, and you end up with a $58,000 Tacoma.
Then there’s the $57,295 Tacoma Limited, the most luxurious Tacoma you can buy. It comes with things like chrome trim and wheels as well as electric running boards. The only major option for the Limited is an adaptive variable suspension for $395.
The next trim up the ladder are the two ultimate off-road Tacomas. The first is the Tacoma Trailhunter, a new nameplate for the brand, and pricing starts at $64,395. The Trailhunter is the only Tacoma Hybrid trim to come with an optional 6-foot bed. All other equipment variants are only available in the double cabin configuration with a 1.50 m long bed. If you opt for the longer bed, the price starts at $64,895. Don’t want the Trailhunter? You can opt for the most expensive Tacoma ever, the Tacoma TRD Pro Hybrid, which starts at $65,395. It gets an exclusive two-tone paint job and is also the only model equipped with those cool IsoDynamic Performance front seats.
Whichever way you go about it, the Tacoma Hybrid will be expensive. I never thought we’d ever be talking about $65,000 Toyota Tacomas, but here we are. The 2024 Tacoma Hybridz should arrive at dealers soon if it isn’t already. I’ll definitely keep an eye out for wild serves.
