Can the All-New Toyota Tacoma Keep Up With a Ranger Raptor Off-Road?

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[Rdrunnersac]

Toyota engineers designed a decent new truck then corporate ruined the whole thing by stripping once standard features and jacking the price up to ridiculous levels.

[Rdrunnersac]

Akio Toyoda - “No more boring cars!”

Toyota beancounters at corporate headquarters…👂🏼”No more boring prices!”

[media]

43 psi in the tire on the raptor. No wonder bad traction. 👀

[AussieDazza]

The Ranger Raptor was designed and engineered in Australia with thousands of kilometres of driving on rough corrugated roads. That is why it does so well on dirt roads with corrugations .

[trailrunnah]

I'm not a Ford guy, but this Raptor owns this segment now. With the locker, real tires, and especially the upgraded engine, it's more special than the TRD Pro for less money. I think the ZO2 is the ultimate bargain in this category, but the upgraded engine and trick rear suspension make this most likely worth the money over the ZR2.

[pbj]

Seems like everyone forgot the Taco 4WD broke during light off roading. Then Toyota never really addressed the issue except replacing the entire front diff.

[mikesuahtla]

The Ranger Raptor was designed, engineered and tested in Australia. It was put through some of the most rugged terrain imaginable. It is now the bench mark for the midsize truck category.

[christos]

There's no perspective that makes this look affordable.

[SKiiTTLe]

I agree a truck that immediately broke is definitely in the running for current benchmark 🤣.

[husshardan]

The new Tacoma TRD Pro is 50% more expensive than the outgoing version. Think about that for a second. This is corporations treating the general public like idiots, helped by reviewers who shrug their shoulders and just say stuff like 'everything is more expensive'. Inflation is only partially to blame. The rest is a term called "greedflation" where corporations see just how far they can push prices while crying crocodile tears.

[Surlyman]

TFL, when testing the 10spd in low it defaults to second gear, one needs to manually select first gear which is a granny low. This is something I never see people do in reviews. It really makes a difference crawling!

[is]

It’s pretty bold to open the video claiming the latest gen Taco is the new benchmark and justifying with payload when the new Ranger has much better payload.

[thejohnnerparty]

I really wish the buttons for the lockers were not on the touch screen. What were they thinking_ This is not a Tesla. It is a truck!

[grisa]

Always been a Toyota guy, but Ranger Raptor all day. All of my Ford trucks and Lincoln products in the past 6 years have been incredible, and my Toyotas have been less so. I think reputations don’t always reflect current reality.

[tylerflores-tucker]

The guys mention Toyotas great reliability at the beginning of the video… didn’t the TFL Tacoma lose 4wd catastrophically in their first off road drive? I smell bias.

[edspears]

Sorry Tommy… the ranger raptor is the new benchmark! The limited
Toy cost as much as the raptor but does half the stuff 🤷🏻‍♂️

[CraigG]

When equipped similarly, the pricing of the new Tacoma models is nuts. ZR2 for me.
As always, appreciate the info on all of these vehicles!

[kobayashimaru]

I noticed the low hanging hitch wiring on the Ranger as well. I predict relocating it will be a popular mod.

[R_Tower]

That Toyota TRD pro is going to need to be an incredible vehicle for the price. So far it ain’t looking good for the Pro based on its released suspension performance metrics.

The Ranger Raptor & even ZR2 are killing it at their current price.

[themouas]

I didn't see the Tacoma climb the wall.😊