2025 Toyota Tacoma Hybrid Review | Finally! A Mid Size Hybrid Truck!

It seems like we’ve been waiting forever, but Toyota has finally given Tacoma shoppers what they have been asking for: more power and better fuel economy. On that last point however: don’t expect this to be a “bigger Maverick” because that’s not the kind of hybrid system Toyota went with. Instead they focused the new 2.4L turbocharged hybrid at capability with a hint of extra efficiency. Yes it’s likely the most efficient truck in its class in real world driving, but it’ll only be beating the Ranger and Colorado by a few MPG…

00:00 Introduction
00:28 Exterior Walkaround
04:33 Under the Hood
07:17 Interior
15:41 On the Road
29:49 Off Road - TRD PRO
31:30 Pricing
33:14 In Conclusion

[SansooIan]

$63, 900 before markups.
Quick math:
$6, 400 down (10%)
+ tax and interest (7.64)
60 Months Payment: $1260
@12.5% of take home pay you should be earning $157, 500 annually to be looking at this car (assuming the appropriate taxes are coming out of your paycheck).
National average wage (US Census): $63795.
Percentage making $150k annually: approx. 8.3%
5 Year price increase Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro:
2019 MSRP: $42, 960
2024 MSRP: $63, 900
49% increase
Wage growth 2019-2024: 1.7% (Source: US Treasury)

These price increases far outpace inflation and wage growth.

Toyota is targeting 8% of total market. Or people who just want to act fiscally irresponsible.

[ASD-DAD]

Toyota is pissing me off, $63K+ taxes is criminal for a non full size truck. Toyota pricing out 95% of Americans. My brother's 2009 Tundra Limited 4wd was $36K brand new. No way inflation is causing all of this price madness.

[john]

These trucks are going to price themselves out of the market. I'm sorry, but I'm not paying over $60k for a Tacoma.

[malifestro]

47.5k for a loaded Pro4x. 55 for a Raptor. And then this thing at around 65k?! What on earth is Toyota thinking!?

[Bobstone]

$63k, that's F-250 XLT Tremor pricing. For as much as all the mid size trucks are getting, I'm just going full size. The cost advantage of mid size trucks is gone.

[rightlanehog]

Alex and Travis, The more I look at those powerful Tacoma drivetrains paired with small, 'lifestyle' beds, the more I wish for the return of the T100. 😉

[glennmccormick]

Might as well put the MSRP at $1 million dollars. $64k is ridiculous.

[mark_u]

For a $63K midsize truck, the Trailhunter MUST have had "luxuries" such as rear aircon vents and a rear armrest standard 🙃

[KKop]

'In a pinch we can make it work'? Your feet are at a 90 degree angle to your leg! :-)

[KPHVAC]

I'm a Toyota fan but even the TRD Off Road pricing is right in line with basic full size 1/2 ton trucks. Most of the Tacoma lineup is overpriced!

[IamGroot]

Add the dealer markups and you’re in financial hell.

[roywall]

Lets celebrate the removal of the one area Toyota had a monopoly on, reliability! 🎉🎉

[QuietMikeW]

“Finally, a midsize hybrid truck”. — said no one ever.

[CrazyWeeMonkey]

$65K puts this awfully close to something like a Rivian R1T...

[Cloud]

When they stop selling 80% of the trucks they produce, then price cuts will be considered. Until then, you are no longer the target market if you consider this expensive yet the target market is big enough that you simply no longer matter to manufacturers.

We live in a society where people take out loans and “overpay” for everything, be it houses, vehicles, vacations, food, or phones. That drives inflation and increasing prices, and no amount of complaints will alter that as long as people continue to pay those prices.

[garrettw]

Only the Toyota fanboys will pay over $60k for a 🌮. That’s ridiculous. The Raptor is priced much better

[sentiencepsn]

As someone 6’5” I hated the toboggan seating position of the previous gen Tacoma. This one is better, but the seats feel very narrow for my frame. Don’t have this issue with the Frontier or any American brand.

[fighter]

There is absolutely NO WAY, Toyota or not, that this type of hybrid drivetrain is ever going to be as durable as the old 3.5 or the 4.0 V6 that's in the older Toyota trucks and SUVs. I'm sure there are enough suckers out there to buy these things at 65k a pop, but I won't be one of them.

[jerrycarter]

LMAO when the dude is sitting in the back seat with his foot turned 75 degrees...

A lot of features, but it comes with a ridiculous price point.

We'll see what the smaller Toyota truck looks like.

[Cloud]

As far as running out of battery, this will only happen if you have the pedal to the floor. In all other conditions, the engine is able to deliver all the power needed and still recharge the battery (at the cost of mpg).

Even when towing up a steep hill, the engine is generally powerful enough to maintain speed (once that speed is reached) at the max tow rating without the use of the motor.

I can’t think of a situation outside of racing where there will not be enough battery for the full time you floor it (generally less then 30 seconds), and enough time before flooring it again (even a minute will return a lot of energy to the battery) for the engine to recharge enough battery for the next time you floor it.

In normal drive mode, when it cycles the battery between charge and discharge, it always saves a buffer of energy for at least 30 seconds of flooring it to give you that extra power on demand even while the battery is at the lowest point in it’s normal drive mode cycle.