Official 2024 Tacoma i-FORCE MAX Hybrid MPG Numbers!

TheChadster · 2025-01-16T14:54:30+00:00

Hey gang!! New to this forum and really excited about my 2025 taco coming in a couple months as a factory order. I have (as most of us have) seen the thread about the aluminum top plate located in the front shocks breaking when off-roading, possibly due to a new design that eliminated the external bump stops on the 24’+ Tacos. Now I do believe Bilstein addressed the issue, stating that their bump stops are now built-in the actual shocks. My question is, if I decide to add the aftermarket Icon top plate, in the event of bottoming out and cracking the aluminum part by Toyota, would Icon reinforcement plate “transfer” the load to a more important part like a control arm, thus potentially causing more expensive damage? Or is the Icon plate a cheap and effective preventative measure, “solving” the potential issue? Any advice is welcome and greatly appreciated!!

TRD JON

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Apr 23, 2024

Toyota USA has officially released MPG numbers for all of their hybrid Tacomas. I am honestly really surprised to see the TRD Pro and Trailhunter being rated at 24MPG on the highway. Those trucks along with the TRD Off-Road (hybrid) come standard with 33" (rounded up) diameter tires. It also looks like only 4x4 models will be available with the i-FORCE MAX powertrain. The biggest gains are seen in the city with 3MPG improvement over standard i-FORCE Models and 1MPG increase on the highway, bringing the combined MPG up by 3MPG across the board.

Info per Toyota USA site. TRDJON YouTube breakdown.