New teaser pics of the GX yesterday. And the Ranger was released.
GX looks like a low flat hood. Does not give me G wagon vibes at all. Or modern LC70 for that matter - although it has some hint of the XJ700 concept. To me it says Defender. IMO that's a good sign that it'll have tall glass - you can get a pretty good idea by the wiper length and vertical angle of the A pillar that it'll have tall greenhouse with a lot of glass. I like that aspect a lot. And rear glass moves the wiper to the bottom. I think it's a better design to have at the top where it's protected instead of being at the bottom to collect dirt and rocks to abrade the rear glass with. But the base looks like it has a finger hook that suggests that at least the glass opens.
Ranger base engine is likely equivalent to Toyota's top engine in the Tacoma for all non-TRD Pro models. And then the Ranger has two TTv6 options up to 405hp, long travel, 33's, dual lockers, and fancy fox suspension. $56k. I don't think a 310hp hybrid Tacoma TRD Pro is going to stack up very well. Possibly Toyota has something up its sleeve like a TTv6 Taco or a new engine we haven't seen yet. If not - the new Tacoma release is going to seem a bit deflated when the top spec model is only competitive with the mid range of the Ford Ranger lineup and the high volume models are well short. I'm making an assumption that the Taco TRD Pro is the same powertrain as the new LC model, so I'm curious to see what it is.
GX looks like a low flat hood. Does not give me G wagon vibes at all. Or modern LC70 for that matter - although it has some hint of the XJ700 concept. To me it says Defender. IMO that's a good sign that it'll have tall glass - you can get a pretty good idea by the wiper length and vertical angle of the A pillar that it'll have tall greenhouse with a lot of glass. I like that aspect a lot. And rear glass moves the wiper to the bottom. I think it's a better design to have at the top where it's protected instead of being at the bottom to collect dirt and rocks to abrade the rear glass with. But the base looks like it has a finger hook that suggests that at least the glass opens.
Ranger base engine is likely equivalent to Toyota's top engine in the Tacoma for all non-TRD Pro models. And then the Ranger has two TTv6 options up to 405hp, long travel, 33's, dual lockers, and fancy fox suspension. $56k. I don't think a 310hp hybrid Tacoma TRD Pro is going to stack up very well. Possibly Toyota has something up its sleeve like a TTv6 Taco or a new engine we haven't seen yet. If not - the new Tacoma release is going to seem a bit deflated when the top spec model is only competitive with the mid range of the Ford Ranger lineup and the high volume models are well short. I'm making an assumption that the Taco TRD Pro is the same powertrain as the new LC model, so I'm curious to see what it is.
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