soonenough
Explorer
While I agree with you here, I doubt they would do it because the majority of people that want 4-wheel drive and are comparing the Tacoma to competing vehicles would probably view manual hubs as a disadvantage because it can't be engaged 'on the fly' like ADD hubs. Similarly, I would bet that the majority of people probably prefer a switch on the dash rather than a manual lever for 4-wheel drive controls. I think it all goes back to what several people in this thread have said - generally speaking, American truck buyers want 'convenience' and 'luxury' items, and probably would not be willing to sacrifice those in order to gain heavy-duty-ness, increased reliability / capability, etc.I do think toyota needs to stop wasting their money with these so called baja packages and make a true offroad HD package......HD meaning frame and manual locking hubs. Ford still does it (manual locking hubs) why cant you?
I could be wrong though, and maybe there are enough Toyota drivers that are interested in these things. Although from a corporate standpoint, a lot part of it isn't about what current Toyota owners, or Toyota enthusiasts, or die-hard Toyota fans want, it's about what on-the-fence potential buyers want.
And with regards to the Ford trucks having manual hubs - isn't that only on the heavy-duty models (F-250 and -350)? I'm pretty sure the F-150 has automatic hubs. Meaning that Ford looked at their buyers, and although they know acknowledged that manual hubs were preferable from a heavy-duty / reliability standpoint, they also acknowledged that the majority of 4-wheel-drive truck buyers who just want a basic-needs, non-heavy-duty truck (F-150) would desire the convenience of automatic hubs.
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