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So the new V6 is direct injection (actually it is both direct and multi-port). Of course we don't know any specifics for this particular engine, but one of the benefits of direct injection is that it can greatly reduce fuel consumption at idle and low loads. In fact direct injection engines...

I'm looking to replace the front bumper on a 2015 Tacoma to improve entry angle and handle minor bumps/scrapes (as in 5 mph bumps and scrapes crawling over a rough patch, not Baja racing bumps and scrapes). Weight a concern, so aluminum would be my choice. I do see a few Al aftermarket...

NOx regulations, from here http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/alternative-fuel/diesel/4330313 Now all the diesel regulations are changing fairly rapidly on both sides of the pond. So likely diesel will take a hit in Europe as well and these ratios are changing, may have already changed in...

You got some great replies already, but I'll add a little more. You've got three things driving diesel in Europe as well as the common perception that Europe has stronger emissions standards (they don't actually). Efficiency/CO2 vs. Pollution - Higher MPG results in lower CO2 emissions...

The lead engineer discussed this in the Q&A. From Toyota's perspective they weren't seeing a Diesel as a good solution for the Tacoma. You gain the mileage of course but the emissions standards are very strict and only getting stricter which means you have to then tack on about $3K in stuff to...

Actually headrests are the most sensible thing in the world to have. Soft tissue damage can be life altering and it is completely beyond your control. Headrests protect you from the *** busy texting who rear ends you at 45 mph while you are stopped at a red light. But most definitely, car...

New T-case. Not many details, still electronic shift but is suppose to be faster to shift. No auto/full time 4WD setting. Higher gear ratios available for the diffs now, I think they said 3.93 and 4.3 in the Q&A session.

At this point it seems the consensus is that the Atkinson cycle on the V6 likely only applies in the idle and low power ranges - that it is implemented with VVT and it is Otto cycle the rest of the time. Manufacturers have gotten pretty loose about calling things "Atkinson" even when they...

The I4 is the old 2.7 retuned to match a new 6 speed auto. You can't get a MT with the I4 anymore. The V6 is a new 3.5 running an Atkinson cycle. Not too many details about this yet, but appears to be an all new engine probably a 2GR-xxx where "xxx" is some new suffix. 6 speed auto or manual...

It is more than buyers. The CAFE standards protect the full size truck class. The standards (counter-intuitively) strongly encourage vehicle makers to avoid producing small to medium sized trucks and instead produce full sized trucks. This is because fuel efficiency standards are based on...

No, that's the current Tundra interior. The new Tacoma interior has a much narrower center console.

Yep, and the manufacturers are essentially trapped as well - there is a price that will sell and a price that is just too much for the market. Careful! You are trying to inject rational logic into emissions regulations! Remember the most popular and "successful" recent "environmental"...

Mostly agree with everything you've said, though you left out the one of the biggest trade-offs of all - cost. They need to make a truck that will be competitive in the market place. Many of the trade-offs you've outlined above can be improved with the addition of more money. You can make a...

In theory. At least for where I go in practice the reality would be far, far worse range with a diesel because I can top off with 87 octane much closer to many of my off road routes than I would ever be able to with diesel.

I just mean I'd never have a dedicated camping vehicle out here. There are certainly places to "camp" out here, but it seems you are always in view of city lights or the sound of a lawnmower. No views, no actual mountains. Some very pretty small settings nonetheless. All second growth forest...

Heh, I remember exploring DV years ago in a Honda Civic. I was not, however, brave enough to tackle racetrack in it! Did do about 100 miles of dirt in Utah in that poor little civic though. Jealous of your CA relocation. My wife and I stuck in MD for almost seven years now. I just see no...

P tires are typically significantly weaker as far as puncture resistance, both tread and side wall, compared to a LT tire. Honestly, if you plan on going off road get an LT tire of some kind. Once in LT land the load range (C, D or E) is actually a little bit confusing as it does not directly...

I've been wondering about that myself. The one advantage to the rain fly is that it gets wet, you take it off and pack away the main tent almost completely dry. Then you can shake out the rain fly and store or dry it separately. If the main tent were water proof and you didn't use the fly...

Apologies for dragging off topic... I don't know about the rain fly but that was the very first thing that popped into my mind. I know Mario talked about that like a year ago but told people not to wait for it. I suppose we will know in a few months, or perhaps someone can ask Mario what to...

I think you are right. When I first saw some of these most recent desert shots I just thought Mojave north of LA since that is where a lot of product shots and video are done and there was plenty of creosote around. But in that photo the barrel cactus is more Sonoran than Mojave flora. There...