--- title: "2024 Toyota Tacoma Hybrid: Could it reach 38 MPG?" url: "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2022/08/2024-toyota-tacoma-hybrid-could-it-reach-38-mpg/" publisher: "Pickup Truck + SUV Talk" content_signal: "search=yes, ai-input=yes, ai-train=no" author: "Tim Esterdahl" published: "2022-08-09T10:00:06+00:00" modified: "2026-08-19T16:27:29+00:00" image: "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2022_Toyota_Tacoma_Trail_Edition.jpg" --- # 2024 Toyota Tacoma Hybrid: Could it reach 38 MPG? By Tim Esterdahl Published: 2022-08-09T10:00:06+00:00 Updated: 2026-08-19T16:27:29+00:00 ![Featured image]() It is no secret a new 2024 Toyota Tacoma hybrid is expected to be unveiled next year, yet what we don’t know is the specifics. However, looking at recent Toyota vehicles, we can make some strong guesses on what to expect. The 2024 Toyota Tacoma will feature a new interior, upgraded infotainment and exterior changes as well as some likely suspension changes — at least for the TRD PRO models to make them even [more off-road capable](). It will also see a host of powertrain changes with the existing 2.7-liter, 4-cylinder and 3.5-liter, V-6 being replaced by a hybrid powertrain, along with a likely non-hybrid option. ### **Which powertrain will the 2024 Toyota Tacoma hybrid get?** One of the chief complaints on the current-gen Tacoma is the lackluster engine performance and subpar fuel economy. While big brother [Tundra went with a hybrid powertrain]() for better power while towing (not fuel economy), the Tacoma will be all about fuel economy since towing is like No. 15 on the buying list for new midsize truck consumers. This only leaves the question of which Toyota hybrid powertrain it will get. Will it be a plug-in electric hybrid (PHEV) like the [RAV4 Prime](), or will it get the the [Toyota Crown]() hybrid or Hybrid Max powertrain? We didn’t get a sneak peak at either powertrain with the [recent spy photos](), which instead focused on the rear suspension changes. ### **RAV4 Prime vs Crown options** The RAV4 Prime offers up to 42 miles of electric-only range, using a series parallel hybrid system. It makes 304 horsepower and can achieve upwards of 38 MPG combined. Impressive indeed, except it retails for nearly $10k more than the RAV4 hybrid, which returns 40 MPG combined. This last sentence makes us think Toyota won’t go PHEV due to the price pushing out it outside the average market price for a midsize truck. How about the Toyota Crown hybrid systems, though? The so-called Hybrid Max system is equipped with two-motor system mated to a 2.4-liter turbocharged engine and a direct shift 6-speed automatic transmission (not a continuously variable transmission!). This is the up-level performance-focused hybrid system that will deliver an estimated 28 MPG combined fuel-economy rating. The base powertrain for this new vehicle is the fuel-sipping Toyota Hybrid System (THS) we see in the Sienna minivan, and it is expected to deliver an estimated 38 MPG in the Crown. Frankly, either of these hybrid systems would be better than the current Tacoma engines, which return 20 MPG in combined driving. [Embedded video]() ### **The bottom line** Toyota fans were pretty dismayed with the Tundra hybrid system not returning [impressive fuel economy]() numbers, and we can’t see the Tacoma following suit. It should favor fuel economy over towing. Plus, with different off-road drive modes, it should make good use of the additional torque on the dirt as well as the off-the-line while still returning better MPGs than the current model. However, we could see Tacoma following in the Crown’s footsteps with both the performance system *and*the fuel sipper. But if we get just one: we’ll take the THS over the Max, please! We expect to see the new Tacoma get unveiled in early to mid 2023 going on sale in the fall of 2023 as a 2024 model. ## Related vehicle coverage - [2024 Toyota Tacoma]() ## Structured page information ~~~json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Article", "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2022/08/2024-toyota-tacoma-hybrid-could-it-reach-38-mpg/#article", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2022/08/2024-toyota-tacoma-hybrid-could-it-reach-38-mpg/" }, "author": { "name": "Tim Esterdahl", "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/#/schema/person/82b06f99329f69a069a5ab6caed18593" }, "headline": "2024 Toyota Tacoma Hybrid: Could it reach 38 MPG?", "datePublished": "2022-08-09T10:00:06+00:00", "dateModified": "2026-08-19T16:27:29+00:00", "mainEntityOfPage": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2022/08/2024-toyota-tacoma-hybrid-could-it-reach-38-mpg/" }, "wordCount": 542, "commentCount": 15, "publisher": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/#organization" }, "image": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2022/08/2024-toyota-tacoma-hybrid-could-it-reach-38-mpg/#primaryimage" }, "thumbnailUrl": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2022_Toyota_Tacoma_Trail_Edition.jpg", "keywords": [ "2024 Toyota Tacoma Hybrid", "new tacoma hybrid", "toyota tacoma hybrid" ], "articleSection": [ "News" ], "inLanguage": "en-US", "potentialAction": [ { "@type": "CommentAction", "name": "Comment", "target": [ "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2022/08/2024-toyota-tacoma-hybrid-could-it-reach-38-mpg/#respond" ] } ] }, { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2022/08/2024-toyota-tacoma-hybrid-could-it-reach-38-mpg/", "url": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2022/08/2024-toyota-tacoma-hybrid-could-it-reach-38-mpg/", "name": "2024 Toyota Tacoma Hybrid: Could it reach 38 MPG?", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/#website" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2022/08/2024-toyota-tacoma-hybrid-could-it-reach-38-mpg/#primaryimage" }, "image": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2022/08/2024-toyota-tacoma-hybrid-could-it-reach-38-mpg/#primaryimage" }, "thumbnailUrl": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2022_Toyota_Tacoma_Trail_Edition.jpg", "datePublished": "2022-08-09T10:00:06+00:00", "dateModified": "2026-08-19T16:27:29+00:00", "description": "It is no secret a new 2024 Toyota Tacoma hybrid is expected to be unveiled next year, here are strong guesses on what to expect.", "breadcrumb": { "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2022/08/2024-toyota-tacoma-hybrid-could-it-reach-38-mpg/#breadcrumb" }, "inLanguage": "en-US", "potentialAction": [ { "@type": "ReadAction", "target": [ "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2022/08/2024-toyota-tacoma-hybrid-could-it-reach-38-mpg/" ] } ] }, { "@type": "ImageObject", "inLanguage": "en-US", "@id": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/2022/08/2024-toyota-tacoma-hybrid-could-it-reach-38-mpg/#primaryimage", "url": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2022_Toyota_Tacoma_Trail_Edition.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://pickuptrucktalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/2022_Toyota_Tacoma_Trail_Edition.jpg", "width": 1500, "height": 1000, "caption": "The Trail Edition gets some upgrades including some sweet bronze wheels, skid plates and the Lunar Rock color option. 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