2016 Toyota Tacoma's New Six-Speed Automatic Has the Numbers - PickupTrucks.com
The truck is either going to lug it's way around on the highway or never hit 6th, one of the two. I'll give them credit for the lower gear ratios though. maybe now the truck will run door to door with the Frontier that's been on sale since 2005. Lol. It's funny how this Tacoma is the LEAST impressive "new" truck in the segment but it's getting all the attention. What about the new Ranger that hit the news yesterday. Ford and Mike Levine says Ford won't talk about future products. That is all I need to know that a new small truck is coming. F-100 project truck in 2015/2016 to get people talking. That looks like the ratios are just about the same, the Toyota having a slightly wider spread. 29 in the GM) final drive will get you 1800rpm at 70mph, goes up to 2060rpm at 80- sounds fine for flat cruising. I would concede that a tow package or other modification friendly bundle could benefit from lower gears- 4. 30 sounds good to me. @WXman The Tundra uses the high 6th gear and it's far from useless. Most of the big 3 trucks use a ~. 6 something top overdrive gear. I bet the new Ranger will have that new mini-me powerstroke diesel that gets 50 mpg. Source: news.pickuptrucks.com
