Toyota Tacoma Engines
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Toyota Tacoma Engines

In fact, Tacoma, manufactured by Toyota since 1995, is the same Hilux, but designed for the US market. For a long time it was the best-selling mid-size pickup, equipped with 2.4 and 2.7-liter gasoline inline-fours, as well as a 6-liter V3.4 engine. In the second generation, the engines were replaced with more modern ones, I4 2.7 and V6 4.0 l, and in the third, a modern unit under the 2GR-FKS index was installed on the car.

Diesel engines were not provided for the Tacoma.

 The first generation (1995-2004)

A total of three powertrains were available for the Toyota Tacoma with automatic or manual transmissions:

  • 4-liter I4 2RZ-FE engine with 142 hp and 217 Nm of torque;
  • 7-liter I4 3RZ-FE engine with 150 hp and 240 Nm of torque;
  • as well as a 3.4-liter six-cylinder unit 5VZ-FE with a rated output of 190 hp. and 298 Nm of torque.
Toyota Tacoma Engines
Toyota Tacoma first generation

In the first couple of years of production, the Tacoma sold very well, attracting many young buyers. In the first generation, two restylings of the model were carried out: the first - in 1998, and the second - in 2001.

2RZ-FAITH

Toyota Tacoma Engines
2RZ-FE

The 2RZ-FE engine was produced from 1995 to 2004.

2RZ-FE
Volume cm32438
Power, hp142
Cylinder Ø, mm95
MOP09.05.2019
HP, mm86
Installed on:TOYOTA: Hilux; Tacoma

 

3RZ-FE

Toyota Tacoma Engines
2.7-liter unit 3RZ-FE under the hood of a 1999 Toyota Tacoma.

The motor was produced from 1994 to 2004. This is one of the largest units in the 3RZ line, equipped with two balance shafts in the crankcase.

3RZ-FE
Volume cm32693
Power, hp145-150
Cylinder Ø, mm95
MOP09.05.2010
HP, mm95
Installed onTOYOTA: 4Runner; HiAce Regius; Hilux; Land Cruiser Prado; T100; tacoma

 

5VZFE

Toyota Tacoma Engines
5VZ-FE 3.4 DOHC V6 in the engine bay of a 2000 Toyota Tacoma.

5VZ-FE was produced from 1995 to 2004. The engine was installed on many popular models of pickups, SUVs and minibuses.

5VZ-FE
Volume cm33378
Power, hp190
Cylinder Ø, mm93.5
MOP09.06.2019
HP, mm82
Installed on:TOYOTA: Land Cruiser Prado; 4Runner; Tacoma; Tundra; T100; granvia
GAZ: 3111 Volga

 

The second generation (2005-2015)

At the 2004 Chicago Auto Show, Toyota introduced the larger, more powerful Tacoma. The updated car was available in as many as eighteen different configurations. An X-Runner version was also introduced, replacing the slow-selling S-Runner from the previous generation.

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Toyota Tacoma 2009 c.
  • Tacoma X-Runner was equipped with a 4.0-liter V6 engine with a six-speed manual transmission. A new powertrain, the 1GR-FE, replaced the original 3.4-liter 5VZ-FE V6. The motor turned out to be better than its predecessor. It produced 236 horsepower and showed a torque of 387 Nm at 4400 rpm.
Toyota Tacoma Engines
1GR-FE
  • A smaller, 4-cylinder alternative to the 4.0L engine, the 2TR-FE unit, featured in less expensive models, was rated at 159 hp. and 244 Nm of torque. With a volume of 2.7 liters, it was very different from its predecessor, 3RZ-FE.

1GR-FE

1GR-FE - V-shaped, 6-cylinder gasoline engine. Produced since 2002. The unit is designed for large SUVs and pickups.

1GR-FE
Volume cm33956
Power, hp228-282
Cylinder Ø, mm94
MOP9.5-10.4
HP, mm95
Installed on:TOYOTA: 4Runner; FJ Cruiser; HiluxSurf; Land Cruiser (Prado); Tacoma; Tundra

 

2TRFE

Toyota Tacoma Engines
2TR-FE

2TR-FE, also designed for large pickups and SUVs, has been assembled since 2004. Since 2015, this motor has been equipped with a Dual VVT-i system on two shafts.

2TR-FE
Volume cm32693
Power, hp149-166
Cylinder Ø, mm95
MOP9.6-10.2
HP, mm95
Installed on:TOYOTA: Fortuner; Hiace; Hilux Pick Up; Hilux Surf; Land Cruiser Prado; Regius Ace; Tacoma

 

Third generation (2015-present)

The new Tacoma was officially unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show in January 2015, with US sales following in September of that year.

Toyota offered a choice of a 2.7-liter I4 engine paired with a 5-speed manual or 6-speed automatic transmission, and a 3.5-liter V6 engine paired with a 6-speed manual or 6-speed automatic transmission. automatic, gearboxes.

Toyota Tacoma Engines
Toyota Tacoma third generation
  • The 2TR-FE 2.7 V6 powertrain, equipped with VVT-iW and D-4S systems, which allows you to switch from port injection to direct injection depending on driving conditions, delivers 161 hp to the Tacoma. at 5200 rpm and a torque of 246 Nm at 3800 rpm.
  • 2GR-FKS 3.5 produces 278 hp. at 6000 rpm and 359 Nm of torque at 4600 rpm.

2GR-FX

Toyota Tacoma Engines
2GR-FX

2GR-FKS has been produced since 2015 and is installed on numerous Toyota models. First of all, this engine is interesting for D-4S injection, Atkinson cycle work and VVT-iW system.

2GR-FX
Volume cm33456
Power, hp278-311
Cylinder Ø, mm94
MOP11.08.2019
HP, mm83
Installed on:TOYOTA: Tacoma 3; Highlanders; Sienna; Alphard; Camry
LEXUS: GS 350; RX 350; LS 350; IS 300

The new 2015 Toyota Tacoma pickup truck is reviewed by Alexander Michelson

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