 What is up you guys, welcome back to another one. If you are new to the channel, I'm Gold Pony at the new car truck SUV reviews on YouTube. And today, we're in the brand new 2023 Toyota Tacoma, courtesy of younger Toyota in Hagerstown, Maryland for more information on their inventory. Please feel free to check out the link in the description box below. So we are in this one today because of course, the Toyota Tacoma is known for legendary reliability to start. You got a couple new changes for the 2023 model year as well. You get two years or 25,000 miles of complimentary maintenance. That's gonna save you a little bit of money there. So ultimately in this video, we will be testing out and going over everything about this one from acceleration to braking, steering feel, ride quality, sound system, exhaust clip, all that fun stuff. So having said all of that, what do you guys say? Let's just go ahead and jump right into it. And as always, let's start with pricing. And so there are several different trim levels for the 2023 Tacoma. First one being the SR starting at $27,250, which is a modest $100 bump from 2022. Probably the best I've seen so far. SR5 for $29,040, TRD Sport for $34,160, Trail Special Edition for $40,470, TRD Off-Road for $35,440, TRD Pro for $46,685, and then the limited trim levels starting at $40,005. And so that was all base pricing for each trim. Of course there's rear wheel drive versus four wheel drive. There's bed length options, engine options. So there are several different ways to go ahead and bump that price up a little bit more if you wanted to. Anyway, to go along with all of these trim levels, there are two different power plants available for the 2023 Tacoma. First one is going to belong to the SR and SR5 trim levels. That one is a 2.7 liter naturally aspirated inline four cylinder, putting out 159 horsepower at 5,200 RPM, 180 pound-feet of torque, coming at 3,800 RPM. Power sent to rear wheels or all wheels through a six-speed automatic, giving you MPG numbers coming in at 20 in the city, 23 on the highway, taking regular, unleaded fuel. So that there is that other engine option basically belonging to all of the other trim levels. That one is a 3.5 liter direct injected Atkinson Cycle V6, putting out 278 horsepower at 6,000 RPM, 265 pound-feet of torque, coming in at 4,600 RPM. Again, power sent to rear wheels or all wheels through either a six-speed manual. Yes, that is still available. That's nice. Or a six-speed automatic, zero to 60 time, approximately 7.6 seconds, with MPG numbers coming in at 19 in the city, 24 on the highway for the rear wheel drive, 17 city, 21 then on the highway for the four-wheel drive. But again, taking regular, unleaded fuel. Gotta love that. But still not having got all of that out of the way, what do you guys say? Let's go ahead and find a straightway. Let's put the acceleration here to the test and let's see how quickly we can get our new 2023 Toyota Tacoma here up to speed. All right. I think we got it straight away, guys. Let's kick it. Oh, okay. All right. I'm digging it. It's surprisingly a heck of a lot quicker than I expected. All right, they're 60. That's not bad, honestly. Certainly not gonna have any issues emerging onto the highway. Dare I say, that was even a little bit of fun. So actually, not that bad of an acceleration. I can vouch for the V6. Now, I will say, I drove the four-cylinder last year and that wasn't horrible, but it was definitely not even close to as powerful as the V6, obviously. So I am a big fan of the engine that we have in this one here today. Anyways, to go along with that acceleration as always, braking is equally important. So upfront, you will find 10.8-inch ventilated front discs and the back 10-inch rear drum brakes. As far as that 60-zero stopping distance goes, it's going to come in at 143 feet, which is definitely not the best, but having said that, it's the exact same number as the Toyota Tundra I just got recently done reviewing. So a little interesting fact for you there. As far as braking feel goes, definitely on the softer side of things. So I will say that. It's certainly not a firm braking feel and that kind of goes along with that number there. So it feels like it breaks. So I will say that. So wouldn't have minded if they firmed up that braking feel. We'll at least put some solid rear discs in the back as opposed to the rear drum brakes. I don't know, I'm just saying, but then touching on suspension and handling upfront, you're going to get a coil spring double-wishman type front suspension. In the back, leaf spring rear suspension, front and rear stabilizer bars, gas pressure, eye shock absorbers, but you will actually get a sport tune suspension if you were to go with that TRD Sport. And then if you were to go with the TRD Off-Road, you're going to go to Off-Road suspension with Bilstein shocks. And then the TRD Pro trim level is going to add to that machine forged upper control arm and the TRD tuned Off-Road suspension with 2.5 inch Fox internal bypass coil-overs and rear remote reservoir shocks as well. So I feel like the more up in the trim levels that you go, the more suspension components that you get. But overall, as far as ride quality goes, we're driving on a pretty smooth road right now. I will say that. Having said that, ride quality has been incredibly fine. So definitely not having any issues there. As far as steering feel goes, I don't know. I would say it kind of leans on the looser side of things if I'm being honest. But having said that, the 10 to two grips on the steering wheel, they're M grips. They're BMW M grips. They're so freakishly thick. I love the grips, but wouldn't have minded if they firmed up the steering feel a little bit on the Tacoma. I will say that. So anyways, they're touching on cabin noise. We're going 55 miles per hour right now. Maybe guys could be the judge of that. There's a whole lot of exterior wind noise or road noise coming into the cabin. But I will say when you really hit the engine, you do get a good bit of that engine noise, but that personally doesn't bother me. I actually like engine noise in vehicles. And the rest of it is really not existed when it comes to wind noise and road noise. So I personally don't have any issues here. They're touching on visibility. I can see perfectly fine out the back. If you've driven a truck before, pretty much looks like that. So I'll just put it that way. But anyways, that about rounds out the performance segment of this review, guys. So let's not go ahead and take a look at the exterior of our brand new 2023 Toyota Tacoma. All right. So here she is, you guys. The new 2023 Toyota Tacoma finished in silver metallic in this 27 degree day. Yeah, it's cold. But anyways, let's take a look at the wind here first. So I can tell you guys where this one is made. The wind number starts with a three. So therefore this one is assembled in Mexico. Interesting. All right. So let me first touch on the changes for 2023. There is a chrome package available now led by 18 inch chrome alloy wheels. There is a solar octane color available for the TRD Pro. And now there is smart key operation added to the V6 SR5 model. So that pretty much rounds out the changes for the 2023 model year. But as always, let's go ahead and start up front on this one. Front grille, of course, is going to differ amongst the trim levels. A little bit different look. Projector beam halogen headlights is going to come standard, but LED reflector headlights are going to be available like we have today. And for anyone who is curious, we actually have the TRD Sport trim level. So that is what you guys are looking at. Daytime running lights, of course, do come standard on all trim levels. Actually, automatic feature as well. And automatic high beams. Even on the SR trim level, you get automatic high beams. Essentially what that is. So when you have your high beams on a night and it senses a vehicle coming in the opposite direction, it's going to automatically dim them back to low beams. And when that vehicle is gone, it's going to automatically then bump it back up to high beams. So very convenient feature there. SR5 trim level and up is going to get fog lights down below. Got to love those LED fog lights. Guys are looking at, again, TRD Pro front skid plates, obviously for the TRD Pro trim level, as expected there. But one of my favorite features on the exterior, at least in the front here, you get that hood scoop with the TRD Sport trim level and up. So I absolutely love that. It looks so dang good up there. It's kind of what the Tacoma is known for now. So huge fan of that look. And honestly, front end, it looks dang good to me. Anyways, that about rounds out the front end of this one. Listen, I'll go ahead and make our way to the side. All right, so we're now making our way to the side of the Tacoma here. Access and double cab configurations are available. We do have the double cab. I actually had the access cab last year. So I'll leave a link to that review at the end of this one. If you wanted to go ahead and take a look at that. So curious to test out the rear leg room in that double cab there later in the video. Body color power adjustable sign mirrors do come standard. They will also be heated coming standard as well, which is very nice on 27 degree days here. Western Maryland integrated turn signals and coming with the TRD off-road trim level and up. Then take a look down to the wheel configuration. They will all differ substantially depending upon the trim level that you go with. You're gonna get steel wheels with the SR, dark gray alloys for the SR5, 17 inch machine finished alloys for the TRD Sport. Switch you guys are looking out of course. 16 inch machine finished alloys for the TRD off-road, 16 inch black alloys for the TRD Pro and 18 inch polished alloys then for the Limited. Like that TRD four by four sport badging on the tailgate in the back there. Tacoma lettering found on the front doors that's gonna be found on the SR5 trim level and up the SR is not going to get that. And again, I had the SR last year. Actually it wasn't a bad truck for the money honestly, but definitely a good looking side profile though. Let's now go ahead and make our way to the back. All right, so now since we're all around to the back of this one, Tacoma lettering spelled out on the tailgate itself. Gotta love that. Got the VCX badging if your Tacoma is equipped with the V6 that is. Got the Toyota lettering on the liftgate handle itself. Of course, tow hitch is going to be available. We do have that. And by the way, max towing capacity for all trim levels is going to come in at 6,400 pounds. So got that there for you. And just below it all kind of tucked away on the passenger side, you will find a single exhaust outlet. So having said that, I think I remember this sounding really, really good last year. So oh, an LED tail lights. I almost forgot to mention that. But I think I remember the exhaust sounding really good last year. So I do believe you guys know what we have to do next then. As always here is that exhaust clip. And so now since you are around to the back of the Tacoma when it comes to opening that rear tailgate, it is a manual tailgate, of course, but it is an easy lower tailgate. So it's not going to come flying down at you. So I do like that. But once opened up five or six foot beds are going to be available back there. So there's a deck rail system with four adjustable tie down cleats. There's four fixed tie down points. There's a fiber reinforced sheet molded composite bed. There's some storage compartments. That's pretty cool. There's some bed lighting back there as well. And there is a tonneau cover available, which we do happen to have with us here today. And 120 volt power outlet back there as well. So big fan of seeing that. So pretty much everything you possibly want back there. But now make our way up to the rear leg room for the access cab that comes in at 24.6 inches. So more or less unusable for humans, even kids, but you can probably put some tools back there just about everything else, just not people. Double cab comes in at 32.6 inches for reference, I'm even six feet tall. This is how much space I have back there. Of course, typical truck fashion, there is flip up bench seating. There's a little bit of under seat storage back there as well, which is pretty cool. There is a rear power window for the SR5 trim level and up. But you do get a manual rear window for the SR. So the power rear window button's going to be kind of located just in front of the shifter. So I'm definitely a big fan of that. I always like the power rear windows and trucks. I'm going to make our way up to the front seats, manually adjustable cloth seating coming with the SR, 10-way power driver seat for the SR5 trim level and up. You get leather seating for the TRD Pro Unlimited, heated front seats for the TRD Pro Unlimited as well. As far as seat comfort goes, it's fine. It's nothing crazy. Definitely not the most comfortable seats, but they're not bad. I mean, I would be perfectly fine with them. So yeah, they'll get the job done. Let's take a look at the steering wheel. One of my favorite parts about the Tacoma is help and telescoping. I should say one of my favorite and one of the worst because the telescoping portion of the steering wheel, it really doesn't telescope out that far. So if you're a taller adult and you have to put your seat back a little bit further because you have longer legs, you would want the steering wheel to telescope out a little bit farther than it actually does. So probably one of the steering wheels that telescopes out the least in the past 700 plus vehicles that I've reviewed. Wrapped in urethane for the SR though and leather wrapped for the SR5 trim level and up. 10 and two grips are massive. I love that part of it. But then make your way to the startup. Let me start by showing you guys the key here. Probably the most basic key in existence, which means when you lose it in Ocean City, Maryland, it's not going to cost much to replay. So I like that part of it. But lock and unlock. You got the Toyota logo on the one side and it is a push button start for the TRD Pro and limited available for other trim levels. So I'm just going to put my front of the brake here and press that engine start button located just by the driver's right knee. And so let's start it up. Tacometer is all the way to your left speedometer is on your right. There is a digital portion of the gauges front and center to control what is on that digital portion of the gauges. There are steering wheel mount to controls found on the right side of the steering wheel. Gives you things like your tire pressure for each individual tire. There's some safety information. It tells you when you need maintenance on the vehicle, outside temperature and how many miles you have left until you hit empty and so on. So pretty much everything you possibly want on the digital portion of the gauges then. Then make your way to overall interior quality. There is an overhead sunglass holder. So I like that. Power Mooner if it's going to come in the TRD Pro and limited trims. So we don't have that one today. Leather Trim Shifter for the TRD Sport Trim Leveling Up. Autodimming Rear Premier with Hummler controls for the TRD Pro and limited trims. Dual Zoom Climate Control for the SR5 Trim Leveling Up. So you get the manual climate control for the SR. Wireless Phone Charger for the TRD Sport Trim Leveling Up. And we actually do have that. It's located just in front of the cup holders up here. So I'm a big fan of that. Speaking of cup holders just behind that. Again, leather wrapped shift boot and shift knob. Then you got your cup holders and then within the center armrest. There is a couple of phone charging ports in there and actually a decent amount of storage. So that is pretty cool. I like the Tacoma lettering found on the passenger side glove box. But all in all, definitely on the basic side when it comes to interior quality. But this isn't a truck. So really, who really cares about luxurious interiors when this is just meant to get the job done essentially. So personally, I wouldn't have any issues with it. So then making our way to the infotainment screen. Seven inch color touchscreen display is going to come on the SR. Eight inch color touchscreen display then coming on the SR5 trim level and up. Get Bluetooth and audio streaming, Android Auto, Apple CarPlay factory navigation systems going to come in the TRD Pro and limited trim levels. You can check out your driving statistics like miles per gallon at any given time. How many miles you have left into hit empty as well. And of course your radio information. So six speakers is actually going to come standard on every single trim level across the board. But if you were to go with the TRD Pro or limited trims, you're going to get a six speaker JBL sound system. You still six speakers, but by JBL with a subwoofer and an external amp. So we don't have the JBL. So we do just have the standard six speakers. So what do you guys say? Let's go ahead and turn on the radio. See what we got playing today and let's test out the clarity of this one. You don't want to play like that. I don't want to play like that. So you go on me down. Girl, you want to agree with that. It's actually not horrible. It's above average for a six speaker sound system. It's not going to be the best but really six speakers is fine for the size of what the Tacoma is. JBL is obviously going to be a little bit better but it's not a horrible sound system for the Tacoma. It's pretty just above average. But anyways, last thing I wanted to mention to you guys on the infotainment screen is when you do put this thing in reverse you will find a rear view camera coming seated across the board. Limited trim level then is going to give you that panoramic view monitor giving you that bird's eye view which is always going to lead us into safety. And so front side, side carrying airbags do come standard, but driver and passenger knee airbags up front as well. Don't always find that in the back you're going to have latch, a lower anchors to other children for the rear car seats. Rear child door locks, tire pressure monitoring system but also coming standard pre-collision system with pedestrian detection, dynamic radar cruise control, lane departure alert and then the TRD Pro in limited terms are going to add a blind spot monitoring system with rear cross traffic alert as well. So overall when it comes to my final thoughts here of the Tacoma, great reliability. Just take a look at a consumer reports magazine. That'll vouch for that. I love that. V6 is great. I drove the four cylinder last year but the V6 is great in the Tacoma. I will say that plenty of it acceleration in this thing, very off-road capable too, especially dependent upon the trim level that you go with. So this thing could definitely hold its own probably on Aztique Island in Maryland with the wild horses in the sand. So I would definitely be willing to try that out. And the fact that it's six speed manual is still available on a truck these days. That's pretty impressive as well if you wanted that. As far as room for improvement goes, braking's definitely not the best. V6 is zero and 143 feet is among the worst actually but it's the same as the Tundra for what it's worth there. And the interior is pretty darn basic as well. Not that that personally would bother me because if you're buying a truck like the Tacoma, you wanna get this to get stuff done. So you're gonna haul stuff around and maybe clean up some trees in the backyard, throw it in the back and take it to the dump, stuff like that. So I don't mind the interior quality for that reason. That's not what this truck was built for. But anyways, that is about it for this one you guys. Thank you so much for watching. 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