With the automatic transmission, official ratings are 13.0L/100 km (city) and 10.5L/100 km (highway), for a combined average of 11.9L/100 km.
2016 TACOMA MANUAL VS AUTOMATIC PLUS
Obviously, the manual gearbox, a net plus for those who actually like driving a vehicle so equipped, becomes a disadvantage for those who do not.īeyond that, there’s a substantial difference in the vehicle's fuel consumption performance. You don't work harder maybe you did once, but no longer. You get used to it, but this smoothness also debunks the myth that a manual transmission is necessarily a lot of work when in traffic with a manual transmission. Everything works so smoothly that it's hard to tell if the engine stalled or if it's still running. At the beginning of my test week, I had to turn off the audio system to hear the engine and "feel" the apex point with my left foot. Not so with the automatic transmission, which always feels like some of them are napping.įinally, a word about the smoothness of the clutch.
2016 TACOMA MANUAL VS AUTOMATIC FULL
In third gear in particular, when you leave the pedal at the bottom of the throttle in full acceleration, it feels like all the horses are responding. I've always found the V6 engine a bit pushy with the 6-speed automatic transmission with the mechanical gearbox, that's less the case. However, my personal preference is to maximize output by means of a transmission that allows me to choose when the gears shift. In the case of the V6 engine serving this Toyota Tacoma, the official cavalry is 278 hp and 265 lb-ft of torque. Then, from this increased control comes a fuller exploitation of the power underfoot.
The manual gearbox is often associated with driving pleasure, and that's as true in the case of a pickup truck as it is with a racy sports model or a vintage car. Yes, it annoys many people, especially in heavy traffic, but as far as I'm concerned, I never get tired of it. Then there's the pleasure associated with being in full control of a vehicle with the constant manipulation of the gear selector. It's fun, after you’ve heard over and over how the manual transmission is no longer popular, to drive with one and note the enthusiastic reactions of folks when they learn the model you’re driving has such a unit. The first thing about this version is that it's just cool.
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