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The 2025 Toyota Tacoma continues to reign supreme in the midsize pickup segment. Coming off its 2024 model-year makeover, Toyota tweaks the Tacoma rather than making substantive changes this year. While the Tacoma’s known for its ability to be all things to all people — hauler, off-roader, commuter — it’s what’s on the inside that counts here. To that end, the company makes better use of this truck’s interior space, with Double Cab models seating five people comfortably.
To fend off charges from the Chevy Colorado, Ford Ranger, GMC Canyon, and even the Honda Ridgeline, Toyota embeds more technology and convenience features into the newest Tacoma. Let’s take a look inside the 2025 Toyota Tacoma.
Passenger Room and Comfort
As the Tacoma comes in only two cab styles, everything we say about the Double Cab pretty much applies to the XtraCab from the front seats forward. If you go with the smaller XtraCab, just be aware it does not include rear seats of any kind, but rather ample open cargo space behind the front seats. The next-gen model features a higher driver’s seat cushion, providing an improved seating position compared to previous models. This higher position gives a commanding view ahead and makes long trips more comfortable. The new positioning also makes it easier to exit and enter the truck.
Notably, the TRD Pro uses IsoDynamic front seats, which have an internal shock-absorber system for added comfort when speeding over whoops and dunes. With 33.7 inches of legroom, rear-seat accommodations in the Double Cab are snug, especially if the driver and front passenger are six feet tall and above. That’s also less than each of its competitors.
Features and Tech
The Tacoma is a highly equipped vehicle, and even the base SR features power windows and door locks, a push-button start, wireless Apple CarPlay/Android Auto, and an 8-inch infotainment touchscreen. Moreover, it comes standard with a full roster of active safety and driver assistance features that cost extra in other trucks, including adaptive cruise control, lane-keeping assist, road sign assist, and more. Moving up the trim ladder brings a 14-inch touchscreen and a configurable digital instrument cluster like the one in the larger Tundra pickup.
Depending on the trim, Tacoma owners can enjoy heated and ventilated front seats, a power moonroof, a power-sliding rear window, and a heated steering wheel. Music lovers can enjoy a 14-speaker JBL audio upgrade complete with a removable Bluetooth JBL speaker. The available head-up display lets the driver see important information without taking their eyes off the road.
Serious off-roaders can opt for a 3D Multi-Terrain Monitor providing a 360-degree view outside the vehicle, including a view from the front bumper. This upgrade is a no-brainer for anyone who has ever scraped a rock because they couldn’t see past the hood when ascending a steep hill.
Materials and Design
Toyota stepped up its game with the Tacoma, using better plastics and soft-touch materials while maintaining the look and versatility that truck buyers have come to expect. Base models use durable cloth upholstery, while higher trims get a synthetic leather-like covering called SoftTex. It’s perfect for the Tacoma as it’s water-resistant and easy to clean.
Designers carried this focus on ease-of-use under occasionally tough off-road conditions to the vehicle’s controls. The dash features large rotary knobs for the climate controls, with a slightly smaller center knob controlling audio volume. They’re easy to use while wearing gloves, as is the rotary center controller operating the 4-wheel-drive (4WD) modes.
Cargo Room and Flexibility
The Tacoma Double Cab models provide a rear seat with additional storage underneath, although if you get the hybrid model, it disappears. However, the Tacoma XtraCab models’ passenger seat can fold flat, creating a small but usable work surface.
Moving to the truck bed, we find four fixed cargo bed tie-downs, but Tacoma buyers can upgrade to a deck rail system with adjustable tie-down cleats. Depending on the trim, there are also additional lockable bed storage systems. An available power-operated tailgate makes loading the bed much more accessible, with clever quick-release buttons built into the taillight assemblies. Hands full and can’t reach the buttons? No problem. Just start the gate moving upward with your knee, and it will automatically close.
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