Toyota has recently produced its 10 millionth engine at TMMAL in Alabama. Operational since 2003, the US-based plant started engine assembly in April of that year with V8s. V6 lumps followed suit in 2005, then 2011 saw the introduction of I4s for the 2012 Camry, Venza, Highlander, Sienna, and RAV4.
Regarding the 10 millionth engine, that’s a 2.4-liter turbo inline-four mill that will power a hybrid truck. As you’re well aware, Tacoma is an I4-only affair for the 2024 model year, while Tundra turned V6 for 2022.
“We are thrilled to celebrate this milestone and look forward to seeing where the next 10 million engines will take us,” declared Jason Puckett, president of TMMAL. Around 2,000 workers are tasked with assembling a whole lotta engines, with Toyota USA estimating upwards of 777,000 every single year.
Toyota further highlights that Alabama is where a third of all Toyota engines in North America come to life. That’s hardly a surprise, though, for Toyota Alabama currently makes the aforementioned 2.4-liter turbo I4 (2TR-FE), a naturally aspirated 2.5er (A25A-FXS), a naturally aspirated 2.0er (M20A-FKS), and the 3.0L twin-turbo V6 (V35A-FTS) of the Tundra and Sequoia.
The most powerful and thirstiest of the bunch is – obviously – the sixer that replaces the UR-series naturally aspirated V8 of the Tundra and Sequoia. Its first application was the XF50-generation Lexus LS 500, which rolled out for model year 2018 in 2017.
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LS 500 remains the most powerful application of the V35A-FTS, with Lexus quoting 416 horses and 442 pound-feet (600 Nm) of twist. However, do remember that a hybridized version dubbed i-FORCE MAX also exists. That one makes 437 horses and 583 pound-feet (790 Nm), besting the Ford Motor Company’s PowerBoost. In the F-150, said twin-turbo V6 hybrid setup is rated at 430 hp and 570 lb-ft (773 Nm).
Moving on to the four-cylinder Taco, the midsizer is available in four distinct flavors: 228, 270, 278, and 326 horsepower. The least powerful engine is exclusive to the automatic-equipped SR grade, with peak torque rated at 243 pound-feet (330 Nm).
Stepping up to the SR, TRD Sport, and TRD Off-Road with the manual transmission will get you 310 pound-feet (420 Nm). Then there’s the SR5 and higher trims with the automatic, boasting 317 pound-feet (430 Nm). The crème de la crème is the i-FORCE MAX, which is the standard engine for the TRD Pro and Trailhunter off-road grades.
It develops up to 465 pound-feet (630 Nm), with part of said peak torque attributed to the 48-horse electric motor integrated into the eight-speed automatic transmission. Based on Toyota’s Global Architecture – F platform, the 2024 and newer Taco delivers up to 24 miles to the gallon (9.8 liters per 100 kilometers) on the combined test cycle if equipped with the 2.4L i-FORCE MAX.
Without hybrid assistance, that would be up to 23 miles per gallon (10.2 liters per 100 kilometers) with rear-wheel drive. Trucks optioned with the hybrid setup are four-wheel drive by default. As for the least efficient Taco in production today, the manual is estimated at 20 mpg (11.8 l/100 km).
All things considered, that’s not bad for America’s only new truck with a stick shift. There were two until recently, but Jeep – for some reason or another – dropped the manual from the Gladiator for 2025.
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