Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama Produces 10 Millionth Engine, Will Power Hybrid Truck

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.