2020 Toyota Tacoma Preview

Interior Features

Toyota makes a seemingly small yet significant change to the 2020 Tacoma’s interior. All but the base SR trim are now equipped with a 10-way power adjustable driver’s seat for 2020.

This represents a big improvement over the previous 4-way manually adjustable seat, and will no doubt make the 2020 Tacoma far more comfortable to drive.

Under the Hood

Toyota makes no changes to the Tacoma’s powertrains. Depending on the configuration, the truck has either a 159-horsepower, 2.7-liter 4-cylinder engine or a 3.5-liter V6 delivering 278 hp. A 6-speed automatic transmission is standard, but on some versions of the truck Toyota offers a 6-speed manual transmission with the V6.

As was true before, 4-wheel drive is an option. For added off-roading capability, choose the TRD Off-Road or TRD Pro versions of the truck.

Safety

Toyota makes no safety-related changes to the 2020 Tacoma. It continues to offer standard Toyota Safety Sense, a suite of features that on this truck includes adaptive cruise control, forward collision warning with pedestrian detection, automatic emergency braking, a lane departure warning system, automatic high-beam headlights, and a drowsy driver detection system.

Technology

Perhaps the biggest news related to the 2020 Tacoma is the addition of both Apple CarPlay and Android Auto to the truck’s upgraded infotainment system. It took Toyota a long time to add smartphone integration, bringing Apple CarPlay into several of its vehicles for 2019. Now, it appears the company will be supporting Android devices, too.

In addition to these popular platforms, the Tacoma will offer a larger 8-inch touchscreen display for the first time. It is included in all but the standard SR trim level, which has a 7-inch display upgrade from the previous 6.1-inch screen.

Amazon Alexa compatibility is also new for 2020, standard on all trim levels. A Panoramic View Monitor also debuts, included with Limited and TRD Pro trim and available for all but the SR and SR5.

Standard on the Tacoma TRD Pro, a new Multi Terrain Monitor system provides the driver with a better view of what’s going on underneath the truck at any given time. This is especially useful while off-roading, and Toyota offers this technology as an option for the Tacoma TRD Off-Road.