Towing Capabilities

With either truck, take along your trailer or other equipment on your next adventure thanks to their powerful towing capacities. When properly configured, the available 278-horsepower V6 engine gives the Toyota Tacoma the ability to tow up to 6,800 pounds.

With this high towing capacity, the Tacoma can trailer a range of various gear and equipment for both work and personal use. However, if you need to pull along even heavier equipment, the Toyota Tundra can help.

The available 5.7L i-FORCE V8 engine with 381 horsepower gives the Tundra a maximum towing capacity of over 10,000 pounds—that’s enough strength to pull along your large horse trailer.

Other Performance Specs  

While the Tundra is the bigger, more powerful truck of the two, the performance of the Tacoma also has its benefits. Although it can’t tow as much as the Tundra, the Toyota Tacoma gets better gas mileage.

Cruising around in the Tacoma, you’ll get 20 city/23 highway MPG.¹ Since the Tundra has the bigger engine and an overall bigger size, it gets 13 city/18 highway MPG.¹ 

The Toyota Tacoma is also ready for some truly adventurous driving. The Tacoma TRD Off-Road trim level is ready to take on the dirt trails and other types of terrain. With its standard electronically controlled locking rear differential and available Crawl Control, Multi-terrain Select system, and Multi-terrain Monitor, you can take your Tacoma TRD Off-Road virtually anywhere!

Dimensions of the Tacoma vs Tundra

Another main difference between these two trucks is their size. The Toyota Tundra is the larger of the two models. This means you can get more passenger space inside the cabin with up to six seats. The Tundra also provides more cargo space in the back with an available 8.1-foot long bed configuration.

The Toyota Tacoma, on the other hand, is the easier of the two trucks to handle. If you’re making the switch from a sedan or SUV, this truck will be a smoother transition. The Tacoma has seating for up to five passengers and a bed option that’s roughly six feet long. This model is the more compact truck of the two in terms of height, width, and length.