The 2020 Toyota has a couple of serious shortfalls:
1. The new and improved GPS/Map feature is a giant steep back. The new version cumbersome and not intuitive at all. Again a giant step back from previous years. I traded my 2017 Tacoma Sport for a 2020 Tacoma sport in Dec. Now to use the map feature I have to use my iPhone. Not only do I have to use my iPhone but I have to manually plug it in. What a bunch of bs. How much would have cost Toyota to leave the CD reader for GPS?
2. The 2020 has a built in wireless charging station so why don't they use bluetooth to connect the phone to the mapping feature? SILLY omission by Toyota.
3. The "dash lights" appear to only have two settings . Night and day. Neither setting is adjustable, Terrible for those hours between daylight and total dark.
For What its worth I have owned 5 Tacomas trading every 2.5 to 3 years. I liked each - but I wish I would have waited on this one. Toyota has always been behind the curve for technology in Tacomas and this year they have fallen back even further. A friend stopped by with his new Ridgeline and the Technology package blows the Tacoma away. I do realize that they are NOT comparable vehicles but keeping up with Honda as far as interior features goes should NOT be that difficult. AND the gas milage comparisons .....Ridgeline with full time AWD gets over 30 REAL mpg while my Tacoma does not get more that 17-18. Disappointed to say the least that Toyota falls further behind and just relies guys like me buying another Toyota because of the name brand......
1. The new and improved GPS/Map feature is a giant steep back. The new version cumbersome and not intuitive at all. Again a giant step back from previous years. I traded my 2017 Tacoma Sport for a 2020 Tacoma sport in Dec. Now to use the map feature I have to use my iPhone. Not only do I have to use my iPhone but I have to manually plug it in. What a bunch of bs. How much would have cost Toyota to leave the CD reader for GPS?
2. The 2020 has a built in wireless charging station so why don't they use bluetooth to connect the phone to the mapping feature? SILLY omission by Toyota.
3. The "dash lights" appear to only have two settings . Night and day. Neither setting is adjustable, Terrible for those hours between daylight and total dark.
For What its worth I have owned 5 Tacomas trading every 2.5 to 3 years. I liked each - but I wish I would have waited on this one. Toyota has always been behind the curve for technology in Tacomas and this year they have fallen back even further. A friend stopped by with his new Ridgeline and the Technology package blows the Tacoma away. I do realize that they are NOT comparable vehicles but keeping up with Honda as far as interior features goes should NOT be that difficult. AND the gas milage comparisons .....Ridgeline with full time AWD gets over 30 REAL mpg while my Tacoma does not get more that 17-18. Disappointed to say the least that Toyota falls further behind and just relies guys like me buying another Toyota because of the name brand......