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This trailer was large in size, and I recommend a weight distribution hitch with sway control be used for just about any vehicle towing a travel trailer. Toyota recommends a weight distribution hitch be used for any Tacoma towing a trailer over 5,000 pounds. In this case, we used a Fastway Flash Scale ball mount with a built-in scale that reads the trailer tongue weight. This should go without saying, but recent experiences in other vehicles have been problematic. Installing a hitch into the Tacoma is straightforward and as simple as it should be. There’s a short freeway section, with the remainder mostly four-lane roads with 45-55 mph speed limits and grades approaching 10%. The change in elevation from roughly 4,500 feet to just over 6,200 feet gives tow vehicles an opportunity to really work. The route is a short course that presents freeway, highway, flat ground and steep grades.

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2023 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro | photo by Matt Barnes The tongue weight of the trailer as tested was in line with Toyota’s recommended 9%-11% of trailer weight at 450 pounds. In previous tests, vehicles towing this trailer have returned appreciably lower mileage when compared to much heavier trailers with lower profiles. That isn’t a significant weight for the Tacoma, but the trailer’s frontal area of nearly 80 square feet is frontal area measures how much of the trailer is impacted by wind resistance, with excess frontal area increasing strain on the tow vehicle. The trailer in this test had a total weight of 4,650 pounds. For 2024, Toyota will offer an integrated trailer brake controller and Tow/Haul mode, and you can read more about the changes in our preview. This reduces frequent shifting and provides for a better towing experience, and it’s something I put to the test while towing with the Tacoma up a snowy mountain.

Like most other mid-size trucks, Toyota doesn’t offer a factory brake controller for the 2023 Tacoma, and there’s no Tow/Haul mode, but there is an “ECT PWR” (electronically controlled automatic transmission, power) button that holds onto gears a little longer.

Related: Breaking Down the 2023 Toyota Tacoma’s Towing Capacities While not the highest in its class, this is a good rating for a mid-size pickup truck despite some lacking towing features. Despite being designed for off-road performance, the 2023 Tacoma TRD Pro’s towing capacity is a respectable 6,400 pounds.

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Before the heavily redesigned 2024 Toyota Tacoma was announced, we got perhaps our last crack at the previous-generation 2023 Tacoma and put it through its paces in a towing test.