While first drives of the all-new 2024 Toyota Tacoma hit a few weeks back, notably absent were two of the most exciting models in the lineup. That changes today.

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This 4th gen Taco sees the return of the TRD Pro along with a new Trailhunter model focused on overlanding. When this truck first debuted a few months back, it had a lot of people asking: which version is going to be the halo truck? We went to find out.

So we headed out to the beautiful, rugged terrains of southern Utah, and enlisted the help of 8-time Pro-4 champion, C.J. Greaves! It was high-speed desert pre-running versus long-distance overlanding. Using C.J.’s expertise, we show you the difference between going faster with the TRD Pro and going farther with the Trailhunter, along with some handy techniques along the way!