Fitted for aerodynamic reasons, this massive plastic air dam hanging under the new Tacoma's front bumper looks like a toddler's bib.
Sure, the clearance-limiting piece seems like an affront on the off-roadier variants below those range-topping Tacomas, namely the TRD PreRunner and TRD Off Road models, which get slightly wider stances and lifted suspensions. These are trucks intended to be taken off-road—where low-hanging bumper bits are likely to be bumped or ripped off the truck entirely.
Air dams are nothing new, and you can find them on everything from track cars to the Jeep Wrangler. The fixture on the Tacoma is simply rather large and appears to be underexposed in press imagery. Seeing the truck in person, you'll probably be struck by the spoiler's size, but also by its design. Although it does hang low, it appears to be flexible enough to handle brushes with small obstacles without catastrophic damage.
What likely gets the TRD Pro and Trailhunter Tacomas off the hook for the aggressive spoiler is the same reason the rest of the lineup wears it: EPA fuel economy estimates are calculated from volume-selling models in a given lineup. Even if two Tacomas have the same powertrain, Toyota can run fuel economy testing on the version that'll make up a bigger chunk of the sales mix.
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