Compare the 2025 Toyota Tacoma & Ram 1500 in Chambersburg, PA
Compare the 2025 Toyota Tacoma and the Ram 1500 in Chambersburg, PA
The Toyota Tacoma has earned a high place in the American truck industry, and it's been the most popular mid-size pickup in the country for years. The Tacoma has become a favorite not only because it delivers Toyota's legendary long-term reliability but it also provides plenty of towing and hauling capability. The Ram 1500 is a full-size pickup that's considerably more expensive, which is why the Tacoma gives you more for your money. Here's a comparison of these two trucks and why you'll want to test drive the 2025 Tacoma at Fitzgerald Toyota Chambersburg in Chambersburg, PA
Toyota Tacoma New InventoryA comparison of engines
The 2025 Toyota Tacoma comes with a standard 2.4-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine in every non-hybrid model, and you can take your choice of an eight-speed automatic or a six-speed manual transmission. The Tacoma offers Gettysburg, PA drivers both rear- and four wheel drive and the engine is available in the base model with 228 horsepower as well as the mighty iForce with 278 horsepower and 317 pound-feet of torque.
Because the 2025 Ram 1500 is a full-size pickup, it runs with V6 engines that have more horsepower than the four-cylinder Tacoma. As a result, the Ram 1500 has a higher towing capacity than the Toyota. But it's important to recognize that you pay a very high price for those bigger engines. In fact, the entry-level Ram 1500 costs about $9,000 more than the entry-level Tacoma. The top-end Ram 1500 costs about $35,000 more than the top-end Toyota Tacoma. Bottom line: The Toyota Tacoma gives you solid towing and hauling capability but does it at a much lower price and with better fuel econom.
A comparison of fuel efficiency
The Tacoma is more fuel-efficient than the Ram 1500, coming in at 21 MPG in the city and 26 MPG on Shippensburg, PA highways. That's better than the Ram 1500, because the best it can offer is 18 MPG in the city and 25 MPG on the highway. The high-output V6 engine in the Ram 1500 falls even further behind, getting an estimated 15 MPG in the city and only 21 MPG on the highway.
A comparison of bed lengths
The 2025 Tacoma does a surprisingly good job of competing with the larger Ram 1500 when it comes to dimensions. Few competitors in the mid-size pickup class offer the five-foot and six-foot bed-length options available in the Tacoma. That compares favorably with the Ram 1500 which allows you to choose from 5-foot-7-inch and 6-foot-4-inch bed lengths.
The Toyota Tacoma has a maximum payload of 1700 pounds, which falls in the same range as the Ram 1500 with payloads that range from 1,240 to 2,370 pounds. So when you consider how much more affordable the Toyota Tacoma is than the Ram 1500, the Toyota is a much better value for Waynesboro, PA buyers in terms of bed lengths and payload.
A comparison of technology and features
Once again, the Toyota Tacoma stacks up well when compared with the Ram 1500, especially in light of the massive affordability advantage the Tacoma has. Standard infotainment features in the Toyota Tacoma include an 8.0-inch touchscreen, wireless Apple CarPlay®, Android Auto™ and a six-speaker stereo that's available in Double Cab models.
Meanwhile, the Ram 1500 has a touch screen that's only slightly larger at 8.4 inches, along with the same Apple CarPlay®, Android Auto™ and a six-speaker stereo as standard equipment. The largest available touch screen in the Ram 1500 is 14.4 inches which is only slightly larger than the 14.0-inch available touch screen that's available in the Toyota Tacoma. Both trucks offer Hagerstown, MD buyers wireless device charging and dual-zone automatic climate control as available tech upgrades.
A comparison of safety features
Both the Toyota Tacoma and the Ram 1500 offer many similar standard safety features including a rear-view camera, adaptive cruise control, lane-departure warning, lane-keeping assist and forward automatic emergency braking. By now, it's clear that the mid-size Toyota Tacoma punches above its weight when compared with the full-size Ram 1500 and gives you a lot more for your money. We invite you to test drive the new Toyota Tacoma soon at Fitzgerald Toyota Chambersburg in Chambersburg, PA.