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Great trucks can conform to your lifestyle around Tallahassee, Quincy, and Crawfordville. Whether it’s the features the truck offers, the overall capability, or the styling, there’s a certain joy that comes from driving your personalized truck off the lot. When comparing the Toyota Tacoma vs. the Chevy Silverado, it’s all about determining which truck is going to check all the boxes you care about.
To help with the research of these acclaimed trucks, our Peter Boulware Toyota team put together this handy Tacoma vs. Silverado comparison. We think you’ll find it to be useful! Then, feel free to contact us directly if you still have questions or want to schedule a test drive.
When you look at the pound-for-pound strength of the 2021 Toyota Tacoma and the Chevrolet Silverado, there isn’t much difference to split the two trucks. Each model can deliver on key aspects of towing and overall payload. So, maybe the better question is, what size do you want your truck to be? The Tacoma is the smaller, more compact and maneuverable choice as opposed to the Silverado.
Even in the regular cab, the length of the Silverado is a hulking 229.5 inches. By contrast, the length of the Tacoma is 212.3 inches. Also, the width of the Toyota Tacoma is just 74.4 inches as opposed to the girthy 81.1 inches of the Silverado. Finally there’s height, with the Tacoma measuring 70.6 inches that falls below the minimum 75.6 inches of the Silverado.
So, whether you’re trying to take your truck around tight local streets or across a cluttered and cramped worksite, the Tacoma will be more manageable than the competing Silverado.
Perhaps fuel economy isn’t the driving force behind your preferential truck performance, but it’s still good to have a model that can last many miles on a single fill-up. What the Toyota Tacoma provides is a high floor for efficiency, ensuring you’re never put out by fuel economy, regardless of the engine you choose. The Silverado, on the other hand, has a flurry of motors that will quickly burn through a tank of gas.
The 4-cylinder base engine of the Tacoma returns an estimated 20 city/23 highway MPG.1 Even if you move to the stronger V6 engine, you can still expect 18 city/22 highway MPG.1
With the 2021 Silverado, you’ll have to try to find the right balance of power and efficiency. Certain engines offer paltry figures of 14 city/18 highway MPG for the 4.3L and 5.3L powertrain offerings. If you go for the 6.2L V8 engine, you can expect as little as 15 city MPG/19 highway MPG.
The Toyota Tacoma vs. Chevy Silverado debate still lingers around Tallahassee, Crawfordville, and Quincy. Still, with the Tacoma offering a higher fuel economy floor and a more compact size, we at Peter Boulware Toyota feel it will better fit the lifestyle of many local drivers. To learn more, reach out to our team today!
1 2021 projected EPA-estimated rating estimates. EPA estimates not available at time of posting. Actual mileage will vary.
