Model year 1997 · 1st gen (1995–2004)

1997 Toyota Tacoma specs

The 1997 Toyota Tacoma tows 3,500–5,000 lb, carries 1,582–1,914 lb of payload, has 6.3–12.0 in of ground clearance, weighs 2,560–3,440 lb at the curb and measures 180.5–199.0 in long, by configuration, per Toyota’s own documents.

We hold 15 configurations of the 1997 Tacoma, and Toyota gives a figure for every one.

Retail configurations: 15
Documents: 2

Regular Cab 4x4 2.7L 5MT, drawn to scale from its published dimensions.

01 / Configurations

Every 1997 Tacoma configuration

15 retail configurations sold in 1997, each with the figures Toyota publishes for it. A number a factory package raises shows under the configuration’s own. Toyota gives figures for weights, dimensions, towing and clearance and angles.

199715 configurations

1997 Toyota Tacoma 1st gen: every configuration with its numbers
Configuration	Ground clearance	Approach	Departure	Max towing	Max payload	Curb weight	Tires
Regular Cab 4x2 2.4L 5MT	6.3 in6.5 in¹	23.0°	18.0°	3,500 lb	1,684 lb	2,560 lb	P195/75R14
Regular Cab 4x4 2.7L 5MT	10.8 in12.0 in¹	36.0°	24.0°	3,500 lb	1,914 lb	3,190 lb	P225/75R15
Regular Cab 4x2 2.4L 4AT	6.3 in6.5 in¹	23.0°	18.0°	3,500 lb	1,664 lb	2,580 lb	P195/75R14
Regular Cab 4x4 2.7L 4AT	10.8 in12.0 in¹	36.0°	24.0°	3,500 lb	1,884 lb	3,220 lb	P225/75R15
Regular Cab 4x4 3.4L V6 5MT	10.8 in12.0 in¹	36.0°	24.0°	5,000 lb	1,859 lb	3,245 lb	P225/75R15
Xtracab 4x2 2.4L 5MT	6.5 in	23.0°	18.0°	3,500 lb	1,752 lb	2,745 lb	P215/70R14
Xtracab 4x2 3.4L V6 5MT	6.5 in	23.0°	18.0°	5,000 lb	1,602 lb	2,895 lb	P215/70R14
Xtracab 4x4 2.7L 5MT	10.8 in12.0 in¹	36.0°	24.0°	3,500 lb	1,759 lb	3,345 lb	P225/75R15
Xtracab 4x4 3.4L V6 5MT	10.8 in12.0 in¹	36.0°	24.0°	5,000 lb	1,694 lb	3,410 lb	P225/75R15
Xtracab 4x2 2.4L 4AT	6.5 in	23.0°	18.0°	3,500 lb	1,732 lb	2,765 lb	P215/70R14
Xtracab 4x2 3.4L V6 4AT	6.5 in	23.0°	18.0°	5,000 lb	1,582 lb	2,915 lb	P215/70R14
Xtracab 4x4 2.7L 4AT	10.8 in12.0 in¹	36.0°	24.0°	3,500 lb	1,729 lb	3,375 lb	P225/75R15
Xtracab 4x4 3.4L V6 4AT	10.8 in12.0 in¹	36.0°	24.0°	5,000 lb	1,664 lb	3,440 lb	P225/75R15
SR5 Xtracab 4x4 3.4L V6 5MT	10.8 in12.0 in¹	36.0°	24.0°	5,000 lb	1,699 lb	3,405 lb	P225/75R15
SR5 Xtracab 4x4 3.4L V6 4AT	10.8 in12.0 in¹	36.0°	24.0°	5,000 lb	1,669 lb	3,435 lb	P225/75R15

MakerSource: 1997 Toyota Tacoma all-text specifications (toyota.com)

¹ With the Available tires: the maker’s figure for the configuration with that factory option.

A dash means the maker’s documents we have don’t give that number for that configuration, and a column with no number for any configuration of the year isn’t shown. “Door label” means the maker prints it only on each vehicle’s certification label, and “not published” that the maker doesn’t print it, or points elsewhere. “Up to” is a ceiling the maker prints over several configurations; a range is the maker’s own, printed across the grades of that configuration.

02 / What changed

New for 1997

The 1997 Tacoma against the 1996, the previous model year we hold. Only what Toyota’s documents show: nothing here is inferred.

Added: 15 configurations (Regular Cab 4x2 2.4L 5MT, Regular Cab 4x4 2.7L 5MT, Regular Cab 4x2 2.4L 4AT, Regular Cab 4x4 2.7L 4AT, Regular Cab 4x4 3.4L V6 5MT and 10 more).
Dropped: 6 configurations (Regular Cab 4x2 2.4L, Regular Cab 4x4 2.7L, Xtracab 4x2 2.4L, Xtracab 4x4 2.7L, Xtracab 4x4 3.4L V6 and 1 more).
Curb weight: 2,560–3,440 lb (1996: 2,562–3,186 lb).
Length: 180.5–199.0 in (1996: 174.8–193.3 in).

03 / Tires

1997 Tacoma stock tire sizes

The tire sizes Toyota fits at the factory in 1997, the standard ones first.

1997 Toyota Tacoma stock tire sizes, with the configurations they are fitted to
Tire size	Wheel	Diameternominal
P195/75R14Standard: Base Regular Cab 2.4L 4-cylinder	14 in	25.5 in
P215/70R14Standard: Base XtraCab 2.4L 4-cylinder/3.4L V6 4x2	14 in	25.9 in
P225/75R15Standard: SR5, Base 2.7L 4-cylinder/3.4L V6 4x4	15 in	28.3 in

Tacoma tire sizes, with wheel specs and what bigger tires change

04 / Sources

The 1997 documents

2 documents behind the 1997 Tacoma’s figures. The maker’s own come first; a third-party page fills in only a number the maker doesn’t publish, and wears its own mark.

Documents last checked Oct 9, 2026. How we read them and what the marks mean: how we source the numbers. A figure doesn’t match its document? Report a wrong number.

These are Toyota’s published figures for the models it describes, not a weighbridge or a tape measure; your own vehicle’s options change them. Found a figure that doesn’t match the document? Tell us.