Model year 2003 · 1st gen (1995–2004)

2003 Toyota Tacoma specs

The 2003 Toyota Tacoma tows 3,500–5,000 lb, carries 1,375–2,005 lb of payload, has 7.6–12.0 in of ground clearance, weighs 2,750–3,705 lb at the curb and measures 184.4–202.9 in long, by configuration, per Toyota’s own documents.

We hold 17 configurations of the 2003 Tacoma, and Toyota gives a figure for every one.

Retail configurations: 17
Documents: 2

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

01 / Configurations

Every 2003 Tacoma configuration

17 retail configurations sold in 2003, 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.

200317 configurations

2003 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	8.5 in	24.0°	28.0°	3,500 lb	1,500 lb	2,750 lb	P205/75R15
Xtracab 4x2 2.4L 5MT	8.5 in	24.0°	26.0°	3,500 lb	1,550 lb	2,950 lb	P205/75R15
Regular Cab 4x4 2.7L 5MT	11.0 in12.0 in¹	32.0°35.0°¹	24.0°26.0°¹	3,500 lb	1,810 lb	3,290 lb	P225/75R15
Xtracab 4x4 2.7L 5MT	10.8 in12.0 in¹	32.0°35.0°¹	24.0°26.0°¹	3,500 lb	1,630 lb	3,470 lb	P225/75R15
Xtracab 4x4 3.4L V6 5MT	10.8 in12.0 in¹	32.0°35.0°¹	24.0°26.0°¹	3,500 lb	1,585 lb	3,515 lb	P225/75R15
Regular Cab 4x2 2.4L 4AT	8.5 in	24.0°	28.0°	3,500 lb	1,480 lb	2,770 lb	P205/75R15
Xtracab 4x2 2.4L 4AT	8.5 in	24.0°	26.0°	3,500 lb	1,530 lb	2,970 lb	P205/75R15
Regular Cab 4x4 2.7L 4AT	11.0 in12.0 in¹	32.0°35.0°¹	24.0°26.0°¹	3,500 lb	1,780 lb	3,320 lb	P225/75R15
Xtracab 4x4 2.7L 4AT	10.8 in12.0 in¹	32.0°35.0°¹	24.0°26.0°¹	3,500 lb	1,600 lb	3,500 lb	P225/75R15
Xtracab 4x4 3.4L V6 4AT	10.8 in12.0 in¹	32.0°35.0°¹	24.0°26.0°¹	3,500 lb	1,560 lb	3,540 lb	P225/75R15
Double Cab 4x4 3.4L V6 4AT	10.0 in11.2 in¹	30.0°33.0°¹	23.0°25.0°¹	3,500 lb5,000 lb²	1,395 lb	3,705 lb	P225/75R15
PreRunner Regular Cab 4x2 2.7L 4AT	11.0 in12.0 in¹	32.0°35.0°¹	24.0°26.0°¹	3,500 lb	2,005 lb	3,095 lb	P225/75R15
PreRunner Xtracab 4x2 2.7L 4AT	10.8 in12.0 in¹	32.0°35.0°¹	24.0°26.0°¹	3,500 lb	1,830 lb	3,270 lb	P225/75R15
PreRunner Xtracab 4x2 3.4L V6 4AT	10.8 in12.0 in¹	32.0°35.0°¹	24.0°26.0°¹	3,500 lb	1,745 lb	3,355 lb	P225/75R15
PreRunner Double Cab 4x2 2.7L 4AT	10.0 in11.2 in¹	30.0°33.0°¹	23.0°25.0°¹	3,500 lb	1,670 lb	3,430 lb	P225/75R15
PreRunner Double Cab 4x2 3.4L V6 4AT	10.0 in11.2 in¹	30.0°33.0°¹	23.0°25.0°¹	3,500 lb	1,625 lb	3,475 lb	P225/75R15
S-Runner Xtracab 4x2 3.4L V6 5MT	7.6 in	23.0°	19.0°	3,500 lb	1,375 lb	3,125 lb	P235/55R16

MakerSource: 2003 Toyota Tacoma specifications (toyota.com)

¹ With the Available tires: the maker’s figure for the configuration with that factory option.
² With the Tow Package: 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 2003

The 2003 Tacoma against the 2002, the previous model year we hold. Only what Toyota’s documents show: nothing here is inferred.

No retail configuration added or dropped: the 17 sold in the 2002 are all here.
Towing: 3,500–5,000 lb (2002: 3,500–6,000 lb).
Same range as the 2002: payload, ground clearance, curb weight and length.
Towing rating differs on 3 of 17 configurations sold in both years: −1,500 lb.

03 / Tires

2003 Tacoma stock tire sizes

The tire sizes Toyota fits at the factory in 2003, the standard ones first.

2003 Toyota Tacoma stock tire sizes, with the configurations they are fitted to
Tire size	Wheel	Diameternominal
P205/75R15Standard: Base Regular Cab/XtraCab 2.4L 4-cylinder	15 in	27.1 in
P225/75R15Standard: Base 2.7L 4-cylinder/3.4L V6, PreRunner	15 in	28.3 in
P235/55R16Standard: S-Runner; Base Regular Cab/XtraCab 2.4L 4-cylinder with the Available tires	16 in	26.2 in
P265/70R16With a package: Base 2.7L 4-cylinder/3.4L V6, PreRunner with the Available tires	16 in	30.6 in

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

04 / Sources

The 2003 documents

2 documents behind the 2003 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.