10 Biggest News Stories of the Week: Toyota Tacoma Can’t Quite Compare to Dodge Charger

If you’re in the market for a mid-size pickup truck that suits your particular taste, the redesigned-for-2024 Toyota Tacoma is perhaps rivaled only by Baskin-Robbins for flavors. The all-new Tacoma offers eight diverse trim levels, two powertrains, two transmissions and as many bed lengths. But sometimes an abundance of choices can lead to option paralysis, so to help you sort out what’s available and reconcile what you need with what you want with what you can afford, we’ve pored over the Tacoma variants to help you narrow down your shopping list in one of Cars.com’s most popular news articles of the past week.

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Tacoma trims include the base SR, SR5, all-new TRD PreRunner desert-dedicated off-roader, presumptively popular TRD Sport, down-and-dirty TRD Off-Road and luxury-laden Limited, in addition to still-to-come trims that include the “ultimate overlander” Trailhunter and more gentlemanly off-roading TRD Pro. Sorting through these will depend on which combination of powertrain (a turbocharged 2.4-liter four-cylinder, upgraded version of that or forthcoming gas-electric hybrid), transmission (an eight-speed automatic or six-speed manual), bed length (5 feet or 6 feet), two- or four-wheel drive, and other available features.

For a full rundown on pricing and what each trim level of the 2024 Toyota Tacoma offers, follow the link below to the No. 5 news story of the week.

Meanwhile, muscling past the Tacoma is a breakdown of what’s similar between the recently spy-shot-teased 2025 Dodge Charger and its veritable vaporware version, the auto-show-only Charger Daytona SRT Concept — as well as what’s different. The taillights differ from the concept’s futuristic-looking, unbroken light strip; a narrower appearance with similar headlights plus illuminated badge; a shared door on the rear left quarter for either electric charging or fueling up with gas; more down-to-earth wheels compared with the concept’s high-performance type; and a possible aerodynamic cutout in the hood for the purpose of creating downforce appears to carry over from the concept.

For a full comparison between “spy” images of the 2025 Charger and the Charger Daytona SRT Concept, follow the link below to the No. 3 news story on our countdown of the week’s most read articles.

Beyond all that, we’ve got headlines on the Mercedes-Benz GLE, Honda Civic, Acura Integra and TLX, and much more — so don’t stop reading till the digits double. Here are the top 10 news stories Cars.com readers couldn’t get enough of in the past week:

1. What Does the EV Tax Credit Overhaul Mean for Car Shoppers?

2. Which Electric Cars Are Still Eligible for the $7,500 Federal Tax Credit?

3. 2025 Dodge Charger: How Does It Compare to the Concept?

4. Here Are the 11 Cheapest Electric Vehicles You Can Buy

5. 2024 Toyota Tacoma: Which Trim Is Right for You?

6. Facelifted 2024 Mercedes-Benz GLE SUV Priced From $63,800, Coupe From $90,950

7. Do You Really Need to Change the Transmission Fluid?

8. Honda Civic: Which Should You Buy, 2023 or 2024?

9. Is the 2024 Acura Integra Type S a Good Car? 6 Pros, 4 Cons

10. 2024 Acura TLX Type S Review: The Sweet Spot

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