I have been pulling boats with a Tacoma for years. If there is any issue it is pulling out of bad ramps due to the light weight of the truck. The 4wd takes care of that. I get about 14 mpg towing and there is no shortage of power. The 4.0 liter 236hp is plenty to do the job. With the towing package there is no overheating problems and thats big down here ith southland.