Toyota's 1988 two-wheel-drive regular-cab pickup featured a 2.4-liter engine that generated 117 horsepower. The four-wheel-drive regular-cab pickup's 2.4-liter engine churned out 116 horsepower. The six-cylinder, four-wheel-drive regular cab pickup had a 3.0-liter engine that delivered 145 horsepower.
Toyota's 1988 pickup models' fuel economy varied depending on engine, drive and weight. The two-wheel-drive regular cab got an EPA-estimated 22 miles per gallon in the city and 23 mpg on the highway. The four-wheel-drive, regular cab Toyota pickup got 22 mpg city and 24 mpg highway. The four-wheel-drive 1988 Toyota pickup with a six-cylinder engine rated16 mpg city and 20 mpg highway.
The two-wheel-drive regular cab pickup had a standard four-speed automatic transmission. The standard transmission offered on the four-wheel-drive regular cab pickup and the four-wheel-drive regular cab pickup with six-cylinder is a five-speed manual transmission. All of Toyota's 1988 pickup trucks had only two doors; most seated three passengers.