If you regularly follow us, then you likely learned as early as June last year that the next-generation Toyota Tamaraw would be offered with 2.4-liter diesel and 2.0-liter gasoline engines, and that the much-awaited vehicle would be available with long- and short-wheelbase versions.

And if indeed you do, then you also must have gotten wind of the sub-P800,000 target price for the SWB Tamaraw as announced during the model’s ceremonial roll-off event in late November.

Alas, when the Tamaraw was finally launched in December, only the diesel, long-wheelbase version was presented—with Toyota Motor Philippines informing us that the gasoline, short-wheelbase commercial vehicle would follow by March 2025.

Well, it’s almost March. And Toyota knows how to keep its promise. So, here it is: the 2.0L Gas MT SWB, with three body types:

• Dropside Pickup 2.0L Gas MT SWB – P757,000
• Aluminum Cargo Van 2.0L Gas MT SWB – P808,000
• Utility Van 2.0L Gas MT SWB – P1,010,000

The utility van seats 12 passengers, while both the aluminum cargo van and the dropside pickup can each carry two people.

All SWB variants are equipped with a stick shift, and all three are offered solely in white.

While the LWB variants have a wheelbase of 3,085mm, the SWB versions measure 2,750mm from front axle to rear axle.

Based on a Facebook post by TMP, the gasoline/SWB Tamaraws are “now available.” Good news for fans of petrol propulsion and of petite vehicles. That these baby trucks are more affordable and more easily configurable is just a bonus.

We expect photos and videos of SWB Tamaraws to flood social media in the coming days—just like their diesel LWB brethren before them.