The story
History: facts, each with its source
80/20 Automotive says the 2.7L 2TR-FE arrived for 2004 as the successor to the 3RZ-FE, another 2.7L four. Wikipedia lists it in the Tacoma from 2004 to 2023 and the 4Runner from 2009 to 2010, and in Hilux, Prado and HiAce models abroad.1,2
In January 2015 it gained dual VVT-i, which varies the timing of both cams, and its compression rose from 9.6:1 to 10.2:1.2