Quick Drive: 2012 Toyota Tacoma Access Cab V-6 4X4 - Winding Road Magazine
Toyota, meanwhile, seems to be committed to this dying segment, as evidenced by the recently refreshed 2012 Tacoma. A five-speed automatic distributes power to a part-time four-wheel-drive system. The five-speed autobox manages the power well, offering up reasonably fast upshifts. Downshifts don’t require much hunting through the gears, with the overall result being a powertrain that feels eager to get up and go when asked to. The steering, like the ride, is pretty standard for a truck. The Tacoma is just a nice steer, not requiring a great deal of corrections in either a straight line or around a corner. In the past, the Tacomas we’ve driven have not been super cheap. Prices usually sat around $25,000 to $30,000 per truck. Both old and new trucks feature a good deal of plastic, but it’s the general execution that differs. The center stack on our refreshed Tacoma is finished in a glossy piano black that surrounds the new radio head unit. Featuring the same design found in newer Toyotas, its graphical presentation of info is much cleaner than the dot-matrix-like quality of the old radio. Source: www.windingroad.com
