2016 Toyota Tacoma: First Drive - The Car Connection
Let’s get this out of the way: With the Tacoma, Toyota has the best-selling truck in this segment, and one of the models that retains the best resale value in the entire U. S. market. It’s such a solid, loyal buyer base that Toyota officials seem truly baffled how other automakers don’t see a business case in mid-size trucks. But as we found this past week, in a test drive of the redesigned 2016 Toyota Tacoma , success does come at a cost: While the 2016 Tacoma probably delivers exactly what that existing demographic wants in a next truck, we don’t see the Tacoma... The Tacoma TRD Off-Road model, at around $35k as equipped, is the model that probably most appeals to those enthusiasts—and most fits into the rugged Pacific Northwest forests leading up from Seattle toward Mount Rainier, where we tested this new... A new Multi-Terrain Select system (yes, like in the 4Runner, or Range Rovers) let us dial in settings for the conditions—like Mud and Sand, or Rock—and the traction control system provided the right amount of wheelspin and nuance. And down a very steep hill with loose, sandy soil and exposed roots, the Tacoma TRD Off-Road model’s Crawl Control maintained a constant, very slow speed that allowed us to simply focus on steering between the trees close on either side. Source: www.thecarconnection.com
