First drive: 2016 Toyota Tacoma TRD off-road - Digital Trends
You’d be forgiven in thinking that Toyota’s mid-size Tacoma truck wouldn’t garner much attention, particularly since pickup culture has always leaned towards bigger and meaner. Designed more for roughhousing than for work, yet still capable, Toyota’s 2016 Tacoma is the badass mid-size truck you didn’t know you really wanted. Coming in a few flavors, from the bare-bones SR to the more fanciful Limited, the TRD Off-road is the model meant for those who seek out mud and dust. Dune raider Toyota’s overall mission statement for the 2016 Tacoma was to make it “badass,” and the first step was making the mid-size truck look as mean as its big brother, the Tundra. The Tacoma gets another Tundra hand-me-down in the form of the three-piece bumper system that makes swapping out damaged components cheaper and easier. TRD Sport models get a signature hood scoop (that is sadly just for show) as well as sharing a plastic front underbody guard with the Limited and SR trims. The truck comes in three new colors as well: Blazing Blue Pearl, Inferno, and the unique Quicksand, which conveys a sense of specificity. In this color, the Tacoma doesn’t look like it’s trying to split its time between the wild and civilian. Source: www.digitaltrends.com
