Meet the 2016 Toyota Tacoma TRD
Toyota has redesigned the eighth generation Tacoma after more than a decade of leadership. Meet the all-new 2016 Toyota Tacoma.
Read Frank’s 2016 Toyota Tacoma TRD Review.
New Year, New Prices
Prices range from $24,200 for the rear drive SR Access cab with the 4-cylinder engine and automatic transmission to $38,720 for the top of the line Limited 4WD with the V6 engine and six-speed automatic transmission. Manual transmissions are available only on four-wheel drive models.
Read Frank’s 2016 Toyota Tacoma TRD Review.
A Decade of Dominance
Over the last decade, despite few upgrades, the Tacoma maintained its sales lead in the midsize pickup market. It could hardly have done otherwise because the domestic manufacturers earlier had bailed out. The only competitor was the slower selling Nissan Frontier.
Read Frank’s 2016 Toyota Tacoma TRD Review.
Capable of Climbing
In the first half of 2015, Tacoma sales totaled 88,801, though it had not changed much over the years. The Frontier, also an old design, tallied 34,805. But the resurrected Colorado (41,575) and Canyon (15,017) are creeping up.
Read Frank’s 2016 Toyota Tacoma TRD Review.
New Engine and Transmission
Two engines are offered: 2.7-liter four cylinder with 159 hp and 180 lb-ft of torque, and 3.5-liter V6 with 278 hp and 265 lb-ft of torque. Depending on the model, available transmissions include a five-speed manual, six-speed manual and six-speed automatic with a manual shift mode.
Read Frank’s 2016 Toyota Tacoma TRD Review.
Short Bed, Long Truck
The only downside to the TRD Off-Road is its length. Though it can handle almost any terrain thanks to generous ground clearance and good approach and departure angles, it cannot negotiate tight spots as well as shorter vehicles like the Jeep Wrangler.
Read Frank’s 2016 Toyota Tacoma TRD Review.
Dash
Off-Road enhancements include slow motion Crawl Control and Multi-Terrain Select. The latter allows the driver to customize the Tacoma’s traction control for mud and sand, rocks, rocks and dirt, moguls and loose rocks.
Read Frank’s 2016 Toyota Tacoma TRD Review.
Front Cabin
Though the Limited comes with such luxury features as automatic climate control and rugged leather/vinyl upholstery with an unusual pattern, power seats are not available. Toyota representatives said the company’s research showed that most Tacoma owners set their manual seats and rarely changed them, so power seats were not deemed necessary.
Read Frank’s 2016 Toyota Tacoma TRD Review.
Second Row
Is it a pickup truck or is it an SUV? Tacoma Double Cab can fulfill both roles.
Read Frank’s 2016 Toyota Tacoma TRD Review.
TRD Sport and TRD Off-Road
The Double Cab's second row folds flat, leaving a load floor that maximized cabin use.
Read Frank’s 2016 Toyota Tacoma TRD Review.
They are two of five Tacoma variants, aimed at maintaining dominance in the face of a daunting challenge from the all-new midsize Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon.
Read Frank’s 2016 Toyota Tacoma TRD Review.
Toyota has redesigned the eighth generation Tacoma after more than a decade of leadership. Meet the all-new 2016 Toyota Tacoma.
Read Frank’s 2016 Toyota Tacoma TRD Review.
New Year, New Prices
Prices range from $24,200 for the rear drive SR Access cab with the 4-cylinder engine and automatic transmission to $38,720 for the top of the line Limited 4WD with the V6 engine and six-speed automatic transmission. Manual transmissions are available only on four-wheel drive models.
Read Frank’s 2016 Toyota Tacoma TRD Review.
A Decade of Dominance
Over the last decade, despite few upgrades, the Tacoma maintained its sales lead in the midsize pickup market. It could hardly have done otherwise because the domestic manufacturers earlier had bailed out. The only competitor was the slower selling Nissan Frontier.
Read Frank’s 2016 Toyota Tacoma TRD Review.
Capable of Climbing
In the first half of 2015, Tacoma sales totaled 88,801, though it had not changed much over the years. The Frontier, also an old design, tallied 34,805. But the resurrected Colorado (41,575) and Canyon (15,017) are creeping up.
Read Frank’s 2016 Toyota Tacoma TRD Review.
New Engine and Transmission
Two engines are offered: 2.7-liter four cylinder with 159 hp and 180 lb-ft of torque, and 3.5-liter V6 with 278 hp and 265 lb-ft of torque. Depending on the model, available transmissions include a five-speed manual, six-speed manual and six-speed automatic with a manual shift mode.
Read Frank’s 2016 Toyota Tacoma TRD Review.
Short Bed, Long Truck
The only downside to the TRD Off-Road is its length. Though it can handle almost any terrain thanks to generous ground clearance and good approach and departure angles, it cannot negotiate tight spots as well as shorter vehicles like the Jeep Wrangler.
Read Frank’s 2016 Toyota Tacoma TRD Review.
Dash
Off-Road enhancements include slow motion Crawl Control and Multi-Terrain Select. The latter allows the driver to customize the Tacoma’s traction control for mud and sand, rocks, rocks and dirt, moguls and loose rocks.
Read Frank’s 2016 Toyota Tacoma TRD Review.
Front Cabin
Though the Limited comes with such luxury features as automatic climate control and rugged leather/vinyl upholstery with an unusual pattern, power seats are not available. Toyota representatives said the company’s research showed that most Tacoma owners set their manual seats and rarely changed them, so power seats were not deemed necessary.
Read Frank’s 2016 Toyota Tacoma TRD Review.
Second Row
Is it a pickup truck or is it an SUV? Tacoma Double Cab can fulfill both roles.
Read Frank’s 2016 Toyota Tacoma TRD Review.
TRD Sport and TRD Off-Road
The Double Cab's second row folds flat, leaving a load floor that maximized cabin use.
Read Frank’s 2016 Toyota Tacoma TRD Review.
They are two of five Tacoma variants, aimed at maintaining dominance in the face of a daunting challenge from the all-new midsize Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon.
Read Frank’s 2016 Toyota Tacoma TRD Review.
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