2006 toyota Tacoma Double Cab
By
Herman Syah
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Sunday, March 4, 2018
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Toyota Tacoma Double Cab
2006 Toyota Tacoma Double Cab
2016 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off-Road Double Cab review
The resemblances (to put it lightly) continue under the skin. The wheelbase is identical, as well as general length is simply a few inches greater on the brand-new truck. The bed is an inch deeper, however the very same size. And so on.
On the other hand, you should certainly recognize that Toyota had a rather darn excellent truck to start with in the outbound Tacoma. Was it revealing its age, specifically compared with up-and-coming midsizers like the born-again Colorado and Canyon? Aesthetically, possibly, but the Tacoma's stout underpinnings needed improvement, not reinvention. There's a lot of advantage in the transformative method.
The powertrain on this particular Tacoma TRD Off-Road is one shot of old-- a six-speed manual transmission-- and one shot of brand-new-- a downsized 3.5-liter naturally aspirated V6. Just like the larger, V8-powered Toyota Expanse, and the 2015 Tacoma prior to it, everything plays along with delightful, unexpected smoothness. You would certainly never understand the engine is down half a litre, and also there's a great deal of extra oomph over the 3,500 rpm mark. The six-speed is really enjoyable to row with, and similar to the handbook on the Wrangler, it seems like a great fit for an enthusiast-oriented truck.
Normally, I didn't have the possibility to take the TRD Off-Road off-road. Point is, I actually want to see just how it handles itself off the pavement now that I have actually spent some time in the truck. I'll look for opportunities to do so once things heat up. And I did pack on the miles in comfort-- and also take on a truly unpleasant slog through the season's worst ice tornado to date with confidence. The vehicle really did not even throw a grip control warning.
That's the day I found one notably old-school aspect of the Tacoma: its four-wheel drive system. Forgetting to de-power the front wheels prior to transitioning from slushmaggedon to a completely dry, covered car park structure, I discovered the vehicle lugging, binding as well as-- to my humiliation-- delaying as I tried to make a tight turn into a car park area. So you'll most definitely intend to switch it to 2WD, which you have to do manually using a console-mounted dial, before on-pavement handling.
Well duh, you will inform me, most likely in an insulting email. This is basic 4WD things. Real sufficient, however it's very easy to get accustomed to the automated 4WD establishing discovered on a raising variety of trucks (including the GMC Canyon). Critics will certainly hold this versus the Tacoma, confirming that it lags the technological curve; fans will claim this reinforces its hardcore off-road cred.
Of what it deserves, the fuel economic climate estimates appear optimistic. With restricted 4WD use, I returned 16.0 mpg. I wasn't specifically flogging the truck, which included considerable variety of traffic-free expressway miles.
Like the decently resculpted exterior, the interior benefits from a series of rather subtle upgrades. The comfort designs are a little rickety initially, thanks to a seat that really feels either a bit too high or a little bit as well near the pedals. Yet the cabin does feel fresher, much more superior, much less oppressively plasticky.
If the Tacoma has your interest, however the $36,630 sticker (adding faux-beadlock wheels and also various other rewards will certainly improve that even further) is a stumbling block, keep in mind that this is for the tricked-out TRD Off-Road version. The base SR beginnings at $24,200, and the Limited begins at a soaring $38,720. Between those two extremes, I make certain you can set up the Tacoma of your dreams.