2001 toyota Tacoma Double Cab
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fardhan alief
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Friday, April 6, 2018
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Toyota Tacoma Double Cab
2001 Toyota Tacoma Double Cab
2016 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off-Road Double Cab review
The similarities (to place it lightly) proceed under the skin. The wheelbase equals, as well as overall length is simply a few inches greater on the new truck. The bed is an inch deeper, yet the exact same size. And so forth.
On the other hand, you ought to acknowledge that Toyota had a quite darn great truck to start with in the outbound Tacoma. Was it showing its age, especially as compared to promising midsizers like the born-again Colorado and also Canyon? Visually, possibly, yet the Tacoma's stout bases required refinement, not reinvention. There's plenty of quality in the transformative method.
The powertrain on this specific Tacoma TRD Off-Road is one shot of old-- a six-speed manual transmission-- and also one shot of brand-new-- a scaled down 3.5-liter naturally aspirated V6. As with the bigger, V8-powered Toyota Expanse, and also the 2015 Tacoma prior to it, it all plays along with fascinating, unexpected level of smoothness. You would certainly never understand the engine is down half a litre, and also there's a lot of added zest over the 3,500 rpm mark. The six-speed is in fact enjoyable to paddle through, and similar to the manual on the Wrangler, it feels like a good fit for an enthusiast-oriented vehicle.
Naturally, I really did not have the possibility to take the TRD Off-Road off-road. Thing is, I in fact want to see how it handles itself off the sidewalk since I have actually spent time in the vehicle. I'll choose chances to do so as soon as things heat up. As well as I did pack on the miles in comfort-- and tackle an absolutely awful slog with the period's worst ice tornado to date with confidence. The vehicle really did not so much as toss a grip control warning.
That's the day I discovered one significantly old-school aspect of the Tacoma: its four-wheel drive system. Neglecting to de-power the front wheels prior to transitioning from slushmaggedon to a completely dry, protected auto parking structure, I discovered the truck hauling, binding and-- to my embarrassment-- stalling as I attempted to make a tight develop into a car parking area. So you'll absolutely want to change it to 2WD, which you must do manually using a console-mounted dial, prior to on-pavement handling.
Well duh, you're about to tell me, most likely in an insulting email. This is fundamental 4WD things. Real sufficient, yet it's simple to obtain accustomed to the automatic 4WD setting discovered on a boosting number of trucks (consisting of the GMC Canyon). Detractors will hold this against the Tacoma, showing that it's behind the technical contour; fans will claim this reinforces its hardcore off-road cred.
For what it deserves, the fuel economy estimates appear hopeful. With limited 4WD use, I returned 16.0 mpg. I wasn't precisely flogging the truck, and that consisted of considerable number of traffic-free expressway miles.
Like the modestly resculpted outside, the interior take advantage of a series of rather subtle upgrades. The functional designs are a little rickety initially, thanks to a seat that really feels either a tad too high or a little as well near the pedals. But the cabin does feel fresher, a lot more superior, much less oppressively plasticky.
If the Tacoma has your passion, but the $36,630 sticker (adding faux-beadlock wheels as well as other goodies will improve that even further) is a stumbling block, bear in mind that this is for the tricked-out TRD Off-Road version. The base SR beginnings at $24,200, as well as the Minimal beginnings at a soaring $38,720. In between those 2 extremes, I make certain you can configure the Tacoma of your dreams.