The Toyota Tacoma is one of those vehicles that seem to elevate itself from a mere transportation device to something more akin to a mythical beast or possibly more aptly…a fact of existence. Like water is wet, sky is blue and the Tacoma is the most durable and unkillable pickup truck in the world. If there is something that needs to be done…grab a Tacoma (and a Land Cruiser).
There is nothing on earth, other than maybe the Land Cruiser, that can claim that they can survive the gambit from literal open warfare (seriously…check out @toyotasofwar on IG) to North Pole expeditions…nothing.
Now, unlike other vehicles, there is not just a single ‘golden year’ for the Tacoma. It’s every single generation! Every new generation just adds to the legend that is the Tacoma nameplate.
So to say, the pressure was on Toyota not to massively screwup this new generation is a bit of an understatement.
…and you know what?
This new Tacoma is everything a new Tacoma should be and nothing it shouldn’t be! It launches the Tacoma into modernity without letting current fads get in the way.