Toyota Tacoma Review

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Design and Special Features:
Some of the additional features offered with this sedan are bed mounted 115 V electrical outlet and similar tail gate. 2011 Toyota Tacoma with double cab offers good interior space for adults and Toyota Tacoma Access cab’s interior is bit compact compared to Double cab. Dash houses some intuitive controls with easy to read gauges. The main attractive feature of this sedan is its metallic trim which is found only in higher trim levels.
201 Toyota Tacoma’s interior is offered with plenty of quality material and well built with fine fit and finish.

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viewed from the rear

 Street road oriented Toyota Tacoma includes 17 inch wheels, sports suspension, hood scoops and sort suspension. Both TX Pro and TX package is added with black alloy wheel, unique budging and all terrain tires; TX is also added with side steps and TX pro is added with cat black exhaust. TRD off road package include fenders flares, 16 inch alloy wheel, locking rear differentials, skid plates, heavy duty suspensions and sports seats.

 This sedan is also armored with some interior and exterior enhancement features which include rear bumper, chrome grille, upgraded seats, fog lamps, variable speed wipers, rear view camera, upgraded stereo system with satellite radio and Bluetooth connectivity, leather wrapped steering wheel. Continent package includes keyless entry, power mirror, cruise control; steering wheel mounted audio controls and sliding rear window. Some of the additional features are bundled into packages and features available with these packages depend upon styles. Toyota Tacoma Double cab is armored with 16 inch steel wheels, driver lumbar adjustment and front skid plates. Toyota Tacoma Access cab is offered with power windows and power locks, front bucket seats, upgraded cloth upholstery, rear bench which include under seat storage compartment and additional speakers for audio system.

 When Toyota Tacoma is armored with four wheel drive channel and automatic gear transmission then this variant will be offered with front bucket seats. Base model of Toyota Tacoma is offered with some standard features which include 15 inch steel wheels, powerful AC system, limited slip differentials, composite bed liner, tilt and telescopic steering column, bed utility rail system, cloth front bench seat, audio system with four speakers, CD player and AUX-IN jack. Rear wheel drive X runner version of Toyota Tacoma is a street oriented performance vehicle which is offered with standard V6 engine, 18 inch alloy wheels, lowered sports tuned suspension, fog lamps, lowered sports tuned suspension and upgraded stereo and hood scoop. Toyota Tacoma with rear wheel drive channel Pre Runner version is suspensions with off road focused stable mates without fuel appetite, added weight and traction.

 All styles of Toyota Tacoma is available with either two wheel drive channel or four wheel drive channel. Both regular and access cabs are offered with 6 foot bed and double cab is offered with 5 foot bed and 6 foot bed is also available as an option. Access cab includes extended cab with rear hinged doors and double can includes crew cab with four front hinged doors. Styles and Trim Levels: 2011 Toyota Tacoma is mid size pickup truck available with access cab, double cab and regular cab styles.

 National base price of 2011 Toyota Tacoma is around $ 16, 365 which excludes destination charges. Second generation of Toyota Tacoma is available in eighteen different configurations which include four transmission, three cab configuration, two engines and two bed lengths. 2011 Toyota Tacoma’s strongest rivals in market are Suzuki Equator and Nissan Frontier. Second generation of Toyota Tacoma was launched in 2004 Chicago Auto Show with bigger and more powerful engine than first generation. First generation of Toyota Tacoma was launched in 1995 as a replacement for Toyota Hilux.

 This vehicle was named after the city Tacoma in Washington USA.  Tacoma is a compact pick up truck manufactured by Toyota Motor Corporation since 1995.

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  Tacoma Engine
Engine and Performance:
2011 Toyota Tacoma is armored with either rear wheel drive channel or four wheel drive. Toyota Tacoma with cab configuration other than 4X4 double cab is mounted with 2.7 L capacity four cylinder engine. This powertrain is mated with five speed manual gear transmission as standard feature on regular and Access Cabs; four speed automatic gear transmission as optional features on Toyota Tacoma with double cab.
Under testing condition Toyota Tacoma with V6 powertrain is capable of accelerating from zero to 60 MPH in 7.8 seconds which is quiet quick for mid sized truck. This powertrain is mated with five speed automatic gear transmission and optional five speed automatic gear transmission.  Toyota Tacoma Access cab and Double cab can also be armored with 4.0 L capacity V6 engine which is capable of generating 236 HP of power and 266 lb-ft of torque.

Safety:
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has awarded GOOD rating for both side impact crash and frontal offset crash protection. In government crash test this sedan has gained five stars out of five for both frontal and side impact crash protection.  2011 Toyota Tacoma is equipped with standard safety accessories which include traction control, antilock brakes with rear drum and front disc brakes with brake assist, stability control, front seat side airbags, front active head restraints, hill start assist and down hill assist control, front seat side airbags and full length side curtain airbags.

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