2015 Toyota Tacoma TRD Sport 4 × 4 Player Review - Perhaps it is the horrible condition of most New roads -England. Maybe because we j...
Perhaps it is the horrible condition of most New roads -England. Maybe because we just had the snowiest winter in Boston since whoever is counted. Or maybe, just maybe, I finally succumbed entirely to my Napoleon Complex.
"The great proof of madness is the disproportion of his drawings to his means."
-Napoléon Bonaparte
What started with me buy my first bike liter flourished (* tear *) in the purchase of my first truck: 2015 Toyota Tacoma TRD Sport 4 × 4 double-cab short bed . with a ... transmission speed manual .6 ... dun dada ..dun I know Tacoma has remained relatively stable since 04 - in fact, it is almost the same truck I was eyeing more since 07. I know he has no great fuel economy. I know there are trucks with better technology in them. But listen -moi!
as every vehicle I have ever owned (except for a weak moment that lasted a month ... not judge me), a manual transmission is a requirement. So when I began my quest for a van, quickly reduced the list:
- Colorado / Canyon twins manual only the basic models RWD. I can not face this giant plastic lip. What planet do look good
- Nissan Frontier: Is there a need explanation? He's a big baby rattle plastic
- Any full size No manual option unless I am a runner parts (which I'm not ...)
Other requirements included:
- Double cab
- V6 or more
- 4 × 4
- tow
- audio controls steering wheel (an order larger than I anticipated)
intended uses include pulling my trailer, carrying bikes in the back for work and play, home improvement projects and, God willing, some off-road. compact sports car Although I drove many trucks I have ever owned (Z4, GS-R, SI, 328i, 330ci, etc.), so that the joy of the driving experience is important for me.
As I ran through the options - foreign and domestic - I was returning to my long time crush: Toyota Tacoma. 70 percent remaining after 36 months, spare parts and tons of accessories available, he checked all my boxes, and it's cute! (Is it a turn off? Ah well.) I had to order the truck because, as my friend points out, "there are 15,000 Tacomas field at dealerships, and none of them are what you want! "After a few months, and some parts of the shopping, she was finally home!
Yes, that's the TRD exhaust and wheels TRD Trail team to . back of the truck that I ordered before we ever even met
40 miles and less than 24 hours later, it looked like this:
Within 500 miles I had him, I 'picked up the grass, shot a trailer and transported three motorcycles. the truck came with four D-rings, four cleats and a trailer hitch, making it all a breeze.
How it compares to other trucks? I clocked a decent amount of miles on a variety of trucks (with and without trailer), which should qualify for these comparisons: Nissan Frontier, Dodge Ram 1500, F-150 extended cab V6 non-Ecoboost V6 Silverado regular cab Silverado Z71, F-350 body game, and that once I'm allowed to drive a manual transmission Sterling truck transmission.
start with the elephant in the room, transmission. Why a manual? "Why do not we move there," Maybe I'm a control freak, but I rarely drive automatically without saying at a particular time in the snow, a manual gives you more control (eg downshift instead of braking) . I also think it me more alert and, finally, it is much more fun. When the transmission is particularly important is in my experience with other V6 truck. I'll just call them speed hunters, because it ' is all they do. Without a trailer, uphill, downhill, cruising or off, they never seem to find the right speed. I cursed speed indicator F-150 to let me know he was fourth most of the time, rather than sixth. It's like transmissions and engines are incompatible. Maybe they are. on the same stretch of road, I am able to take the Tacoma and two bicycles and descent of a sixth hour. I was still in power, and never had to downshift to accelerate or maintain speed.
The Tacoma is very smooth, especially with respect to a border. It handles well and is much easier to maneuver in parking situations a full-size truck. The steering wheel does not require heavy inputs, but also do not feel like it will fly away from you. It is also quite thick, which makes it quite comfortable. The 2014 F-150 readers like the absolute butter, but this annoying residual vibration every time you close the door or hit a bump. Rams tend to roll like a ship and put me into the cab goes over bumps. The Silverado Z71 I had the pleasure of taking home a few nights this winter was a dream: tons of power, smooth, comfortable, and looked great. The biggest complaint was the lack of audio controls on the steering wheel.
I had to have a double cabin to get things in and out of the back seat. I hate having to open a door to open another. There are also lots of storage under and behind the seats of Tacoma. I kept all my towing and docking accessories there and the road. The Tacoma also came with a bed outlet of the cargo, I am delighted to try eventually. The manual option gives you a third cup holder, which was pretty useless so far because the throws on the shifter are sooooo long and will knock on every bottle in it. I Toyota short range "quick shifter" for her and I'm hopeful it will both improve the driving experience and create enough space for the third cup holder. The e-brake is a style "pull and twist" that grew on me and seems to be pretty safe on the slopes. Fold down the rear head restraints are a lifeline to reverse since I do not trust even the backup camera.
The last point about this truck is there is a wealth of information available, as well as spare parts and accessories. You can get paralysis of analysis reading through all the changes and upgrades. I already emotionally spent thousands more on a lift kit, bed extender, sliders, pads, and mount a hidden winch (because everyone needs a hidden winch, right?). I already have a custom tailgate reinforcement, as well as some other motorcycle accessories tow. 31-inch tires have definitely come on the truck from the factory. Even with the TRD exhaust; quiet at idle, but a clean, deep note under acceleration. Everyone keeps telling me I have the TRD supercharger (you know who you are), but I find the truck to have more than enough power for my needs.
From a girl who only owned cars "sports" is the most excited I am about a vehicle since my BMW days
this reader opinion was written by Rebecca Turrell
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