Toyota Tacoma

The Toyota Tacoma is one the best selling compact pick-up trucks available in the U.S. It is manufactured in NUMMI plant in California, which also makes Corollas. The Tacoma, which is an Indian word for Mount Rainer, was originally introduced in the U.S. market in 1995 in an effort by Toyota Motor Corporation Toyota Motor Corporation to compete more aggressively in the compact truck market. Since its introduction, the Tacoma has been through several iterations, with the latest major upgrades happening in 2005 which earned it Motor Trends Truck of the Year award.

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2006 Toyota Tacoma

2006 Toyota Tacoma

Styles and Major Options

• The Tacoma comes in three cab styles: regular, extended, and crew cab (also known as the double cab).
• Each cab style comes in either 2 wheel or 4 wheel drive

Previous Generations

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Fourth generation (1969–1972)

The Hi-Lux name was coined in 1969, but it was a highly-luxurious vehicle only when compared to the Stout. The only body style was a regular cab short bed and all were rear-wheel drive. It used a typical truck setup of A-arms and coil springs in front and a live axle with leaf springs in back. A 4-speed manual transmission was standard.

Third generation (1964–1968)

Toyota entered the American market with the 1964 introduction of the Stout. It was larger than the similar Datsun and Mazda compact trucks, and looked like a Chevrolet C/K.

Second generation (1947–1963)

After World War II, Toyota returned with a compact pickup truck, the Toyopet Model SB. This was the true ancestor of the Hi-Lux, and remained in production from 1947 through 1963.

First Generation/Origins

The original Toyota pickup was the 1935 G1. It shared many components with the company's A1 car, and was a 1.5 ton stake-bed commercial truck.