Latest Toyota Tacoma News04/10/2008 06:19 - Mini Truckin Magazine “Galen Armenta 1. This was the hardest step in the process, besides trying to snake the exhaust out from under the truck in one piece.” 03/10/2008 09:10 - Truckin Magazine For this half of our two-part Tacoma tech, we started with an '07 Crew Cab longbed 4x4 with puny tires and steel wheels. Competitive Edge Motorsports in Riverside, California, was in for a surprise, since this truck was getting a fresh-off-the-assembly-line 6-... 26/09/2008 09:38 - Cars.com Tacomas with a 6,500-pound towing capacity are V-6 models with an optional towing package. The towing package includes a 130-amp alternator, heavy-duty battery, seven-pin trailer hitch connector with converter, auxiliary engine oil cooler, auxiliary transmissi... 13/09/2008 11:22 - TruckTrend Magazine Intellichoice's publisher and editor James Bell states: "The big news this month is that GM has taken honors in two new segments on September's Best Deals list. This is a bit of a mixed blessing, as GM's September winners are largely SUVs and trucks that are b... 12/09/2008 10:46 - 4 Wheel Drive & Sport Utility Magazine When Toyota rolled out its redesigned Tacoma in 2005, it was with much fanfare and the slogan "moving forward." Longtime Toyota owners weren't so sure. Was the new truck one step forward or two steps back. 11/09/2008 11:15 - Sport Truck Magazine After owning everything from an '80 Nissan longbed to a '90 Isuzu P'up to a dropped Ford Taurus wagon, Brian finally created a show-stopper in its purest form. His '95 Toyota Tacoma is an attention-getter that takes its styling cues from many different vehicle... 06/09/2008 13:07 - Sport Truck Magazine After owning everything from an '80 Nissan longbed to a '90 Isuzu P'up to a dropped Ford Taurus wagon, Brian finally created a show-stopper in its purest form. His '95 Toyota Tacoma is an attention-getter that takes its styling cues from many different vehicle... 04/09/2008 06:02 - Smartmoney.com WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- An investigation into complaints that Toyota Tacoma pickup trucks accelerated without warning has found no evidence of safety defects, federal investigators said. 04/09/2008 04:29 - Consumer Affairs “Joe Benton Federal safety regulators have shut down their investigation of unintended acceleration in Toyota Tacoma pickup trucks that generated more” 03/09/2008 12:01 - TruckTrend Magazine Bringing back memories of 60 Minutes and the 1986 Audi 5000, recently a wave of owner complaints drove the NHTSA to investigate 2004 - 2008 Toyota Tacoma pickups over a possible problem with sudden, unintended acceleration. 30/08/2008 06:28 - Mini Truckin Magazine “Mike Alexander 1.Here's a look at the rather scary original setup. A monoleaf with the hydraulic cylinders ran right to the leaf, and no notch. 2.” 29/08/2008 23:45 - Nashoba Publishing Pat Hamm was gassing up her 1998 Toyota Tacoma when someone approached her with startling information. Toyota Motor Corp. is offering to buy back Tacoma pickups built between 1995 and 2000 with rusted frames, she was told. 20/08/2008 08:10 - Off-Road Magazine “Jordan May Let's first climb under the front end of the truck and reveal the Camburg long-travel off-road suspension. Having had one of these systems on” 19/08/2008 05:17 - Autonet GM is closing its full size truck plant in Oshawa. Ford is making a major move to focus on smaller cars. The usually unflappable Toyota is having trouble moving its still brand new Tundra. 08/08/2008 15:21 - FOXNews The Toyota Prius may reign supreme as mileage king in the car world, but in the land of pickups, the gentle giant from Japan has to settle for second place. 07/08/2008 00:29 - abc40 Springfield, Mass (abc40) - Toyota Inc. says it isn't a recall but the company is buying back some of its product. In March the company started what it's calling a customer support program. 25/07/2008 11:48 - CBS 5 When Kevin Call set out to buy a new truck, there was one factor that weighed heavily on his mind. "It makes me feel a lot more comfortable knowing my family's safe while we're riding in it," said Call. 25/07/2008 08:28 - KQCA, My58.com Small pickups aren't providing as much protection in side crashes as many new cars and sport utility vehicles. The Toyota Tacoma was the only one of five small pickup trucks, all 2008 models, to earn the highest rating of good for occupant protection in recent... 24/07/2008 08:30 - Auto123 First off, I have to say that I very much enjoyed my week in the 08 Tacoma , mainly because it is what I would term an honest truck. Yes, it might not have all of the bells and whistles of some others, but it does the job, and it does it very well. 15/07/2008 05:12 - TruckTrend Magazine David Laufer of Arizona has his hands full with this truck between hauling his 21-ft trailer or hang out with is pup at the river. 09/07/2008 09:35 - Automotive World Despite plummeting pick-up sales, Toyota is increasing Tacoma pick-up output in Tijuana, Baja California, its sole assembly plant in Mexico. The factory will produce 50,000 Tacomas this year, up from 32,249 in 2007, Adolfo Hegewisch, managing directo. 25/06/2008 09:50 - WBZ “CHESTER, NH (WBZ) ― Toyota is buying back one of its most popular vehicles -- Toyota Tacoma pickups made from 1995 to 2000. The problem: Rusting frames.” 24/06/2008 06:10 - Autoblog Click above for hi-res gallery of the Ironman edition Toyota Tundra Back in April we brought you an initial report of the upcoming "Ironman" edition Toyota Tundra, and full details have now made their way into cyberspace. 20/06/2008 23:24 - Auto123 “Auto123.com, For the 2009 model year, the Toyota Tacoma midsize pickup truck will benefit from a series of upgrades. The most significant one is the” 20/06/2008 12:49 - CanadianDriver Toronto, Ontario – Toyota Canada has announced the introduction of the 2009 Toyota Tacoma, with a new four-cylinder 4×4 Access Cab model and a starting price of $20,215, an MSRP that is $250 lower than last year’s comparable Tacoma. 17/06/2008 11:52 - Edmunds.com/Inside Line TORRANCE, Calif. — The 2009 Toyota Tacoma's pricing will range from $15,855 for the base regular-cab model with a four-cylinder engine to $27,760 for a top-of-the-line double-cab long-bed Tacoma with a V6, Toyota has announced. 13/06/2008 10:06 - Cambridge Network The all-new 2009 specification Tacoma is the seventh current Toyota available with NXT's award-winning technology, joining the Estima, Voxy, Noah, FJ Cruiser and the recently introduced Alphard and Vellfire vehicles. 12/06/2008 01:46 - U.S. News Rankings & Reviews The Detroit Free Press reports, "Some 431 customers from around the country have reported unintended or sudden acceleration in their Toyota Tacoma pickups, resulting in 51 crashes and 12 injuries, but the automaker said there are no flaws in the trucks and tha... 11/06/2008 05:12 - Autoblog Audi went through it in the '80s. Jeep went through it a couple years ago. Other makers have been accused of it, and now it's Toyota's turn: the NHTSA is considering investigating Tacoma pickup trucks from 2004-2008 due to claims of unintended acceleration. 10/04/2008 06:07 - Autoblog “r since the CBS 60 Minutes debacle involving the Audi 5000, the terms "sudden acceleration" and "unintended acceleration" have been indelibly beaten into” View as RSS |