![]() This generation of Tacoma was introduced as a 2016 model, but even new it retained some of the components of its circa-2006 predecessor. Apart from the TRD Pro and Trail Edition, the workaday Tacomas are entirely the same as they were last year. Alex Kwanten What’s Truly New for 2022Įven eagle-eyed Taco fans will be hard-pressed to tell most 2022 models from their immediate predecessors. Like the truck’s paint, the TRD items look cool, too. Forged upper control arms with a repositioned ball joint make for added suspension travel, specifically on the rebound stroke, which makes for smoother progress over rougher terrain. In the cabin and on the pavement this off-road bruiser is always reminding you of its age. The revised Pro is a better and meaner-looking trail breaker and like previous Tacomas it’s lots of fun in the dirt, but there are still plenty of tradeoffs even for the “Taco” faithful. The upgrades to the TRD Pro’s visuals and hardware, and increasingly lofty suspensions for both it and the Trail Edition, are aimed at keeping trucks like the Ranger Tremor at bay. The event came just days after spending a week navigating mountain trails and urban jungle in the TRD Pro’s latest challenger, the Ford Ranger Tremor. I got the chance to see how the updated TRD Pro stacked up at the Northwest Motor Press Association’s recent Mudfest event, running it on closed on- and off-road courses against 18 other trucks and SUVs, including the Jeep Wrangler and Ford Bronco along with a little on-road testing on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula. Still, Toyota has to work a little harder to keep its off-roader cred in this era when overlanding and dune-busting are suddenly kitchen table subjects and lots of new buyers are considering how far they can venture into the wilderness. The Tacoma has handily outsold its competitors for the last 16 years and the Tacoma’s value proposition and loyal following make it likely to repeat that title this year. For 2022, Toyota has made the top-dog Tacoma TRD Pro even more off-road capable and trickled down some Pro elements to the less-costly Trail Edition. What they love most, however, is its adventurous image and off-road talent. They may quibble with its basic interior and on-pavement road manners, but they see a tough truck that can do 200,000 hassle-free miles and still have spectacular resale value in 10 years’ time. Alex KwantenĬhange comes to the Toyota Tacoma very slowly, but its fans don’t mind. Resplendent in an exclusive Electric Lime Metallic paint, the 2022 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro’s new color and graphics cloth an unchanged shape, but telegraph upgrades to its trail-optimized suspension.
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