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I think the Tacoma (and Tunrda) exist because of a couple of uniquenesses in the NA market. Obviously the desire for a lifestyle truck that's more than just utility but I also think the way our truck classes are designated for FHWA/DOT and EPA mean the typical global truck carrying a around...

I don't think ford or the EPA care as standard long as MPG and emissions goals are hit. It's going to skip gears based on RPM, throttle position, vehicle speed. Seems to me it's just another situation where the driver should just let the thing do what it does. I've only heard it's an...

Something to consider is that the tranny doesn't have to use all 10 sequentially so it might actually be pretty smooth as it learns your driving style.

It's funny, that stock Hilux photo looked vaguely familiar...

I was seeing a shrunk version of the Super Duty in those Ranger renderings. Hello, welcome to my new Ford Wall of Chrome and Light!

Toyotas have always been ordinary. I mean geez, when I drove my 1991 home back in 2000 it was the poster child for plain even with the fancy side stripe. But it became mine, Imelda The Wonder Truck, over time with mods, dents, busted knuckles and trips. I don't have any desire to buy some...

Except for it's not a midsize. Unless you mean the Gladiator.

The new Ford front ends are kind of terrible, aren't they?

Just takes spending cash twice to get what you want. The 2005+ Tacoma bed is kind of a cosmetic joke anyway. Truth is I'd probably be thinking cab-and-chassis if only it was an option...

And who's to say the work done to "Americanize" the current Ranger (or Tacoma/Hilux, Colorado, Frontier for that matter) isn't engineering necessary to gain compliance with emissions and crashworthiness anyway for global markets that may be moving to similar regulations?

Those crazy hipster loggers. They surely would have hated the move to a centered tailgate handle with rod linked catches to hold it closed. We all KNOW a *real* pickup tailgate has two solid latches to hold it shut and keep the bed walls (with external cargo hooks) from splaying out...

My feeling is Ford is using the current Ranger as a place holder. They are working out kinks in bringing a domestic factory back on line and getting a model reintroduced so that the next generation isn't starting from square one. If I was to guess as long as the Ranger covers the R&D and...

Don't I know. It's what I'd buy right now if I'm honest. Lower end spec truck plus optioned locker. Perfect. It will be very interesting to see how this generation holds up and what Ford does with the next Ranger generation. It'll be more interesting to see what Toyota does with the 4th...

I think I am unlike other Americans in that I do want a Hilux primarily because I want the simplicity. I'd prefer the infotainment center to not control everything, want crank windows and a stick shift is all. I don't have a GoPro and don't have a phone that needs syncing to anything. Blah...

They are willing to make completely different frames from the front doors rearward, different sheet metal stamping, completely different interiors, unique engine and the Prado/4Runner have rear disc brakes which the Tacoma and Hilux do not. The Hilux still uses traditional shackles and inboard...

If you're not happy with a 5th gen 4Runner on the road then I suspect you definitely not a like a 3rd gen Tacoma. They ride worse, the engine is more rev-happy, the transmission hunts a lot, the build quality is slightly lower (the 4Runner is still built in Japan and IMO it shows). You...

The 2010+ Prado and 4Runner use the 208mm (8.2") axles. The IMV trucks (e.g. Hilux) and some 16+ Tacoma use the 225mm (8.75") axle. The Tacoma uses an Eaton/Harrop locker (not the traditional Toyota e-locker) when equipped. Not all Tacomas use the 225mm diff. The manual transmission models...

It may be new in the Tacoma but Camry, Avalon, Highlander, GS/RX/LS350, etc. have been using variants of the 2GR since 2005 and the very same 2GR-FKS since 2015. Also the selection of a car engine for Toyota in a pickup is not new, the VZ series V6 was first used in the Camry and the R series...

500,000 miles? You're a funny guy. Maybe if you never take it off road or carry anything.