Vehicle advice, offroad vehicle with low horsepower is it possible to buy in America?

[douglastic]

"I really need SUV/crossover type body but might have to look into a truck for this."

didn't sound final to me - hope it works out for you

 

[ponderosa1]

I had learned about favorable taxation scheme for pickups since.
Saw little Suzuki JX in Quartzsite yesterday, neat machine.

 

[Gravelette]

Safe choice, plenty of Tacomas available.

 

[DaveInDenver]

Prior gen Tacomas and Frontiers were available with NA 4 cyl engines that made less than 200 hp.

Spot on.

1999-2004 4WD Tacoma had a 3RZ-FE rated for 150 HP
2005-2023 4WD Tacoma had a 2TR-FE rated for 149 up to 161 HP

The span on the 2TR-FE is due to variables, the lowest being the 2005-2015 single VVTi on 87 octane gasoline and the highest being 2016-2023 dual VVTi if you were to run it on 91 octane.

It's probably not coincidence that Toyota made a global engine that falls under the 200 HP limits, eh?