Once we got it off-road, light
mud and sandy trails weren't a
problem for the Tacoma, even in
2WD. We blasted through some
dirt roads up and down hills
without the truck ever feeling
unstable or light in the rear.
Using the Multi-Terrain Select
system, the driver can change
the traction and overall stability
controls of the Tacoma with five
settings that include, mud/sand,
loose rock, moguls, and dirt and
rock. With these settings, it takes
an off-road enthusiast to know
which is the correct one for the
terrain, but we found it easy to
use and didn't experience any
tire spin on any of the types of
terrain we put the truck through.
The most difficult area we
took the Tacoma through was
a dry river wash, where it was
necessary to keep the drivetrain
in 4WD-high. We took on
compacted areas at speed and
found that the Bilstein shocks,
combined with the 265/70R16
tires easily handled the small
rocks and "whoops" along the
trail. As our speeds increased,
the ride became smoother until
we reached larger rocks which
required a slow-speed crawl
in which the Tacoma traversed
nicely. We could easily tell that
with a set of mud-terrain tires,
the Tacoma TRD Pro would
easily handle deeper and more
difficult terrain, even show off
its rock crawling capabilities
without much difficulty.
SPORT INTERIOR WITH
DEVICE READY CAPABILITY
Inside the cab, the 2016
Tacoma TRD Pro was well
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