There are a few reviews online of the 2016 Toyota Tacoma already and by the looks of it and according to other sources, the new truck from Toyota is aimed to take on the Chevy Colorado. Coming to the dealership lots around the country, the 2016 Toyota Tacoma comes with updated looks, a brand new V-6 that is supposed to be more efficient and an interior that has been revamped to some degree. The new truck is set to take over the market share that the Chevy Colorado might have taken recently.
If you were looking for a mid-size truck recently, the odds are very good that you were looking at a Toyota Tacoma. More than 155,000 of them sold last year and that was more than double of the next truck on the list for the entire year. It would appear that Toyota has quite the following when it comes to repeat buyers and the new Tacoma. Now that Chevy and GMC have decided to bring new mid-size models to the market, it was time for Toyota to make a move.
The company did and what consumers will get is the 2016 Toyota Tacoma. Toyota did not make it a brand new design completely, like Chevy and GMC did, they did however make enough changes that would be noticed by those that saw the last model on the inside and out. Toyota is hoping that with a new engine, transmission and suspension in the 2016 Toyota Tacoma, it will breath new life into the 10 year old line.
The 2016 Toyota Tacoma was re-designed in the Michigan plant here in the United States and will be built in Texas according to one online reviewer. Toyota is building brand new headquarters not far from that location in Mexico. It looks like Toyota was looking for a tougher look when they decided to add larger wheel flares and bigger hood, not to mention that the square front end and brand new grille design.
Performance is going to come from a brand new V6 engine that runs on the lean-burn Atkinson cycle, had direct injection. Both of those features are expected to boost the fuel mileage that the truck gets. Consumers will be able to buy the same model with a 4-cylinder engine, but there were not that many details released about that engine. The transmission is a new, six speed, automatic that comes in either engine model. If you have the V6 engine you will also have the option to upgrade to a 6-speed manual transmission.