Second gear is good for 60 mph, while you have to hit third for the quarter-mile. Our 20-to-40-mph and 40-to-60-mph times, both achieved in second gear, show that the torque peaks at low rpm. For a V6 with only 245 hp, it has plenty of bottom-end torque and pulls well from low revs. The sound is smooth, rather than loud or sporty. The Tacoma’s V6 engine noise is subdued on the freeway. Tacoma’s other closest competitor, the Nissan Frontier, comes with a choice of a 2.5-liter inline four with 154 hp and 173 lb-ft or the class-leading 4.0-liter, 24-valve dohc V6 that generates 265 hp and 284 lb-ft. The Dakota also sports a 4.7-liter V8 rated at 230 hp and 290 lb-ft, and a new 4.7-liter V8 cranking out what Dodge says is 250-plus hp and 300-plus lb-ft. The rival 2005 Dodge Dakota offers a standard 3.7-liter V6 making 210 hp and 235 lb-ft. Access Cabs also get four-cylinders, except for V6s in the X-Runner and some Pre-Runners. Toyota recommends 93 octane for the V6 and 87 octane for the four-banger.ĭouble Cabs are powered by V6s, while Regular Cabs use four-cylinders. The other Tacoma engine is a new, cleaner 2.7-liter dohc four-cylinder, also with VVT and producing 164 hp and 183 lb-ft-14 more hp and six more lb-ft than the old I4. That’s 55 more hp and 62 more lb-ft than last year’s less-fuel-efficient V6. X-Runner gets a new dohc 4.0-liter V6 with variable valve timing that makes 245 horses and 282 lb-ft of torque. And the truck hustles around corners almost as briskly as many sporty cars.”
#2005 TOYOTA TACOMA XTEAM DRIVERS#
Younger drivers like it, too, with one 20-something staffer commenting, “Along with its racy looks, you get a pretty peppy engine and a six-speed manual that lets you squawk the tires shifting into third. This little truck with wide tires and lowered stance handles and rides better than you’d expect, though not quite car-like.” The X-Runner is one of 18 available configurations of the redesigned, bigger and more powerful Tacoma, and the guy who sent us his photo isn’t the only middle-aged X-Runner fan: A 40-something staffer wrote, “All things considered (especially the $24,000 sticker price), I’d say this is a pretty good bargain. The picture showed a middle-aged guy beaming proudly next to his salesman and his truck, as if he had reeled in a record-setting marlin. In an e-mail describing his new Toyota Tacoma pickup, a reader included a photo of his new X-Runner, the pimped-out, sportiest Tacoma.
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