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2005 Toyota Tacoma Road Test

Unlike most new vehicles that I get to test prior to their official launch, I actually had the chance to test drive Toyota's new Tacoma pickup twice. The first time was a pre-production version way back in July during a 2005 all-model Toyota-Lexus debut. I was able to take it on a couple of short runs around the countryside. It was enough to be impressed, but not enough to get a real feel for what it was capable of. This time around, however, Toyota gave me a variety of Tacomas to drive around the Kemptville, Ontario area for the majority of a day, and I was able to truly understand the direction the Japanese automaker is taking with this critical vehicle.

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2005 Toyota Tacoma Road Test

Unlike most new vehicles that I get to test prior to their official launch, I actually had the chance to test drive Toyota's new Tacoma pickup twice. The first time was a pre-production version way back in July during a 2005 all-model Toyota-Lexus debut. I was able to take it on a couple of short runs around the countryside. It was enough to be impressed, but not enough to get a real feel for what it was capable of. This time around, however, Toyota gave me a variety of Tacomas to drive around the Kemptville, Ontario area for the majority of a day, and I was able to truly understand the direction the Japanese automaker is taking with this critical vehicle.