All the Pickup Truck News: Tacoma Towing, Tesla Truck Time and More
There are many reasons the Toyota Tacoma has long been the mid-size pickup truck sales leader, including off-road capability, particularly in TRD guise, as well as long-term reliability. While towing may not be among those reasons, the Tacoma can tow within certain limitations.
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The Tacoma comes with a choice of two engines, two transmissions, two cab configurations and two bed lengths. A comparatively straightforward formula means there isn’t a wide variation in what the truck is capable of towing, but if you want the full breakdown on specs, check the link that leads off our roundup of pickup truck news from the past week below. (Spoiler alert: It’s the same as 2019.)
Elsewhere, Tesla has been talking up an electric pickup for some time now, but with the official reveal supposedly still coming in November, Tesla CEO Elon Musk added some fuel to the fire by calling its exterior “an armored personnel carrier from the future” on Twitter. Your guess is as good as mine there.
Additionally, we have another recall for the new Ford Ranger, an analysis of Toyota’s TRD Pro trucks, a Honda Ridgeline Car Seat Check and some non-Tesla electric truck news.
Want to know more? Check out all that and more truck news from the past week from both Cars.com and sister site PickupTrucks.com below.
Breaking Down the 2020 Toyota Tacoma’s Towing Capacities
2019 Ford Ranger: Recall Alert
At Their Highest Levels, Toyota’s Off-Road Trucks Perform Very Differently
So You Want to Put Car Seats in Your 2019 Honda Ridgeline …
Electric Truck News Roundup: GM’s Big Bet on Electric Trucks, Rivian Subscriptions, Bollinger Reveal
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