Consumer Reports Kicks Toyota in teeth

The Toyota USA CEO should receive 10 lashes in a Public Flogging..........IMO

10 vehicles you would be foolish to buy

https://www.yahoo.com/autos/10-cars-youd-be-foolish-to-buy-115305847262.html





Lowest-scoring truck: Toyota Tacoma

49 overall score

Base MSRP price range: $20,965 - $37,615
Lows: Ride, handling, driving position, high step-in, low rear seat.
With a punchy powertrain, the Toyota Tacoma excels for hauling, towing, and off-road use. But for everyday driving or commuting, the Tacoma feels dated and is uncomfortable. Clumsy handling makes it a chore to drive, and the rough ride is fatiguing, with constant jiggling and a rubbery feel over even small imperfections. The cabin’s high floor and low roof make access tricky and compromise the driving position. The rust-free composite bed is a handy and practical feature. Options can easily drive up the price well into full-sized truck territory. Fair cornering capabilities and long stopping distances contributed to a low score in our testing. A redesigned Tacoma launches in the fall

 

Taco fanboy's be like...

 

Fourth post. Nice.

 

THAT DOES IT! I'm selling my Taco

 

FWIW

I still love my 2000 Tundra

even tho it's about to roll over 300 K



Clumsy handling makes it a chore to drive, and the rough ride is fatiguing, with constant jiggling and a rubbery feel over even small imperfections. The cabin’s high floor and low roof make access tricky and compromise the driving position


I don't care what you drive.........this is first class entertainment

 

Is anything they said inaccurate? It's not the reasons many of us buy Tacomas, but it's fair to say that the truck feels dated and doesn't ride as smooth as competitors. For lots on here, that's a positive.

I especially agree with the comment on bouncy ride, especially over any imperfections.

 

I dotn think they wrote anything bad

I actually stopped after

Yup

The rest sounds like

Of course Toyota going to be all over this and install even smaller crappier engine and make truck more and more yuppie friendly with leather seats, bluefooth and large number cup holders for Starbucks and doggie poop holders for cleaning after puddles

 

Based off Consumer Report criticism of the Tacoma, I speculate their ideal mid size truck is the Honda Ridgeline. They want a truck that drives and rides like a midsize CUV. With that logic I'm surprised the Jeep Wrangler didn't make the list as well.

 

i mean, everything they said is pretty true... but i didn't buy my truck to ride in luxury.

 

I don't find it uncomfortable at all, albeit I'm 5'10" 150lbs but still. I've driven it cross country several times and even while towing a 6x10 box trailer fully loaded. The only thing that's weird is I find myself resting my arm on the windowsill not the actual LHS arm rest, so I'm resting my arm on plastic instead of a thin fabric. Not that big of a deal IMO.

 

I've never enjoyed any chore as much as I enjoy driving my Taco.

 

Options can easily drive up the price well into full-sized truck territory. Fair cornering capabilities and long stopping distances contributed to a low score in our testing. A redesigned Tacoma launches in the fall.


did they cover the fuel economy issue ?

 

Options can easily drive up the price well into full-sized truck territory. Fair cornering capabilities and long stopping distances contributed to a low score in our testing. A redesigned Tacoma launches in the fall.

 

consumer reports is garbage.

 

CR notoriously despises the Wrangler as well.

 

CR is on the mark. You don't become an outstanding third world military vehicle and still cater to CR.

 

They didn't like the Wrangler either.

Yet it doesn't seem strange to CR that even though they don't rate the Tacoma very highly, it still outsells everything in its class. Some of us must be pretty happy with the truck.

I checked the numbers for the past month and that includes the new GM twins.

March 2015 - Tacoma 15885 GM Twins 9055 (Chevy 6621 GMC 2434)

 

I find it funny, its sooo crappy, I wasn't a fanboy before, but after I got it... insta fanboy..... must of been a tough truck to do that.