Will Toyota bring back the regular cab for 2016?

Frontier and Colorado don't have them. Can still get em in a full size truck but again those are mostly fleet purchases. You'd have to special order one, they probably wont just keep them on lots.

 

Apparently not, and it's disappointing to those who liked the old days when these trucks were a good value under $20k. They have forced them into a higher end bracket, with or without price inflation.

I'd have rather they never made the trucks mid-sized, and used the new engine technology for efficiency, not just to move more weight around. People got by for decades with a true compact truck, even if it was underpowered by today's standards. Many never needed the bloat introduced in 2005. Even with the 2016's semi-Atkinson cycle 3.5L V6, MPG is only marginally better than its 4.0L predecessor, and worse in town than the 4-cylinder. Many pickups never get used to their full capacity and just waste a lot of finite oil. Those who think we can afford to waste oil just because of fracking, or low prices, are not facing geological reality (listen to this).

Style-wise, I think the new grille looks too bulbous, though it's good that they ditched the double fenders that always seemed unnecessary and cheap looking. Overall, I'm not knocking these new Tacomas for what they are, but they're selling to the masses and limiting choices for individuals. I'm keeping my mid-90s 4x4 regular cab indefinitely unless they sell a U.S. Tacoma diesel, but it would probably be expensive.