1st Generation Toyota Tacoma | Review and 0-60 

Proud owner of my 2003 Tacoma Prerunner 2.7 2WD with 227,000. It's got a long way to go for it's "break in" period but its the best truck I've ever owned.

96 Tacoma Ext Cab here with the V6, Manual Trans, and 4x4 Manual locking hubs. It does 0-60 sometime between today and tomorrow. It is an amazing truck. Ultra reliable, awesome capability, low maintenance, and millennial and gen z theft proof. Rain, snow, or shine this thing never stops.

Great truck and Great Review!

Mine looks brand new. 310k miles no door dings or rust. Just drove it from Seattle to Manitoba towing a trailer with my Moto in it. Best vehicle I’ve ever owned.

I drove my brand new double cab off the lot on August 28th 2002 then decided to do a solid axle swap with 37’ 8years after buying it….daily drove it for years…. Now only on the weekends but it has 390,000 kilometers on it with the original transmission & engine. Runs great to this day!!

Great Truck. Thank you for sharing. I am the original owner of an 01 tundra with that same motor in it. SR5 2 Wheel Dr. I’ve got 297,000 original miles and I’m never getting rid of my truck truck.

I own my dads all original first gen single cab 4x4 and get more compliments on it than I do on my is250.

Not sure what Im watching this vid lol Proud owner of two 1st gen extended cab. One with 2.7L hauling driving around town to work, a 3.4L of adventure, wheeling both approaching 200k, runs super smooth

Just bought my wife's grandads '96 with 187,000 for $800. It sat for two years because he passed away. It's got the v6 and I don't think he drove it above 50mph.

i own a 4door , 4cyl Prerunner , automatic, i mean its not a V6 nor a Manual but it is quick, capable, and reliable, greetings from mexico

They're great trucks. My '03 Tacoma is supercharged and has camberg suspension that lets me take speed humps at without slowing down. It just eats'em up.

I have a regular cab Prerunner w/3rz auto. It has 138k on it and truly is a great vehicle that needs very little to maintain.

About right. Mines about 12 seconds to 60 at 1000 ft above sea level with 33s. 297k miles and counting.

Hey man, I love that grille you've got on yours, where did you get it? I would love to get one for myself. Thanks!

Indestructible....until the frame breaks in half. It's a good truck, one of several. Designed from the FJ-40, it inherited a frame that was over engineered, and did not shed water and debris as well as a C-channel frame. The 3rd Gen Ford Ranger is 2/3s the cost used, and has a partial box frame up front and a C-channel in the rear. No issues. They are proving to last just as long on the road, too, and have a bigger payload cap.

Is this truck lifted or leveled if so how many inches it looks very nice

What lift are you running on this looks dope..

I have Miata, Forester and tje first gen Tacoma prerunner.

Rare are the ones with the factory roof rack

I got that 03 xtracab 2wd with 310k miles

I had an 88 Xtra cab 4WD Toyota Hilux. It was a sweet pickup. It was bright blue metallic with a sunroof. 4cyl, 5spd stick. It had custom wheels and 33” tires. Sadly it was stolen and the guy who stole it took it up in the mountains to take it off roading. He definitely took it off road, drove over a cliff and the first boulder he hit on the way down, ripped out the front axles. He flipped end over end and then it rolled down the rest of the way. His passenger was thrown out of the truck, (no seatbelt). The driver broke his back and never walked again. I’m surprised that he lived. He was charged with Grand theft Auto, and felony man slaughter. He served 18 years in prison.

is it bad that i have 3 4 door 1st gens and 3 extended cabs? lol... i love these things

Can you jump the Snake River in a 4-door Taco?

I have mine at 55k miles, I wonder if I can get 25k

First gen double cabs unfortunately didn’t come with a manual transmission.

04 5 spd 4wd @200Kmi, 04 dc pre @250K still 💪🏽😎

It must've sold, they don't have it anymore as of Jan 2023

🟦 Not another Tacoma review. Not another Tacoma revi... Oh cool. First Gen. Well after being slammed all day. I can only watch the same knob getting twisted by 4 different people, apparently 4 times without saying ENOUGH! Now I have some contrast (thank you ) and the last three all new 2024 Tacoma videos were not a complete waste of time as a result of this video.

Why one wouldn’t get a G70 3.3T for $5,000 less, with 35% more torque (376 vs 280) and 18% more horsepower (368 vs 311) is beyond me unless a die-hard Toyota loyalist. It’s a 20 year old powertrain that debuted . Much like Toyota selling 4-speed manuals in ‘96, 3-speed automatics in the Corolla in 2002, and 4-speed autos until 2019, Toyota reliability is partially due to solid engineering, but largely also due to them rising the same old horses for entirely too long.

You dont know about first genners. The stick shift Tacomas were Prerunners only, not 4x4.

Whats wheels is on this

I bought my baby taco 2001 trd v6 with 242,456 miles, I tell you I'm like a child with a new toy.😂 some rust, not too crazy, I've already started doing all its maintenance

Those wheel spacers look ridiculous

Rare? lol

Still kickin myself in the keister for selling my 1996 Tacoma SR5 4x4 manual transmission truck a couple of years ago. 🥲. Man I wish I could turn back time 🕰️