2010 Toyota Tacoma

2010 Toyota Tacoma Price Range: $15,170 - $27,250

Utility
The Toyota Tacoma and the typical truck can accommodate the same number of passengers. The typical truck is a better choice than the Tacoma when it comes to hauling capacity, especially if you frequently need to carry a lot of luggage or big animals. Towing is considerably more the typical truck's forte than it is the Toyota Tacoma's.

Performance
As far as horsepower, the typical truck packs quite a wallop and will knock the Tacoma down a few rungs. On the other hand, remember that high horsepower engines often command higher insurance premiums.

Dimensions
The average truck is considerably more bulky than the Tacoma. Your wallet will hurt more every time you fill up the typical truck than the Toyota Tacoma because of its larger tank. The Tacoma and the typical truck compete for the same parking spaces. The Toyota Tacoma's shorter wheelbase may produce a less-settled highway ride but a sprier feel in daily traffic than the typical truck.

Convenience
You will quite certainly have to visit your friendly gas station more often with the Tacoma than with the average truck.

Cost
The destination charge is a standard charge for transporting the vehicle from its point of origin to the dealer. It costs roughly the same to get the Toyota Tacoma to the dealership as the average truck. The average truck doesn't pale in comparison to the Tacoma when it comes to gas mileage. The typical truck is considerably more expensive than the Toyota Tacoma with respect to MSRP.

Handling
With its tighter turning circle, the Toyota Tacoma is definitely sprier than the typical truck, something to consider if you do a lot of city driving; on the flip side, bear in mind that a vehicle with a tight turning circle may feel a bit twitchy on the highway.

Drivetrain
The typical truck has a more sizeable engine than the Toyota Tacoma. Remember that smaller engines typically get better gas mileage, but a smaller engine usually has to work a little harder. The Toyota Tacoma could learn a lesson or two from the typical truck with respect to torque. Torque equals pickup, and the average truck will have picked up and gone by the time the Tacoma finally gets moving.

Comfort
While the front cabin in the typical truck offers a bit more head room than the Tacoma, there frankly isn't much of a difference. The ampler interior dimensions of the typical truck make it substantially more spacious for your passengers than the Tacoma.

Warranty
Although the basic after-sale protection that comes with the typical truck is a little longer than the Toyota Tacoma's, the difference isn't too significant.