In the high-octane world of off-road racing, the glory often goes to the trophy trucks - those million-dollar machines that fly over dunes and skip across sandy stretches at triple-digit speeds. But ...

Between 1998 and 2015, Toyota offered rugged, off-road capable but rear-wheel drive Tacoma pickups inspired by a class of 2WD Baja 1000 scout trucks. With the debut of the new ninth-generation Tacomas ...

Whenever a "new" truck hits our shores, the first person to build that truck as a custom is usually guaranteed to make history with it. Because there are no others like it to be compared with, that ...

This 1996 Toyota Tacoma is a mid-build prerunner project located in Santa Barbara, California. A "Baja-proven" truck that snowballed into a serious professional build, it features a 119k-mile V6 and a ...

The Tacoma is built on what Toyota calls its TNGA-F global truck platform, shared with the larger Tundra pickup and the Sequoia SUV. The fourth-gen Tacoma gets a new boxed frame, with high-strength ...

Charlen holds a BA Languages & Culture degree and has over a decade of experience in automotive journalism. His work experience includes stints at CAR Mag and News24 Motoring. Charlen didn't grow up ...