Winter Cars: 5 rides for that crazy Midwestern weather

IOWA CITY, IA - FEBRUARY 03: A car sits abandoned in the median of I-380 February 3, 2011 between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City, Iowa. A massive winter storm smashed into a third of the country, from Texas to Wisconsin, on February 1st and 2nd, making travel treacherous. Major highways are now open but a cold snap behind the storm is keeping temperatures hovering around zero degrees in southwest Iowa. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) /

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The current Tacoma was unveiled in 2015 with the TRD unveiled later.

I love the Tacoma, always have since I was probably 15 or so. The first one that caught my eye was one modified for desert racing I still remember it well. I also really enjoy small trucks in general.

I like the TRD Pro’s upgrades and just the other day decided to go to Toyota’s website to build one, imagine my surprise when I learned a manual transmission was an available option. I knew trucks still had manuals but never knew this particular one did I always thought most of the new trucks were diesel pullers… MARK UP A POINT FOR TOYOTA!

In the winter is where the Tacoma TRD Pro shines.

The Tacoma is a favorite among off-road fans. The TRD Pro is equipped with all the TRD accessories to make it awesome straight from the factory.

This makes it a hoot in 3 of 4 seasons, but what about the one this article is about?

In the winter is where the Tacoma TRD Pro shines. It has plenty of power and is small enough to be plenty nimble to navigate the frozen tundra (see what I did there? I know, it was lame) in the hands of a skilled driver. The truck has plenty of ground clearance but if a snow bank happens to inconvenience you, there is a very nice skid plate to protect the underside of the truck.

Even the base Tacoma has plenty of aftermarket support to build it to be a beast both in snow and summer.

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