2017 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro Takes on the Extreme Cliffhanger 2.0 Off-Road Review

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[mrniceguy]

To me, these videos are exactly for the majority of people out there who are going to drive their stock truck up trails while doing other things, as well as having some fun. That's the value of these videos. They show how different stock trucks handle in similar environments.

[jorge]

I've watched enough Fast Lane Truck videos to know that Roman obviously doesn't care for Toyota and will find every excuse and or reason to plug the Ford Raptor whenever possible. I'm just super glad Nathan was there to handle the job when I know Roman would have gladly gave up and declared the Tacoma a failure. I wish Nathan could handle all of the off-road videos and driving, he's much better.

[ToyotaLife]

Soooo no one is gonna say how bad ass this TRD Pro Tacoma looks? That color is badass.

Best Truck in its class

[JerryRigEverything]

lol i LOVE that you are reading the manual AS you are driving up the mountain. 1:43

[djw]

Great video I love how you guys showed that crawl control is a great feature to have yet it is not something you rely on 100% of the time. That doing it yourself may be better at times. It's just another tool in the tool box to get you through whatever your doing.

[davidzavala]

I agree with the tires. if you buying a pro off road vehicle they should come with aggressive tires all the time so that tire noise is acceptable, but it seems people just want the looks. Tires make such a big difference in offroading.

[weialles_weinix]

I know you take the trucks as they were delivered. But wouldn't it be more objective to take always the same offroad tires for your cliffhanger test. So you really find out which truck is most offroad capable. Everytime you have to compare tires. In my opinion its out of purpose.

[gjpearce]

I did Cliffhanger 3.0 in Nevada during early season elk hunt using 2WD in my 2017 Toyota Tacoma TRD Offroad. Roads steeper, more rocks (and bigger), loads more ruts and a LOT more narrower (have mountain mahogany scratches to prove it) ....no problems. I also had four full size humans in the cab to boot.

[j_thom]

I want to see a review of this done with the manual trans.

[victorcreed]

Even with the TRD exhaust, it's no VQ40 - The sweetest sounding V-6 in a midsize.

[izegrimcreations]

I know how these days trucks have all kinds of new electronic enhancements and toys that are pretty neat. But maybe I'm old, because all I see is "just more stuff that will break".

[djfliq]

i think this is one of the best tests for the new taco i have seen. taco owners don't want to see a course setup in favor of the truck because we are going to immediately take the truck into unfavorable conditions. thank you so much because this was the best toyota had to offer and us taco owners know exactly what to do with our trucks after watching. Great job guys!!!

[rometimed]

I took my pro up a pretty sketch logging road out this way. Not quite so rocky as the Cliffhanger 2.0 but a lot more mud. Performed like a champ and completed most of it in 4 Hi. Did a steep downhill section in Crawl Control which was really fun.

[vernonbennettiii]

Excellent! You guys really dug deep into the capability of this truck! One of your best off-road reviews ever! I agree that better tires would make a big difference. Living here in Michigan, I would highly recommend Goodyear Wrangler Duratracs. I run therm on two of my 4x4s that I frequently take off road.

[akarimsiddiqui]

They should list how many other vehicles made it up to the top. Wrangler? 4runner?

[MoisheLettvin]

10:53 is that an elk running across the field behind Nathan's right shoulder?

[VPDTDI]

Did you guy's air down the tires? I think I would've helped

[donaldweber]

Went up it again today. Significantly harder than earlier in the year.

TFLtruck needs to schedule a trail maintenance day next spring. Should be able to get plenty of volunteers.

[PatrickRich]

Thanks for showing us the dash this time. Its a tough situation out there; no weight in the back, full pressure on tires that are barely AT (seriously Toyota, pro tires they are not) plus it looks like all the moisture has been sucked out of the dirt on account of the fall temps means no grip, even with great traction systems.

[sanchezzz]

Good episode. Letting some air out of the tires would've been prudent, and some off road skill.