Born and raised in Metro Detroit, associate editor Lucas Bell has spent his entire life surrounded by the automotive industry. He may daily drive an aging Mustang, but his Porsche 944 and NB Miata both take up most of his free time.
The sport truck scene has long been overtaken and overshadowed by the off-road contingent. While no automaker currently offers a street-oriented performance model, Toyota on Tuesday revived a piece of that sport truck history by way of the new Tacoma X-Runner concept. Fans of street trucks are surely familiar with the original Tacoma X-Runner, which arrived on the market for 2005.
The reflash ups output figures to 421 hp and 479 lb-ft of torque, which is fed to a solid rear axle borrowed from the Tundra. An electronic limited-slip differential and the air suspension setup from the Tundra are also included. In order to help the truck perform, Toyota sourced stiffer springs, which work in tandem with 2.5-inch Bilstein remote reservoir shocks. No X-Runner would be complete without some sporty styling upgrades, and this particular build does not disappoint.
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