 the toyota tacoma is a pickup truck manufactured in the u.s. by the japanese automobile manufacturer toyota since 1995. the first generation tacoma, model years 1995Â½ through 2004, was classified as a compact pickup. the second generation was classified as mid-size. the tacoma was motor trend magazine's truck of the year for 2005. as of 2014, the toyota tacoma is sold in the u.s., canada, mexico, panama, bolivia, and chile. __toc__ ==first generation (1995â2004)      == {{infobox automobile |name = first generation |image = 01-04 toyota tacoma.jpg |production = january 1995 â august 27, 2004 |model_years = 1995Â½â2004 |weight = 2wd: 3155 lbs 4wd: 3877 lbs |engine = 2.4&nbsp;l 2rz-fe i4  2.7&nbsp;l 3rz-fe i4  3.4&nbsp;l 5vz-fe v6  |related = toyota hiluxtoyota land cruiser pradotoyota 4runner/hilux surftoyota tundratoyota t100 |transmission = 4-speed automatic5-speed manual |wheelbase = 1995-2000 regular cab: 2001-04 regular cab: xtracab:  |length = 1995-97 regular cab 2wd: xtracab 2wd: 1995-97 regular cab 4wd: 1995-97 xtracab 4wd: 1998-2000 regular cab 4wd, 1998-2002 prerunner regular cab 2wd: 1998-2002 xtracab 4wd & prerunner xtracab: 1998-2002 regular cab 2wd: 1998-2002 xtracab 2wd: 2003-04 regular cab 4wd: 2003-04 xtracab v6 & double cab:  |width = between wheel well:  2001-02 crew cab: {{convert|
1990s_automobiles 2000s_automobiles 2010s_automobiles All-wheel-drive_vehicles Pickup_trucks Rear-wheel-drive_vehicles Toyota_vehicles Vehicles_introduced_in_1995