Yep, very well put.Toyota is a smart company who has done market studies and built customer profiles. Tacoma customers aren't using these for family wagons, and Toyota isn't going to cater to that crowd.
How many times have you seen a Tacoma roll up some place and an entire family gets out of it. You don't, ever.
I’m in the same boat as you. I’m through my kid hauling phase and downsized to the tacoma. 90% of my driving is just me. %9 me and the gf and %1 one of my kids also in the back seat. I’ve sat in the back behind the passenger and it’s not bad.As everyone has said, it's a mid-size. There are reasons they are the size they are. My kids are grown and all I have to worry about right now are small children (grandkids) so it'll be fine. That being said, when my kids were still kids they would've had to suck it up. When I was a kid, my dad had Celicas. No backseat room in those and two door cars on top of that. I managed. Of course, then nobody cared if their kids were comfortable or not.
100% Agree with this.A few thoughts here.
First, it definitely could be better, 100%.
Second, hoping for a comfortable back seat experience in a mid size is kind of silly.
Third, I’m 6’1 and adjusted my driving seat to a comfortable spot and sat in the back and honestly… I think everyone makes it sound so much worse than it really is. But that’s my experience and perspective. If you want a truck to seat 4 comfortably or be a family vehicle, go full size.
I personally feel like I could work with the back seat just fine.
AKA "Pilot with an open cargo area".Get what you feel you need. If you need rear seat leg room, buy a full size truck. The only mid-size truck with descent legroom in the back is the Honda Ridgeline.
I just looked it up and the Tacoma is 213 inches long. Same length as the Colorado and 3 inches longer than the Ranger. Do those trucks really have more space in the back seat? I can't imagine they do.I know they wanted to keep it "garageable" but just two more inches in the back seat would've made a tremendous difference.