by "LJ909" (lj909)
Published 12/19/2017 at 11:40
by "LJ909" (lj909)
Published 12/19/2017 at 11:40
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The Tacoma X Runner was based on the 2nd gen Tacoma. Produced from ‘05-’13 (though it was still sold in Canada for 2014 and Hawaii for ‘14 and ‘15) it was Toyota’s attempt at a sport truck. Think of it as a Japanese F-150 Lightning, except smaller, not as brash, and more sports car like.
Powered by Toyota’s 4.0 V6, it produced 236 hp and 266 ft-lb of torque all routed to the rear wheels through a proper 6 speed manual. 0-60 came in an ok 7 seconds, but apparently it pulled 0.90 g on the skidpad, which is impressive for a truck. A TRD Supercharger was an option that was said to boost horsepower to 300.
What made an X Runner different from a basic Access Cab work truck Tacoma? Well Toyota gave it an X Brace to stiffen the rear, ride height was lowered 1 inch, it rode on 18' wheels with 45 series tires, it received stiffer springs, Bilstein shocks, larger anti-roll bars, and a standard limited-slip differential. Fog lights, a ground effects kit along with the fake ass hood scoop that was so popular on Tacoma’s and 4 Runners last decade rounded out the visual aspect of it.
Inside,it was pretty standard Tacoma fare. No sport seats or faux carbon fiber here. Just good ole plain vanilla Toyota that’s basic as hell but you appreciate it because you know it will always work.
So where did these things go? You’d think you would see more running around or tuned, but I haven’t at least. I’ve seen some people want one for towing. Something fun to drive that wasn’t a basic painters truck. And in typical Tacoma fashion, they still hold their value. If the 7 I found for sale near me, all were right under or just a little over 15 grand. And this is with 80 thousand+ miles on them. That’s if you can find one though. Apparently Toyota didn’t make many. And some digging around some forums found that many people have never even seen one on the road.
Its too bad though that it went away. As gas has gotten cheaper, the industry seems to have moved away from road based sport trucks to more off road orientated vehicles. So if you can find one, pick one up. I doubt we will ever see a sport truck like it again
"Wacko" (wacko--)
12/19/2017 at 12:05, STARS: 1
As a Canadian, I never saw one of these in my life.
"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
12/19/2017 at 12:08, STARS: 1
You forgot to mention the thing you MUST mention when talking about the X-Runner: They benchmarked the 350z for driving performance. Now thats not to say the rumor that it beat a 350Z around a track is true at all, but they actually benchmarked it against a sportscar, not a sports truck.
"LJ909" (lj909)
12/19/2017 at 12:09, STARS: 0
Maybe they only sold like 12 up there.
"LJ909" (lj909)
12/19/2017 at 12:10, STARS: 0
I forgot about that. Yea I remember when I was in high school when this thing debuted and seeing that, I thought they were crazy, until I saw that it pulled damn near a 1 g on the skidpad and that it was a truck.
"ToyotaFamily" (robbav35)
12/19/2017 at 12:13, STARS: 1
My coworker has an X-Runner and it’s spotless. He’s put some aftermarket wheels on it and some other small mods.
"LJ909" (lj909)
12/19/2017 at 12:24, STARS: 0
I would definitely drive one. I have always wondered if there is still aftermarket or TRD support for them.
"E92M3" (E46M3)
12/19/2017 at 12:38, STARS: 2
I considered one for a split second when I was looking for a Lightning. I couldn’t find one that wasn’t beat up, had under 150k miles or unmolested for under $15k.
"bwp240" (bwp240)
12/19/2017 at 12:44, STARS: 2
I like the X-Runner, but I prefer brute force and excessive danger. ‘Murica.
"LJ909" (lj909)
12/19/2017 at 12:46, STARS: 0
Yea you have to look hard for decent ones. I only found 7 near me like I said, and thats after excluding 2 for frame damage and accidents. Of those 7 2 of them had shitty Autozone looking mods. The others were all over 90 thousand miles and were still 15-16 grand.
"LJ909" (lj909)
12/19/2017 at 12:47, STARS: 1
You just gave away my next forgetting car write up. I love these though.
"bwp240" (bwp240)
12/19/2017 at 12:49, STARS: 2
If you want another suggestion everyone (or just me) seems to forget about the Chevy 454 SS pickup when you talk about sport pickups.
"LJ909" (lj909)
12/19/2017 at 12:49, STARS: 0
Yea thats another good one. Thanks. I hadnt seen one of those since I was in 1st grade.
"Eberle-Hills-Cop" (Eberle-Hills-Cop)
12/19/2017 at 13:07, STARS: 1
Somebody in my Regional SCCA rallycross group runs one of these!
"Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW!" (theduckduck)
12/19/2017 at 13:10, STARS: 1
You should include the YouTube video of the 454SS that Nelson Racing built.
"LJ909" (lj909)
12/19/2017 at 13:13, STARS: 0
What the hell. How does he do?
"415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)" (415s30)
12/19/2017 at 13:13, STARS: 1
Oh yeah we have lots of those in Hawaii, Tacoma is king in da island brah! But there is a big Titan community too, even a damn Titan truck club on Oahu.
"LJ909" (lj909)
12/19/2017 at 13:14, STARS: 0
I would have to find that.
"LJ909" (lj909)
12/19/2017 at 13:14, STARS: 0
Whats weird is that out of all places I wouldnt expect Tacomas or hell even Titans to be a big thing there.
"Scary__goongala!" (corymagee)
12/19/2017 at 13:27, STARS: 1
Damn I did forget about these. One of these suckers would he perfect for me after I graduate. Looks like pricing and finding one would be difficult as you said.
"LJ909" (lj909)
12/19/2017 at 13:30, STARS: 0
Yea and if you can deal with the high miles it would be a great buy.
"Eberle-Hills-Cop" (Eberle-Hills-Cop)
12/19/2017 at 13:38, STARS: 0
Pretty good, it seems a little hard to handle at times though.
"LJ909" (lj909)
12/19/2017 at 13:40, STARS: 1
I would have used another trim instead of this.
"415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)" (415s30)
12/19/2017 at 13:48, STARS: 1
Oh Japanese cars win there.
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"LJ909" (lj909)
12/19/2017 at 13:51, STARS: 0
Weird. I dont see any T100's, unless thats one, the 3rd one from the left.
"415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°)" (415s30)
12/19/2017 at 13:53, STARS: 1
There are some but they rust bad I think, people like the old 4Runners with the top off too. You have all the classic US trucks too of course.
"Duck Duck Grey Duck FTMFW!" (theduckduck)
12/19/2017 at 14:20, STARS: 1
Worth it.
"DipodomysDeserti" (dipodomysdeserti)
12/19/2017 at 15:19, STARS: 1
Supercharged, under 100k miles asking $11,900. Nice price?
https://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/cto/d/2008-toyota-tacoma-runner-trd/6425720930.html
"LJ909" (lj909)
12/19/2017 at 15:21, STARS: 0
Nice price. The mods on it actually make it look the part. Plus its 10 years old and still has under 100 thousand on it. If you are going to, go for it.
"Scary__goongala!" (corymagee)
12/19/2017 at 17:20, STARS: 0
I mean it is a Toyota truck, not a 90s Audi lol
"Adam Stickland" (goldman27)
12/19/2017 at 23:47, STARS: 1
Ah, the X-Runner, I really did like the look of those. Only seen one around my town, one of the sons of the owner of the local Toyota dealer in town here owned it for several years. Had the nice blue paint job to boot. Sold it off a few years back I think, if not its still sitting in their used lot with some good cosmetic rust spots on the box, waiting for someone to finally buy her and fix ‘er up or run ‘em into the ground.
"Eberle-Hills-Cop" (Eberle-Hills-Cop)
12/20/2017 at 09:39, STARS: 1
Race what you’ve got I suppose
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
12/20/2017 at 12:34, STARS: 1
"benjrblant" (benjblant)
12/20/2017 at 12:38, STARS: 0
Rebuilt title makes me question though.
"LJ909" (lj909)
12/20/2017 at 12:41, STARS: 2
You’d be hard pressed to find one of those. The small block powered Colorado/Canyon is rare as hell.
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
12/20/2017 at 13:00, STARS: 1
And holding their value nicely as well. I got lucky as frig...
I’d love to drive the sport truck version sometime to see how they compare. I like having 4wd and extra clearance so I wouldn’t ditch mine in favour of it... but dayum I’d love to try one.
Highly unlikely.
"LJ909" (lj909)
12/20/2017 at 13:03, STARS: 0
You did get lucky. I have never seen one for sell ever.
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
12/20/2017 at 13:08, STARS: 1
Aaaaaaand one more because reasons. These guys here are another level of crazy.
H3T Alpha. I’ve only seen 2 for sale that I can remember, both at the same time and both listed for $30k+. This was last year so Hummer was already dead and buried for quite a while.
Both were gone almost immediately.
"LJ909" (lj909)
12/20/2017 at 13:25, STARS: 1
These hold their value. I’ve never seen one for sale cheaper than 18 grand. I saw one the other day that the dealer wanted 28 grand for with 70 thousand miles. The only thing these had going for them was the fact that the bed was actually usable, unlike the H2T
"Scary__goongala!" (corymagee)
12/20/2017 at 13:54, STARS: 2
I’ve found 2 within a totally reasonable distance from me that are stock and priced well. Damn I might have to buy one of these. Assuming I can find more good examples for sale in a year.
"LJ909" (lj909)
12/20/2017 at 14:03, STARS: 0
I would go for it if I were you.
"Scary__goongala!" (corymagee)
12/20/2017 at 14:20, STARS: 1
I mean its more practical than my NA(although I’d be keeping the NA). I can understand the price because it is a rare Toyota truck. It would be fun to drive as a DD and I shouldn’t have a problem affording it.
"LJ909" (lj909)
12/20/2017 at 14:25, STARS: 0
Not to mention the reliability and potential to get over 200 thousand miles out of it.
"Scary__goongala!" (corymagee)
12/20/2017 at 14:48, STARS: 1
Exactly, see no reason why it wouldn’t last me a very long time.
"DipodomysDeserti" (dipodomysdeserti)
12/20/2017 at 16:01, STARS: 0
Didn’t see that, good catch.
"benjrblant" (benjblant)
12/20/2017 at 16:02, STARS: 1
CL always gets me excited. Then I stop, remember it’s CL, re-read everything on the page and realize that something about it is completely boned and that everything in life is always too good to be true.
"jdrgoat - Ponticrack?" (jdrgoat)
12/20/2017 at 16:37, STARS: 1
Came here for ZQ8 content. It should be mentioned, though, that the ZQ8 and 5.3 were not required together at all. And a better comparison might actually be the 5banger with 5 speed manual. The ZQ8 also dates back to the S-Series, and I think it was the underpinnings for the Xtreme trucks.
I remember reading an article when the Colorados were new, and the target for the ZQ8 was the V6 Mustang. They mused, that that was not a difficult target to hit, and the truck probably nailed it. Times seem to have changed some.
"Smallbear wants a modern Syclone, local Maple Leafs spammer" (smallbear94)
12/20/2017 at 19:29, STARS: 0
This is correct. However since the topic was a supercharged 300hp engine I felt the V8 was the best match
"jdrgoat - Ponticrack?" (jdrgoat)
12/20/2017 at 19:35, STARS: 1
Supercharger wasn’t standard for the Toyota, it was a TRD extra. I like manuals more, so I would put the 220hp Colorado (or the 242hp 3.7L, because I think the ZQ8/manual/5cyl was still available) vs the 236hp Tacoma. But to compare the more powerful versions, you are correct.
"Future next gen S2000 owner" (future-next-gen-s2000-owner)
02/05/2018 at 17:17, STARS: 1
Supposedly they could pull cornering speeds equal to a 350 Z of the same year.
"Ghost" (ghost459)
03/22/2019 at 17:40, STARS: 1
definently worth buying it mine is supercharger I swapped the tranny for a t56 magnum from tranzilla smooth shifting ran a straight pipe with a Bora and mag flow exhaust plus many other mods.would recomend buying one check out the mods people have done on xrunderground great community for the xrunners