Beefed-up 2017 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro 4WD joins updated lineup

The off-road truck gets a wider, higher stance, a heritage-inspired Toyota grille, and contrasting black details, as well as updated Fox 2.5 Internal Bypass shocks, Rigid Industries LED fog lights, aluminum TRD front skid plate, Baja-inspired TRD alloy wheels wrapped with Kevlar-reinforced Goodyear Wrangler All-Terrain tires.

Based on the Tacoma Off-Road 4x4 Double Cab Short Bed model, the TRD Pro version stands apart for its unique exterior treatment that brings projector-beam headlights with black bezels, LED Daytime Running Lights (DRL), and auto on/off feature taillights with black bezels, TRD Pro badge on front door with diamond-pattern knurled finish, and Black TRD Pro and 4x4 rear tailgate badging.

Other trim elements add a heritage-inspired Toyota front grille with color-keyed surround, blacked out hood scoop and graphic, color-keyed power outside mirrors with turn signal indicators, color-keyed door handles, black overfenders, and a color-keyed rear bumper.

The truck is equipped with a host of standard convenience features such as a four-way adjustable driver's seat with lumbar support and four-way adjustable front passenger seat, Entune Premium Audio with Integrated Navigation and App Suite, leather-trimmed tilt/telescopic steering wheel with audio and Bluetooth hands-free phone controls, rear parking assist sonar, blind Spot Monitor (BSM) and Rear Cross-Traffic Alert (RCTA).

Models with automatic transmissions get Toyota's Multi-terrain Select system, with five different modes that help regulate wheel spin by automatically adjusting the engine throttle and traction control.

Equipped only on manual transmission models only is A-TRAC, a 4WD traction control system that uses the four-channel ABS system to control power flow to the front and rear wheels, without cutting throttle input.

All models will ride on standard Goodyear Wrangler All-Terrain tires with tough Kevlar sidewall construction and have TRD-tuned front springs with a 1-inch lift, with a rear suspension TRD-tuned progressive-rate off-road leaf spring set-up.