<Li> 4WD: 3877 lbs </Li> <P> The Tacoma was introduced in the US in February 1995 (March 1995 market launch) as a replacement for the Hilux, which prior to this was marketed in the US under the name Toyota Pickup . Compared with the Hilux, the Tacoma is engineered with a greater priority on ride quality, handling, comfort, and safety over ruggedness and payload capacity . The design is intended to better suit the needs of the US and Canadian pickup truck market, where pickup trucks, particularly compact and mid-sized models, are often used as personal vehicles, and less exclusively for commercial, agricultural, and off road use . The name was derived from the Coast Salish peoples' name for Mt . Rainier in Washington state . </P> <P> Development began in 1989, following launch of the fifth generation Toyota Pickup in late 1988 and concluded in 1994 . Design work was done at Calty Design Research in California from 1990 to 1992, when Kevin Hunter's exterior design proposal was chosen in the autumn of 1991 and in final form, frozen for production in 1992 . Patents for the production design were filed in Japan in April 1993 and October 28, 1993 in the United States . </P> <P> There were a total of three engines available for the Toyota Tacoma: </P>

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