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Racetrack Road Revisited - 2016 Toyota Tacoma Long-Term Road Test


We head back to Death Valley in our 2016 Toyota Tacoma TRD Off-Road to test its upgraded Bilstein 6112 and 5160 shock absorbers.
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Been ten years since I've driven the racetrack road, in a 96 Camry. Perhaps a grader had been through more recently; one out-of-country tourist family blitzed in with a rental minivan. And just a few Aquafina bottles. And a donut spare. While college students sunbathed on deck chairs and a retired couple dressed as if straight from a Florida golf course wandered the playa with a leashed poodle. I haven't really wanted to go back after that.
Why do you think rally cars are cars? But the Camry's oil pan is vulnerable to rocks and its tires are far easier to puncture. Either one of those would be a huge concern on a deserted Death Valley road. If a car could avoid those hazards, it could well survive. Hike them up a little bit, put better tires on and you could go down this road easily. A Subaru Crosstrek would probably be the ideal choice for this trip if you had to take a bone stock vehicle. But I do hate the idea of a donut spare on any care that attempts this road. Flat tires are the most likely outcome, and they would be no fun out here. And in 54 miles, two flat tires could do you in.
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