Toyota joined with Off-Road Adventures magazine to build this jungle-ready 2005 Tacoma Double Cab 4x4 V-6 pickup for Vanderbilt University archaeologists to allow them to travel into the jungles of Guatemala and explore Maya ruins. A Skyjacker suspension and SkyKing coil-over front shocks and coils raise it 3 inches to maximize ground clearance and make room for the special-purpose mud tires needed to navigate the treacherous and muddy Guatemalan jungle roads. Locking differentials front and rear greatly increase traction ability, lower axle ratios accentuate the V-6's off-road power, special American racing Teflon-coated Victor wheels wear Interco Swamper Bogger tires to keep mud at bay, and tubular sidebars and light guards reduce the chances that encounters with limbs, logs, and trees will do major damage. Graphics are by Molly Designs and protected by 3M body film.
