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Toyota Tacoma (Millen - Hillclimb)

Time AttackToyota
900 hp
Horsepower
1250 kg
Weight
AWD
Drivetrain

Toyota Tacoma (Millen - Hillclimb) (Time Attack)

The Toyota Tacoma (Millen - Hillclimb) is an outrageous, purpose-built hillclimb monster inspired by Rod Millen's legendary Toyota Tacoma Pikes Peak truck. It pairs a tube-frame race chassis with massive aero, oversized tires, and extreme power in a package designed to attack steep, technical courses with maximum grip and drama.

Key Specs (BoP-dependent, typical sim values)

  • Powertrain: Highly modified turbocharged inline-4 race engine, mid-front mounted with custom racing drivetrain and all-wheel drive

  • Total Output: ~900 hp

  • Redline: ~8,500–9,000 rpm

  • Transmission: Racing sequential gearbox

  • Weight: ~1,250 kg

  • Dimensions: Approx. 5,300 mm long × 2,100 mm wide × 1,900 mm tall | Wheelbase custom/tube-frame

  • Tires: Large-format racing slicks on lightweight competition wheels

  • Brakes: High-performance racing discs with multi-piston calipers

  • Layout: AWD hillclimb race truck

In the Simulator Feel

The Tacoma is a brutal, high-downforce hillclimb weapon that feels equal parts race car and stunt machine. Despite its truck body, it behaves like a serious competition chassis with incredible mechanical grip, aggressive aero load, and enough power to overwhelm the tires if you get greedy. It is built for sprint events where acceleration, traction, and confidence under braking matter more than top speed.

Engine & Sound: The turbocharged race engine delivers a hard-hitting, climbing powerband with plenty of boost noise, wastegate chatter, and induction roar. It does not sound refined — it sounds angry, mechanical, and perfectly suited to a hillclimb assault. Power delivery is ferocious once boost comes in, with huge midrange punch and relentless pull out of slow corners.

Handling Characteristics:

  • Cornering: Surprisingly agile for its size, with sharp rotation when set up correctly, though it still demands respect in tight sections.

  • Traction: Excellent AWD grip off the line and out of slow corners, but excessive throttle can still push it wide or trigger instability over bumps.

  • Braking: Strong and confidence-inspiring, especially for uphill braking zones where weight transfer is more pronounced.

  • Top Speed: Very competitive on shorter hillclimb straights, though its real advantage is acceleration and corner-exit punch.

Driving Style Tip: Treat it like a sprint machine with a wide body and a short fuse. Keep inputs clean, use the AWD traction on corner exit, and avoid overdriving the front end in technical sections. It shines on hillclimbs, time attack layouts, and bumpy circuits where downforce and power can be used in short bursts.

Livery & Aesthetics: The Tacoma is instantly recognizable, with its oversized fenders, huge rear wing, and aggressive hillclimb stance. In sim form it looks like a festival of motorsport excess — all purpose, all aero, and all attitude. The Millen-inspired bodywork gives it a classic Pikes Peak flavor that stands out anywhere on track.

Whether you're chasing a hillclimb record or just looking for one of the wildest trucks ever to wear a race number, the Toyota Tacoma (Millen - Hillclimb) delivers massive speed, traction, and spectacle in equal measure.