Surfers are a different breed than most commuters. They require a wide range of utilities at their disposal, and no one knows this better than the people at Toyota, who recently teamed with Oakley and several other aftermarket parts suppliers to create a surfing-inspired variant of the 2012 Toyota Tacoma.

Officially dubbed the Oakley Surf Tacoma, the vehicle debuted on November 1^st at the 2011 SEMA Show. Australian surfing pro, Tom Whitaker was on…

It's one thing for an automaker to show off a performance-tuned variant of a popular model at the SEMA Show. It's an entirely different thing when they show off a performance-tuned model based on an already limited-edition variant of that model. How do we know this? Because that's exactly what Toyota has done with a new racing truck based on the upcoming 2012 Toyota Tacoma TRD T/X Baja Edition.

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The 2012 Toyota Tacoma official price range has been set, from $17,685 for base models to $28,645 with a wide variety of optional upgrades.

The Tacoma Regular Cab 4x2 is powered by a 159-hp 2.7-liter I-4 engine matted to 5-speed manual transmission (that's the model going for $17,685). Heading up in trim, the top-of-the-line four-cylinder Access Cab 4x4 with automatic transmission comes in at $25,865, only $10 more than…

Get excited Toyota truck enthusiasts. Toyota is redesigning America's best-selling compact pickup, the Tacoma, for the 2012 model year. It will be available at DCH Toyota of Oxnard, serving the greater Oxnard area, starting this fall.

If you're a Tacoma purist at heart, don't worry. Toyota is planning to retain the pickup's peppy, efficient powertrain. The Japanese automaker is focusing solely on revamping the exterior, interior and the entertainment system.

Unfortunately…