I’ve had both the Tacoma and the Colorado as rentals. The Colorado V6 was quick, comfortable, had a nice smooth ride, decent fuel economy 25-26mpg as calculated by the onboard computer. I’d consider owning one.
The Tacoma was miserable to drive. Slow, unbelievably slow. That 3.5 V6 really felt like driving a 4 cylinder. I’m by no means a fast driver, but it felt like the Tacoma couldn’t get out of its own way. Nothing was dialed in on the Tacoma. The engine, transmission, steering, brakes, suspension, all felt like they were just randomly slapped together with no effort of refinement. Only got 20mpg on the highway….