Aren't Tacoma's getting long in the tooth? All they've had in 13 years is an engine change as far as I know.
I honestly prefer the look of the Tacoma to my Colorado, but long in the tooth is the exact reason I didn't get one.
This is all off the top of my head so i may misquote some here and there, but My Colorado has like 50 more hp, like 1500-2000 lbs more towing, 500 someought lbs more payload, 2-4 more MPG ... it literally beat the Tacoma in every quantifiable metric.
If the Tacoma had an engine / transmission ... Hell, I honestly don't even like my 8 speed so just an engine on par with the Colorado, I'd be driving that instead.