[yencabulator]

Just about any AWD will do better in the winter than a pickup where you have to weigh down the rear to get traction...

[oooyay]

I've heard this sentiment before. My truck has a rack on it and I've never needed to weigh it down to navigate icy or wet terrain. Maybe that applies to full size trucks more than Tacomas?

[yencabulator]

Unlikely it's a huge truck problem, as it was also true of small pickups used as company vehicles in Northern Europe -- in the wintertime, they'd keep bags of sand in the back, or the rear would slide around.

[oooyay]

Interesting. Maybe the rack does a lot more work in that area. I also have 4x4 and turn on four high for hazardous terrain.