Name your Palette: Description: http://www.northhollywoodtoyota.com/noho-advantage/resources/toyota-tacoma-past-present-future/ | The Toyota Tacoma is one of the most easily recognized and popular pickup trucks available in America today. While you are likely to see one any time you go out for a drive, how much do you know about the history of the Tacoma? Did you know that the Tacoma gets its name from the one given to Mt. Rainier in Washington by the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest? The first generation Tacoma debuted in 1995, offering the world a compact pickup that immediately gained traction in the market.