Tested: 1995 Compact Pickups vs. Mexico's Baja Peninsula Photos
From the Archive: Five sport trucks from Chevy, Ford, Dodge, Nissan, and Toyota let loose in the wilds of Mexico's Baja Peninsula.
From the Archive: We may have a sordid history with Mexico's Baja Peninsula, but it's also an ideal place to unleash, and ultimately grade, five new less-than-full-size sport trucks: Chevy S-10 ZR2, Ford Ranger Splash, Dodge Dakota, Nissan SE V-6, and the Toyota Tacoma.
1995 Chevrolet S10 ZR2, 1995 Dodge Dakota Sport, 1995 Ford Ranger Splash, 1995 Nissan Trcuk SE V6, 1995 Toyota Tacoma SR5 V6
1995 Chevrolet S10 ZR2, 1995 Dodge Dakota Sport, 1995 Ford Ranger Splash, 1995 Nissan Trcuk SE V6, 1995 Toyota Tacoma SR5 V6
1995 Chevrolet S10 ZR2, 1995 Dodge Dakota Sport, 1995 Ford Ranger Splash, 1995 Nissan Trcuk SE V6, 1995 Toyota Tacoma SR5 V6
1995 Chevrolet S10 ZR2, 1995 Dodge Dakota Sport, 1995 Ford Ranger Splash, 1995 Nissan Trcuk SE V6, 1995 Toyota Tacoma SR5 V6
Road sign that lured us to Mike's Sky Ranch—so-called because it sits 3800 feet up on the side of a hill—in Baja California Norte, about 120 miles southeast of San Diego.
C/D editors strategizing at Mike's Sky Ranch.
Mike Jr. with one of his numerous permanent guests at the Sky Ranch.
1995 Toyota Tacoma SR5 V6
1995 Toyota Tacoma SR5 V6
1995 Toyota Tacoma SR5 V6 interior
1995 Toyota Tacoma SR5 V6 engine
1995 Toyota Tacoma SR5 V6 interior
1995 Nissan Truck SE V6
1995 Nissan Truck SE V6 engine
1995 Nissan Truck SE V6 interior
1995 Dodge Dakota Sport
1995 Dodge Dakota Sport
1995 Dodge Dakota Sport interior
1995 Dodge Dakota Sport engine
1995 Dodge Dakota Sport interior
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