Topic: Test Drive: 2017 Toyota 4Runner TRD Off Road

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A 4Runner for runners.
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[84im]

Why are most newer Toyotas so damn ugly?

[Gurgie]

These are great rigs, but they kinda lost my interest as soon as they stopped offering the manual... to me that was the quintessential 4-Runner 

[G.Bombay]

Great review! Solid, honest SUV that doesn't try to be something it's not.
But....wtf is going on with the front end? Toyota hit it with the ugly stick.

[PlanB]

Ahh, one of a dying breed of true body-on-frame off-road (not to be confused with gravel-road) capable vehicles.

I truly hope Toyota keeps making these as one day I might be able to afford to own one.   

[Guy]

Why are most newer Toyotas so damn ugly?

Agreed. The 4Runner is a formidable off-roader but the styling...

[Fobroader]

These are great rigs, but they kinda lost my interest as soon as they stopped offering the manual... to me that was the quintessential 4-Runner 

Yeah, they lost me when they didn't have a removable top anymore.....

[johngenx]

Yeah, they lost me when they didn't have a removable top anymore.....

You're the only one they lost.  No one took the top off and people complained about the cold and noisy interiors.  Toyota responded with a complete overhaul of the 4Runner.  Also, manual trans sales fell like a stone tossed from a plane through the 90s and then came to a halt at the turn of the century, so Toyota once again, responded to customers and lost the manual.  The FJ-Cruiser was supposed to be the manual-available hardcore off-road machine, but most people preferred the comfier and still capable 4Runner.

[dkaz]

These are great rigs, but they kinda lost my interest as soon as they stopped offering the manual... to me that was the quintessential 4-Runner 

Yeah, they lost me when they didn't have a removable top anymore.....

Quick, someone find Fobroader a Delorean, let him return to a time when 4Runners had removable tops.

[Hannibalsmith]

Want this...very much

[Scaerio]

While it looks like the US-made Tacoma, the 4Runner is made in Japan.  So hopefully won't suffer from the Tacoma's ills...

[Fobroader]

These are great rigs, but they kinda lost my interest as soon as they stopped offering the manual... to me that was the quintessential 4-Runner 

Yeah, they lost me when they didn't have a removable top anymore.....

Quick, someone find Fobroader a Delorean, let him return to a time when 4Runners had removable tops.

Actually 89 was the last year of the convertible top. 85 was the last year for the solid front axle and first year for the fuel injection....so 85 is the year I want   

[HeliDriver]

I was looking at these on Toyota's website a while ago. The horrific front end would be a deal breaker for me, but I was surprised to see that the Limited model has completely different styling.

While still pretty bad, I could at least live with the Limited's looks. Too bad it only comes with the silly 20" rims, but I'm sure the dealer would trade you for some proper 17s.

[draghon]

Why are most newer Toyotas so damn ugly?

Actually 89 was the last year of the convertible top. 85 was the last year for the solid front axle and first year for the fuel injection....so 85 is the year I want   

Good luck finding a survivor! IIRC, this era of Toyota trucks were notoriously prone to rust.

[johngenx]

Good luck finding a survivor! IIRC, this era of Toyota trucks were notoriously prone to rust.

It's the low horsepower from the era.  They couldn't even outrun rust.

[dkaz]

Quick, someone find Fobroader a Delorean, let him return to a time when 4Runners had removable tops.

Actually 89 was the last year of the convertible top. 85 was the last year for the solid front axle and first year for the fuel injection....so 85 is the year I want   

Good, because Marty McFly and Doc Brown didn't go back to 89.

[Fobroader]

Why are most newer Toyotas so damn ugly?

Actually 89 was the last year of the convertible top. 85 was the last year for the solid front axle and first year for the fuel injection....so 85 is the year I want   

Good luck finding a survivor! IIRC, this era of Toyota trucks were notoriously prone to rust.

My buddy has one....spent about $6-8k in new panels to make it perfect

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[rrocket]

If you're going to go that old, might as well go Land Cruiser...

[johngenx]

If you're going to go that old, might as well go Land Cruiser...

I agree, but man, Land Cruisers can be $$$ for junk.

[draghon]

Good luck finding a survivor! IIRC, this era of Toyota trucks were notoriously prone to rust.

It's the low horsepower from the era.  They couldn't even outrun rust.

Lol!

But the engine will run forever (understressed/overbuilt) as shown on Top Gear.