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2010 Toyota 4 Runner

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The next version of the 4 Runner was almost canceled by Toyota, but it was too late.
The current market is pretty much the worse it’s ever been to launch a new truck based SUV.
The Lexus GX version is coming out this fall in the US. Not sure when the Toyota will be out.

There is a possibility that, at least in the US, the V8 version of the 4 Runner will be dropped. An the new base engine could be the 2.7 Liter engine now used in other Toyotas. A 4.0 Liter V6 would be optional.

Good luck selling this one…

Conversation 22 comments

  1. Great….another hideos vehicle from Toyota. That interior….I just don’t know what to say. It’s probably one of the worst looking I’ve ever seen. Unfortunately it’ll probably look worse with better quality pics.

  2. Looks like a Honda Pilot (yawn) with a Dodge dash board (which would be a tremendious improvement).

  3. God I’m sick of these $hitty SUVs. Particularly the uber-vanilla Toyotas that appeal to people with pleated chinos, pear-shaped mommies, stressed out bear-bellied daddies, live on a cul-de-sac in a tract home, white nike sneakers because they’re comfy, eat dinner at the Olive Garden in a suburban strip mall audience. Toyota proves that coddling underachievers really pays off.

  4. toyota was not going to cancel the 4runner. if they can sell the land cruiser that only sells like 500-800 units a month since it debuted then why would they cancel the 4runner that sells like 2000 right now cause of the market. normally they sell like 6000-7000 units a month. and this does not look like the 4runner from the first pic, there have been other spy shots that shows the 4runners c pillar to be slanted like the current and previous 4runners. That is a unique part of the runners. This from the side, may be the lexus gx.

  5. I would MUCH rather have a Honda Pilot.

    They should just give up. Also, that guy stating sales figures above needs to check his stats. They don’t sell anywhere NEAR 2000 units and never sold around 7000 until before 2003.

  6. Keep up your shitty interior quality Toyota…I sat in a Lexus GX and the interior quality was a JOKE. No idea why North American consumers and media rave about the quality of Japanese cars, even Lexus. The wood, the resolution of the NAVI, the graining on the dash all were cheap, cheap cheap. My 1990 5 series had a more pleasant interior that that grotesque looking GX.

  7. but he is right! in 2007 Toyota sold more than 103.000 4Runner´s…and this means more than 8.000 cars a month.

  8. YTD 2009 (as of April), Toyota sold 8,143 4Runners in the US. Divide that by 4 months = ~2,000 a month. That's only the US and doesn't include any of the other areas where the 4Runner is sold.

    I'm looking forward to the new 4Runner. If it looks like a truck, that's because it is a truck (unlike the Pilot).

    And if anyone can judge interior quality from that single, grainy photo, you've got an incredible talent.

  9. “if they can sell the land cruiser that only sells like 500-800 units a month since it debuted then why would they cancel the 4runner that sells like 2000 right now cause of the market?” Even though Toyota’s in general have MUCH higher markups (and much more profit/vehicle) than most others; the Land Cruser takes this to an extreme. Take a close look at what you actually get in a Toyota compared to Hyundai(vs Toyota) or Cadillac (vs Lexus) and the prices of toyotas have always been pretty hard to justify. If you can load this kind of profit on evey one sold, suddenly low volumes still make sense — and a LOT of Profit!!

  12. How could people here make all these comments based on these photos that don't tell anything at all?
    BTW, Toyota is so shxtty about quality, then what can you say about GM then? Who got bankrupted now?

  13. People got jeolous of Toyota because they done so well and had to watch their favoured car companies get flushed down the toilet.

  14. "Anonymous said…
    How could people here make all these comments based on these photos that don't tell anything at all?
    BTW, Toyota is so shxtty about quality, then what can you say about GM then? Who got bankrupted now?"

    GM's quality is probably on-par or higher than Toyota's now. Also, please reference Toyota's financials. They are now the loss leader in the marketplace.

    Please keep in mind that this is coming from someone who HATES domestic vehicles.

  15. Interesting site. Bunch of trash talk about Toyota's when those complaining about the brand are probably driving Kia and Hyundai tin cans. Pull your heads out! Why did you buy your junk cars? Probably because they promised to give you a years supply of kim chee for your purchase. And if you're a GM owner, have fun getting your warranty honored by the Europeans! Save up your money too because your Korean and American cars will have to be salvaged before the warranty is up.

    CIAO!

  16. Lots of Toyota/Lexus bashers here. That in itself is humor. I own a GX470 and the interior is unbelievable. The truck frame takes it offroad anywhere you want to go, and I wouldn't trust any other brand for long term problem free ownership.

    And to you Pilot wannabe, please, do us all a favor and go enjoy that Honda POS. Good luck EVER getting offroad, then back on again.

    Hands down Toyota/Lexus kick the others asses.

  17. for all you haters of toyota … i love my 4runner. where i live i pull chevy and fords out of the snow every year.

  18. To all cant you hear and read Toyota Never Quits alas for Ford Found on Road Dead and GMC ie Got Mechanic Coming

    Toyota interior who cares? Not me. Reliability counts in all season rain, heat, snow

  19. people who talk shit about toyota is because they can never afford one in there lifetime sorry if the truth hurts anyone

  20. people who talk shit about toyota is because they cant afford one not everyone can afford a toyota

  22. This is not the 4runner. The steering wheel is on the right. This is the landcruiser prado based on the lexus gx, sold in other markets. Like the guy said above, look at the C-Pillar, its more straight like the one on the Highlander, current GX, Landcruiser and LX. The 4runners has always been slanted. Ive seen other spy pics that 4runner was testing in cali, with the C-Pillar Slanted. Heres the Link:http://www.4wdmonthly.com.au/flashnews/upload/2011%20Toyota%204Runner%2002.jpg. Theres another pic on the t4r.org forum that a guy took on his cell phone that shows the 4runner better: Heres the link for that:

    Go towards the bottom of the forum page.

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