2016 Toyota 4Runner SUV Rear/4-Wheel-Drive 5-Speed Automatic

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2016 Toyota 4Runner SUV Rear/4-Wheel-Drive 5-Speed Automatic Overview: The Toyota 4Runner remains what it has always been, an SUV with pickup-truck DNA. It has a solid rear axle and body-on-frame construction. Order four-wheel drive, and you get a two-speed transfer case with a low range in the SR5 and Trail models. (The Limited gets a full-time all-wheel-drive system with no low range.) This is how SUVs used to be built, when gas cost less than a buck a gallon, back before the term “crossover” entered the automotive lexicon. Most automakers have abandoned this original SUV formula in favor of the lighter, carlike, more fuel-efficient crossover. The 4Runner’s closest competitor, the Nissan Xterra, was discontinued last year. But the 4Runner remains true to its roots and is now one of the last of its species. Sales prove that Toyota’s own Highlander likely is the better choice for most consumers, but the 4Runner continues to sell well with minimal updates to buyers who crave off-road chops, a 5000-pound towing capacity, and chunky styling. For the off-roaders, the Trail and Trail Limited models offer Toyota’s Kinetic Dynamic Suspension System (KDSS), which electronically disconnects the anti-roll bars to ease wheel articulation. What we have here is a living fossil. Okay, the 4Runner isn’t exactly a coelacanth—there have been a few updates over the years. As part of an update for 2014, Toyota revised the exterior styling, presumably to make the 4Runner look more like a weird Japanese robot than it already did. That same year, the interior was treated to a slight refresh and gained Toyota’s Entune in-car apps. But, overall, not much has changed since this generation arrived for 2010. Specifications VEHICLE TYPE: front-engine, rear/4-wheel-drive, 5-/7-passenger, 4-door hatchback BASE PRICES: SR5, $34,760; Trail, $37,665; SR5 Premium, $37,440; Trail Premium, $40,345; TRD PRO, $42,800; Limited, $45,110 ENGINE TYPE: DOHC 24-valve V-6, aluminum block and heads, port fuel injection DISPLACEMENT: 241 cu in, 3956 cc Power: 270 hp @ 5600 rpm Torque: 278 lb-ft @ 4400 rpm TRANSMISSION: 5-speed automatic with manual shifting mode DIMENSIONS: Wheelbase: 109.8 in Length: 190.7 in Width: 75.8 in Height: 72.0 in Passenger volume: 124 cu ft Cargo volume: 9 cu ft Curb weight: 4757 lb FUEL ECONOMY: EPA city/highway driving: 17/21-22 mpg (C/D) TEST RESULTS FOR: 2014 Toyota 4Runner 4WD Trail Zero to 60 mph: 7.6 sec Zero to 100 mph: 21.1 sec Rolling start, 5-60 mph: 8.1 sec Top gear, 20-50 mph: 4.0 sec Top gear, 50-70 mph: 5.2 Standing ¼-mile: 15.9 sec @ 89 mph Top speed (governor limited): 115 mph Braking, 70-0 mph: 187 ft Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad: 0.71 g Curb weight: 4757 lb C/D observed fuel economy: 17 mpg