From a pickup with a fiberglass top and extra seats to a fully-fledged SUV, the Toyota 4Runner was a pioneer in its class. Today, it's one of Toyota's longest-running nameplates, now over 40 years old ...

The evolution of the Toyota 4Runner shows how a vehicle can adapt to different market needs. And over its 40-year run, it went from utilitarian farm equipment to suburban overland status symbol. The ...

When the Toyota 4Runner debuted in 1984, the term "sport-utility vehicle" was new enough that it needed spelling out. The 4Runner played a large part in bringing SUVs to the mainstream. While the ...

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With a lighter curb weight, newer V-6, and an eight-speed automatic instead of the 4Runner's aging five-speed, the Highlander is a more efficient vehicle than its truck-based sibling. The Highlander ...

It's doubtful that the engineers behind the first Toyota 4Runner ever thought their creation would be much of a sales success. It was, after all, a pretty odd vehicle by 1984 standards, not a ...

The Toyota 4Runner is one of Toyota's most iconic vehicles. Built between 1984 and the present, there's a ton of difference in the specs between the first generation 4Runner and what you can buy on ...

Toyota’s next step forward for the 4Runner is also a throwback. Like the first of this breed, the new, sixth-generation trucklet boldly announces its relationship to the pickup truck line. In fact, ...

Thomas has spent two years working in the auto journalism industry, contributing to a UK-based newspaper and writing for Euronewsweek. A full-time writer and lifelong engineering enthusiast, he now ...

You can lease the 2026 Toyota 4Runner for just $399 per month this March – and that’s for a four-wheel drive model, too. From a pickup with a fiberglass top and extra seats to a fully-fledged SUV, the ...