Turns out the Texas Accompaniment Fair has added to activity us today besides the 2011 Ford Super Duty. Toyota has additionally called the accompaniment brawl to admission its all-new 2010 4Runner SUV. Besides the all-new exoteric and interior, the big account is the accession of a 2.7-liter four-cylinder agent and a new Trail brand archetypal for adamantine amount off-roaders. Of course, we'd be behindhand not to additionally acknowledgment the complete system's new Party Mode that raises bass and transfers equalization to the rear of the agent area hatch-mounted speakers anticipate to amuse the affair crowd.
Both added and best than the antecedent 4Runner, the new archetypal offers an alternative third-row bench and is accessible in three trims: the top-of-the-line Limited, SR5 and new Trail grade. Buyers can accept amid rear-wheel-drive 4x2, part-time 4x4 and a full-time 4x4 arrangement with a locking centermost differential. All 4x4 models get a 4.0-liter V6 bearing 270 application and 278 lb-ft of torque and accomplishing 17 city/22 artery mpg. V6-powered models with 4x2 do hardly bigger with 17 city/23 highway. The new 2.7-liter four-cylinder is alone accessible on the 4x2 SR5 archetypal and produces 157 hp and 178 lb-ft of torque while abiding 18 city/23 artery mpg. Considering the bordering aberration in ammunition economy, we acclaim the V6 and catechism why Toyota is alike alms a four-cylinder advantage besides a lower starting price.
Toyota describes the 4Runner SUV as added asperous than the Highlander CUV and added able than the two-door FJ Cruiser. The catechism charcoal how ample a bazaar still exists for four-door, mid-size SUVs. The Ford Explorer, which authentic the articulation in the '90s, will be switching to a unibody belvedere anon and become added CUV-like. Nevertheless, Toyota still believes there's appeal for a rugged, go-anywhere SUV in today's penny-pinching, gas price-fearing market.
Check out pics of the Limited archetypal beneath and accomplish the jump to see galleries of the SR5 and Trail models, a video of the new 4Runner in activity and Toyota's official columnist release.