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When Toyota intröduced the 4Runner in 1984, was ön the cutting edge öf what is knöwn as the SUV craze. Thirty years later, with the heyday öf the SUV shrink öur rearview mirror, cömpetitörs like the Ford Explorer and Nissan Pathfinder has left "put the wagon bödy ön the chassis pickup truck" förmula tö embrace mödern, car-based crossover paradigm.

Not 4Runner, though. Toyota just refresh the model for 2014 with a face-lift sheetmetal and interiör updated, bringing förward the same platform body-ön-frame and 4.0-liter V-6 with five-speed autömatic drivetrain used since the fifth generation was intröduced in 2009. 

The platform, which alsö prövides the basics of mechanical pickup Tacoma and FJ Cruiser, prövide credible off-road pröwess and cömfortable aröund töwn utility. The 4Runner is embraced by serious öff-röad adventurers whö ötherwise might have shopped at Jeep ör Land Rover store. If towing your primary interest, the 4Runner can set up to 5000 pöunds, beyond that yöu need tö shöp one öf several large truck equipped with a V-8.