Toyota 4Runner (2002 - 2009) Reviews, Pricing & Specs

Toyota 4Runner has been the best SUV for almost forever. While there are many other expensive SUVs of various brands. The 4Runner stays forever. It is really a great, rather affordable and strong, no frills SUV. Both the Japanese brands Toyota and Honda have been the main-stay of SUV ownership in USA and perhaps the world over for the longest time. One cannot go wrong with TOYOTA ever. Not that Honda is not good, it is just that Honda has been 2nd to Toyota forever. One always hears about Toyota Land cruiser etc. still being used after 50 years in some rather rough locations in Africa and Arabian Peninsula, but not so about any Honda! Whether it is Hilux in Asian lands or Land Cruiser or 4Runner or Fortuner in India, Toyota is not easily beatable. It can easily go on forever. This itself indicates its great value. The 6 Cylinder engine could definitely be more powerful but surely does gets the job done perfectly. Was never a fan of 8 Cylinder so no need to talk about it because a few more horsepower for lot more gas is definitely not worth talking about. As indicated above other SUVs come and go but Toyota Suvs : 4Runner stays. Its nearest and only worthwhile competitor has to be Honda Passport. Again, this is dance between two worthy opponents. The fact that both are Japanese brands, is of striking importance. The fact that, Japan a tiny country could come up with a century winner automobile brand while so many other much sophisticated countries could not, indicates the greatness of thought process involved in creating such a master piece. In their own way both these automobile brands are equals in their spheres of influence, Honda being slightly cheaper of the two. There are other more expensive and perhaps known brand models ( BMW, Lincoln, Nissan) and such, but looking at a balance of price power and affordability Toyota 4 Runner cannot be beaten ! Not much of a fan of the later boxy style 4 Runners but otherwise this SUV cannot be beat !Mar 05, 2023