2010 Toyota 4Runner Trail Edition: Review and Pics (TruckTrend) - Toyota

tx 4runner · #1 (**permalink**) 09-24-2009, 01:02 AM

http://www.trucktrend.com/roadtests/...ion/index.html

Looks amazing! You naysayers can go home, this 4Runner looks great.

jmc8387 · #2 (**permalink**) 09-24-2009, 01:04 AM

It looks good in silver. Not sure about all the black bits, but overall looks good! As far as the interior goes, I wish the Trail Edition had a leather wrapped steering wheel and shift knob...this is clearly an area of cutting costs where they shouldn't have. These parts look cheap not wrapped in leather...and odd when paired up with a navigation unit.

tx 4runner · #3 (**permalink**) 09-24-2009, 01:11 AM

See Chart

Alex1911 · #4 (**permalink**) 09-24-2009, 01:12 AM

I like it, but this is where Toyota just lost me (per the article):

Quote:

the 4Runner is competitively quick for a 4762-pound vehicle, delivering 0 to 60 in 7.8 seconds

My V8 F/T 4WD is faster than that... At least the numbers I've seen. I know this doesn't matter much off-road, but it counts in traffic as the roads get more crowded, Toyota should have at least thrown in a 6sp or something.

Quote:

While the 4Runner is admirably brisk, given its 400-pound weight gain over its predecessor, we miss the '09's 4.7-liter V-8 option. Toyota is quick to point out that the tweaked 4.0-liter makes more horsepower than the old V-8 and that its fuel economy (17/22 for 4WD) is better than that of the 4.7 (14/17) as well as the previous 4.0 (16/20). Sure, but the new 4.0's torque is still down 28 pound-feet compared with the 4.7's. When overtaking slower vehicles on the highway, where the 4.0-liter strains through a downshift and some heavy breathing, Toyota's new 4.6-liter 310-horse 327-pound-foot V-8, which debuted in the 2010 Tundra, would have made a welcome option, especially for towing or carrying a full load.

They just hit the nail on the head and this is my experience when I drive friend's 4th Gen V6's.

Sorry, I'm going to wait until I can have a Limited (F/T 4WD) with a 4.6l V8, hopefully the KDSS, and the pull out cargo floor... Thought the latter two are not deal killers, my X-Reas made it until about 80-90K before failing.

BTW, FWIW: The "15.3mpg Observed Fuel Economy"... I get better than that in my 4.7l (4WD) and I drive it like it's stolen. I get about 15.8mpg or so (using a calculator at fill up).

Like the exterior, am ho hum on the interior because of all the silver plastic (which scratches and discolors in my 4th Gen)... Maybe someone will come out with a wood kit around the same time Toyota releases a V8... I bet we see the V8 by June. The one pictured needs some grown up tires, even going up one size and buy Revos made a difference in looks on mine over the Mich Cross-Terrains (which were great tires on the road, awful on wet dirt/clay/grass).

BTW: $39k isn't cheap... My Limited had every option except the adjustable height and Nav and the stick was $39,8xx.

Great post, thank you for finding it.

proudrunner · #5 (**permalink**) 09-24-2009, 01:13 AM

Looks very nice! can't wait to see it in person.

rossk35 · #6 (**permalink**) 09-24-2009, 01:21 AM

$39k wow kinda a lot I think. Nice it still has a hood scoop. 4.0 has a different intake and cover, but looks like they relocated the oil filter cause I can't see it on the top where it use to be. Wheels are also ugly.

Clemsonfan15 · #7 (**permalink**) 09-24-2009, 01:27 AM

That looks pretty bad ass. As of right now I like it more than the 4th Gen.

K.C. · #8 (**permalink**) 09-24-2009, 01:55 AM

tx 4runner,

Thank you for being proactive & being one of the first to post pictures!!

SportRunner · #9 (**permalink**) 09-24-2009, 02:38 AM

Finally the wait is over......but I want more pics and info

Fo_SheeZy · #10 (**permalink**) 09-24-2009, 03:03 AM

Holy shit man, that looks absolutely sick!!!

I love the black on there, especially the blacked out headlights!

liqourish · #11 (**permalink**) 09-24-2009, 05:56 AM

the new dash gauges look way better then the dim amber orange. i want the new nissan gauges with the orange halos around

#12 (**permalink**) 09-24-2009, 06:51 AM

Well, I think the Trail looks better than the Limited for sure, but I'm still not feeling it. I just don't like this new styling at all.

And $39K for a Trail? I thought Toyota was holding prices steady? I'd expect to pay around that price for a Limited, not a Trail. Major disappointment overall.

rook · #13 (**permalink**) 09-24-2009, 06:55 AM

its a lifted subaru forrester!

#14 (**permalink**) 09-24-2009, 06:56 AM

I think this 5th gen marks the end of the FJ Cruiser for sure. Seriously, this thing looks exactly what I would expect if you crossed a 4Runner with an FJ.

Rover+Runner · #15 (**permalink**) 09-24-2009, 07:03 AM

Here's another new pic out this morning:

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