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Originally Posted by mteolus
They just did a late cycle refresh so yea, they aren't going to upgrade anytime soon. They may be waiting for the next election results before they do anything. Dem gets elected and the gas mileage requirements will increase significantly which could kill off the 4Runner all together. Maybe the 4Runner would be grandfathered in and they just keep selling the 5th generation. Who knows.
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The auto industry has about a 5 year lead time on developing new models. As a result, they make deals (as an entire industry) with the gov't regarding lead times for future safety requirements, fuel regulations, ect.... That's why you hear things like "in 2025 mpg's need to be 5% better on average than they are today." Car manufacturers are not sitting in a room waiting to see who is elected to dictate what they do a year or two in advance. It wouldn't be feasible for anyone in the industry.
Also, fuel regs are calculated as an entire fleet so if one vehicle gets shitty mileage, another in their fleet that gets excellent mileage can compensate and average the mpg's out.
Prius anyone?
