We just traded our 08 FJ cruiser for a 10 4Runner Limited. We have a 4 month old and the car seat in the back of the FJ was getting old. The 4runner feels under powered compared to the FJ, which seems odd since the V6 supposedly has more horsepower. Could this be because the 4runner V6 makes the same torque at 700 higher rpm (4runner 278 lb/ft @4400 vs FJ 278 lb/ft @3700)? Any thoughts?
4runner vs FJ cruiser power
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I had a 6MT FJ. It was a pretty fast trucklet when the transmission was working.
The 4Runner has more power, but is a bit porkier. The transmission is also tuned for mpg, as others have said, but if you bury the throttle to the floorboards like you mean it, you'll get the desired results.
The 4Runner has more power, but is a bit porkier. The transmission is also tuned for mpg, as others have said, but if you bury the throttle to the floorboards like you mean it, you'll get the desired results.
Gearing on the 6MT FJ was super aggressive, too.
I think that the old 1GR had a little more meat in the 2k to 3k RPM range, where most people drive when they want to do medium acceleration. The dual VVT of the new 1GR seems to help a lot on the high end. The power is there. You just have to leave the normal truck revving zones to find it. For example, Consumer Reports found the 4Runner acceleration to be within a few 10s of a second that of an Ecoboost F150 in both the 0-60 and 1/4 mi. It wasn't up there with a Tundra, which tested considerably faster, but it isn't a slouch.
