5th Gen 4Runner 0-60 Time Comparison

1engineer · 2016-09-15T17:08:13+00:00

Is the 5th gen 4Runner a slug? Is the 5th gen 4Runner slow? Is the 5th gen 4Runner tuned to provide only efficiency? Does the 5th gen 4Runner have poor throttle response? I read these comments almost every day. The truth is the 5th gen 4Runner is all of these and none of these. Right. Think for a minute: Every single person is different and has different experiences and expectations, along with wildly different perceptions. For example, if someone is coming from a Subaru Crosstrek then the 4Runner is going feel like it has a ton of power and acceleration. If someone comes from a sportscar background the 4Runner is going to feel slow and anemic. The biggest issue for some of you, and some of you just cannot get past it, is where the actual power is on the RPM curve. It is not a V8. It is not a diesel. It does not have gobs of torque at low rpm's. If you want that then I sincerely wish you would trade it for a vehicle with a V8 or a diesel and quit whining around. Anyway, I am going to add this thread to the stickies soon but I wanted to post this up so some of you could see what the 5th gen 4Runner versus other SUV's times are. The "various" simply means either different models or engine options. Push the gas pedal. Hard. To the floor. the 4Runner will then compare favorably to most other V6 offerings out there. If you don't push the gas pedal hard then quit complaining. Here you go: 2015 4Runner 4x4 various 0-60 7.3 sec 2009 4Runner various 6.9 - 7.4 sec 2001 4Runner various 8.4 - 8.7 sec 2015 Lexus GX460 various 7.0 sec 2012 Lexus GX 460 various 7.2 sec 2015 Chevy Tahoe various 0-60 6.6 - 7.3 sec 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee various 0-60 6.9 - 7.6 sec 2015 Honda Pilot various 0-60 7.1 - 7.9 sec 2015 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited various 0-60 7.3 - 8.5 sec 2015 Ford Explorer various 0-60 5.7 - 8.4 sec 2015 Nissan Pathfinder various 0-60 7.6 - 8.3 sec 2015 Land Rover Discovery Sport various 7.8 sec Test drive, test drive, test drive.