(For V6 owners only) would you trade-in your V6 for V8 if...

[sharp4runr]

questions for the V6 Multimode - when you shift into 4H, what's the mph limit as stated in the manual? And when you go from 4H to 2H, do you have to unlock the hubs either manually or by drivign in reverse?

Is your question, how fast can you drive in 4WD with the V6 multimode? If so, then you can drive as fast in 4WD as you can in 2WD. As far as what is stated, the 4WD mode is identical to the V8's fulltime 4WD.

Now if your question was at what speed can you switch modes, cpayne answered your question.

You do not have to do anything special when you switch from 4WD back to 2WD. Just turn the switch and keep on driving (straight line of course)

Also I do recall a test where two owners took a V6 and a V8. They raced and the results may suprise you... Now of course since the newer V8s have VVTI and an increase in torque/hp then the tests may change. Only one way to find out :

 

[Fro-Runner]

I'll trade in my V6 for the V8 if they offered that 375 hp thingy ma-jingy! :beer: :biggrin2: :bigok:

 

[Koz]

I'm so sorry I got the V8. The ride is horrible, so slow, rough, loud, and 3 MPG is ridiculous. I have to drive in 4wd all the time and I can barely make turns with the steering being so heavy. I have not been able to sleep thinking about how much I regret getting this POS V8. :bs:

Koz

 

[OUTRNNR]

I'm so sorry I got the V8. The ride is horrible, so slow, rough, loud, and 3 MPG is ridiculous. I have to drive in 4wd all the time and I can barely make turns with the steering being so heavy. I have not been able to sleep thinking about how much I regret getting this POS V8. :bs:

Koz

Yeah, no kidding...

I've been losing a ton of sleep at night because my weight distribution is 54/46 instead of 52/48. That two percent difference is night and day!! Plus, I can't stand the fact that changing road conditions don't make me slow down or pull over to immediately shift into 4WD, that really sucks...Here comes an overpass, it could have frozen over while the roads are still wet, I'll just hit the 4WD switch.........and I'm over the overpass and 4WD is still trying to engage, well alot of good that did!!

:corn:

Look, I know that some people see the weight distribution and the full time 4WD as disadvantages, and that's fine, we're all entitled to our beliefs and opinions, but you have to admit those are pretty poor excuses to justify one engine over another. First off, the weight distribution isn't going to make a difference. It's an SUV, and even though it handles well for a body-on-frame SUV, its still an SUV and a two percent weight distribution isn't going to make a difference, lets be real here. Secondly, I see full time 4WD as an advantage living in CO, but if I lived in a state that doesn't see drastically changing road conditions throughout the year, then I'd probably be on the other side of the fence. That being said, I don't really know where the 4WD got the bad rep from, but I can sit in a roughly paved parking lot, turn the steering wheel to full lock and turn tight circles at idle. I think some people here have gotten the idea that the V8 4WD turns circles like a 95' Sierra with 300k miles in 4lo. That's not the case at all, in fact the 4WD V8 turns tighter and better circles than my '99 Blazer did in 2WD. Weightier steering, sure I'll agree with that, but its by no means heavy and has good feedback.

The V6 is a great engine, but let's not get it the facts twisted because a couple people should've bought the V8...

 

[pickerdd]

I don't know if I'd trade my V6 for a V8, but I'd be very tempted to trade it in on a diesel V8 limited!

 

[beirish]

I wouldn't trade for a V8 either, but I would for a diesel. Plus, I've changed and added so much that it would be hard for me to trade it away now.

 

[rx900]

don't need it. my V8 GX already eats away a lot of gas......

 

[Lucas06]

I sold my 05 4runner V8 4x4 Sport and bought a 06 V6 4x4 sport. I have noticed almost no loss in acceleration and a noticable gain on gas mileage. I also do not miss the full time 4wd, I like to make the choice myself.

Though my rooomate had the have the V8.

 

[mattb2003]

Depends...

I really like my V6, and one of the main reasons I got it over the V8 was for the 2HI option. The only time I wish I had the V8 is when I'm carrying 3 extra passengers going up into the mountains here in Colorado (at 9,000 feet ASL). The gas mileage isn't much of an issue from what I've heard, although that wasn't too much of an issue in my decision anyway...

I would definitely have to drive the V8 again to see how I like it. There is a noticeable difference between the two, but I liked the V6 better for handling, so I chose it instead.

So I guess it just depends. If TRD could get a supercharger developed for the V6, power probably wouldn't be much of an issue, but I'm not holding my breath on that one...

MB

 

[Threxx~]

No because we don't off road anyway other than your occasional dirt/gravel backroad... (thus why we have a RWD, not 4WD).

I *did* want the V8 though... we ordered it with a V8 and the regional Toyota guy who puts in all the special orders coded it in wrong and next thing we knew a couple months later we were presented with our brand new V6 4Runner. We had already arranged to sell her old car though so we couldn't wait for a replacement. Kinda pissed me off - they really should have offered to let my wife drive a rental on their bill until the correct order came in.

But oh well...
I really only care for full time AWD anyway since at least that is there to help in unforeseen bad situations where safety is an issue.

 

[spud72]

I *did* want the V8 though... we ordered it with a V8 and the regional Toyota guy who puts in all the special orders coded it in wrong and next thing we knew a couple months later we were presented with our brand new V6 4Runner.

Oh man, I'd be livid. Did you at least pay for a V6?

 

[beirish]

Depends...

I really like my V6, and one of the main reasons I got it over the V8 was for the 2HI option. The only time I wish I had the V8 is when I'm carrying 3 extra passengers going up into the mountains here in Colorado (at 9,000 feet ASL). The gas mileage isn't much of an issue from what I've heard, although that wasn't too much of an issue in my decision anyway...

I would definitely have to drive the V8 again to see how I like it. There is a noticeable difference between the two, but I liked the V6 better for handling, so I chose it instead.

So I guess it just depends. If TRD could get a supercharger developed for the V6, power probably wouldn't be much of an issue, but I'm not holding my breath on that one...

MB

TRD will be releasing a Supercharger for the 4.0L in Feb '07. It will cost about $3K.

 

[Threxx~]

Oh man, I'd be livid. Did you at least pay for a V6?

Yes, the price was adjusted for the V6. He also threw in free all-weather mats which I guess was a nice gesture but I still would have much rather had a V8 without the free mats and with the additional price that we had originally agreed to for a V8.

 

[JungleJim]

I sold my 05 4runner V8 4x4 Sport and bought a 06 V6 4x4 sport. I have noticed almost no loss in acceleration and a noticable gain on gas mileage. I also do not miss the full time 4wd, I like to make the choice myself.

A noticable gain in gas mileage? How in the world can that be? It's only supposed to be about a 1 mpg difference at most :
Don't let all the V8 owners read this!

 

[rx900]

A noticable gain in gas mileage? How in the world can that be? It's only supposed to be about a 1 mpg difference at most :
Don't let all the V8 owners read this!

It's almost common sense. Ok the sticker says about 1-2 mpg difference. In reality, a lot of us get about 2 mpg below sticker, right? The V6 4wd is about 17 mpg, while the V8 4wd is about 15 mpg, right? So that's about 15 mpg average on the V6 4wd vs 13 mpg on the V8 4wd. 2 mpg doesn't sound much, but when the gas crunch is on again, you'll appreciate a mile or two more out of every gallon you have, trust me. I felt the crunch in my GX, but it's already giving me about sticker mileage (which means about 15 mpg in the city) and that's after 47k miles of driving it. My 4Runner ( V6 2wd though) on the other hand, averages about 17 mpg in the city, which makes me feel better when prices go up, and it's brand spanking new, so it's just going to get better once it becomes older. :

 

[TeryT]

I'm so sorry I got the V8. The ride is horrible, so slow, rough, loud, and 3 MPG is ridiculous. I have to drive in 4wd all the time and I can barely make turns with the steering being so heavy. I have not been able to sleep thinking about how much I regret getting this POS V8. :bs:

Koz

Me too Koz. I also regret getting the 4.7L when I'm pulling my 27' trailer up over some 10,000' mountain pass!

Seriously, maybe they could have something like that valet option on a Vette - so the V8 would only run on 6 cylinders when I wasn't towing! Yeah baby! :dancin:

 

[HAfrica13]

Well i got a V-6 and its my baby! i could never trade in my pride and joy! my sister has a V-8, and like they said above, the heavy handling is rough. the V-8 is a lot smoother than the V-6, but the V-6 is just much sportier i feel! Suv... note the S!

 

[boss]

i paid sooo much for my v8 and now im having trouble paying for all the gas it guzzles...if i can afford to buy it i can afford to fill it up.

if you could turn off the vsc in the 2wd v6 then i would deffinently buy it. i also want to burn rubber.

 

[Threxx~]

Me too Koz. I also regret getting the 4.7L when I'm pulling my 27' trailer up over some 10,000' mountain pass!

Seriously, maybe they could have something like that valet option on a Vette - so the V8 would only run on 6 cylinders when I wasn't towing! Yeah baby! :dancin:

What valet option is that? I'm pretty familiar with Corvettes but have never heard of the Vette using displacement on demand (yet), nor any cylinder deactivating valet key or otherwise power reducing key...

All of the new GM V8 SUVs and trucks except for the 403hp 6.2L V8, to my knowledge, offer displacement on demand that drops the V8s from 8 to 4 cylinders... but initial reports are that it takes special care to make use of the feature. As in you must be driving on relatively flat roads and at low enough speeds to reduce drag from the wind... otherwise it'll constantly switch back to 8 cylinders. Still, those SUVs get as good of milage as our 4runners and are quite a bit larger and more powerful... so I guess give credit where credit is due.

 

[rx900]

Honda also uses this feature, called VCM (valve control management) and if I got the Pilot instead of the 4R, then I would have it. It shuts down 3 cylinders when running a constant speed so you're only using 3 cylinders when cruising on the highway. But that feature isnt available in 4wd Pilots, only 2wd. I'm presuming it does take extra care and maintenance cuz there's one more feature, that's brand new, that needs some improvement on as it will have a lot of bugs and defects in the systems that are currently out now...

Differences between the V6 and V8, well in comparison to a V6 runner vs a V8 GX, the V8 has nice torque and pull, giving you confidence that you will never lack the power when you need to accelerate even with a full load. The V6 feels a lot lighter, well maybe the vehicle too, but it feels a lot more handy to drive around, and is more practical to drive around everyday especially with gas prices. Now if gas prices were down to less than $2 a gallon, i would have seriously considered a V8 runner ,but that wasn't the case so V6 for me. :beer:

Btw, V8 4wd owners, what's the sticker mpg for your trucks? Just curious, cuz the GX has 15/18 and wanted to know if it's the same or better.