So how much would you pay for a Diesel 5th Gen 4Runner?

[Jeff614]

Depends, if it's a factory new diesel with EGR, SCR, and a DEF I wouldn't even consider it. All those new technologies rob the new diesels of what used to make them so great. Not to mention they are costly to fix when something goes wrong. It used to be easy to make that stuff disappear but the EPA has cracked down hard in the past year or so.

If I had the $$$ I'd love a diesel swapped 4 Runner. Don't know as much about Toyota diesels as Cummins/Powerstrokes/Duramaxs but the equivalent of a pre-emissions 4BT (or even a shoehorned in 5.9) in there would be heaven. It would have to be done by a seriously reputable company though, something like AEV in the Jeep world.

 

[derekp]

Dieseltoyz (or something similar) has been doing diesel swaps on Toyotas for years. From what I hear, they do good work.

For those who say diesel SUVs don't sell well, they fail to consider the options. Jeep had a horrible CRD but VW sold many of their extremely high priced Touregs (sp?). Car companies and car reviewers keep telling us that Americans don't want a diesel this or that. If you asked people on the street, I would bet that many would like a diesel option.
The main hold back is the increase in price that diesel has due to the higher tax imposed and extremely restrictive emission controls the government has on diesel motors. If those restrictions were eased the power and efficiency would outweigh gas motors by a long shot.

 

[Flahart]

Dieseltoyz (or something similar) has been doing diesel swaps on Toyotas for years. From what I hear, they do good work.

For those who say diesel SUVs don't sell well, they fail to consider the options. Jeep had a horrible CRD but VW sold many of their extremely high priced Touregs (sp?). Car companies and car reviewers keep telling us that Americans don't want a diesel this or that. If you asked people on the street, I would bet that many would like a diesel option.
The main hold back is the increase in price that diesel has due to the higher tax imposed and extremely restrictive emission controls the government has on diesel motors. If those restrictions were eased the power and efficiency would outweigh gas motors by a long shot.

Todd does great work at Diesel Toys -Toyota Diesel Conversions if I had the cash I would convert the wife's 5th in a second. He had been doing a lot of FJC D4D conversions lately which is very similar to the 4th/5th gen T4R. And he says they are easier to do than the Land Cruiser or Tacoma swaps.

 

[NoDak]

2015 Nissan Titan And 2016 Toyota Tundra May Share Cummins Diesel V8

The 5.0 Cummins turbo diesel we're waiting for in the 2015 Nissan Titan is likely to show up in a competitor's truck as well— the 2016 Toyota Tundra.

While we've been getting all excited about Nissan's Cummins power announcements for the Titan and Frontier, it appears Toyota has been working with the Big C in parallel. Cummins diesel pickup consumers may suddenly have quite a range of options.

WardsAuto is suggesting that a Cummins engine could be a placeholder for Toyota, after prohibitively high development costs forced them to shelve a pickup diesel powerplant they were developing themselves in collaboration with their heavy-truck brand Hino.

An outsourced engine would be an easier way for Toyota to test the waters on demand for a Tundra diesel without making quite as aggressive of an investment. Some say CAFE fuel economy standards will make a diesel option a necessity for the Tundra. Cars.com puts Toyota behind Subaru, Mitsubishi, Mazda, Honda, BMW, and Nissan in light truck average fuel economy at 25.6 MPG.

Diesel's suddenly getting all kinds of traction in the light-duty US pickup market. Between Ram's EcoDiesel, GM's Colorado and Canyon diesels in the pipeline, Nissan's new offerings, and now the possibility of Cummins Tundra, it's never been a better time to be an oil-burner!