The word “off-road” gets thrown around quite a lot these days, with all types of vehicles claiming to have what it takes for the toughest adventures. But rock crawling is where the real bad boys get ...

Honda thinks it can take on the legend. We find out if it’s all talk on a hardcore rock-crawling course. The Toyota 4Runner has carved out an interesting niche for itself. The truck-based, ...

A PLUME of pale-beige dust half a mile long trailed behind a vehicle racing across El Diablo Dry Lake. Ivan Stewart, a legendary off-road racer known as the Ironman, was driving flat-out at ...

The 4Runner is missing plenty of modern creature comforts and doesn’t have the comprehensive active safety tech that’s standard in so many other Toyotas, but it’s outfitted for rock crawling and ...

Kyle Seggelin loves rock crawling. For a long time, he had been doing so before his 1989 Toyota 4Runner’s engine overheated at the beginning of 2021. That was the right time for him to make an ...

HIGHS Capable of serious off-roading, tons of standard active-safety features, good tow rating. LOWS Outdated powertrain, substandard cabin quality drives too much like a truck. VERDICT Apart from its ...

With few midsize body-on-frame SUVs left, the 2013 Toyota 4Runner is a solid choice for off-roaders that need two or three rows of seating who don't want a full-size SUV. A powerful 270-hp 4.0-liter V ...

The 2020 Toyota 4Runner maintains its status as a tough, off-road ready SUV that offers a more civilized alternative to vehicles like the Jeep Wrangler, especially when found in TRD Off-Road or TRD ...