Not too long ago, Toyota Motor Sales received a call from Akio Nishimura, chief engineer for the Toyota 4Runner, wondering how hard it would be to get one of their new Fifth Generation 2010 4Runners ...

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 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, ...

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 ...

The Toyota 4Runner started as the Hilux Surf in Japan in 1984. It was essentially their two-door pickup with a fiberglass covering for the bed. In the decades since, it’s become a living icon. What is ...