Toyota to Introduce New, Nearly Indestructible 2014 4Runner for 30th Birthday ... - automotive.com (blog)
hen it's unveiled this weekend at the Stagecoach Festival--country music's Coachella--the refreshed 2014 Toyota 4Runner will be noteworthy for two reasons: It will be the first time a major automaker has introduced a vehicle at an arts festival,... Originally based on the same Toyota Truck that evolved into two different directions--the Tacoma on our continent and the Hilux for Asia and Europe--the 4Runner had little in the way of refinement. But it could potentially survive a life of sand, mud, extreme temperatures, and whatever ardors life in the wilderness could throw at it. Since its 1984 introduction, Toyota has gone on to sell 1. 98 million of them over five generations. But at its core, the Toyota 4Runner has always been one of the most capable off-roaders out there, cost no object. At one point, Toyota would command six-figure sales numbers for the 4Runner. Source: www.automotive.com
