The Toyota 4Runners are rated to carry up to 120 lbs on their roofs. This figure seems to be standard across all models, at least according to 4Runner online forums. However, I spoke with a number of 4Runner owners online, and they confirm that this SUV can carry more than 120 lbs, as long as …
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The 3rd-gen 4Runner (1996 to 2002) had grown up to become an independent vehicle, not just a Toyota Hilux pickup truck with a covered cargo bay. Toyota gave the 4Runner its own platform and bigger engines and that was enough to set this SUV on a path to success. This generation also introduced roof rails, …
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There are few vehicles that evoke a sense of true offroading confidence. Forget the present-day luxury class made up of the Range Rovers and Mercedes G Wagons. Sure, they have bleeding-edge tech that does everything but transforms the vehicle into a fighter robot. However, these modern-day SUVs are too stunning to expose to the battery …
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The look of surprise on the Patriot’s face was one of the things that remained the same in the 2011 Jeep Patriot. The vehicle also retained the same old boxy shape and squared angles, so one might think that it’s the same vehicle from the first generation. That couldn’t be farther from the truth. This …
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The present-day 4Runner is regarded as an excellent offroader, going up against legends like the Wrangler. However, even back in 1998, the 4Runner had cemented its place in the SUV scene with a strong vehicle that could make light work of rough terrain. A part of the third generation, the 1998 4Runner was (and still …
The TJ Jeep Wrangler is a weird little contraption with looks that harken back to its world-war-era ancestor. Sure, the present-day wrangler (the 4th-gen JL) carries a similar resemblance, but the TJ’s narrower hood, longer grille slats, and thin bumper have an old-school look that seems to have been lost on the modern models. If …
I say that the Jeep Liberty and the Patriot are forgotten because, well, they’re now defunct. The Liberty is the older sibling and it had a short but eventful 10-year stint in the family lineup from 2002 to 2012. In fact, the Liberty was actually a reincarnation of the more familiar Jeep Cherokee. The Patriot …
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In the early to mid-2000s, I think Jeep threw a lot of things at the wall to see which sticks. The Jeep Liberty and Patriot, in particular, were hurled at the proverbial wall, held on for a few years, then slid off – a moment of silence for them. 2010 was the height of the …
It’s widely acceptable among 4-by-4 lovers that the 4Runner’s third generation took the vehicle to another level, with new engines and a more refined look. 2001 was the penultimate year for this generation, and by this time, Toyota had fixed many of the issues that plagued earlier years. Therefore, the 2001 4Runner is still a …
Both the Toyota 4Runner and the Jeep Wrangler are capable mid-size 4-by-4 vehicles, but that’s probably where their similarities end. In fact, the Wrangler seems to sit in a class of its own with few direct competitors. This is because Jeep built this SUV to be an exclusively off-road vehicle that has proven its outstanding …
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