Toyota is set to release an all-new 4Runner for the 2010 model year. It's official unveiling is a month away at the State Fair of Texas on Sept 24th, but the automaker has released a single teaser photo of the new SUV.
The body-on-frame SUV is going to get all-new styling, which is more squared off than the current generation (at least what is visible from this shot). According to Toyota the fifth generation 4Runner will be "more rugged than ever." Toyota also claims that the new 4Runner will have more comfort and added roominess.
Expect more details next month.
PRESS RELEASE:
All-new 2010 Toyota 4Runner to Make World Debut at State Fair of Texas
DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS - The all-new 2010 Toyota 4Runner is headed for Dallas to make its world debut at the State Fair of Texas during a news conference on Sept. 24. More rugged than ever, the new fifth-generation 4Runner offers sure-footed off-road capability and increased comfort with added roominess. More than 1.8 million 4Runners have been sold since it was introduced in 1984, and more than 70 percent are still on the road. The State Fair of Texas runs Sept. 25 to Oct. 18.
Comments (10)
it unfortunately looks like it might have the same style headlights as the tundra and the sequoia....which, i'm sorry toyota, is UGLY!
Posted by Phil | August 27, 2009 2:44 PM
Posted on August 27, 2009 14:44
Looks like the new 4Runner is poised to fill the gap of the FJ.
Posted by Ravicai | August 27, 2009 3:19 PM
Posted on August 27, 2009 15:19
Teaser? For a fugly SUV?? There should be a law about releasing a teaser photo. If the vehicle is fugly, no teaser allow!!!! Sheesh.
Posted by topper | August 27, 2009 5:50 PM
Posted on August 27, 2009 17:50
If this was a Ford all you rednecks would be creaming your pants over that photo yelling "yeehah, look at that grade!"
Posted by Noya | August 27, 2009 6:26 PM
Posted on August 27, 2009 18:26
Ravicai:
Is the FJ going away?
Posted by Mike | August 27, 2009 6:43 PM
Posted on August 27, 2009 18:43
Guessing it's based on the Tacoma platform maybe? Was the FJ too?
Interesting that Ford got mentioned. The Explorer is becoming a unibody setup, while Toyota is pushing forward with another body-on-frame vehicle.
Posted by Trooper Bri | August 27, 2009 6:59 PM
Posted on August 27, 2009 18:59
The difference, Noya, is Ford knows how to make a truck, unlike like that Tonka toy called Tundra.
Posted by Avatar | August 27, 2009 7:17 PM
Posted on August 27, 2009 19:17
Odd angle shot... doesn't it look like its about to tip over to anyone else?
Posted by Allen | August 28, 2009 5:20 PM
Posted on August 28, 2009 17:20
@ noya..
as a Ford fan.... umm.. no
Posted by Bradford | August 28, 2009 5:23 PM
Posted on August 28, 2009 17:23
@ Mike: Last year it was rumored that Toyota was dropping the FJ, but Toyota dismissed those rumors. But it today's economic climate, anything is possible. Hopefully it lives on for a long time.
Posted by Ravicai | August 29, 2009 9:40 PM
Posted on August 29, 2009 21:40