This 4Runner is built entirely in Japan — yet it's left-hand-drive only, so Toyota never sold it in Japan itself or any other right-hand-drive market.
Median 225 hp across 697 similar cars
Lead trim: 2WD · 4-spd auto · 2.7L · up to 270 hp
Toyota 4RunnerN280 · 2010–2024
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Nobody in Burbles has spotted a Toyota 4Runner yet. See one on the street, point the app at it, and the first card is yours — with your @handle permanently credited on this page.
FactThis 4Runner is built entirely in Japan — yet it's left-hand-drive only, so Toyota never sold it in Japan itself or any other right-hand-drive market.
Collectors Spotted in the Toyota 4Runner Lineage
No member has published a public street spot of the Toyota 4Runner yet — the First · Worldwide stamp is wide open.
Trims & Figures
5 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRD Off-Road | 2010–2024 | — | 270 hp | 278 lb-ft | 7.7 s | 4WD | automatic | $42,000 |
| 2WD · 4-spd auto · 2.7L | 2010–2011 | 2.7 L Inline-4 | 157 hp | — | — | RWD | Automatic 4-spd | — |
| 2WD · 5-spd auto · 4.0L | 2010–2024 | 4.0 L V6 | 270 hp | 278 lb-ft | — | RWD | Automatic (S5) | — |
| 4WD · 4WD | 2010–2024 | 4.0 L V6 | 270 hp | 278 lb-ft | — | 4WD | Automatic (S5) | — |
| 4WD · AWD | 2013–2024 | 4.0 L V6 | 270 hp | 278 lb-ft | — | AWD | Automatic (S5) | — |
Owning one
An estimate, for the TRD Off-Road trim: fuel on its EPA figure and a dated national price, upkeep on a per-mile average for the kind of car it is.
Owners’ builds
Nobody has claimed one yet.
Photographs
The sixth 4Runner keeps the roll-down rear window; engineers saved it by going over every part of the mechanism to cut weight.
This 4Runner is built entirely in Japan — yet it's left-hand-drive only, so Toyota never sold it in Japan itself or any other right-hand-drive market.
A 2007 IIHS report found 13 deaths per million registered vehicle years for the 2003-04 4Runner; only the Astro, G35 and BMW 7 Series did better.
The five-speed manual was dropped from this 4Runner for 2000, the last time any 4Runner was offered with a manual.
Two-door second-generation 4Runners are extremely rare, and cost more than the four-doors because the chicken tax on imported light trucks hit them.
Early 4Runners were imported to the US with no rear seats at all, so customs would classify them as a truck and charge a lower duty.
Rivals
Same body, same money, other badges — tap any card to flip.
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