Review: 2010 Toyota 4Runner faithfully sticks to the formula it helped create

Filed under: SUV , Toyota , Reviews , Off-Road 2010 Toyota 4Runner – Click above for high-res image gallery Toyota has made some serious money over the past couple of decades by making safe, reliable vehicles. There have been a few models, like the Supra and Celica, that have appealed to the enthusiast, but the rest of America hasn’t really seemed to care. New Toyota chief Akio Toyoda has promised to change that paradigm, however, pledging to inject new vehicles with much-needed soul. But do we have to wait a few years for Toyota’s designers and engineers to come up with something new and exciting

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Why the Lexus GX may be rollover-prone (and the 4Runner isn’t)

Filed under: SUV , Technology , Lexus , Toyota The latest blow to the formerly sterling reputation of Toyota came this week when Consumer Reports gave the new Lexus GX460 a “Do Not Buy” rating. It’s not often that CR gives its worst rating to a vehicle and it’s never happened to a Toyota or Lexus product before. In light of recent recall woes , Toyota is taking this news very seriously and has stopped selling the Lexus GX while it investigates the issue. The reason for the dire rating is what CR considers a major safety risk with the new GX

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IIHS releases latest round of safety scores for Infiniti M, Lexus HS and Toyota 4Runner

Filed under: Hybrid , Sedan , SUV , Safety , Infiniti , Lexus , Toyota , Luxury , Off-Road First the Oscars and now this! The envelope please! The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has released a bevy of scores for the Infiniti M , Lexus HS 250h and Toyota 4Runner and it was nothing but “Good” all around. The Infiniti and Toyota were tested for frontal offset and side impacts, with their “Good” score maintaining the scores of their predecessors. The Lexus scored a first-time Good” in the frontal offset test.

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