Why Toyota's non-carrier medium to large SUV,
There is a surprising retention rate in the used car market -
Just add 92# gasoline,
Maintenance is cheap,
High quality and reliability and very stable,
Traversal performance and off-road performance are also quite good.
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Limited to the official channels of the brand,
The Prado is the best medium and large hardcore off-road vehicle you can buy in the country,
However, Prado has one problem -
It's too "single-line".
Compared with the Jeep Wrangler and Tank 300 currently on the market,
It's like a polytechnic man who doesn't pack up at all.
So in the medium and large hardcore off-road vehicle market,
There is also a choice that is more in line with the aesthetics of young consumers,
It's Prado's "American cousin" —
Toyota Speedmaster 4Runner!
As for why many people think this car is very strange,
It's also because 4runner is a UDM —
A model specifically intended for the North American market.
So the 4Runner you see in The Country,
All are entered through parallel import channels.
In addition to the luxurious and comfortable road version of the LTD,
4Runner and TRD Pro this,
A version that prefers off-road performance on off-road surfaces.
4Runner has as much space as the Prado,
Comfortable seats, huge trunk.
Everything in this TRD Pro car looks just right,
The combination of interior materials will not give you any luxurious feeling,
Unless it is a more expensive LTD version,
There will be a center console with wood grain decoration,
Metal trim strips, and a larger car screen.
And the interior of the TRD version will give people a feeling -
Consumers in North America don't care much about configurations that aren't related to off-road.
Toyota spends its money in places that allow you to focus more on off-road.
In addition to the characteristic red stitching, carbon fiber panels and "TRD embroidery" of the TRD version,
Compared to the Jeep Wrangler next door,
Still less designed.
Well, this middle-of-the-road taste is very Toyota.
Off-road players know,
Full-time four-wheel drive system with lockable Torson mid-range,
It is the essence of Toyota off-road.
If you look at it purely from a hardware point of view,
TRD version of 4Runner's time-sharing four-wheel drive system
Not as good as the 4.0 Prado imported in parallel in the same period.
But when it comes to actual combat, 4Runner is actually not afraid of any opponent,
Rear axle differential lock low speed creep system,
ABS terrain function,
KDSS system for increased suspension stroke,
Gives it powerful off-road performance.
To know a Toyota with a TRD logo,
It is no ordinary Prado.
In addition to the LTD version,
The entire 4Runner series adopts the same time-sharing four-wheel drive system as the domestic Prado 3.5.
The TRD version also uses a manual gear to switch the four-wheel drive mode,
Within 80km/h, you can use this four-wheel drive mode switching,
And "knob switching" these politically incorrect things,
Here in the TRD version,
Would make an average consumer look like a professional off-road player.
The wheelbase of the 4Runner reaches 2790mm,
The car is lower than the Prado,
But the ground clearance is 3 centimeters more,
And the front approach angle and the departure angle are also more advantageous,
There is no doubt that the TRD version of 4Runner is more passable.
Even without the FOX or Beta-Top off-road suspension on the TRD Pro,
The normal TRD version of the suspension when crossing in the wild,
It also shows the ultimate stability and comfort-
The kind of stability and comfort that Wrangler players envy.
Want to own a 4Runner ,
Not just because it's a little bit more greasy than Pula.
But from the current point of view,
It's like nokia in a car,
With reliability and stability consistent with Prado 4.0,
Even though the matching 5AT gearbox is slightly old,
And the LC120 architecture, which is older than prado,
But 4Runner is still available in today's parallel import market.
Turn over the idle fish,
A second-hand 4Runner can easily sell for more than 500,000 yuan,
After all, in the North American market on the other side of the ocean,
Ran 160,000 kilometers of second-hand 4Runner,
Can also sell 30,000 US dollars,
Perhaps, this is the charm of Toyota's hardcore off-road.
Model Information:
2019 Toyota 4Runner TRD OffRoad
Price: Yue 620,000 yuan
Used car price: 550,000-600,000 yuan
Body size: 4831mm/1926mm/1816mm
Wheelbase: 2789mm
Powertrain: 1GRFE 4.0L V6 naturally aspirated engine + 5-speed automatic manual transmission
Power output: 273 Ps max (201 kW)
Front and rear tire sizes: 245/60 R19
Chassis suspension: front double wishbone independent suspension / rear quad linkage non-independent suspension (non-loader body)
Vehicle mass: 2121kg
Written/Photographed by John 117