MotorMouths

The 4Runner stands out as a truly multipurpose vehicle with authentic, structurally based recreational capability.

It’s not a wannabe SUV or a crossover done up in rugged duds. The new Toyota 4Runner is a full-frame rock crawler. Buy one in white, throw some UN stickers on the front doors, and you’re ready for a safari in Africa.

The 2010 model year brings Gen V. Almost an inch taller and longer and half an inch wider, Gen V also sports bolder sheet metal that at first glance makes it look like Toyota’s Land Barge, er, Cruiser.

The Toyota 4Runner may look like it’s more at home on city streets, but it’s the real deal where the pavement ends.

If these real-deal SUVs are your bag, you’ll be hard-pressed to find one as well-rounded as the 2010 Toyota 4Runner. Just make sure to delete the side steps…

The 2011 Toyota 4Runner is an SUV that knows what it is and what it’s best at — off-road driving. It offers a plethora of rear cargo space that is ideal for families, the seating and interior room is plentiful, and the price is reasonable.

The Toyota 4Runner is a capable, well-sized unit that manages to do everything from working as a mobile office to the hauler of a rash of rugrats. And it does double duty as a tailgate party base camp.

For the relatively few drivers who require an all-conquering all-terrain SUV, the 2012 Toyota 4Runner is a top choice.

The 4Runner makes a comfortable and refined daily driver that offers most of the Jeep Rubicon’s capability in a more sensible package. On roaders should stick to crossovers, but for those with a yearning for wide open spaces, Toyota hit this one just right.

The 2010 Toyota 4Runner Trail Grade introduces some useful new hardware, and the result lives up to what we expect from the truck that reminds us that there’s a whole family of Toyota off-road loyalists out there.

The rugged 2010 Toyota 4Runner will make any off-road enthusiast the ‘Yota-envy of the trail

The Toyota 4Runner has a new look but is still ready to get down and dirty.