Why Did The 4Runner Abandon Its Toyota Hilux Roots?
Why Did The 4Runner Abandon Its Toyota Hilux Roots? The Toyota 4Runner has had an eventful journeysince debuting in 1984. It was originally developed as a Hilux-based compact SUV and remained directly related to the pickup truck throughout its first and second generations. Following the introduction of the third-gen model for the 1996 model year, it stopped using the Hilux platform altogether and moved to the Toyota Land Cruiser Prado platform....