Towing capacity is 5,000 pounds, so it can haul most small camping trailers and boats.
It travels 0-60 mph in 8.0 seconds and gets substandard fuel economy (16-19 mpg).
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Standard driver safety aids on every version of the 4Runner include lane departure warning, forward collision mitigation, traffic-adaptive cruise control, LED low beams and fog lights, blind-spot monitor, rear cross traffic alert, and rear occupancy alert.Ī lone engine – 4.0-liter, V6 that generates 270 horsepower and 278 pound-feet of torque – powers the 4Runner.
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The highly regarded TRD Pro trim is equipped with Fox shock absorbers that improve off-road performance.īoth the TRD Off-Road Premium and the TRD Off-Road have additional drive settings for off-roading and a locking rear differential that helps amplify traction. It possesses a multimode four-wheel-drive system, high ground clearance and special TRD features that make it capable of tackling rugged and rocky terrain. But where the 4Runner stands out is off the beaten path pursuing exciting adventures for up to seven passengers. AdventureĪlthough it remains old school, the 4Runner will perform just fine when running local errands or doing the every-day commute, thanks to its ability to provide a smooth ride and solid cornering.
It remains a boxy-shaped SUV in a world where many of its most popular competitors are generally sleeker and deliver a more sophisticated ride and refined interior. The 4Runner is a truck-based SUV that’s mired in the past. It comes in a whopping eight trim models (SR5, Trail Special Edition, TRD Sport, SR5 Premium, TRD Off-Road, TRD Off-Road Premium, Limited, TRD Pro). Purchasing a 4Runner requires some decision making. Give Toyota credit, there’s always been some diversity when choosing that just-right model. We did test drive the new TRD Sport model that gives off-road enthusiasts one more 4Runner option to mull over. Toyota last redesigned the 4Runner in 2010. Mired in the Pastĭespite its popularity, there’s little argument the 4Runner could use a major redesign – it’s long overdue. Last year sales increased to 146,696 and they haven’t dipped below 111,000 the past six years. The 4Runner is still popular among SUV buyers. In fact, after Starlink 4-23, SpaceX’s fleet of partially reusable Falcon 9 rockets will have launched around 95 tons of Starlink satellites to LEO (and one South Korean spacecraft to the Moon) in less than six weeks.Īssuming it launches last, Starlink 4-20 (NET Sept 4) will be Falcon 9’s 146th consecutively successful launch and 52nd launch in 52.3 weeks, more or less achieving a 12-month running average of one Falcon 9 launch per week.The 2022 Toyota 4Runner hasn’t changed much over the past decade – it’s a midsize sport utility vehicle workhorse that remains old school in many ways.
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If the first SLS launch somehow misses its first two windows on August 29th and September 2nd, the rocket’s next window of opportunity opens on September 5th.Įmphasizing the potential power of distributed launches once a high launch cadence is achieved, SpaceX’s much smaller Falcon 9 rockets have launched hundreds of tons over the last 12 months – several times more payload than the 95 tons (~210,000 lb) the multi-billion-dollar SLS is designed to launch to low Earth orbit (LEO) in one go. In addition to Starlink 4-23 and 3-4, SpaceX is preparing to launch Starlink 4-20 and at least one rideshare payload no earlier than September 4th. If SLS manages to lift off during its first window, which stretches from 8:33 am to 10:33 am EDT (12:33-14:33 UTC) on August 29th, the Moon launch could find itself sandwiched between SpaceX ‘sStarlink 4-23 mission on August 27th and Starlink 3-4 on August 31st. (Richard Angle) Starlink 4-23 will be Falcon 9 booster B1069’s second launch. NASA’s SLS rocket rolls to Pad 39B for (hopefully) the third and final time. Nevertheless, given the almost $50 billion NASA will have spent on SLS and its Orion spacecraft and launch pad by the time the rocket finally lifts off, even the most extreme attempts to maximize caution could be considered reasonable. SpaceX has also successfully launched 26 astronauts into orbit and returned them to Earth over the last two years. By most reasonable measures, that string of successes likely makes Falcon 9 the most statistically reliable US rocket ever flown. SpaceX’s Falcon 9 workhorse recently completed its 143rd consecutively successful launch. The odds of such a failure have arguably never been lower.
At LC-40, a catastrophic Falcon 9 failure – however unlikely – would be less likely to harm the SLS rocket or Pad 39B than a similar failure at Pad 39A. That late change may have been a simple consequence of one pad being more ready than the other was expected to be, but it could have also been driven by an abundance of caution on behalf of SpaceX, NASA, or both.
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