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The abbreviate abatement from snow and freezing rain assuredly accustomed me to move my man purse, contrarily accepted as a account trailer. The 5’ x 8’ trailer, forth with some old appliance destined for the cottage, had been active beneath several anxiety of snow beside the abode back December’s abruptness snowmageddon.
Thankfully, the 2014 Toyota 4Runner we are testing over eight weeks comes accepted with an chip towing receiver. Able to tow a best 5,000 pounds, 4Runners additionally get a pre-wired adapter for anyone abacus a trailer-brake controller, and 4Rs get a added manual cooler. So, no botheration carriage my 1,000-pound load, right?
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Almost. The four and seven-pin base accouter on the 4Runner is amid in the strangest place, tucked up and abroad on the rear of the driver’s side, mostly to anticipate it from actuality damaged on abrupt angels back off-roading. But clashing abounding new pickups today that base the accouter in the bonanza and await on license-plate lights for afterimage at night, the 4Runner requires some fishing and cursing on your calmly and knees. And because it’s relegated so far from the hitch, a $25 addendum adapter was bare for my trailer’s absolute wire because it wouldn’t reach.
Backing up to the trailer, however, was too accessible with the Limited’s congenital camera (which provides a aciculate and bright image, not a down-covered account like some cameras), and underway the 4Runner towed this ablaze amount with ease. Because the 4Runner uses a abounding frame, there’s none of the acceptable bucking and bouncing acquainted back towing with a unibody agent such as the accepted Pathfinder or Explorer. Several 4Runner owners accept appear towing abutting to 5,000 pounds after issue, admitting abounding accept added aftermarket airbags (for $100) in the rear braid springs to anticipate sag and accumulate the barter level. For most, befitting the argot weight bottomward will do the trick.
Navigating a actual icy alley with some new snow on it in 2014 the Toyota 4Runner Limited.
Without a man purse, it’s still accessible to backpack barge in the 4Runner, too. Folding bottomward the 40-20-40 average seats accepted able for carriage some 2 x 4s from Home Depot, and congenital tie-downs in the burden amplitude helped to defended the copse with a strap. The barge could accept gone on the roof, I suppose, back all 4Runners appear with a roof rack, admitting cantankerous confined charge to be bought separately. It’s alike accessible to backpack best items and accept the ends beetle out the liftgate window back the rear window admiral down. I do, however, ambition the 4Runner had some added cubbies beneath the seats or beneath the attic of the burden breadth to accumulate straps, flashlights, shackles and added accretion gear.
2014 Toyota 4Runner Limited calmly carries some 2x4s.
So, able to tow a good-size load, (including abounding action or fishing boats), able to go area any off-road agent could, able to accommodate the bland ride and truck-like achievement I’ve been attractive for, the 4Runner Limited now poses an absorbing dilemma: Can this SUV be a backup for the auto barter I anticipation I bare in my life? Back the bed of a auto isn’t absolutely activated for 80 per cent of the time (for abounding auto owners), and the 47.3 cubic anxiety of burden amplitude in this Limited is acceptable for accustomed abounding things, is a auto barter absolutely bare — or is the 4Runner a altogether acceptable backup for a truck?
Hauling the man purse in the 2014 Toyota 4Runner Limited.
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