Every single Toyota 4Runner I have ever seen in my life is an ‘SR5,’ the Toyota designation for the “loaded” package (in the case of the 4Runner, meaning precisely dick.) The metal “SR5” badge is stuck right on the back, on the left side, across from the “4Runner” badge.
Except for mine.
It’s a second-gen 1990, and nowhere on the vehicle is the “SR5” designation. On the rear where the badge should be, there’s just “TOYOTA.”
Is this the only non-SR5 Toyota 4Runner in the world?
Not at all…
Back in the good old days, the “regular” 4-Runner had a 4 cylinder engine, the SR5 was a 6 cylinder with 4 cylinder options, and the Limited was a 6 cylinder that came loaded. This pretty much held true until Toyota redesigned the 4-Runner in 2001/2002.
My first vehicle was a 1988 4-Runner, 4 cylinder. My present ride is a 2000 4-Runner SR5. The '88 was woefully underpowered, the 2000 is just about right for my needs.
I looked into the Toyota Tacoma a couple of years ago, and the “SR5 Package” was an options package that included air conditioning and chrome bumpers.
Interestingly enough, the new Toyota 4Runner comes in three trim lines: SR5, Sport Edition, and Limited. The SR5 is now the base model.
(I just bought a Sport Edition a few months ago.)
So is there any sort of a backstory to the SR5 designation, or is it just something that someone in Toyota marketing came up with?
From this site:
Thanks.
But mine has a V6…and it’s still not SR5.
Read the next sentence: “…the SR5 was a 6 cylinder with 4 cylinder options,”
So an SR5 with a 6 cylinder only has the options that a 4 cylinder does.
(And to talk about silly model desinations; I recently found out that new model Volvo’s are called (for example) ‘S70 ASR’. ‘ASR’ stands for ‘Automatic Sun Roof’. My '98 S70 has an automatic sunroof, but it’s not an ‘ASR’ model.)
But mine’s not an SR5; it’s a V6 with all of the power options available, and there is no S in the VIN and no SR5 badge on the back.
Apparantly the non-SR5 only comes with a 4-banger. Mine has a V6…why?
From KCB’s post, what you have is a Limited.
Hmmm…it doesn’t say Limited anywhere, but I’ll check the VIN for an ‘L.’ Maybe that means something…
Hmm, the two 4-runners I’ve had have both been limited editions, one a '96 and the other, the one I have now, an '03. I’ll check the VIN in the morning if you want. The '96 had a V6 and the '03 has a V8.
-Lil