2008 Toyota 4Runner Reviews and Ratings

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To produce the most comprehensive review on the 2008 Toyota 4Runner, the experts at TheCarConnection.com turned to a number of well-known review sources. To help make sense of the 4Runner and how it compares to its rivals, TheCarConnection.com’s editors added their own firsthand ... Read full bottom line

How We Rated

Styling: 7
Performance: 7
Comfort and Quality: 6
Safety: 8
Features: 8

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By Bengt Halvorson, Editor

2008 TOYOTA 4RUNNER STYLING | [7 out of 10] Car and Driver: “rugged looks” MyRide.com: “big and burly” Automobile: “phony hood scoop…give[s] us pause” Kelley Blue Book: “stylish off-road capability” The 2008 Toyota 4Runner has masculine styling that most reviewers find purposeful, but a few see as overdone. Most reviewers like the 4Runner's macho, rugged looks, finding them appropriate to its mission as a capable off-roader. Says Kelley Blue Book, “the 2008 Toyota 4Runner uses a compilation of bulging fender flares, blocky front and rear bumpers and a wide-slat grille to convey its message of stylish off-road capability.” MyRide calls it “big and burly,” and Car and Driver praises its “rugged looks.” Automobile is somewhat critical, labeling some of the 4Runner exterior elements a bit overdone: the “sport model's phony hood scoop and high-contrast cladding, and the Buick Rendezvous-esque roof pillars used on all models, give us pause.” The interior receives ... Read full review

Specifications

Trim	MSRP	Invoice	Fuel Econ
2008 Toyota 4Runner: RWD 4dr V6 SR5 (Natl)	$28,415	$25,374	City: 16 Hwy: 21
2008 Toyota 4Runner: RWD 4dr V6 SR5 (GS)	$28,415	$25,374	City: 16 Hwy: 21
2008 Toyota 4Runner: RWD 4dr V6 SR5 (SE)	$28,415	$25,374	City: 16 Hwy: 21
2008 Toyota 4Runner: RWD 4dr V6 Sport (Natl)	$30,725	$27,314	City: 16 Hwy: 21
2008 Toyota 4Runner: RWD 4dr V6 Sport (GS)	$30,725	$27,314	City: 16 Hwy: 21
2008 Toyota 4Runner: RWD 4dr V6 Sport (SE)	$30,725	$27,314	City: 16 Hwy: 21
2008 Toyota 4Runner: RWD 4dr V6 Limited (Natl)	$35,100	$31,344	City: 16 Hwy: 21
2008 Toyota 4Runner: RWD 4dr V6 Limited (GS)	$35,100	$31,344	City: 16 Hwy: 21
2008 Toyota 4Runner: RWD 4dr V6 Limited (SE)	$35,100	$31,344	City: 16 Hwy: 21
2008 Toyota 4Runner: RWD 4dr V8 SR5 (Natl)	$30,430	$27,173	City: 15 Hwy: 19
2008 Toyota 4Runner: RWD 4dr V8 SR5 (GS)	$30,430	$27,173	City: 15 Hwy: 19
2008 Toyota 4Runner: RWD 4dr V8 SR5 (SE)	$30,430	$27,173	City: 15 Hwy: 19
2008 Toyota 4Runner: RWD 4dr V8 Sport (Natl)	$32,105	$28,581	City: 15 Hwy: 19
2008 Toyota 4Runner: RWD 4dr V8 Sport (GS)	$32,105	$28,581	City: 15 Hwy: 19
2008 Toyota 4Runner: RWD 4dr V8 Sport (SE)	$32,105	$28,581	City: 15 Hwy: 19
2008 Toyota 4Runner: RWD 4dr V8 Limited (Natl)	$36,860	$32,915	City: 15 Hwy: 19
2008 Toyota 4Runner: RWD 4dr V8 Limited (GS)	$36,860	$32,915	City: 15 Hwy: 19
2008 Toyota 4Runner: RWD 4dr V8 Limited (SE)	$36,860	$32,915	City: 15 Hwy: 19
2008 Toyota 4Runner: 4WD 4dr V6 SR5 (Natl)	$30,690	$27,404	City: 16 Hwy: 20
2008 Toyota 4Runner: 4WD 4dr V6 SR5 (GS)	$30,690	$27,404	City: 16 Hwy: 20
2008 Toyota 4Runner: 4WD 4dr V6 SR5 (SE)	$30,690	$27,404	City: 16 Hwy: 20
2008 Toyota 4Runner: 4WD 4dr V6 Sport (Natl)	$33,000	$29,347	City: 16 Hwy: 20
2008 Toyota 4Runner: 4WD 4dr V6 Sport (GS)	$33,000	$29,347	City: 16 Hwy: 20
2008 Toyota 4Runner: 4WD 4dr V6 Sport (SE)	$33,000	$29,347	City: 16 Hwy: 20
2008 Toyota 4Runner: 4WD 4dr V6 Limited (Natl)	$37,375	$33,374	City: 16 Hwy: 20
2008 Toyota 4Runner: 4WD 4dr V6 Limited (GS)	$37,375	$33,374	City: 16 Hwy: 20
2008 Toyota 4Runner: 4WD 4dr V6 Limited (SE)	$37,375	$33,374	City: 16 Hwy: 20
2008 Toyota 4Runner: 4WD 4dr V8 SR5 (Natl)	$32,705	$29,205	City: 14 Hwy: 17
2008 Toyota 4Runner: 4WD 4dr V8 SR5 (GS)	$32,705	$29,205	City: 14 Hwy: 17
2008 Toyota 4Runner: 4WD 4dr V8 SR5 (SE)	$32,705	$29,205	City: 14 Hwy: 17
2008 Toyota 4Runner: 4WD 4dr V8 Sport (Natl)	$34,380	$30,610	City: 14 Hwy: 17
2008 Toyota 4Runner: 4WD 4dr V8 Sport (GS)	$34,380	$30,610	City: 14 Hwy: 17
2008 Toyota 4Runner: 4WD 4dr V8 Sport (SE)	$34,380	$30,610	City: 14 Hwy: 17
2008 Toyota 4Runner: 4WD 4dr V8 Limited (Natl)	$39,135	$34,946	City: 14 Hwy: 17
2008 Toyota 4Runner: 4WD 4dr V8 Limited (GS)	$39,135	$34,946	City: 14 Hwy: 17
2008 Toyota 4Runner: 4WD 4dr V8 Limited (SE)	$39,135	$34,946	City: 14 Hwy: 17