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This is hands down the best throwback styled concept vehicle I have seen in a looooooooong time!

The first gen 4Runner was always one of my favorites. This concept draws heavily on the styling and looks of the most excellent 1st gen.

What do you think the chances are Toyota actually makes this concept a reality?

I like what I am reading in that press release but that doesn’t mean much as far as the likelihood of this concept becoming a production vehicle.

Link to Toyota press release about this concept.







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I saw that yesterday over on one of the 4Runner forums ( link).

I'm not sure yet what i think of it.
At first pass, it's "holy smokes, that's cool!" Having seen a TrailHunter version of the new Tacoma this morning, my thought turns to, "well, Surf is WAY better looking than that thing!"

I'm not optimistic Toyota will make a production version. If they do, I figure it'd be a four-door thing. Frankly, I'd love the old-school removable roof on that beast. Cool

Here's another article, featuring the roof-on picture: https://www.caranddriver.com/n...urf-concept-details/

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Edit: TrailHunter, not TrailRunner.

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I am waiting for this model.


 
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It'll likely be released at minimum as a hybrid (obviously no manual transmission option available) and starting at $60,000.


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Keep the v6 and 5sp tranny. It would be a winner



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My first vehicle was almost an 84 4Runner with low miles at an auction in Fort Payne AL in 1998. Unfortunately I was outbid.




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and starting at $60,000.


That crazy TrailHunter I saw this morning was $71k. Eek




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Looks like a cool concept! Pretty sure the Hawt Beach Babes wouldn't be impressed with my 70 year old , hard of hearing, can't see worth a shit , fat ass cruising the beaches though! Smile
 
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The way I understand it, a truck can't have a wheelbase shorter than "X", per whatever silly regulations govern that sort of thing. That said, if this otherwise meets criteria of a truck, it may be disqualified from production because of the short wheelbase.

I am not sure of this stuff; just repeating things I was told by people who I felt knew more than I. The Jeep Gladiator is an example of the phenomenon. It sure would be nice if they made that thing a little shorter, but they couldn't.
 
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The way I understand it, a truck can't have a wheelbase shorter than "X", per whatever silly regulations govern that sort of thing.


That's interesting. I wonder if it's related to the rollover issues seen with short wheelbase issues a bunch of years ago.




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I am waiting for this model.



Yes, give me the "Surf" w/o the rear seats and top, 6' bed, and 6-speed manual please.


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Looks like a Chevy Santa Cruz at first glance.
 
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Yes, give me the "Surf" w/o the rear seats and top, 6' bed, and 6-speed manual please.

So, a Tacoma?



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The way I understand it, a truck can't have a wheelbase shorter than "X", per whatever silly regulations govern that sort of thing.


That's interesting. I wonder if it's related to the rollover issues seen with short wheelbase issues a bunch of years ago.



It's government run amok, Cafe Standards with an insane formula involving a vehicle's shadow or footprint or some such mumbo jumbo. I watched an overly-long vid some time back about it that I wouldn't burden anyone with by trying to dig it up. Bottom line, short wheelbase trucks aren't happening.




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Bottom line, short wheelbase trucks aren't happening.
Perhaps this Surf concept is destined to remain only a concept then. That is assuming it would be classified as a truck, and fall victim to the wheelbase requirements of trucks.
 
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Yes, give me the "Surf" w/o the rear seats and top, 6' bed, and 6-speed manual please.

So, a Tacoma?


Does Tacoma come as a regular cab with 6' bed and manual transmission? The closest I saw when I looked over a year ago was an Access Cab TRD Sport which is pretty close other than it has street wheels with low profile tires and the fake hood scoop.


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