Rumors surfaced yesterday suggesting that Toyota planned to remove the 2.7-liter four-cylinder engine from the 4Runner’s lineup for next year’s model, and today Toyota has confirmed those rumors by releasing pricing for 2011.
When the 2011 Toyota 4Runner begins arriving in dealers across the country in September, customers and dealers alike will notice something is missing – the rare and typically undesirable four-cylinder 4Runner. As a result, the cheapest 4Runner possible will now get a sizable bump in price to $29,525 – not including $850 destination – for the SR5 V6 two-wheel drive model.
The new entry price reflects two changes, one being the removal of the less expensive four-cylinder variant which started at $27,500 (before destination fees of $850), and the other being an additional change of 1.2 percent in price, or a $350 price hike compared to the same 2010 model.
Other pricing changes include a $115 drop for the Limited V6 two-wheel drive model, as well as for the Limited four-wheel drive model, now priced at $37,650 and $39,685, respectively. the SR5 V6 four-wheel drive gets a $350 price bump, while the Trail V6 four-wheel drive sees a minor $105 price increase over the previous model year.
Aside from dropping the four-cylinder powerplant, Toyota says the 2011 trucks carries over virtually unchanged from 2010 – the year the current generation 4Runner was first introduced.
