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Re:Toyota launches groundbreaking 10-year warranty (in UK) by ghaff on Thursday June 03, 2021 @05:04PM (#27387289)
The 4Runner is a pretty old design at this point. I don't need its "real" 4WD features but I do like the sight lines and other more traditional SUV design. Not in a big hurry but would be interested to see what a real redesign looks like.
Re:Toyota launches groundbreaking 10-year warranty (in UK) by rodgerd on Thursday June 03, 2021 @05:53PM (#27387870)
I would be surprised if the audience for those vehicles want lots of modern updates, as well.
Re:Toyota launches groundbreaking 10-year warranty (in UK) by Snitch-Thursday on Friday June 04, 2021 @10:02AM (#27393693)
The less touchscreen, computerized fussy equipment in my off-roaders, the better. The fact that Toyota leans into that by waiting until 2020 to provide lane keeping assist on their 4Runners is a benefit. Body on frame, tried and true parts are all worth the trade-offs in ride comfort and MPGs.

If I wanted those things, I would go buy a Highlander or other SUV-shaped car lacking the ability to go from pavement to AWD to 4WD to locked diffs if I get really crazy.

I like to call my off-road truck (rig in the vernacular) 'too dumb to hack'. Not that it has any meaningful security, but it is only electronic, there is not enough digital logic for there to be any attack surface worth exploiting, and even if there were some exploit, it cannot do much more than shut down the engine due to faulty timings.

Re:Toyota launches groundbreaking 10-year warranty (in UK) by ghaff on Thursday June 03, 2021 @06:16PM (#27388145)
Assistive driving and infotainment is still nice given how vehicles are used day-to-day.