The fourth-generation Toyota 4Runner sport utility vehicle (SUV), which received V8 powertrain enhancements for 2005, gains freshened styling and interior upgrades for the 2006 model year. The Toyota 4Runner was named the "Highest Ranked Midsize SUV in Initial Quality" in the J.D. Power and Associates 2005 Initial Quality StudySM (IQS)*, and the "Most Dependable Midsize Sport Utility Vehicle" in the J.D. Power and Associates 2005 Vehicle Dependability StudySM (VDS). The VDS measured problems experienced by original owners of three-year-old (2002 model-year) vehicles.
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