Toyota's 4Runner makes it look easy

I didn’t want to love the 2011 Toyota 4Runner. It’s not that I have anything against these rugged sport utility vehicles, but with such a packed crowd of them in the marketplace, I find their individual highlights easy to forget. From what I remembered about my experience with previous-generation 4Runners, they were no better or worse than their competitors.

It just shows how wrong you can be, especially if you don’t keep up with the times. The fifth-generation 4Runner just oozes confidence, competence and coolness — think of it as the automotive equivalent of the Rolling Stones’ Mick Jagger.