Unbroken. Unbreakable: The 2016 Toyota 4Runner Trail

The 2016 Toyota 4Runner Trail.

The old saying goes "If it ain't broke, don't fix it".  Fortunately, Toyota has heard the old saying and the 2016 Toyota 4Runner Trail is proof that they take it to heart.

Happy Trail: The 2015 Toyota 4Runner 4X4 Trail Premium

The 2015 Toyota 4Runner 4X4 Trail Premium.

Toyota's 4Runner is one of the few real truck-based SUVs left in its size and price class.  Most of the others, the Nissan Pathfinder among them, have become car-based crossovers.  In the face of this, Toyota has done something I find very admirable. It has embraced its inner and outer truck, and introduced a model that reminds us of the 4Runner's original mission from when it was introduced 30 years ago.