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This is no doubt because they say it's easier to drive offroad with a peak HP being higher in the rev range? Well, I guess cause it has no low end torque. Same thing the Jeep guys say about the Pentastar. Oh it likes to rev, but it's designed that way cause that's how you want it offroad...but then the 3.0 diesel comes out which has 472 lb-ft torque at about 1500-2000 RPM and it's the best thing since sliced bread...cause you get all that power down low....so what is it guys? Power down low for offroading or you wanna rev the engine out? Haha, I'm not asking the question really, I know the answer.The 4.0 likes to rev, at about 3,800 it takes off like a scalded dog, below that you have to give it throttle, I feel that a lot of issues with the 4Runners power could be corrected if they changed the throttle mapping. That’s not to say it’s fast, the 4.7L V8 from the last generation, despite having similar output numbers runs like a totally different beast, it feels amazing with only the slightest throttle inputs.
But of course the reason it is what it is, is for fuel economy numbers.
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