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BASE MODELJapan

4Runner / Hilux Surf (N60)

The first 4Runner (Hilux Surf in Japan), 1984–89: a Hilux 4WD pick-up with a removable fibreglass rear roof and rear seats, on the 2,625 mm (103-inch) wheelbase, with the 22R/22R-E four, the 3VZ-E V6 from 1988 and the 2L-T turbodiesel.

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Sources & evidence
4Runner / Hilux Surf (N60) — JDM model spotted out and about. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_4Runner#Third_generation_" rel="noreferrer nofollow">en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew Bone from Weymouth, England · CC BY 2.0 ↗
MODEL LINE4Runner / Hilux SurfBUILT BYToyota Motor CorporationPRODUCED1984–89PRODUCTIONNot published separatelyLAYOUT4 wheels · 103″

The record

Toyota's answer to the Chevrolet Blazer was built by Winnebago in the United States from converted pick-ups in 1984, then in Japan. Independent front suspension replaced the solid axle in 1986. The second generation of 1989 became a four-door wagon; later generations dropped the pick-up basis.

Research status: draft — identification, dates or figures could not all be pinned down; the summary says what is unresolved.

Specification

MANUFACTURERToyota Motor Corporation ↗
Winnebago Industries (US conversion, 1984)
MANUFACTURED1984–89
ENGINE2.4 L 22R / 22R-E petrol; 3.0 L 3VZ-E V6 (1988–89); 2.4 L 2L-T turbodieselToyota 22R · Toyota L diesel
PRODUCTION RUNNot published separately
COUNTRY OF ORIGINJapan
STATUSsucceeded by the N120/N130 4Runner in 1989
RECORD KINDBase model
MODEL LINE4Runner / Hilux Surf
FAMILY4Runner / Hilux Surf
WHEELS4
NOMINAL WHEELBASE103″
BODY STYLERemovable-roof wagon
VARIANTS1

Catalogue fields describe the vehicle's structure and body as this registry records it. They are not certified factory measurements, and no performance figures are published here.

Body styles & colours

Factory colours

  • White
  • Beige
  • Yellow
  • Yellow
  • Freeborn Red
  • Olive
  • Green
  • Light Olive
  • Medium Blue
  • White (60 Series)
  • Beige (60 Series)
  • Copper
  • Red (60 Series)
  • Blue
  • Blue (60 Series)
  • Silver Metallic
  • Gray Metallic
  • Dark Gray Metallic
  • Beige Metallic
  • Beige Metallic (60 Series)
  • Light Blue Metallic
  • Dark Blue Metallic

Codes on hover. Hex values are representative approximations of period paint unless a source states a measured value.

AI rendering impression

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Proportions, fittings, markings, colours and the setting can all drift from the original in the process. For the vehicle's actual details, rely on the specification, the photographs and the cited sources on this page.

Sources

  1. 1Toyota 4Runner ↗Wikipedia · accessed 2026-09-22SOURCE

Registry record updated 2026-09-22 · status: draft