N60 3.0 V6 3VZ-E

N60 · 1988–19894WD

Optional from 1988, the 3.0 litre 3VZ-E V6 reached the first-generation US 4Runner in 1988 as an option with the SR5 package, replacing the turbocharged 22R-TE four. This truck has four-wheel drive and an automatic gearbox. It was the first six-cylinder 4Runner, and the engine stayed on through the next generation.

148 hpPower

1988-1989Year

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N60 3.0 V6 3VZ-E, every angle

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Specifications

Powertrain

Engineering details

Displacement3.0 L

Cylinders6

FuelPetrol

TransmissionAutomatic

Drivetrain4WD

Power148 hp

STORY

The 4Runner began in October 1983 as the N60, built on the Hilux pickup, and North American sales started in 1984 as a 1984.5 model. In Japan the first four generations were sold as the Hilux Surf, whose first generation went on sale in May 1984. Later generations were the N120 in 1989, the N180 in August 1995, the N210 in August 2002 and the N280 in 2009. The sixth generation, the N500, was introduced in 2024, replacing the N280.

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