Get the 250's transmission on the 5th Gen 4Runner and enjoy amazing fuel economy.
Broken LC250
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The 5-speed was the biggest letdown on the 5th Gen.
And now we want it in our 80's.
There should have been an upgrade to at least a 6-speed, but we know Toyota does not work that way.
Usually it is because the car was certified by EPA under a certain configuration. For Toyota to get a new transmission in the same model would require a new certification. Not worth it to them I guess.
It would also erode the future model sales since the old model with an updated transmission would have comparable MPG and performance.
It would be a hard sale for the new model, so they have to make the old one (outgoing model) look bad in comparison to the new model.