I put a blower on my car 13 years back. At the time, I didn’t want a new car, I just wanted my car, but faster. All in all it was close to $7000. Don’t regret it at all.  Still have the car and it’s trouble free...and appreciating in value.

But most of those people don’t need nor want a $7500 used car in addition to their 4runner, they want their 4runner but faster. Not saying it is a great return on investment, but if you had a built 4runner that you enjoyed and this allowed you to enjoy it longer it might not be a bad return on your money

These have god awful fuel economy stock. The last thing I would want to do is add a $7500 supercharger, get worse mileage, and now have to pay for premium fuel. It’s a damn 4Runner... best to keep it simple and as reliable as possible for all the “off-road” trails most of these will definitely see.

I’ve driven a number of 4Runners. I have never once thought I needed to go faster in one. But fools and their money and all that.

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Offroading attracts a lot of wealthy people who like to cosplay as blue collar.

I mean, cool and all... but a fast SUV just seems like an oxymoron to me. It’s a 4Runner, it’s not intended to be a Cayanne beater, it’s intended to do off-road things where a Cayanne can’t compete, so what does it matter that this boost thing can shave 2 seconds off its 1/4 mile run? I for one wouldn’t feel…

Yep. Stories from parents impact the kids for a LONG time.

Its on purpose. Do not want to impact sales of the F-150.

He said he was conservative.

There’s the Maverick starting $2,400 more than Trax if you can find one. I can hardly believe Ford still hasn’t figured out Maverick production.

No, the manufacturers are run by shortsighted people who chase quarterly profits. The government didn’t have much at all to do with it.

The government didn’t mandate that Ford kill off all of its affordable offerings. Ford was simply following the cynical “build less, charge more” pricing model that a number of car manufacturers thought they could get away with in the wake of pandemic supply chain issues.

They all thought they could be Tesla on day 1.

The cheapest new Ford you can buy will set you back over $31,000 once fees are factored in, fully $10,000 more than a base Chevy Trax.

Neuralink, duh!

How would you turn on FSD without fingers.

Imagine being such a Tesla/Elon fanboy that you’re willing to risk your OWN FINGERS to try to pwn the haters. That’s borderline Jonestown stuff right there.

So? With safe and reliable Full Self Driving, who needs fingers?

There’s a guy on X trying to call these tests FUD because he closed his Cybertruck’s frunk lid on his hand and his fingers didn’t get chopped off. It’s hilarious: