If you spend a bit of time in countries with "undeveloped infrastructure", you begin to see that there are two different classes of vehicles that Toyota designs and manufactures. It's the famous Hilux vs. Tacoma difference.
The Hilux is a truck designed to be rattled, banged, and beaten for many years. In return, for the price point, it's impossible to provide insulative mounting and advanced materials. The sum of the parts is an incredibly hardy Hilux that rides rough, makes an enormous amount of noise inside, and doesn't operate smoothly. "Materials quality" inside is a swath of plastic, plastic, cloth and more plastic.
The Tacoma is a truck designed for what Toyota calls "Improved infrastructure". The ride is more smooth, the interior is quiet, and the drivetrain is refined. The downside is that a new Tacoma would not last well in Uraguay or Costa Rica.
The Landcruiser is designed to meet the durabilty requirements of "RoW" (rest-of-world) AND also deliver a smooth ride, quiet operation, and nice materials. That requires a very expensive set of parts and materials. I believe the 4Runner is a "Improved Infrastructure" truck, and is build like the Tacoma.
The Hilux is a truck designed to be rattled, banged, and beaten for many years. In return, for the price point, it's impossible to provide insulative mounting and advanced materials. The sum of the parts is an incredibly hardy Hilux that rides rough, makes an enormous amount of noise inside, and doesn't operate smoothly. "Materials quality" inside is a swath of plastic, plastic, cloth and more plastic.
The Tacoma is a truck designed for what Toyota calls "Improved infrastructure". The ride is more smooth, the interior is quiet, and the drivetrain is refined. The downside is that a new Tacoma would not last well in Uraguay or Costa Rica.
The Landcruiser is designed to meet the durabilty requirements of "RoW" (rest-of-world) AND also deliver a smooth ride, quiet operation, and nice materials. That requires a very expensive set of parts and materials. I believe the 4Runner is a "Improved Infrastructure" truck, and is build like the Tacoma.