The 2023 Toyota 4Runner and the 2023 Lexus GX may be outdated in many ways, but they are also one of the best built and most reliable vehicles of all time. Automotive Engineer David Chao explains why these two models built at Tahara plant in Japan may outlast all other SUVs in the market in terms of reliability. In fact, David provides solid 10 reasons why these two can easily last 20, 30, or even 40 or 50 years down the road.

Automotive Press is owned and managed by David Koichi Chao, a global expert in the field of automotive evaluation, engineering, and strategy. With over 35 years of engineering experience, David is able to review vehicles from unique perspectives utilizing technical and specialized methods. David is a board member and a director at AJAC (Automobile Journalist Association of Canada).

David is known around the world as an authentic specialist of Lean/Agile Thinking, and travels all around the world to review vehicles and teach latest engineering methods. Born and raised in Japan, David has an engineering degree from University of British Columbia and postgraduate education from MIT and Harvard Business School in Boston.