05/09/2008 14:35. While the FJ Cruiser was a big hit with consumers when it debuted, our first impression of Toyota's premier trail rig was positive, but mixed, voting the FJ Cruiser a third-place finisher in the 2007 Four Wheeler of the Year competition within a crowded field of contenders. While the staff was amazed at the FJ's ride and handling, cargo capacity, and comfort in the dirt and on the highway, they found the styling and some functionality a mixed bag, including the suicide-style rear doors, a smallish back seat, and box-van visibility. To help us understand and get to know the FJ Cruiser, the folks at Toyota graciously offered to let us have one of their last limited-production TRD models in inventory to test for an entire year-assuring us that once we lived with one, we would be as... // Four Wheeler