What's the point of this?

The 2016 has them but WAY bigger. Its all a ploy to screw up approach angle and keep people on the road with the other minivans.

 

Thanks!!

 

It could be to conform to some law somewhere regarding front bumper height/exposed frontal tire area ect. I know that some states/areas have laws stating how much bumper/tire can be exposed from the front and rear.

 

Yep

 

You mentioned "minivan" and I thought of this...
http://blog.caranddriver.com/toyota-builds-the-worlds-most-bad-ass-minivan-from-a-sienna/

 

If you have to do it, might as well do it like that.

 

Thank god Wyoming doesn't, I think I'd be SOL

 

The description says it's just a Sienna body sitting on a Tacoma frame and rear trailing arms.

 

Good to know incase I ever have 7 kids and want to take them off-roading before soccer practice.

 

They had some law on the books like that in Florida but I still knew someone with like a 2 foot lift ( not joking ) he ran 51 inch German military tires he just lowered the back bumper and he was good

 

Only in Europe I think, where even the Wrangler needs a streamlined full-width bumper:

 

it's to help justify raising the price by another $500...

 

^Somebody has to pay for the stupid manifold air pump.

 

No, schfifty five, duh

 

The 2016 TRD Offroad has an approach angle of 31 degrees. All other models you're referring to have 29 degrees. Damn Toyota must hate offroaders

 

I see what you did there. And salute you.

 

Blame Obama.

 

Already did he's been in about as long as the 2016s been on the drawing board, right?

 

Girlfriends age or my IQ?

 

Wait now we're using coded language