Motor Trend drives a 4Runner as far North as you can go in North America...
When I was a kid, I once visited my uncle who lived in the Northwest Territories. We were well south of the arctic circle, but the thing I remember most was the temperature. Despite it being early August, the temperature hovered around 9°C (48°F) for most of the time, and got even colder at night. The north is certainly not for people who enjoy sun tanning on the beach and flip flops.
On the newest Epic Drives video by Motor Trend magazine, Arthur St. Antoine drives Toyota's new 4Runner as far north as you can drive in North America. He drives up Alaska's Dalton Highway, known for being one of the most dangerous drives in in the world. Though he and 4Runner make the drive seem easy as pie. You can imagine how brutal this environment would be in January in your Mom's Corolla.
Click below for Arthur's jaunt up the Dalton, with some fun adventures in between.