The trail hunter is probably the better-looking one, but to be completely honest, i think the 6th gen 4runnner has lost its identity. I find it looks too much like the Tacoma. The 4runnner was always different to whatever else is out there, but not anymore. I'll be keeping my 2016 4runner trail.
I am hoping that the Land Cruiser Mini (however it will be called) will be offered with a naturally aspirated engine and automatic transmission. Basically an upgrade of my 2005 Suzuki Grand Vitara. I like the 5 Gen 4 Runner but it is bigger than what I need and would be challenging to back out of my garage space.
I like the looks of the 25 trail hunter, but i bet i won't like the price tag, i know i won't like the button transfer case shifter, probably won't like the 8 speed transmission, if driving in town that transmission is gonna be like mr Biden, its not gonna know what the hell its doing. So glad i was able to get a 24 trd off road premium 4Runner about a month in a half ago. Half to pass on the 25.
Great sentiment and perspective thank you! Fan Boy and Corporate Shill channels like TRD Jon and TFL will ram the 2025 down everyone’s throats to get content access @toyotausa @toyota #letsgoplaces #4Runner
You need to be mature to have a level mind about these new engines. I wouldn’t take one to have long term if given to me. Too much future cost and headaches. The turbos of 80’s … they said these are going to be better. They can’t be a whole lot better as the inherent problems just exist with turbos. Do some research for yourself and just not a couple videos either. I would be rushing out to get a ‘24 before gone. They aren’t making good engines for any make of vehicles anymore!!! As bad as the economy is this is going to be just one more added nuisance and crazy cost. The government has got to get out of ruining appliances and vehicles and other things. In trying to make them efficient (appliances) and better gas mileage for vehicles to satisfy imaginary environmental concerns. I would be willing to gamble that these new 6th Gen 4Runners along with the Tacomas, Tundras and some of their hybrids are really setting themselves up for failure. Toyota isn’t going to keep the reputation they have earned in the past. From 22 on the Tundras are failing and watch to see what happens with these.
My 2024 5th Gen 4R TRD Pro...In 'Incognito' Ice Cap... 4.0L V6 mated to a 5 Speed Automatic... Ultimate In "Go Anywhere" RELIABILITY...! Elon Musk Has Stated that HIS DAILY will be a Toyota 4Runner TRD Pro on MARS!!! And NOT THE TESLA Cyber Rust Truck! Significant Differences between 5th Gen 2024 4R TRD Pro... and 6th Gen 2025 4R TRD Pro: 20" front light bar Yellow Square, Not Round, Rigid Fog Lights Huge dash mounted Colour TV to watch YT On Down The Road Productions... the Best!!! Power Adjustable Steer Wheel Column... 2 drivers' seat position memory Portable JBL Dash Mount Hand Held Speaker... Easier to Lose! Digital Camera View Projection Rear View Mirror Power Lift Rear Tailgate Door with iconic power rear window! Put Away the Pitch Forks Men, StandDown... No Rioting Please...! Toyota Listened with Both Ears! BEST New Feature... OMG...!!! A "LOCKING GAS CAP EXTERIOR DOOR...!!!" We had to WAIT 40 YEARS, Since 1984 for a Freaking LOCKING EXTERIOR GAS CAP DOOR...!!! 2.4L Gas 4CYLINDER 'SpinWhining...' TURBO iForceMax with Accessory Electric Lawn Mower Engine sandwiched between an 8 speed automatic transmission... Producing 326hp/465ft/lb torque...! Impressive Numbers...! EXCEPT... NO WATER CROSSINGS ALLOWED, VOIDS TOYOTA WARRANTY...! MAJOR DESIGN ERROR... Toyota... If You Designed A "POWER LIFT TAILGATE..." WHY IS THERE ONLY A 2 POSITION, PROP ROD TO HOLD UP THE HOOD AND NOT HOOD STRUTS...??? You're Going to MSRP the TRD Pro this Fall '24 at US$60-65,000 NOT Including Dealer RipOffs of US$10-20,000 MarkUps... US$75,000 Out the Door and I HAVE to Use a PropRod for the Hood...??!!! Come On Toyota! HEY Moritzu/Brown Collaboration,(sounds like a rock band!) If TNGA-F Platforms are that Modular... On The 3 year 4R ReFresh... Can You SHOE HORN into that 2 POSITION PROP ROD Engine Bay... The Lexus GX 550 Overland Twin Turbo V6...??? Jus' Say'in... I'D Buy That NOW... Otherwise, I kinda like the New 6th Gen Creature Comforts... but Not the 2 position Prop Rod Hood Support over that 2.4L 4Cylinder Turbo iForceMax Hybrid that you cain't get wet...! Gentlemen... Get'em while you can Boys'... 5th Gen. Proud Owner of a 2024 5th Gen 4R TRD Pro! 100 days old... and I've been Already Been Superceded (Not Really!) Long Live The NA V6...! Long Live The 5th Gen... ABC Gung Fu Cowboy 🇺🇲 San Francisco Chinatown
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me and my dad just bought 2024 trd offroads for this exact reason
The 4.0 V6 is completely thrown under the bus.
I agree, time will have the final say for better or for worse!
Right on Philly we appreciate you
First honest review. I bought a Gen5.
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Great video, Thanks
Right on
Just waiting on my 24 to get here,was going to wait another year but i want a bullet proof truck.
Great financial choice. Are you sure you won’t miss out on a 4 Banger with a price increase and Tacoma parts?
I reserved my 2024 TRDORP on April 10, just the day after the 6th Gen reveal 😄
Great move, wise financial choice
The trail hunter is probably the better-looking one, but to be completely honest, i think the 6th gen 4runnner has lost its identity. I find it looks too much like the Tacoma. The 4runnner was always different to whatever else is out there, but not anymore. I'll be keeping my 2016 4runner trail.
Wise move, we agree with your sentiments. The 4 cylinder already has issues, and the automatics are failing in Tacomas
Just reserved my 5th Gen TRD PRO on Terra for these reasons
Right on congratulations
I am hoping that the Land Cruiser Mini (however it will be called) will be offered with a naturally aspirated engine and automatic transmission. Basically an upgrade of my 2005 Suzuki Grand Vitara. I like the 5 Gen 4 Runner but it is bigger than what I need and would be challenging to back out of my garage space.
The mini would be very nice indeed
I like the looks of the 25 trail hunter, but i bet i won't like the price tag, i know i won't like the button transfer case shifter, probably won't like the 8 speed transmission, if driving in town that transmission is gonna be like mr Biden, its not gonna know what the hell its doing.
So glad i was able to get a 24 trd off road premium 4Runner about a month in a half ago. Half to pass on the 25.
Great sentiment and perspective thank you! Fan Boy and Corporate Shill channels like TRD Jon and TFL will ram the 2025 down everyone’s throats to get content access @toyotausa @toyota #letsgoplaces #4Runner
STAY away from the 6 th gen for a couple years.
That’s correct
Fifth gen seem to look more like a truck. 6 gen reminds me of a car.
Great point, we had said grocery getter
You need to be mature to have a level mind about these new engines. I wouldn’t take one to have long term if given to me. Too much future cost and headaches. The turbos of 80’s … they said these are going to be better. They can’t be a whole lot better as the inherent problems just exist with turbos. Do some research for yourself and just not a couple videos either. I would be rushing out to get a ‘24 before gone. They aren’t making good engines for any make of vehicles anymore!!! As bad as the economy is this is going to be just one more added nuisance and crazy cost. The government has got to get out of ruining appliances and vehicles and other things. In trying to make them efficient (appliances) and better gas mileage for vehicles to satisfy imaginary environmental concerns. I would be willing to gamble that these new 6th Gen 4Runners along with the Tacomas, Tundras and some of their hybrids are really setting themselves up for failure. Toyota isn’t going to keep the reputation they have earned in the past. From 22 on the Tundras are failing and watch to see what happens with these.
Right on, great comments
My 2024 5th Gen 4R TRD Pro...In 'Incognito' Ice Cap...
4.0L V6 mated to a 5 Speed Automatic... Ultimate In "Go Anywhere" RELIABILITY...!
Elon Musk Has Stated that HIS DAILY will be a Toyota 4Runner TRD Pro on MARS!!! And NOT THE TESLA Cyber Rust Truck!
Significant Differences between 5th Gen 2024 4R TRD Pro... and 6th Gen 2025 4R TRD Pro:
20" front light bar
Yellow Square, Not Round, Rigid Fog Lights
Huge dash mounted Colour TV to watch YT On Down The Road Productions... the Best!!!
Power Adjustable Steer Wheel Column...
2 drivers' seat position memory
Portable JBL Dash Mount Hand Held Speaker... Easier to Lose!
Digital Camera View Projection Rear View Mirror
Power Lift Rear Tailgate Door with iconic power rear window!
Put Away the Pitch Forks Men, StandDown... No Rioting Please...! Toyota Listened with Both Ears!
BEST New Feature...
OMG...!!! A "LOCKING GAS CAP EXTERIOR DOOR...!!!" We had to WAIT 40 YEARS, Since 1984 for a Freaking LOCKING EXTERIOR GAS CAP DOOR...!!!
2.4L Gas 4CYLINDER 'SpinWhining...' TURBO iForceMax with Accessory Electric Lawn Mower Engine sandwiched between an 8 speed automatic transmission... Producing 326hp/465ft/lb torque...!
Impressive Numbers...! EXCEPT... NO WATER CROSSINGS ALLOWED,
VOIDS TOYOTA WARRANTY...!
MAJOR DESIGN ERROR...
Toyota... If You Designed A "POWER LIFT TAILGATE..." WHY IS THERE ONLY A 2 POSITION, PROP ROD TO HOLD UP THE HOOD AND NOT HOOD STRUTS...???
You're Going to MSRP the TRD Pro
this Fall '24 at US$60-65,000 NOT Including Dealer RipOffs of US$10-20,000 MarkUps...
US$75,000 Out the Door and I HAVE to Use a PropRod for the Hood...??!!! Come On Toyota!
HEY Moritzu/Brown Collaboration,(sounds like a rock band!)
If TNGA-F Platforms are that Modular... On The 3 year 4R ReFresh... Can You SHOE HORN into that 2 POSITION PROP ROD Engine Bay... The Lexus GX 550 Overland Twin Turbo V6...???
Jus' Say'in...
I'D Buy That NOW...
Otherwise, I kinda like the New 6th Gen Creature Comforts... but Not the 2 position Prop Rod Hood Support over that 2.4L 4Cylinder Turbo iForceMax Hybrid that you cain't get wet...!
Gentlemen... Get'em while you can Boys'... 5th Gen.
Proud Owner of a 2024 5th Gen
4R TRD Pro! 100 days old... and I've been Already Been Superceded
(Not Really!)
Long Live The NA V6...!
Long Live The 5th Gen...
ABC Gung Fu Cowboy 🇺🇲
San Francisco Chinatown
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