Dealerships rubbing their hands and licking their lips

Hey TFL, please buy either a 4Runner or a Land Cruiser as a long term test vehicle. I would love to see what you guys do with it.

STILL daily driving my factory 87 4runner turbo sr5😊 Glad to see the rear window styling back But cmon Toyota, make the rear top removable again!

Love that rear quarter window designs. Reminiscent of 1st and 2nd gens. Only wish they kept transfer case lever.

Actually, I'm kind of glad they didn't screw with the design too much. It still looks like a 4Runner. ...as it should.

I like that you guys talk about the tire differences between the Taco and 4R. It would be interesting to also mention the wheel size, width and offset.

Of course, always good to see Roman leading a video because, well, he's the big chief of TFL and a big Toyota fan , of course, and with Andre by his side we know it's going to be, well, a really good comparison between the 4Runner and Tacoma because each truck is really equipped for off-roading, of course. Well, there you have it, of course. Ciao!

I love that they made an overland ready to go trim. I don’t need all that after market stuff but if it already comes with it, even better!

Thank you for actually mentioning the seat position when discussing rear seat legroom (and showing it with the seat all the way back). It's amazing how many auto reviewers miss this basic item. I also wish reviewers would start mentioning how far back the front seat actually goes, as I find all Hondas do not go back far enough for my legs to get comfortable.

I have an FJ Cruiser, but I need the new 4Runner really bad. You guys are awesome.

This is awesome. They really didn’t mess this thing up. No dumb top that comes off or super overhaul of the look. Just modernizing what was amazing about the last gen but brought to today. Also doesn’t make you too jealous if you bought the fifth gen. Would really love to see the sr5 premium 4x4 model when it is available to see. Love the Chanel guys

When people talk about torque and horsepower and turbos it gets me every time! I always struggle getting around people driving big trucks and suvs blocking the left lane! And that is in my 2003 vw golf mk4…

Anyone else agree that the Tundra engineers have got to be pissed, every other vehicle in the lineup looks better and has better features lol 😂

Thanks for the morning videos.

Can’t wait for these to be marked up $30,000 over MSRP.

It has been a day and the new look is growing on me. I like it now.

I think Toyota has the best vehicle lineup out of all other manufacturers right now.

That Morse code cubby looks perfect for an emergency can of dip or nic pouches.

This 6th Gen did not disappoint. Looks great!

GX 550 seems to be the way to go.

I like this way better than I thought I would especially the short wheelbase

Good job guys ! thank you

4Runner looks good! Nice job Toyota!!

Not going to lie, i am super duper jealous right now. Sitting on a 2021 and now I want to trade it in.

I see a 4Runner and TACO is hubby and I's future! We love our Bronco's, but the price point on these is just so much better! We overland more than offroad, so these would be perfect! Me in a 4Runner and hubby in a TACO! This gives us a year or two for thee hype to wear down!

Soccer moms and IG overlander boys are gonna love this! Wait till they see it will also come with a “widdle wadder" and woof wack📈💅

I like it, but I was hoping after the Land Cruiser came out that the 4Runner would go in the Bronco/Wrangler direction like the old 4Runner was. I don't understand why they have the Land Cruiser where it is if it's a 4Runner basically.

Nice 😺 I love the new Tacoma Trail Hunter! Does it come only in Army Green (which I love on my ‘21 Off-Road)? That TRD Pro 4Runner is beautiful, though! Love that Coyote Tan. Cheers 🍻

I would be happy to buy one if I could afford it, but unfortunately truck prices have gotten out of my reach. There is a point where I will say no because I am smart with my money and refuse to invest larger amounts into things that depreciate super fast like cars and trucks. I prefer to drive older and put my money to work making me more money then to watch it dis-appear in thin air. I think everybody has gotten to the same point as I have and are simply doing without because they are NOT paying the astronomical costs for a truck.

Roman is always towing he loves brake controllers!

I’ll take any of them. This entire line up looks great

RIP legendary 4Runner 😢

I dig the new design. It's a throwback of sorts to the second gen 4Runner but takes some of the design cues from the new Tacoma. The Trailhunter and TRD Pro look good, but I'm sure the Limited version will look really slick as well.

The new 2024 Tacoma needs the full rear window to roll all the way down like on the Tundra and 4 runner

Looks great! Worried about the turbo charged 4 and 6cyls vs v8s and v6s though.

Glad to see they are using a power tilt wheel. I was pissed that didnt come on my platinum Grand Highlander

Awesome. Still, I'm glad I bought the 2024 4Runner TRD Pro in February. Last of the 5th gens and it should last me another 20 years without hassle.

It looks like they did a pretty good job with it. Ive got a 5th Gen and i do like what theyve done, for now. We'll have to wait and see if these 4cyl turbo engines are robust enough to be as bullet proof as the engines they are replacing (V6 and V8). If i were in the buying mood (and might be in the next 2 years), i think i'd just stretch it a bit and step up to a Land Cruiser...Ive lived the T4R life for the past 10yrs...my next vehicle would either be a new LC and throw some 33s on it or a T4R TRD Pro as my plan B.

Fun video! So how do I decide between the Land Cruiser and the 4Runner?

If you take out that center cross bar in the grill I think the front end would look so much nicer.

Great video guys always love your content! But Man. I am so bummed. Why is there no Manual option for there Trd Off Road and Sport Trims? The Taco gets a manual! They are basically the exact same like you’d said from the driver side door forward! Could you guys ask the engineer what happend!?

I've always have an affinity for the 4Runner. If I wasn't a Jeep man through and through I would definitely buy the new 4Runner.

Great to see the 4Runner get updated, at last. Looking forward to the hands-on vids!

Easily one of the toyota videos of all time!

4Runner released 8 years before Tacoma.. but 1st gen 4R was built off a pickup frame, but not exactly the Tacoma.

Honestly, as a 5th gen owner and a fan of the new land cruiser I didn't expect the 6th gen 4runner to have any real appeal to me. I gotta admit, if I was looking to upgrade I eould have to seriously consoder the 6th gen vs the land cruiser. Not sure thats a good thing for toyota that the two are so similar in size but the 4runner looks fantastic, the gas mileage is going to be sooo much better thsn the 5th gen, and the trail hunter package with the big inverter makes it a ready mad eoverlander from thr factory!

Did they fix the high floor height… for folks with longer upper torsos you always felt cramped or lacked headroom.

It wasn’t that long ago a fully loaded King Ranch F-150 was $41,000

I was originally dead set on getting another 5th gen before they aren’t available anymore however I’ll definitely be getting a 6th gen. I’d prefer a 6 cylinder engine but their turbo 4 isn’t bad. Great review.

The black fender flares makes the wheel well look giant and subsequently the tire look too small. Other than the ridiculous floor in the rear I think its nice. Not selling my 2022 Wildtrak 2 door over it though.

It’s probably me but I can’t accept that the high output turbo and hybrid engines will be nearly as durable as the V6.

I'd be scared to take those pretty new trucks up a real off road challenge, but they look sweet.

Hopefully they are going to have nice mudguards. The front quarter panel and rear bumper are going to be sand blasted!

I like it, but I do see a little of the old Dodge Durango in the rake of the windshield, I would have preferred a little more distinctive look over the Tacoma to separate them both, it's going to be a hard choice, do I keep my 2016 4runner trail, or do I trade her in for a new one.

Can I get the 2.8L diesel engine?

Am I the only that sees Isuzu VehiCROSS in the rear? Overall I can appreciate what it is and I think it will do a great job carrying on the name. Personally I am more interested in the potential small off roader (some people are calling it the return of the FJ Cruiser) that is supposed to be about the size of the Corolla Cross. Hopefully it comes to the US market.

How does the fold forward rear seat impact lay flat room? Seems like a missed opportunity to have a flat floor that is just a little longer and more people could sleep in.

Anyone that knows anything would stay away from jeeps and Branco sports.... I'd pick that 4runner 7 days a week and 365 days a year.

Nice looking 4 runner.just wondering about the reliability .time will tell hopefully it is a good one I don’t think I would buy the first year see how they be and see the results

What do you think about leg room at the driver seat between 5 gen and 6 gen please

What does Toyota have against front tow hooks for it's off road vehicles?

Thank you Toyota for keeping all the physical buttons! Love the interior.

love it. "The front seat is all the way back" as the rear seat legroom looks short. Moves front seat fwd 1 inch and then sits in driver's seat and doesn't fit LOL

Are there any photos of the TRD Off-Road trim?

Big issues I can see from an engineering and serviceability standpoint: 1. The hybrid powertrain battery not only takes away from rear cargo room substantially without a taller roof line than the last gen, but it drops the spare and the exhaust way down close to the ground. Not to mention, how does one comfortably put hundreds of lbs of gear and drawers on top of batteries - how can you even service it without fully ripping apart your rig? 2. The turbo adds complexity, this is much more of an issue than the hybrid part of the powertrain 3. Looks like at the first glance the fender flares are just cosmetic and the limitations that exist in wheel well arches are still there maybe even worse - for larger tires etc. These shocks are great eye candy but have zero adjustability, no idea if they’re rebuildable, and the springs they come with are clearly not setup for the weight of any light over lander even. Lift height is even lower than TRD pro 4. Brakes look tiny, no upgrade there from what I can see 5. There is less room in the back in every way - especially with sunroof 6. The way the back seats fold is like an LC200, it takes up a ton of space and isn’t nearly as flat as current gen. With a drawer system in back as an over lander, you are neutered in how you can use that 2nd floor as a loading space with the way they fold down 7. I’m sure that onboard air compressor is weak, and I’m even more sure the onboard hybrid 2400W power isn’t pure sine. The current inverters have such dirty power that you can’t even charge a battery backup with them - 400w or 2400w idk about actual power delivery on this thing. Let alone serviceability of it 8. EKDSS not being available is a huge suck 9. Full time AWD Torsen with center locker not being available except on street limited and platinum trims is a huge suck 10. For 8-9 you have to get a land cruiser for both, and neither the cruiser or the limited are setup for serious off road and overlanding. So you can’t have both factory lockers and disconnects and the full time awd and ekdss. I suspect that will be possible in an 85k trail hunter land cruiser trim. Sounds more like a Land Rover to me… Smaller issues: 1. Rear quarter glass wrapping up like that is an accident waiting to happen 2. Power rear door is a nice idea if you don’t mount anything to it and add weight 3. No silly Tacoma suspension seats since it is Japanese made instead of USA 4. 18” factory wheels are too big with too little sidewall and “H!!!” lol passenger car rated “all terrain” tires for the TRD pro - so we still have to change wheels out for 17s and redo the whole thing, so minimum 3k dropped right there 5. The engine sounds like a Camry - rattly and pissed 6. The window is raked so far back with such a high hoodlike that visibility is much more narrow vertically 7. No appreciable size improvement - in fact rear wheel arches intrude as much if not more inwards than before 8. No revision to panhard or multi link system in rear really, in fact bolt diameters look smaller, steel looks thinner, everything looks kinda the same but a little less beefy. I’m sure the metallurgy is better with stronger or more efficient steel and welds though 9. Towing more but with no transmission cooler still 10. No driver side grab handle…guys.. 11. Making a Tacoma refresh and form fitting 4Runner into it is a bit sad Benefits: 1. More efficient frame and body structure 2. Factory lighting, wiring, and at least basic sliders (not sure of durability construction or mounting), skids and suspension 3. Aforementioned oem stuff means holes pre drilled from factory and a larger oem catalogue to order from. The holes will make aftermarket easier - part of the work has been done already 4. Obviously the interior space is more creature comforted and tech upgraded in all ways 5. Power tailgate - I know I said could be a negative but largely a huge positive 6. An adaptive suspension option is cool on street trims, if like the Lexus using electronic adjustment instead of air - it actually is bulletproof 7. Looks and all, but tbh it is very similar to current gen 8. Much more power and torque - as long as your turbo works and battery isn’t dead / electrical system fried 9. Hard to find a whole lot of pros for me over 5th gen, I know it’s ground up new but it feels incremental…

Looks pretty cool. May end up with a Land Cruiser. Just seems like they couldn't decide on a consistent style. Lots of bulges,strange body lines and still no metal bumpers or decent rock rails on the TRD pro.

Every video I've seen goes over space in the back seat but not in the drivers seat. I'm 6'1 and found the head height a little low in the front in the current gen. Any difference in the new 4Runner?

This is in 4K!!! Finally!!!

MY big Question. Did they raise the seat and roof line like they did for the taco so you're not seated with your legs straight out for tall folks? and hitting steering wheel getting in and out.?????????????????

Will they sell a lot or just a handful? The cost is going to have a high impact on this.

Glad to hear the 4Runner is still being built in Japan gonna get the 27 4Runner TRd pro over the 27 TRd pro Tacoma

Am I correct when I say the landcruiser and 4runner are nearly identical in almost every way? What's the reason to "upgrade" to the landcruiser? Especially considering the 4runner might have 3rd row seating option when the landcruiser does not

Thanks for the video. Can you explain why the premium gets full-time 4wd and what it gives up compared to the TRD PRO. Is full-time 4wd available for the TRD PRO as an option?

"Tall Ho Mode" killed me 🤣🤣

you needed the Jurassic Park soundtrack as you walked up these beasts

The side profile is giving me 4th Gen vibes

Roman, please, it’s TOY-ota not TAY-ota. Rant over. Thank you for the coverage!!!! You guys are great. Dave in Denver

It looks like the Pontiac Aztec designer is still working in the auto biz. There’s a little too much front and rear overhang for me and it would be nice if they brought back a solid front axle.

I hate how they put the buttons right below where the driver and passenger both rest their hands that will affect the drive train and could break the vehicle if pressed while driving.

I got my TRD OR 4runner in 2018 brand new for $38k. Good luck if I can get that now

What do the buttons do in reference to the rear door/hatch?

Hey guys since the Tacoma has been out a year with the hybrid motor if that’s the same going in 4 runner can you look into the good and bad so far there must be a few with 30,000 plus on it

All the nurses will be in line to get this 4 runner too

The 4 runner has sold me now with the automatic lift gate. The only possible deal breaker is wheather it has parking sensors. However, you can get aftermarker sensors so may not be a big deal. This will likely be my next vehicle.

Waiting for my 1st gen Taco to die before buying something new.... currently at 316k miles. Wondering if these newer 4runners can go that distance?

Could Accessory Ready right beside all the aux switches be a clue? With all the crash regs there will never be a removable roof.

is the rear seat smaller?

Sounds just like a vacuum cleaner lol, but it’s going outlast almost everything else. I grew up in my mom’s “brand new” 1996 4Runner. It was supposed to be mine when I graduated high school, but it got totaled 5 months prior. I’m still bitter about it 😅 because it was an awesome ride.

I wish the larger exterior dimensions translated to more room in the 2nd row (same with the Tacoma). Seems just as cramped as the current variant. Where did those extra inches go?

I am disappointed they did not bring back a manual transmission for the new 4Runner. I don’t understand why they still do it for the Tacoma but no other else.

It would make more sense to compare the Trailhunter 4Runner vs the Trailhunter Tacoma. And the TRD Pro variants. The Trailhunter 4R has Old Man Emu shocks, and a desert air intake also.

Do you guys know when the hybrid tacoma will be available?

I wanna see the SR5, Sport, and OR. The ones everyone will get

No information on where it will be assembled? No manual shift 4x4 ?

Heavily considering waiting for one of these new 4runners. After all the videos I can for sure say I'm happy I didn't wait for this. Ordered and took delivery of my Sasquatch bronco 2 weeks ago and definitely made the right decision in my opinion

The new runner looks like a cross between a 4th gen and a 5th gen with the best of both taken from both. And its still made in Japan so that means superior quality. I'm gonna always keep my 5th gen but I think I'm gonna add the 6th gen to my list of things to buy in a few years

Make mine that retro light blue with white fender flares and roof!

Man, this looks like such an awesome offroad vehicle to buy used in 15 years.

They great! I like them all.

Since it’s basically a Tacoma SUV. How comfortable are the rear seats?