This gen looks to be one of the GOATs of capability & reliability of 4x4 SUVs. I’d feel like a boss and confident in this gen 4Runner, not old or dated. Love this channel!

Never getting rid of my ‘22 ORP. It will last forever and is probably one of the easiest vehicles to work on if ever needed.

It sold for 14 years for a reason. So definitely get one!!!

Best purchase of 2024! Love my new 4Runner TRD Pro🎉

Your video taking this vehicle through the ice and mud up to your windows was epic!

My 5th Gen has 373k miles on it and running stronger than ever. I still trust it to take me anywhere. Few problems, much awesome.

Definitely buy one!! The new Toyotas like the tundra and taco are proving Toyotas not the same anymore sadly.

5 th gen is a long term keeper ! They age gracefully. 4 years of trouble free fun so far…

Do the noises from the crawl control matter? At least it's authentic.

If reliability is a priority, always go for the last model year of a particular vehicle. I still like the idea of the new hybrid 4R with its 2400w onboard capability but at the same time this would do just fine with an Ecoflow or similar.

Last week I dumped my 24 Tundra for this exact 4Runner and couldn’t be happier. Although there was a lot I liked about the Tundra I just didn’t feel confident with the reliability and longevity of the engine. Although mine wasn’t under recall yet, I’m sure that will be coming to all the 22,23, & 24 Tundras. I actually use my 4 WD vehicles on ocean beaches and on deep woods logging trails and would be screwed if my engine blew up. On another note the build quality of this 4Runner blows the build quality of the new Tundras and Tacomas away. My guess is the 6th gen 4Runner will also suffer in the build quality category as well. Yes it will be built in Japan but Toyota seems to have ‘cheaped out’ on all components. The plastics in the new Tundra couldn’t be any cheaper or thinner. The plastic which formed the base of my driver seat on the Tundra cracked twice and I weigh less than 200 lbs., come on Toyota, really? 🤦‍♂️

The 4Runner was always a vehicle that I wanted. I picked up a 23 TRD Off Road a month ago and despite the horrible fuel economy and anemic powertrain it's everything I wanted it to be. I absolutely love the thing. It has a charm to it that is difficult to describe and will be a a vehicle I keep as long a possible.

Get one now before it's gone. Last of the real Toyota's. Next one will be the cost cutting vehicle like the Tundra and Taco.

If I was in the market, this would be the 4Runner I would get. I wouldn’t wait for the new one.

Traded in my 22 SR5 tundra for a 24 ORP 4Runner and absolutely love the 4Runner. Might be my favorite vehicle I’ve owned

This guys channel deserves more love and subscribers!

Buying my 2023 4Runner is still a great decision in my opinion. 0 trouble after 32,000 miles, only 1700 gallons of fuel. 😬😒

Purchased a 2024 TRD OFP. …bucket list item checked. Did not want to beta test a small 4cyl with turbo

Toyota is going through some stuff. Best get the old vehicles while they figure themselves out.

60k (USD) is likely a real cash cow for a vehicle that's required little to no P&D over the past 10 years or so. I bet they can make these for $30-ish thousand, and are riding the wave caused by the other manufacturers and their over zealous MSRP increases. My wife loves her '18 that we got for $33k brand new. Seems like a steal now.

Love when you guys check out the underbody. Thanks

Saw one of these for the first time here in the UK. Great looking vehicle.

you can argue off-road capabilities all day long with a bronco or wrangler but there is no arguing the 4Runner's uncontested reliability and re-sale value.

I secured a 24’ TRD offroad and its heavily protected 24/7 by cameras, drones, IED mine fields. 😮

I tend to be decisive but I'm planted squarely on the fence between the 2024 and 2025 4Runners. I've owned a couple of 4Runners (including a truly awful 4 cylinder in the early 1990's). I would wait for the 25 if it wasn't for the 4 cylinder even though it is a turbo. I'm thinking of longevity which is hard to imagine anywhere close to 5th Gen.

I recently bought a 2024 TRD OR Premium. Bought it for the longtime reliability and its simplicity, and old school features such as the manual 4x4 shifter. It was also $10K cheaper than the TRD Pro.

Best vehicle sold in North America right now. The new Toyotas will be viewed like a typical domestic vehicle with all of their issues.

Got a 24 trd off road premium 3 months ago, so glad i did!! Unless i crash n burn, should be set for life. Absolutely appreciate the simplicity & reliability, very sad to see toyota doing what they are doing with quality these days!!!! I guess nothing stays the same. I have a 98 Tacoma that has the same quality & reliability as the 24 4 runner & i don't care what anybody says, in my opinion, Toyota should just keep building these types of vehicles, they last forever if u take care of them & hard working people deserve an opportunity to purchase a good quality item like this that lasts, it seems our society has totally lost that, very frustrating & sad!!

Great review as always. Refreshing video. Lots of channels are showing Tundra this and Taco that. A little oversatuated with bad news and model hoopla. This video begs the question of purists and loyalists and reliability versus buyers diving into the unknown. I don't think people will regret the choice if they buy this model right now. Keep up the great work TK

Probably the best overall vehicle I had, moved to the updated Tacoma and what a mistake I made.

Glad I picked up the same in this video 24 4Runner TRD Pro in Terra 3 months ago, best vehicle iv'e ever owned

run and buy the last 2024 model one. I would have bought 4 if i had the money

Excellent review as always!!! 😁

Love the video. Keeping my ‘22 TRD Pro forever.

Can you do a full review of the 2022 toyota sequoia. Couldn't find a video of you all doing that generation. Only the new one.

Love my ‘18 ORP. Keeping it till the wheels fall off

I am Glad I have a 2022 4Runner TRD Pro and coming up on 25,000 miles and trouble free. I hunt and fish with it and pull a small fishing boat. Life is Good.

My 4runner trd pro is my one and done daily driver. I’ll have other toys later on like an fl5 type r or maybe a Porsche, but for a stout daily driver tank… I think everyone should own a 4runner in there fleet lol.

The last TRULY reliable truck/suv Toyota still has.

As we are seeing now the previous tundra, tacoma and 4runner are the only ones that are built with quality.

4runner is the best. thank you for making this video!

I had a 2020 4Runner off-road ! Liked it alot except for the gas milage! Love my 2024 Tacoma more and cannot wait to see the 2025 4Runners!

Yeah I’m extremely happy with my 2020 Tacoma SR5 4x4. I’ve had it for 4 years and have no plans on upgrading to a 4th gen. Just not sold on Toyotas new direction yet, I’m sure they’ll get the issues sorted out but, at least for me right now, the simplicity of the 3rd gen is the way to go.

I bought my 2024 ORP in January, they were selling at invoice here in Ohio.

Toyota needs to go back to the previous engines. Definitely buy this year if you want one, if it's the new engines it'll be less reliable and most likely require a recall based on what's happening right now.

I wanted an off roader that was reliable and needed 3 rows so the 4Runner was my only option

I'm glad I have a v8 tundra.. the 22+ are terrible.

I miss my 5th gen. New vehicles are too complicated

Get it now! Literally the last naturally aspirated V6 engines in the entire market

I bought a 23 Pro in June of last year. Best vehicle I've ever bought. Plus got it at MSRP. 56k.

This will outlast anything else that Toyota makes from 2025 & beyond.

That 5 speed is the reason I went to the third gen Tacoma from a 2014 Tacoma

I got my 2020 4runner and I love it. Though the new TRD pro with those 33's and bigger gear ratio stock from the factory looks damn good. But I still plan to keep my 2020 no matter if I get a new one or not

Glad I bought mine last summer.

The government is designing vehicles now, not the manufactuers . The next gen engines aren't designed to be more reliable or performant. They are designed to produce less emissions.

That crawl control sounds like a Aztec drum beat lol

Don’t let dad drive ! He will blow the transmission! LOL

I love how they just casually drive by a Honda Accord buried in the Canadian backwoods.

The 5th gen will hold its value like gold in the years to come. The last of the N/A, Japan-made Toyota Truck.

I've worked for Toyota for the last 13+ years, and after seeing, driving and dealing with the "new Toyota Truck Line" that has been introduced..I just picked up a '24 4Runner TRD PRO...last of the dinosaurs. Get one while you can...this new generation of Toyota Trucks is something that Toyota is going to regret for a long, long time.

Great video. This platform is selling out recently. Lots of people want the last/reliable Japan built Toyota, this is it. Some people don't care, they want the new one...each to their own :).

I bought my ‘22 because of TK.

The 4Runner is somewhat in a class by itself. Meaning, it doesn't do any one thing great, but does a lot of things really good. It is also a vehicle that if you keep up on maintenance could legitimately last your lifetime and/or pass down to your kids or grandkids. I'm right under 50 years old and I can't stand the 14" computer screens and computer gauge clusters that come on new cars. I don't want or need any of that crap. I'll take reliability and a vehicle that can go anywhere I need to go on and off road and I know it's going to get me home at the end of the day. If I could buy the new 6th gen for 10K less than the current 5th gen I'd still buy the 5th gen. I'm serious.

I forget I have 5 gears because the transmission doesn’t draw attention to itself. Hop in a friends 9 or 10 speed and there’s nothing but clunks and lurches.

I would bet a lot on this being the most reliable passenger vehicle that you can buy today in NA.

You should do reviews on the model that is mostly available, the TRD Off Road. Locally the TRD Pro is priced too high, and low volume (at least in Canada). In 2022, I could’ve ordered a TRD Pro and waited at least 8-12 months, or a TRD Off Road for $10K less and wait 4-6 months.

Just picked up a TRD Off Road Premium with KDSS.

Turbos can overheat while offroading. Not great for that. Naturally aspirated and large displacement are much better for reliability and longevity

I had an '07 FJC (very similar platform) and a '19 ORP that I did a BMC, lift, Falcon shocks and 275's. There was a lot to love like the capability offroad, reliability, roll down rear glass, flip up hatch to change under. OTOH the 5 speed was horrific in the mountains, the seats were not comfy on long trips and the tech was laughable, no carplay in a '19?? Wonky shifting into 4lo after how many years? No 4auto mode, only 2hi or 4hi which SUCKS if you live in areas where you have variable snow/pavement during fall or spring thaw. I sold mine and got a Raptor which is shockingly better at nearly everything except lasting 400k miles. :D

If you brake with 4-Runner, the nose dive is almost criminal.

Will be hitting 200k today actually on my 2015 LTD.

For the Tundra, apparently the hybrids aren't recalled because the recall was about the engines seizing causing safety concerns - but the hybrid will coast if the engine seizes. So they aren't confident in the engine in the hybrid its just that there isn't as much of a safety concern.

This Gen got sure! There is no replacement for displacement. Getting my mall crawler version of the 4Runner in 2 weeks!!

your title says it all - Toyota now sells trucks with extra metal in the engine :) :)

The new one looks so much better I get that.

I would love to buy one of these 4Runners but it totally burns my butt to go on a dealer lot (and yes, all the dealers around here do this) and see a dealer added sticker that says "Market Adjustment" $8000 and has some useless add on like "Protective Film" $750. I am not going to be robbed by these people.

Best color and the one to get!

Can't beat the Japanese made vehicles, the Tex/Mex vehicles are all problem ridden. Sure the 4 runner has bad fuel economy but its bullet proof. I'd wait 5 years on the new ones to let Toyota get the bugs out. What I want is that new transmission the new ones have on my 2023. Wish it would hook up to my tried and true v6, now that would be awesome..

Toyota has been doing some weird things lately... 1) the 5th gen 4Runner has more cargo space than the new Sequoia (by almost 3 cubic feet when all rear seats are folded down in both). 2) the styling of the new Tacoma is peak 1990s plastic transformer knockoff...the kind of thing you'd find on a messy toy isle at your local Kmart store. Can't believe I'm saying this, but for the first time ever, the Chevy Colorado is by far the best looking mid-sized truck in NA. 3) that "crease" on the sides of new Toyota's looks like the vehicle has already been t-boned. I get that BMW and Hyundai are pioneering that hip pre-crashed look, like brand new already ripped and worn jeans, or patina paint jobs), but Toyota needs to smooth some of these vehicles out. 5) the styling of the 6th gen 4Runner looks "thrown together at the last minute"...almost like the Land Cruiser was maybe supposed to replace the 4Runner until Toyota realized how crazy of a mistake that would be for their bank account. The front end is just "Tacoma" and the rear is just a 5th gen with new trim pieces to make it fit...they could have named it a "TacoRunner". 6) weird engine (Tundra) and transmission (Tacoma) issues that are just unlike Toyota to do...thankfully, unlike other manufacturers, Toyota is rushing to fix things instead of gaslighting customers (mostly, I think). I don't for one second think this is the end of all things Toyota, but I absolutely won't be rushing out to get any of these new vehicles anytime soon. My 5th gen 4Runner and me will sit this one out.

Crawl control sounds like a very aggressive cat being pet purring lmfao

Just traded in my 2013 4 RUNNER SR5 Premium….for The 2024 Toyota 4 Runner, I soo love it. It’s my fourth 4 Runner. I just have to get used to all the upgraded Tecnologies that on it. I just didn’t trust or liked what I read about the 2025 New Generation.

I would buy a 2024 Toyota 4Runner all day over a Jeep Wrangler or Ford Bronco.

I think the downside with jeep is that the powertrain is awful and so many issues with Chrysler. Ford is a little better but I don’t see how a raptor compares to a 4Runner. I think the bronco does but for some of the prices they are trying to get for the broncos is outrageous. I will say it’s showing its age now. I still picked a TRD pro up cause I think that it will go down as a rare and special car moving forward.

Toyota is having some tough times with the many new models..It’s growing pains. Toyota will actually fix it just give um time. They have always come through and supported their customers. They flew in an engineer to document a seat rattle on my 2013 tundra.

I'd sooner call the Jeep Grand Cherokee a competitor of the 4runner, not the wrangler.

You compared off-road-ability to Wrangler and Bronco, but you forgot another major point in favor of the 4Runner and that is ON-ROAD-ability. I've driven all three of these and yes, the Wrangler and Bronco are impressive, but overall, I think I would rather daily drive the current 4Runner more than the other two. If you were to consider the Wrangler and Bronco as fixed blade knives, the 4Runner is a multitool. I bought a 2023 last year for all the reasons you've stated, and this past year with it has only reinforced my decision.

If the problem Toyota is having with the tundra tell you anything buy this 4runner before the update like the older style and the reliability of the v6 and I dont understand the complaint about the cameras didn’t you even drive a vehicle without cameras those were the good days 🤷🏻‍♂️

5th Gen 4Runner most probably be the last 4Runner I would buy. Lot of new Toyotas are out of my list. The main purpose to buy Toyota is reliability. So vehicles like Tundra, Sequoia, LX600, GX550 are out of my list. Same story for new Land cruiser, Tacoma, are out for me.

Unless you are going rock crawling, this will go anywhere the others will and get you home. Probably drag your hitch though.

No brainer. The best gen 4runner is this 2024. Get it before you regret it.

"Everything goes away and there's something new coming..." (Passes old Honda Accord abandoned)... probably still runs... What a foreshadowing metaphor. (15:40)

No power and a boring drive but that is what some folks want.

still the best truck out there

Cool car for sure, but the pricing is pretty outrageous, at least for the Pro. And the others aren’t particularly well-priced either, considering that you aren’t getting much. And if you are buying a brand new car, does reliability matter more than anything else? Most people swap cars every 3-5 years anyway. But if you are the type to have the car for the next 10 years and 150k miles, then I get the appeal. Though the gas costs will be so high, maybe you won’t be saving that much with the extra reliability.

We'll keep our 23 TRD forever!

Looks like the New Tacoma's have some transmission issues, and there have been confirmed report of transmission failure. I wouldn't trust the New 4Runner for the first couple of year models until it's proven.

4Runner gets you there and back. Jeep gets you there make sure you have all your repair gear. Bronco leaves you in the parking lot. All look good.

Too bad the 4.0 is going away, it wasn’t the most efficient engine but it was solid. To be replaced with the turbo 4 cylinder from the Taco.

Still the 🐐

Horrible crash ratings, fuel econ, ergonomics, transmission programming. If you want one still, I’d go used for those reasons above.