Summary

• The 2025 Toyota 4Runner contains a 326-hp i-Force Max hybrid powertrain, combining energy with effectivity.
• It’s been redesigned with trendy enhancements, sustaining its off-road capabilities.
• With quite a lot of trims, like Trailhunter and Platinum, the 4Runner caters to out of doors fans and luxurious seekers alike.

The Toyota 4Runner is previous. No, we do not simply imply the nameplate, however the present era of the 4Runner has been on sale because the 2010 mannequin 12 months. That signifies that in 2024, the present 4Runner is already a teen, which in automotive phrases means it’s totally previous and in want of an improve. Thankfully, Toyota has simply finished that for the upcoming 2025 model year, and one of the best half is that Toyota hasn’t tousled the system that made the 4Runner profitable.

Instead, Toyota has constructed upon what makes the 4Runner so good–apart from its bulletproof reliability, but additionally making it a car that, on paper, is a helluva lot higher to drive, and with its accessible 326-horsepower i-Force Max hybrid powertrain, a lot highly effective as nicely. Say howdy to the 2025 Toyota 4Runner, which has been fully redesigned from the oil pan to the roof panel and is healthier in each single manner.

In order to provide the most modern and correct info potential, the information used to compile this text was sourced from Toyota.

Hybrid Is Indeed The Way To Go

You higher be acquainted at this level that hybrid gross sales are completely wonderful in the intervening time, and Toyota is a huge beneficiary of this surge in hybrid sales. With the arrival of the brand new 4Runner in dealerships by the autumn of 2024, anticipate Toyota to proceed laughing all the best way to the financial institution. That’s as a result of whereas a 2.4-liter turbocharged four-cylinder is commonplace throughout all 9 variants, it is the one which’s augmented by an electrical motor that is the best way to go for the 4Runner.

326 Electrified Horses

By choosing the i-Force Max 2.4-liter turbocharged four-cylinder gasoline engine that is augmented by an electrical motor, this parallel hybrid system has a complete system output of 326 horsepower and a stout 465 pound-feet of torque. This is shipped via all 4 wheels by way of an eight-speed computerized transmission, as a result of with this electrified powertrain, four-wheel drive (4WD) is already a prerequisite. If this powertrain sounds acquainted to you, that is as a result of this is similar parallel hybrid system that is additionally used within the Tacoma.

For reference, the non-hybrid i-Force 2.4-liter turbo four-cylinder produces 278 horsepower and 317 pound-feet of torque, which is shipped both to the rear wheels or optionally, on all 4 wheels by way of an eight-speed computerized. Unlike within the Tacoma, the lower-tuned model of the i-Force engine just isn’t accessible, as this caters principally to fleet-oriented Tacoma fashions, whereas those that need a handbook shall be disillusioned because the 4Runner is simply accessible with an computerized.

(Data sourced from Toyota)

Old Dog, New Tricks

The 4Runner title will not be new to everybody, however that does not imply this previous canine cannot study new tips. Underneath the 4Runner’s contemporary sheet metallic is the TNGA-F platform that additionally underpins the Tacoma and a bunch of latest body-on-frame Toyota and Lexus fashions. That TNGA-F platform introduces a host of new improvements that may end in improved on- and off-road driving.

Some of the highlights of the brand new 4Runner embody the brand new, optionally-available Stabilizer Bar Disconnect. The stabilizer bar is meant to mitigate physique roll when driving on pavement, however when going over uneven trails, disconnecting the stabilizer bar with a push of a button permits the car to flex whereas serving to preserve the tires involved with the bottom. Speaking of trails, relying on the variant, the 4Runner has as much as 32 levels of method and 24 levels of departure angles.

While 4WD is commonplace within the i-Force Max hybrid fashions, the digital locking rear differential is offered on the TRD Off-Road, TRD Pro, and Trailhunter grades. The luxury-oriented Limited and Platinum grades, alternatively, include full-time 4WD with a center-locking differential. Finally, the 4Runner additionally now comes with a quieter Crawl Control operate (mainly cruise management for off-road use), together with a Multi-Terrain Monitor digicam system that permits you to view obstacles and hazards from the primary infotainment display screen.

Familiar But Highly-Improved Looks

The now-14-year-old current-generation of the 4Runner has already constructed a strong identification for itself due to its sheer age. Therefore, Toyota has no room to mess up the 4Runner’s appears for this new, sixth-generation mannequin. Well, fortunately, Toyota has pulled that off very well in bringing the simply identifiable appears of the 4Runner into the fashionable age with out radically remodeling the design system.

All It Needs Are A Few Proportional Adjustments

The Michigan-based CALTY design team spearheaded the design of the all-new 4Runner, and oh boy can they’ve the privilege to name it all-new. That’s as a result of it has been actually redesigned from each nook and bolt. I imply, if the present era lasted for 14 years, then you definitely higher take your time to make it a superb car, proper? Designers pulled inspiration from the previous whereas additionally specializing in the long run, and that is thanks partially to the brand new 4Runner being designed alongside the Tacoma. The two rugged autos share the identical household resemblance while nonetheless possessing a singular identification.

Proportional changes have been solely wanted to make the 4Runner a extra trendy midsize SUV. For occasion, the windshield is extra steeply raked and has a extra rounded profile to make it extra aerodynamic. The aspect profile with its thick C-pillar separating the 2 fundamental home windows from the third-row window now has a kink that rises, giving its aspect a extra dynamic look.

Finally, that rear third-row window is now a “wrap over” quarter glass, which is a nod to the second-generation 4Runner, and the favored roll-down rear glass stays etched into the car’s DNA. The latter function is commonplace on all variants, whereas a powered tailgate is simply on chosen variants, through which Toyota will reveal the total specs of every variant nearer to its on-sale date.

A Variant And Trim For Everyone

Adding to the attraction of the 2025 Toyota 4Runner is the wide range of trims and variants to select from. In reality, with 9 variants to select from, there’s actually a 4Runner to suit each price range and style. However, not all variants will be capable of get the i-Force Max hybrid powertrain and is as an alternative restricted to the highest six out of the accessible 9 variants, that are:

1. Limited
2. TRD Pro
3. TRD Off-Road
4. TRD Off-Road Premium
5. Trailhunter
6. Platinum

While Toyota has but to disclose the nitty-gritty particulars of every trim and spec degree, what’s price highlighting listed here are the Trailhunter (as proven in darkish inexperienced) and Platinum variants. Starting with the Trailhunter, this variant focuses on those that wish to use their 4Runner for out of doors activities–most particularly overlanding. The rugged Trailhunter comes with ARB’s Old Man Emu (OME) 2.5-inch cast shocks with rear exterior piggyback distant reservoirs, together with a uniquely co-designed ARB Roof Rack.

The OME shocks and the 33-inch Toyo Open Country A/T tires enhance the car’s floor clearance by two inches on the entrance and an inch and a half on the rear. To enable you in your off-road trails, the Trailhunter comes with a low-profile high-mount air consumption, high-strength metal skid plates, an built-in 20-inch LED gentle bar, and color-selectable RIGID LED fog lamps. Finally, for all your overlanding wants, the Trailhunter comes with a strong 2400W AC inverter, and this variant can also be prepared for personalization with different Toyota equipment.

But what should you wished one thing fancy out of your 4Runner? Well, Toyota has received you lined with the first-ever, highly-luxurious Platinum variant. The Platinum trim sits above the Limited (as proven in blue), and it makes the 4Runner as luxurious because it may probably be. This is clear from its black exterior styling parts and high-end inside options that shall be mentioned additional.

An Interior That’s Modern And Tough

Equally essential is the inside of the 2025 Toyota 4Runner, as a result of that is the place you may be spending most of your time anyway. Toyota has additionally thoughtfully redesigned the inside in such a manner that it may take abuse while having loads of the fashionable options you’ll be able to anticipate in 2024.

Have It Rugged Or Luxurious

Despite the toughness of the supplies used, the 4Runner’s inside may be rugged, as you may see in the TRD Pro and Trailhunter, or decked out in finer supplies as seen within the Limited in these photographs. Toyota has cleverly chosen supplies and inside colours to match the variant {that a} buyer is selecting.

Though Toyota has not but revealed the precise inside options of every variant, we’re seeing options like heated and cooled seats in these three variants being showcased, together with a big 14-inch Toyota Audio Multimedia infotainment with wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a 12.3-inch fully-digital instrument cluster, and what appears to be leather-based upholstery (or probably artificial ones likes within the Tacoma). A powered tailgate is fitted on greater variants, however the aforementioned roll-down rear window is commonplace on all variants.

The 4Runner Looks Out For You

Not solely is the inside a rugged or luxurious sanctuary, however it’s additionally a secure area for you and your loved ones. That’s as a result of the most recent Toyota Safety Sense 3.0 (TSS 3.0) suite of superior driver-assistance methods (ADAS) is fitted as commonplace on all 4Runner variants. TSS 3.0 comes with the next ADAS options:

• Pre-Collision System with Pedestrian Detection
• Lane Departure Alert with Steering Assist
• Full-Speed Range Dynamic Radar Cruise Control
• Lane Tracing Assist
• Road Sign Assist
• Automatic High Beams
• Proactive Driving Assist

TSS 3.0 comes on high of the accessible 360-degree digicam, together with a Blind Spot Monitor and Rear Cross-Traffic Alert that is fitted as commonplace on sure variants.