The trend at Toyota has be down in power and moving to hybrids. So.. I think there's a very real chance that a 3.5 V6 is not going to happen because the only option will be a 4cyl with a hybrid. Similar to the new Sienna and Venza. They're traditionally vehicles that would share a similar drive train with the 4Runner in terms of engine size and power output. So the fact that the new LC300 is rumored to be 3.5 v6 hybrid only, leads me to now think that the next 4Runner is most likely going to a 4cyl.

I had thought it would be a turbo 4, but now I'm betting on a N/A 4cyl with a hybrid and around 250hp or less combined output. Could very well be that we will wish we could even get a 3.5v6.