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Originally Posted by El Dusty
People will dog the 2.4 just like they dogged not having a V8 in the 5th gen. We are a quarter of the way into the century and things change. The 2.4 will come with an iforce max (hyrbid / combined powertrain) option or they could all have them from factory.
I have an iforce max sequioa and a hybrid highlander in my family. The primary drivers were doubters of forced induction and electrification. Both absolutely love the combined power and efficiency of the powertrains and were primary factors for changing from previous vehicles. Test drives sold them.
To play devils advocate, Buying a new 5th gen when the 6th is so close seems like a huge risk of missing out on upgrades from a redesigned platform. Assuming the 2.4 will be anything other than an upgrade from the 4.0 is the biggest risk. We dont have full info and you could always just buy a 5th gen down the road. Like you said both will be great, those are some of my personal thoughts for holding onto my 2015 until we see more.
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I agree with your thoughts on the 2.4 being a good engine, my personal thoughts on the 2.4 is the cost of repairs on down the line when the engine needs service and repairs, Turbos just need to be removed to work on them, causing higher repair bills and more labor charge. As far as getting a more updated vehicle in the 2025 and all the electronics you will get does nothing for me, but for some it will, remember many 4 Runner buyers buy because of its bare bones that will get the job done. I feel the Gen 5 vehicles will be a highly sot after vehicle and you can't go wrong with either. I also think the new Land Cruiser will defiantly bite into the new 2025 4 Runner sales and many who would buy the new 4 Runner will go to the new Land Cruiser, this will be interesting to see what happens. If this happens the Gen 5 models with retain the values even more as the new models are going to be much higher in price.
