2025 (NOT 2024) TOYOTA 4RUNNER UPDATE! IS IT DELAYED AGAIN? WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH 6th GEN 4RUNNER? - YouTube

Sucks. Will be awesome when gas hits $10/gal by then. Jesus.

Not sure how accurate this article is about Toyota suspending production in December on the 4Runner due to supply issues. May be related to a late 6th gen release date.
Toyota Suspending December Production Of RAV4 And 4Runner | CarBuzz

I would almost guarantee the Tacoma will be out as a 2024 MY along with the Grand Highlander and it's rumoured the LC300 is coming back for the '24 MY.

I cannot see Toyota launching the 4Runner the same year as the Tacoma. When the new Prado is released it will give good insight into what the new 4Runner will look like.
I am planning on buying a 2024. I want the last year of the 5th gen.

Keep delaying the 6th gen. I'll take the 5th gens 3 less mpgs in exchange for thescrew ups that the 6th gen may have.

Moving this to the 6th Gen Guessing section

3 mpg is not going to change my life.

If they can come out with something that doubles the gas mileage...it'll be worth the reduced longevity....but if its just a few mpg....it won't be worth it...

I'm waiting to see what happens... and hoping for a 30 mpg 4runner

I wanted the last year of a 5th gen as well...and I thought I had it when I put down my deposit for a '23. I have half a mind to cancel my order and redo next summer.

I sold my 2022 then picked up a great 06 V8 4R. The heated steering wheel was the final straw, I love those. Hopefully I will hit it right and be able to see what the 6th gen looks like and decide between the last 5th gen and 6th.

Yeah makes you wonder if this is all just marketing research


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My guess is the chip shortage. Next gen 4Runner likely to have more computing power for hybrid, airbags, sensors, etc.

They already sell every unit the can produce. Why upgrade when the chip shortage would limit production?

What is with these delays? It’s a vehicle not the Artemis rocket or SpaceX starship trying to get to the moon and Mars.

I joined awhile back to cross shop between a Jeep JL and a 4Runner. And its funny to think back to 2020 that I thought the 6gen was right around the corner…

Crazy thought, is Toyota looking to merge the 4Runner ‘brand’ with the “Land Cruiser” brand here in the US. Land Crusiers always sold poorly, and the “Toyota” 4x4 space is getting crowded. Cross branding them would allow the 4Runner to go up-price to straddle the Sequioa space. Maybe even bring back the FJ with even more vintage LC visual clues.

I know in the Toyota-verse this would be heresy, but to the American market the blur is already there. It would also explain the long wait for the 6G4R, and the recent teasing of the return of LC to the US.

My family has a saying “That is an idea, but a bad one.”

FJ Cruiser was largely based on the 4th gen 4Runner. It got updated when the 4th gen evolved to the 5th gen. It was a 4Runner with shorter wheelbase with better break over, approach and departure angles. I don't see why the Land Cruiser couldn't come back as a more off-road focused 4Runner. Maybe add something like removable roof panels a la Hummer EV to further differentiate. Just don't let Calty design it this time. Some major compromises with the FJ Cruiser shape.