QOTD: Ready for the Next Toyota 4Runner?

Tim Healey
by Tim Healey

Vehicle launches happen all the time. But only a select few seem to be highly anticipated.

Any time the Ford Mustang or Chevrolet Corvette gets updated, for example. Or something bread and butter like the Honda Accord or Toyota Camry.

Another example -- the return of the Ford Bronco in 2021.


Now we have the next Toyota 4Runner. We've had at least two teasers already. I know a lot of y'all like the 4Runner -- current or classic -- so are you feeling excited for Toyota to unveil the next-generation version soon?

It's a simple question today, so sound off below.

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Tim Healey
Tim Healey

Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.

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  • Analoggrotto Analoggrotto on Apr 05, 2024

    The first and second generation had a tailgate that the window rolled into, that feature is mostly forgotten for this hatchback w/ rolling window which started with Gen 3. The J100 and 200 Land cruiser had the split tailgate+hatch which is awesome.

  • Wjtinfwb Wjtinfwb on Apr 05, 2024

    Looking forward to it... but worried about the sticker. Like the Bronco, anticipation was sky high and the product was solid. Unfortunately the dealers were able to get obscene prices via an add-on sticker to the original MSRP which was reasonable. Next thing you know, Ford jumped on the bandwagon, raised MSRP multiple times and presto a nice Bronco was a 60k plus proposition. Can Toyota avoid a similar fate?

  • Ger65690267 This has been RAM's mid-sized competitor for years, based on price at least. Not sure how they are going to replace this model in the line-up going forward, maybe a true mid sizer?
  • ToolGuy No Hurricane, no sale. 😉
  • TheEndlessEnigma They are cancelling it because it doesn't cost enough. Can't have customers select less expensive model options.
  • ToolGuy The visual effect of black paint and black wheels and minimal brightwork is very visually distinctive; I wonder why more people haven't thought of it.
  • Oberkanone Cost to develop a new vehicle is north of $400 Million and requires years to do so. From the sidelines the investment of less than $40 Million for Fisker IP would appear to be good value. Counterpoint, automotive is a terrible segment to invest.
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