2025 Toyota 4Runner Unofficially Presents Its Sixth-Generation Attributes Online

The 4Runner has been around since late 1983, and currently, it has reached the fifth iteration – familiar with the N300 Toyota Tacoma, since 2009. Almost a decade and a half later, it's obviously due for a significant redesign. Yes, the model is capable; it's virtually indestructible and also looks dated in a very cool way. But truth be told, the mileage is as bad as 2009 sounds in your mind when you're approaching 2024 – that five-speed auto transmission has half the number of gears in a Ford Bronco, for example.

Most likely, although Toyota hasn't started the teaser campaign for the 2025 model year, we expect the complete overhaul to arrive sometime next year – in time to join the roster of TNGA-F body-on-frame models like Tundra, Sequoia, Land Cruiser, and most importantly the N400 Tacoma. According to the rumor mill, the design won't jump away from the bulletproof styling of the current iteration – and most likely, it will steal away some design cues from both the N400 Tacoma and the recently introduced 2024 Land Cruiser (Prado or 250 in certain regions).

Naturally, the bet on interior design and powertrains is the same – Tacoma doppelganger, complete with the 4Runner's move away from the current 4.0-liter V6 into the inline-four territory. It's safe to assume that Tacoma's 2.4-liter turbo engine – pushing out 278 horsepower and 317 lb-ft of torque through an eight-speed auto – will represent the base option. The 326-hp i-Force Max could also be a great asset against the Jeep Wrangler 4xe.

How about the looks? Well, it's anyone's guess at this point as Toyota is still preoccupied with showing off the 2025 Camry mid-size sedan and Crown Signia crossover SUV at the ongoing Los Angeles Auto Show to care about giving us any insights into the design of the next 4Runner. No worries, though, as the imaginative realm of digital car content creators is always ready and willing to share its unofficial opinion with the internet world.

The good folks over at the Car Release TV channel on YouTube have unleashed their resident pixel master to portray their vision of this legendary SUV – and it looks exactly like an N400 Toyota Tacoma mid-size pickup truck transformed into a five-door SUV that also snatched the rear lights off the upcoming 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser off-road SUV.

Well, it will be interesting to see how the two fare on the market since both occupy the same niche of rock-crawling and dune-bashing body-on-frame SUVs. As far as we can tell, Toyota obviously believes there's ample space for both to clash with the Jeep Wrangler and Ford Bronco.