2025 Toyota 4Runner SUV

　　2025 Toyota 4Runner Review

　　byNick YekikianNews Editor

　　Nick Yekikian has worked in the automotive industry since 2019. He has written close to a thousand car-related articles and tested and reviewed more than 200 vehicles over the course of his career. Nick is the News Editor at zzdcar and has also contributed to MotorTrend, Automobile Magazine and Super Street. When Nick isn't zipping around town in his latest used-car find, he's probably making digital art in Photoshop or playing disc golf with friends.

　　10/25/2023

　　What is the 4Runner?

　　The Toyota 4Runner is one of the only midsize body-on-frame SUVs you can buy, but the current 4Runner has been on sale since 2010, and that makes it one of the oldest cars on sale — by a long shot. For context, the 4Runner's main competition, the Jeep Wrangler and Ford Bronco, are just over half as old … combined. But 2025 has a lot in store for the 4Runner. We think, much like the recent redesign of its pickup sibling the Tacoma, the 4Runner will be all-new for the first time in over a decade.

　　We expect the new 2025 4Runner to make its official debut in 2024, and it will likely be built on the TNGA-F truck platform, the same structure that's used in the redesigned 2022 Tundra and 2023 Sequoia. Just like the redesigned Sequoia, which switched from a V8 engine to a turbocharged V6 (as well as an optional hybrid model), we expect the 4Runner to downsize and move to forced induction.

　　The engine will likely be the same as the one found in the new Tacoma — its turbocharged 2.4-liter four-cylinder puts out up to 278 horsepower and 317 lb-ft of torque. It's also highly likely we'll see the Tacoma's hybrid powertrain (which makes 326 hp and 465 lb-ft of torque) show up in the 4Runner as well. With those powertrains, it makes sense for the 4Runner to also adopt a version of the 10-speed automatic transmission that replaced the ages-old six-speed in the Sequoia, and we expect it to feature a low-range transfer case as well.

　　The interior will be all-new, too. One look at the Sequoia's interior will tell you everything you need to know about the upcoming 4Runner. Expect a new layout, new materials, new designs and up-to-date technology, too.

　　Pricing and other information like an official release date are still under wraps, but we expect information to begin trickling out of Toyota in the near future. Check back here for all the updates on the 2025 Tacoma as we get them.

　　zzdcar says

　　All we can say is it's about time, Toyota.