What will the 6th gen look like?

I think it will get the 2.5 L from the Highlander/Sienna, and turbocharged and hybridized, and it will have 330 torque and 300 horsepower. 25 combined mpg. The Highlander has 36 mpg, so 25 is possible for the 4Runner. 20 MPG for the non hybrid one

Tell us what you feel is going to happen

 

People with miss the 4.0. The 5th gen is like an old shoe.

 

Who knows, are they planning on bringing it back in line with the Tacoma redesign and may be roping in the Prado/GX model lines all under one common design, or are they going to just start cutting all body on frame gasoline powered trucks because politicians put guns to car manufacturers’ heads and told them that ICE cars will soon be illegal.

 

If I were to buy a 6 gen 4Runner without the 4.0, I would do a happy dance.

 

But they will give you some funny turbo which makes no good sound

 

When you turn the 4.0 on, the whole neighborhood finds out

https://youtu.be/Dumw-gx4O3g

 

So how's that different from the 4.0? The 4.0 sounds terrible.

 

Like the tundra, it doesn't make a good sound anymore

 

The bigger question is: What will The last breed's next thread look like?

 

This is a cut and paste from a different thread I started (https://www.4runners.com/threads/the-latest-6th-gen-speculation-thread.20634/). It's the most logical speculation I've seen on the 6th gen so far:

Came across some really interesting information from someone involved in the early development of cars. This person had always maintained the 6th gen was coming later than most were expecting.

Here's the latest scoop:

The 6th gen development is running behind schedule and it will not come out in 2022 as a 2023 model year. This is mainly due to the motor development, and more specifically the hybrid development. Previously, one of the motor options planned was a standard hybrid. They have changed their minds and now want a modified hybrid that is able to drive in full EV mode (should the driver choose so) and that is the cause of the delay.

Another motor option for the 6th gen will be the T24A-FTS 2.4L Turbo which is the new motor being used in the Lexus NX. The engine/trans combo will be optimized for high torque at low rpms.

The reason a 6th gen has been taking so long in the first place is because the 4Runner was supposed to be discontinued after the 2016 model year. When the 5th gen came out in 2010, sales were so bad the first couple of years that they planned to axe it....... so no new model development started. Sales picked up dramatically and they decided to keep the ball rolling. After they hastily got the 2017's out, they then decided to start development of a 6th gen. This sort of new model development usually takes Toyota 5-7 years.

That brings us to the time frame of the 6th gen. 6 years of development would put us at a 2022 release. 8 years would put us at a 2024 release. Since 6th gen development is running behind, it's looking like a 2024 release at the earliest. That's not the model year, but the year it will be released.

Unfortunately, it sounds like they will not be built exclusively at the Tahara plant anymore. The info is not clear on whether some will come out of Tahara or not, but first production is scheduled at the Guanajuato Plant.