6th gen Speculation Thread

^Those are "First Edition" rally-style mudflaps. The strap prevents the flap from being sucked into the tire when reversing. Rally cars often have a steel cable holding the flaps up:

The 4Runner doors feel tinny AF, especially when you close them with the window slightly open. But with the Model 3 you're lucky to get matching interior door panels.

 

Being in Russia, I'm guessing the artist doesn't know Tacomas. The 4Runner badge on the tailgate should be blacked out on the TRD Pro version https://www.kolesa.ru/news/novyi-toyota-4runner-pervye-izobrazeniia



Wonder if the 6th gen will also get the Tacoma's air dam for the 0.2 mpg?

 

I sure hope they not true! Or, I hope they at least make it worthy of being called an "FJ" this time around.

That looks more like a competitor for the Jeep Renegade than anything that deserves to be called an FJ.

They're not, though. I've slammed the fuck out of mine numerous times and never even ended up with a rattle.

Being heavy isn't a sign of quality.

 

I'm curious how much difference the air dam actually makes. I could live with one if it's functional, and removable.

 

^The Tacoma's airdam is for corporate average fuel economy. The lesser trims get a massive airdam to compensate for the Pro and Trailhunter being wider, taller, with bigger tires, etc. The airdam takes 5 minutes or so to remove with power tools.

 

I’m guessing not much difference at all.

 

^Corporate average fuel economy is quite the boondoggle. If a piece of equipment increased 0.2 mpg, automakers will add it.

 

Conversely, if a piece of equipment decreases mpg by .2gal on one vehicle, they’ll add an almost useless air dam to 240,000 other vehicles. That amount of plastic might even negate the environmental impact of what they’re attempting to accomplish in the first place? And everyone will remove the air dam anyway lol.

That's the funny part about all of this to me. With so much of this stuff, I’m not convinced there’s a logical conclusion.

(…thinking about where I’m gonna put that air dam when I take it off my 2026)

 

You can put it in the dumpster right in here.

 

My local dumpster is prettier than this

 

I am convinced engineers who actually know this stuff see through it yet are helpless. EPA or pressure from other OEMs makes toyota do these things and engineers at toyota must fall in line, create the air dam. It honestly looks so stupid on a truck.

 

Appears to be Bronze Oxide color, like on the Tacoma

 

Time to put this thread out of its misery, here is an all new thread:

2025 6th gen 4Runner Official Reveal Thread
https://www.4runners.com/threads/2025-6th-gen-4runner-official-reveal-thread.37770/

 

They could've used a Tacoma as a stand-in for the photo and we wouldn't be any wiser But at least we know there will be sliders, and exposed pinch welds like the Tacoma:

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5gMpYtsBV7/

 

Good point. At least we know there's a Trailhunter trim and Bronze Oxide color now.

 

Exciting. The engine and pricing and looks I guess, are the three most important factors. Pricing we sort of already know: thy potential buyer shall walk into the dealership bent on all fours walking backwards.

The rest, we shall see.

 

^When the dealer bends you over, insist on only genuine Toyota P/N 08887-01206.

 

Wonder if they'll work backwards on Tacoma and bring back the regular cab once this frame is chopped down to a 110" wheelbase for 4runner. Doubt it but wouldnt seem to take much

 

The frame already exists, 99% chance it is the same frame that sits under the GX550 and LC250.

 

True. Just thinking now that there's also a 99% chance the frontend from the front doors forward are the same, it shouldnt take much to make a cab and slap a 6ft bed on it

 

112" like the 80-series Land Cruiser But considering how much the Tacoma Xtracab is neutered, not likely to see a regular cab.

 

It looks like the Taco has a similar track width to the GX/LC, so I wonder how many parts are going to be interchangeable. It's a little disappointing (but not surprising) to think they're going to make the 4Runner even bigger.

I wonder if there's any chance it will be a little shorter than the LC, even if just by reducing the overhangs.

 

^It'll probably be the same length as the LC, which is listed on Edmunds as 4" shorter than the GX550.

It'll be interesting to see which fuel tank the 4R ends up with, 21 gal like the GX550 or 18 gal like the Tacoma and LC.

 

It better get damn good gas mileage if they give it a little baby 18 gallon tank.

 

^By EPA rating it probably gets more range than the 5th gen with its 23-gal tank...

Here's hoping the front end won't look like this

https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5aiE-BMNBT/

 

More power, or at least a better matched transmission.

 

More power is known.

The transmission has more gears, which should also improve overall performance.

 

Probably one with members who have driven on Atlanta city streets. You can trail-test new suspension setups down there.

But being serious, those seats strike me as a silly gimmick that will appeal to the same people who spend $10K on skids, bumpers, sliders, winches, and lights on a truck that will never see a trail. Not that there's anything wrong with that. ;-)

 

^Suspension seats are pretty much standard on race trucks, so that's probably Toyota's inspiration. This time around Toyota is positioning the Pro as a low-volume halo trim, so expect it to have weird impractical "hardcore" features like the nylon strap door pull on Porsche's GT3 or rear-seat delete in the GR Corolla: