New owner of a TRD Off Road

Okay, just picked up my new TRD Off Road today, first impressions after a short drive are very positive.

I had never driven one before, not even for a test drive, I purchased just on the basis of reviews and information I gathered from this forum, thanks to everyone here for that.

Having never driven one I really did not know what to expect.

My daily driver for the past two years has been a GENESIS G70 sports sedan with over 370hp so I was kind of a little concerned that I would take a serious step back in acceleration and overall responsiveness. Previous to my G70 I had been a diehard Forester user, having owned 3 of them over the past 12 years. I did look at Subaru again but the latest version of this SUV has now dropped the XT (turbo version) and honestly I was really disappointed after my test drive, underpowered and something felt awkward with the suspension as well, a definite step back from my older XT Foresters.

The 4Runner on the other hand surprised me, okay I was not expecting that pinned to the back of the seat response that a high powered sports sedan is capable of. However the acceleration response was more than adequate for me and I was actually better than expected, I have Sprint Booster on the way and I am not sure I really need it now?

Another area of concern that was brought up by some on the forum was engine and road noise, in my case I find it to be quite low and totally acceptable, so not an issue for me.

A few negative comments, actually more of a mild gripe about what I miss compared to my G70

- No blind spot monitor/ alert, this should be mandatory on all vehicles in my opinion.

- No front camera or proximity alert and rear camera resolution is poor and distorted.

- Low intensity interior lighting, easily fixed by switching to LED bulbs of course.

- No heated steering wheel

- A little too much gloss black trim on the interior.



Future planned mods include a mild lift, upgraded suspension, AT tires and a sleeping platform of some type.

Can’t wait to take it off road and on a long road trip.

 

Congrats and welcome to the forum

 

Congrats!!! I love how comfy mine is. Totally surprised how smooth the ride is, and I feel a little bad that Im gonna have to buy AT tires for it, and eventually a lift suspension. Oh well, I wasnt expecting to be riding a Caddy anyway.

 

Congrats, and nice colour choice...

Cheers,

Sean

 

Welcome from Wisconsin!

 

Looks good! I did the 4R as an impulse buy and pulled a stump out of the ground yesterday my 1997 Nissan Hardbody pickup couldn't deal with.
Works for me

 

Congrats on the new ride! Excellent choice on trim level

 

Welcome from FL.

 

Welcome from northern NY

 

Welcome to the forum.

 

Welcome from Arizona!

 

Nice! The lack of a heated steering wheel is kind of odd. Seems like an easy add for Toyota that would be an even easier sell.

 

Congratz...!!!

May be I can share some of my experience for your negative points. I bet there are members have far better solutions than mine..

- No heated steering wheel

I use this thick steering wheel cover from Amazon to keep it warm





- Low intensity interior lighting

My cheap interior light upgrade
https://youtu.be/C6vfykTlq68

- No front camera

I have Beat sonic front camera
https://youtu.be/g7fwDo1XCTg

 

Congrats and welcome from the Battlefields of Gettysburg...Love the color scheme.

 

Just purchased a TRD Off Road Premium......Have owned 4Runners every year since 1985......Hard to find a more reliable vehicle....will probably do the interior upgrade with LED lighting......

 

Congrats!

 

Welcome! Great color choice!

 

Welcome to the forum and to the 4runner! The MGM is my fav color on this rig. But don't tell my 4runner that

 

Welcome

 

Welcome !!! Much agree with your choice of color and trim level. LOL