2025 6th gen 4Runner Official Reveal Thread

Added to the generations of 4Runner, the 6th gen.

 

limited dash switch cluster top left to bottom right

1. note the manual adjustable headlight leveling, had this in our 2018 tundra platinum
2. dash brightness increment adjustment switch, just like the 23 tundra platinum
3. unknown
4. gas door switch
5. auto high beam switch, same look on our 23 tundra platinum
6. vsc on/off switch
7. turn on/off rear center console 120v outlet (400w max)
8. rear hatch remote open/close

9-12 aux buttons on the trd pro/trail (if you add more aux lights, you already have a oem switch in place so it doesnt look odd - for you ocd people)

13. trd pro light bar

14. turn off/auto/out automatic running boards (only on limited/platinum) (same as our 23 tundra platinum, if i remember correctly if you go above 30mph they will retract if you have the switch in the out postion)

 

Who the hell said it was a leak? Conspiracy theory get old just like our politics.

 

The non hybrid 4 runner has a flat floor. It’s shown in one of the videos. It’s tough to find a decent new family road trip vehicle. The storage space of the new Sequoia is useless. This 6th gen looks like the rear leg space is smaller which won’t work for us if true. Maybe the new LC will have more space but it will probably be the same as the 4Runner. What else is out there? A Grand Highlander or a Tahoe?

 

grand highlander is probably your best bet if you dont need the true 4wd aspect or off roading chops.

has awesome flat floor even with the hybrid

forgot to add, the rear storage is better/bigger than the sequoia if i remember correctly.

 

grand highlander

Cargo volume,*behind front seats (cu. ft.)
97.5

Cargo volume,*behind second-row seats (cu. ft.)
57.9

Cargo volume,*all seats up (cu. ft.)
20.6


sequoia

Cargo volume (cu. ft.) (behind front/second-row/third-row seats (sliding))*

86.9

49.0

22.3-11.5

 

I want someone to put a tape measure on that 6th gen hood. Is it really as long as it looks in the photos?

 

well it should be since its about 3-4in longer than the 5th gen overall.

 

I don't have an issue with the back window going into the roof like a 2nd gen, but I do have a problem how it starts way further up than the driver window. They should all start where the drivers window starts because it is best for visibility.

That B pillar seems unnecessarily thick too. Look at the 3rd gen back window, and then look at the newest one, the back windows on the new one look tiny. It's far from the greenhouse that earlier generations were.

This is another reason to dislike cars getting bigger, it makes them heavier, and that means the roof pillars have to be thicker for roll over safety at the cost of visibility. I think almost every complaint I have traces back to the size increase.

 

Finally realized what the strangely long nose reminds me of...

 

I suppose the longer nose might be due to going from 3 cylinders front to rear totaling 2 liters to 4 cylinders front to rear totaling 2.4 liters plus the hybrid drivetrain.

It's approaching clown shoe when combined with the larger appearance of the rear quarter panel due to the rear window design. Full side profile is the 6 Gen's least appealing angle visually IMO, especially on black fender flare trims.

 

the battery packs is what probably driving this for roll over protection with all that added weight for crush protection.

 

The nose does look so long. Look how short the rear window is as well! And the rear doors definitely look shorter. I hate the short rear doors on the Jeep Wrangler and Ford Bronco's. Short doors/entry openings make it difficult to get in and out of. Overall it looks like the passenger compartment is shorter overall. It's going to be interesting to see how much heavier this thing is with the hybrid driveline. I've hated the flares on the new Tacoma's, Sequoia's, etc. and they look just a bad on the Gen6. They are better when color matched but in black they are plain ugly. So glad I picked up my first 4R in January! I could see the writing on the wall and wasn't liking the direction Toyota was going.

 

hey now dont mock the mark 4 viper

 

Longer hood required to house more breakable parts underneath it. Just kidding. Look at the hood on the revised Nissan Frontier and it seems to be a trend...

 

I like the exterior, but they jumped on the 'let's put an IMAX cinema size screen in the cockpit" bandwagon. Blegh.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i6mWW08qUuI
This video shows flat cargo space in a limited. So the seats don't go all the way down on any trim?!!



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I'd really like to see a 6th gen without a sunroof...

 

TFL had a trailhunter video up without the sunroof. I don't have the link..

 

Although I generally like the redesign, I'm confused at where this slots next to the new Land Cruiser, was really hoping for the return of the manual, which at least would give it something over the LC. Sad-days.

 

Was hoping it would be retractable into the dash - imagine how that would have outdone the competition...

 

Looks like plenty of headroom without a sunroof

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUS_bhbl2RA

 

i do prefer the look of the mark 4 over the mark 2 though.

the mk 2 just looked too streamlined/rounded for my taste and the wing didnt look right in renders.

 

Hope that cat dims down and still provides shutting it off. The amount of light put off at night will be bright unless it has a built in feature to automatically dim.

 

I thought I heard in one of the review videos there's an option for a smaller 8 inch screen, but I'm not sure which trim those are available on. For those that don't want an IMAX in their face.

 

I don’t understand a few things on the new design. Why did they go with fully digital clusters? I understand that most people think that’s cool and modern until it goes blank or has horizontal lines all over it. The tablet should have been integrated into the dash, the gear selector is huge and the center console looks cramped. To me the 4Runner lost its original value; simple, old school, utilitarian truck.

 

Probably the non premium models

 

When I first saw the new Land Cruiser I was sad because it was 1.1 inches too short and .1 inch too wide- total deal breaker. But then Toyota released essentially the same vehicle but 1.1 inches longer and 0.1 inches narrower and that changed everything.

Because people who chose not to buy a vehicle like an LC250 only did so because of that minute size difference, and not any other reason like fuel economy or wanting something in a different vehicle category

 

it should have a day/night mode, our 23 tundra has it.

or you can set it to dark mode full time also.

we have our tundra set to dark mode full time.


also add, the center dash and MID screen have independent brightness settings if i remember correctly.

 

Beyond "looking modern" its probably a lot cheaper to implement than creating custom electromechanical dials (which are moved by software these days anyway) . And leaves room to add features in future via a simple software update.

LCD screens are a pretty mature technology. I see enough really ancient PC monitors in labs at my office and enough people walking around with 5,6,7 generation old iPhones to not be worried.