6th gen Speculation Thread

I'm excited for more non-functional hood scoops.

 

Last GX/Prado/4runner are all on the same frame.
Power train is different. (V8, diesel, V6.)

 

On our 5th Gens, better fake than real.

 

heh heh.
gives my vehicle "character".

 

*4 cylinder hybrid! Very important because it should give it decent performance and MPGs, which I welcome.

 

I'm glad the Supra kept the tradition going.

 

You're right, that IS important.

I agree, I would rather have the four cylinder hybrid with 25 plus MPG (hopefully) than the twin turbo V6.

 

Nothing points to the 4runner going to Mexico, it is staying in japan

 

I hope you are correct!

 

Idk, supposedly a Toyota insider told TFL it will most likely move to Mexico.

 

Tahara is set up now to produce 150K units of 4Runner a year. Mexico is not. So while the long term goal might be to move production to Mexico, the first few years of 6 gens may be J made and as a result...wait for it...collector's items.

I think this 6Gen will blast the 250 and GX because of its size, price and sheer aesthetics. It could have the vibe of a slimmed down Landcruiser 300 series GR sport. And that is golden. The 250 is brutally ugly (ymmv) and the GX still has the six porterhouse grill in the front albeit covered up slightly. My money is on the 6Gen all day if it looks anything like this:.



.....and I love this Supersonic Red color...could you imagine the 2024 Gen 5 4Runner TRD Pro in this red color instead of that mousy Terra? Off the charts.....off the blinking charts!...Toyota, why do you do these things sometimes?

 

When? I watch all their toyota videos and I don't recall that being said

 

No Diode Dynamics SS3’s going in that one.

 

I don't think diesel is worth the trouble in anything other than HD trucks. Diesel fuel is still about $1/gal more expensive than 87 in my area, and you have to deal with DEF fluid and more expensive maintenance and purchase price.

Also, are N/A diesels even produced anymore? A diesel will also have a turbo.

I'm not afraid of turbos, it's not new tech and Toyota has experience with them. Even my 17 y/o, 233k mile turbo Volvo has had zero turbo related issues. Many owners are over 300k and counting on the OE turbo.

 

But the choices and dwindling; turbos are becoming the norm so we have no choice but to embrace it if we want a new vehicle. We have no choice, not even the automakers have a choice they have to do it because of the emissions laws in the USA and EU.

Plus, modern diesel laws require DEF which is another expense to operating them.

 

+1 My 36 years old Toyota 2.4l TD purrs like a kitten every morning to this day. I love the sound of that engine.

We are getting a 2.8l TD Hybrid next year in Europe. The 2.8l TD is a proven power plant and the hybrid version is being tested this year in the Hi-Lux pickup. These TD Toyota engines are the ideal power plants for light duty trucks for all the reasons you have mentioned "good MPG, good torque and good range."

 

I'd rather the new 6th Gen look like this than the Tacoma.....

 

Newer regulations have pretty much ruined diesel. DEF seems to actually make fuel economy worse in some situations.

 

I used to have a buddy back in college he had a 2001 TDI Golf and he was able to get 60 MPGs.

 

Yeah, boring old Toyota.

 

You're probably right. I'm not arguing what caused the new regulations. I'm just saying that diesels are a lot less appealing now.

 

I'm not crazy about the new Supra, either. I did like the old ones, though (MKII, MKIII, and MKIV mostly). They're not everyone's cup of tea, though.

I think the GR86 is probably the best looking vehicle they've produced since the 90's. I haven't driven one, so I can't comment on performance. Based on specs, I feel like I'd want to add a turbo.

Overall, I think if I were looking for a sports car, I'd be looking elsewhere. The new Z looks pretty good, IMO.

 

Why would I take that personally? I had no part in the design or build of any of these. I think they all would be fun to drive, and I think they all look nice.

 

this but make the backend flat and square like the GX. Also use the same window and proportions for the ABC pillars like the GX & LC 250. I’m telling you we know the drive train, front end (bc it’ll look like the Tacoma), and the sides. It’s just the backend that we aren’t sure of.

 

Make the c pillar more vertical, and put the rear glass in line from the tail light to the tip of that spoiler and its probably not far off

 

Spotted in Az off Greenway Ave and 55th Ave

 

YUP. So stoked

 

There was a good point in a video tonight , why are they hiding that rear window so well? Removable top maybe???

 

Video where?