Toyota’s first new 4Runner SUV in 15 years will offer a hybrid engine

Toyota
Motor
revealed
a
new
4Runner
SUV
for
the
first
time
in
nearly
15
years
—
completing
a
recent
redesign
of
the
automaker’s
current
trucks
and
SUVs.

Aside
from
its
new
looks,
which
are
similar
to
the
recently
redesigned

Toyota
Tacoma
pickup,
the
2025
4Runner
will
be
offered
with
a
hybrid
engine
for
the
first
time
as
well
as
new “Platinum”
and “Trailhunter”
high-end
trims.

“This
all-new
4Runner
has
incredible
versatility
and
capability
that
nicely
rounds
out
our
truck
family,”
Dave
Christ,
Toyota
group
vice
president
and
general
manager,
said
in
a
release. “We’ve
sold
over
3
million
4Runners
over
the
past
40
years,
and
this
sixth-generation
model
offers
a
cool
new
look
and
incredible
features
yet
retains
the
rugged
style
and
capability
our
customers
love
about
this
adventure
icon.”

Toyota’s “truck
family”
is
also
known
as
the “five
brothers”:
the
Tacoma
and
Tundra
pickup
trucks
and
the
4Runner,
Land
Cruiser
and
Sequoia
SUVs.
The
4Runner
is
the
last
to
be
redesigned
and
built
on
Toyota’s
global
truck
platform,
which
debuted
with
the
Land
Cruiser
and
Tundra
in
2021.

Toyota
said
pricing
of
the
2025
4Runner
will
be
released
closer
to
its
on-sale
date.
Starting
prices
for
the
2024
model
range
from
about
$41,000
to
more
than
$55,000.

While
Toyota
is
known
for
its
fuel-efficient
vehicles

such
as
the
Prius,
its
larger “brother”
SUVs,
including
the
4Runner,
had
much
worse
fuel
ratings
prior
to
being
updated
—
at
17
mpg
combined
or
less,
according
to

federal
ratings.
The
current
4Runner
has
been
on
sale,
with
some
updates,
since
2010.

Toyota
said
miles
per
gallon
ratings
for
the
new
4Runner
will
be
released
closer
to
the
vehicle
arriving
in
showrooms
in
the
fall.
Toyota’s
other
redesigned
trucks
and
SUVs
have
notably
improved
fuel
economy.

Jack
Hollis,
executive
vice
president
of
Toyota
Motor
North
America,

last
month
told
CNBC
that
the
company
continues
to
balance
out
its
truck
and
SUV
portfolio,
including
potential
hybrid,
plug-in
hybrid
and
all-electric
models.

“Those
brothers,
they
all
have
a
lot
of
similarities,
and
they
have
a
lot
of
differences,”
he
said. “How
do
we
curb
carbon
emissions
fastest
with
everyone,
everywhere?
It’s
having
the
right
mix
between
those
five
products.”

The
4Runner’s
available
hybrid
engine
is
a
turbocharged
2.4-liter
engine
with
a
48-horsepower
electric
motor
integrated
into
the
eight-speed
transmission
to
produce
up
to
326
horsepower
and
465
foot-pounds
of
torque.
The
vehicle’s
standard
turbocharged
2.4-liter
engine
produces
278
horsepower
and
317
foot-pounds
of
torque.

The
2025
4Runner
will
be
offered
in
nine
models:
SR5,
TRD
Sport,
TRD
Sport
Premium,
TRD
Off
Road,
TRD
Off
Road
Premium,
Limited,
Platinum,
TRD
Pro,
and
Trailhunter.

The
new
Trailhunter
model
features
additional
off-road
styling
and
equipment
including
rock
rails
and
high
strength
steel
skid
plates,
while
the
Platinum
model
is
geared
toward
more
convenience
and
luxury
features.

Production
of
the
2025
4Runner
is
taking
place
at
Toyota’s
Tahara
plant
in
Japan.

Correction:
The
2025
Toyota
4Runner
is
the
first
new
version
of
the
vehicles
in
15
years.
A
previous
version
of
the
article
misstated
how
many
years
it
had
been.