So, because it seems, I wield the facility of God. Earlier this week I wrote about how the fifth-generation Toyota 4Runner has been to 13 consecutive New York Worldwide Auto Reveals because it debuted on the State Truthful of Texas in 2009. Properly, it appears like Toyota heard me, as a result of only a few hours later the automaker posted a teaser picture on its Instagram account displaying off somewhat picture of the upcoming sixth-generation 4Runner.
Sure, I do know this can be a coincidence. Anyway, we can’t glean an excessive amount of info from the publish on Instagram. It incorporates six photographs – the primary 5 are of the earlier generations of the body-on-frame SUV. The ultimate picture is the large one right here. We get a glimpse on the rear bumper of a child blue sixth-generation 4Runner. Viewers additionally get a take a look at a silver bumper and somewhat sliver of the driving force’s-side taillight. We are able to additionally see a license plate that reads “LUS 282.” Perhaps meaning one thing – who is aware of? The ultimate huge factor we are able to see is a brand new “4Runner” nameplate and font that’s situated on the decrease a part of the tailgate.
That being stated, the Instagram publish doesn’t say after we’ll really see the brand new 4Runner. My finest guess is that it’ll pop up within the subsequent couple of months and go on sale sooner or later for the 2025 or 2026 mannequin yr. I’d additionally anticipate the brand new 4Runner to drop the previous automotive’s historic 4.0-liter V6 in favor of a turbocharged Toyota i-Drive and i-Froce Max four-cylinder motors.
The sixth-generation 4Runner is an excellent very long time coming. As I stated, the fifth-gen automotive got here out again in 2010. It’s obtained quite a lot of minor updates since then, nevertheless it has largely remained the identical.
It’s going to be attention-grabbing to see the place Toyota finally ends up positioning the brand new 4Runner, contemplating the actual fact the brand new Land Cruiser is right here and is a reasonably comparable dimension to the 4Runner.