2024 Toyota 4Runner TRD PRO Rock Trail Off-Road Review
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- čas přidán 4. 07. 2024
- The new trail is ready to go -- let's try it withe the 2024 4Runner! In this video we take the 2024 Toyota 4Runner TRD PRO into our new Rock Trail to see if it's do-able in the rain and mud. Can it make it? Along the way we test out the ATRAC, MTS and locker system.
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Re-upload from 2010
Lol. You win internet points.
Lol!
I’ll go back to 2010.
Hahaha unfortunately true
Honestly tho, it’s perfect, maybe updated tech as a lot of people are asking for, but nah for me, give me a v8 and I’m good
I’ve been watching you for so long that I bought a crosstrek, then traded that in for a bronco sport, then traded that in for a 4Runner TRD Off-road. I stopped at the 4Runner, it’s perfect. 😊
Same here, but stoped at the Crosstrek for now. 😁
Alot of wasted money trading multiple times
Why didn’t you like the Bronco sports ?
@@thomasmcginnis7526 if you have the money why not
America unfortunately can’t build a long lasting reliable SUV!
Showing LOVE for my absolute FAVORITE auto channel Thank You for another great video once again and also Thank You for the hard work and research y'all do for this channel I truly do appreciate it point blank Thank You and have a blessed day everyone
Ryan, As long as they keep selling them and people keep buying them, you should keep testing them. 😉 We are looking forward to the Land Cruiser and Land Cruiser FJ tests on your many courses . 😁
I held off for a while buying a 5th gen, but with it being fairly obvious Toyota is releasing the 6th gen for 2025 and that they'll almost undoubtedly be throwing a 4cyl hybrid into it, I decided to pull the trigger on a 2024 TRD ORP. I absolutely love it so far.
Same reason I bought a 2023.
I'm on the same boat now. Gonna go check if I can trade one of my Tacomas for one in the next few weeks. 🤞
Same for me and got a 23. Plan on driving it into the dirt.
no way for me to put that money on an extremely old car........ 6th gen is definitely so much better. Just like the new saquoia vs the old one.
@@lucasfu580 not necessarily. Just because it's new and modern doesn't make it much better than the old and what works. The sequoia may have better fuel economy, better tech, and more luxury features, but it doesn't have a roll down rear window anymore, has significantly less space both cargo and passenger wise, and doesn't have a v8 either (which is still what people still want).
I just got this literal same trd pro and have been loving it
The 4runner is probably the best do it all SUV out there right now. It's not the best off-road, with some Wrangler and Bronco trims beating its capabilities off the lot, and it's not the best hauler - the big 3 row SUVs with higher payloads and tow ratings beat it there. However it is VERY good off-road. You can fit A-LOT of stuff in it, especially when you take advantage of the tons of roof storage options for it. It can also tow a decent amount for the vehicle size/class - if you're not in a hurry. It's also the same length as a Subaru Outback just to give an idea on how easy it is to drive and park in the city and suburbs. All of that AND it's probably the most reliable vehicle currently in production - it's no wonder Toyota is stretching this generation as long as they can.
I concur.
4Runner is yours and my favourite vehicle on the channel. So many tough conditions, rocoveries and underbody hits. Another great episode. Greetings
Awesome Toyota 4Runner TRD PRO!
I really like your off roading videos! IMHO you meet or exceed off-roading experience besting the pros. You have some wicked videos and I don’t think people appreciate you as much as they should. Thanks bruh 😎
Awesome video. Even in Stock configuration it does an amazing job. Your experience and persistence really shines man, I’d say majority of people would’ve given up.
Commited Car reviewer. That why I love watching your videos.
It’s really awesome how much work up you put into creating your course for this and future videos. You certainly stay busy! Nice work 🎉
Car and Driver tested 2024 tacoma trd pro and the MPG was 19. I have a 2023 4runner and im glad i got the last of the 6 cylinder 4runners. I encourage others to get the 2024 4runner, since MPG is almost the same as the 6th Gen will use the Tacomac engine. Stick to the proven and reliable powertrain.
1gr fe is nearly bullet proof
So True, I bought just bought the ORP, before it’s too late. The death of a legend. Turbos suck, and I refuse to buy a Biden/Harris 4 Runner, if I want a 4 cylinder I’ll go back to Gen 1
Funny,i always enjoy the current Toyota 4runner TRD-PRO reviews no matter how many times.i guess I can't get enough of it(4runner)😅
With all the bells and whistles on the Toyota TRD Offfroads, I use 4Lo + locker as needed, most often. It's simple, no hunting around for dials and buttons, and I can just drive. It get's me through everything all the other settings can with less fiddling. The tec is neat, but 4lo and locked is about all you need.
Had a 21 Outback Onyx XT from watching your reviews and now I have a 2024 4runner TRD ORP all thanks to you 😁
My wife and I love watching your videos. Especially when do videos with 4runner. I also like videos with crosstrek. Little obsessed with crosstrek....just hate the CVT. Thanks for videos!
Gonna miss this legendary naturally aspirated V6 when Toyota drops it for the new 4Runner. Thanks EPA 😒
The main weakness of the 4runner is that it can't take full 33" or 35" tires without mods. The current tires are only 31.5". I hope the new 4runner will take larger tires from the factory.
I'm digging the new color. Much better than Lime Rush. It's funny that the reviews for this vehicle are exactly the same going back years and years (I have a 2013 Trail with all the exact same off-road features) but at least you know you're getting when you buy one. Respect for taking the time to move all those rocks around manually, the course is shaping up really well! Being able to build my own off-road course would be a dream come true.
Yuck, I've seen this color in person and it looks like roach brown. Solar octane looks incredible, maybe I just like metallic paint but this is the ugliest Pro color to date.
@@j.taveras8447 I still haven't seen one in person, maybe you're right. To me it doesn't look bad in video, I absolutely hated the lime rush and I'll say that's definitely the worst pro color in my book.
@@j.taveras8447 lol Terra is definitely a dookie color. Lime rush was not my favorite color but ended up getting it due to lack of inventory and needed a new vehicle when my limited 4runner need $5k worth of work
@@j.taveras8447 I finally saw one in person today, and you're right, yuck. I didn't think they'd be able to come out with a color worse than lime rush, but they did.
Love my 2024 4 Runner TRD. Sport!!!!
It’s a beast, literally. Simply the best. ♥️
Bought my 4Runner TRDOR with 8 miles on it in 2018. I distinctly remember the salesman saying he would see me next year when the 6th gen comes out...
Playing with cars in the mud, best job EVER.
Love my 4Runner but the first thing I did was swapped out those horrible factory tires for better all terrains and it's helped so much.
What a fun video! I was on pins and needles! Great way to showcase ATRAC and MTS!
Finally, you have a proper SUV on this channel. Instead of all those unibody cars in the market. Hint hint Subaru and Honda, if you can’t build a proper SUV don’t try to fool consumers with your mediocre offerings which essentially a minivan platform.
Congratulations on this great new course! A little optimization here and there. For example, a longer, steep (30°) climb. Looks really good.
We'd love to see more of your 4runner videos!!!! 😍😍😍
2” lift and 35” KO3’s and that thing would be a beast…
Great video. I have always wanted a 4Runner
This channel is underrated 😊 CZcams should revisit there algorithms
For the first time I felt represented in this channel, working in Brazil Atlantic forest, I daily got my self in situations like these, lots of mud, much stickier clay and steep hills, driving a rented L200 4x4, without any locker, a not even AT tires. Its been a strugle.
luv the old girl. buying the 2025. looking forward to your thorough review in the future -thanks
I don't know... that last corner is fine... you don't get to adjust corner in real life when you go off-roading and often the roads are narrow - show people that IRL they will need to make 50 point turns, lol! Awesome course, at first I was like - not long enough, but, by the end I was like perfect! Can't wait for more same length content - I watched the whole thing, no skipping.
Great video! I'd love to see what the outback or forester wilderness would do on the rock crawling portion even though they're not as capable as the 4runner! (Once the mud has dried up a bit!)
Great video Ryan. I'd love to see a comparison video between this and the new Land Cruiser when you get yours. Thanks again.
Wow. Amazing video and course preparation. Best off-road reviewer I've ever seen! I'm looking to get something that I can use for forest service trail roads but hopefully never one as bad as this one! Also will do 10s of 1000s of miles per year driving the US, car camping, hiking in parks, etc. Which vehicles do you recommend I look at among Toyotal, Jeep, Bronco and Honda?
Great video! Watching you lift those rocks hurt my back. 😂
This is how Austin Powers would off-road
My fav YT cars channel!!
As always awesome video. Its no joke taking a journalist vehicle on a trail. Not everyone understands that. Anyways I'm glad my family has trusty old school 4runners before Toyota decided to go Turbo route.
What insane logic did you use to trade your 4Runner on a Maverick?? You should make a video about that.
Maverick was all-new and there was a LOT of interest in it.
Iis the maverick a Ford@@drivingsports
@@glennschiffer1742 yes. All new when we bought it.
I sold my lime rush, Trd pro and bought a 23 GX 460 currently doing an Overland build
But I missed the looks of the 4runner!! Such a beautiful car and I miss that roll down window!!
But the GX definitely has some better creature comforts
I got 20 years out of our 04 GX470, not 460, fantastic truck.
Great job as always, I think you are gonna keep us guessing as to which Land Cruiser you ordered. 😊
The Terra color grows on me each time I see it.
Awesome ride they just need to do something for the MPG’s, adding an extra gear or two would help tremendously
Great Video as always. Quite convenient to have a private trail. Based on the Video title I thought it was a new 4Runner Special Edition... The new 2024 TRD PRO Rock Trail Off-Road. I like it that the 4Runner looks so boring, but it can handle anything.
Rock Trail is a great special editon name now that you mention it…
@@drivingsports They should make a final limited edition before they bring out the new design (whenever that will be).
You didn't need to lock the rear for the 1st corner.
56k holy fuck cars are too expensive
"we need to wait for that rain to stop"
I think that is a PNW joke.
Yes. The answer is July.
I and people in the know, want this 4runner for its reliability and simplicity. Screw the cameras.
A good challenge for the capable 4 Runner. Would like to see another quite capable Forester Wilderness give it a try.
Beautiful
Argueably the most capable off-roady SUV that is still in production. There’s no match in the modern market to Toyota 4Runner in terms of off-road capabilities and reliability all the same time. Some may argue that Jeep Wrangler can come close to it but they always tend to forget that Wrangler may take you to the off-road course but there are not guarantees that it will bring you back home. With Toyota 4Runner though you’re always guaranteed to come home on time. Great review!!
Great video! It would be awesome if you can take the 2024 Subaru Crosstrek Wilderness trim on that new Trail course you made. Would love to see that!
Great vehicle and nice color 👍
Great vehicle if you rock climb and trail ride.
While being pretty good on the road and practical for daily driving. That's the strong suit of the 4Runner, if one is primarily focused on off-roading and rock crawling, the Wrangler is even more capable.
@@trailrunnah8886It’s too slow and lethargic feeling. Too much sway and nose dive. Love the way it looks. Fit and finish is cheap though for all that money.
@@ryanb8736 definitely agree about it being slow and lethargic, the powertrain was outdated even ten years ago. Interior materials do mostly feel cheap, however, the build quality is fantastic. These are still built in japan, mine is 11 years old with 170k miles on it, and no squeaks or rattles, and everything works. My old Grand Cherokee was an absolute rattle trap by the time it hit 100k miles.
A good workout for you and the truck.
whatever happened to the Ranger Raptor you had ordered?
Wish I could afford one of these! I'd live in it.
I don't know but that 4runner would go through all this with ease my 2021 taco sr5 4x4 does this any day
Great vid. What PSI were you running?
Stock pressures.
i took my wrangler offroading with 4HI. No biding at all with turning as well.
keyless start was introduced in 2020.. my 2020 venture has keyless...love the color of the 24
Introduced and available before it was standard.
Good point!
Awesome
For those that want a 4Runner before they add more moving parts to a smaller engine, a wireless CarPlay adapter is like 50 bucks on Amazon. A wireless charging center console tray is like 20 bucks. Boom no more wiring your phone for any phone things.
I own the 2021 TRD Pro 4Runner. I’m looking forward to seeing what they do with the next generation. It lacks power(peddle commander helps) simple things like a power lift gate, rain sensing windshield wipers and the rear wiper is not good. I do not like the exhaust sound that is unique to the TRD Pro. Gas mileage is my biggest complaint. With all of that said I still love the vehicle. Its off-road chops are fantastic. I have 2 dogs and they love the roll down rear windshield. I wish mine had come with the rollout rear tray so the entire surface would have been flat when the seats were folded down. I purchased the Luno mattress($300) thinking they would have compensated for the dip down aft of the rear seat but they did not. Don’t waste your money on the Luno mattress unless you have that pullout tray. Finally the roof rack is kinda useless. Most well equipped versions remove this POS rack. I stopped plans to build this unit into a proper overlander in favor of waiting to see how the Land Cruiser is and of course what the next gen changes.
Sometimes you just have to push on through instead of stopping Everytime you feel a bump.
rear locker can also make the lateral slide happen out back if your off camber. good test. but it's a mistake to lock the rear, just use the rock mode and it's capabilities won't be hindered by the rear shifting on you.
Hey man.. I’m so looking forward to see you adding the Land Cruiser on that curse road then the 4Runner trd pro to see which one performs better :)
“We are in a better position now” continues to take the same line
The 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser LC70 series in the middle east now uses the same v6 1grfe engine as the 4runner. How about that.
I have a 2024 off-road premium with KDSS and rock rails, wild peak tires and Uptop roof rack that is much better than the Pro rack. In the future adding Fox shocks with a minor lift of about 2 inches. I feel these additions will definitely outperform a Pro for about same money.
Wish you would do the Test course with a 2024 4Runner with KDSS. Also upgrading the tires but not absolutely necessary. The KDSS will give you more articulation.
Toyota never puts KDSS trims into the press fleet. We should get a Lexus GX 550 to test in the next couple months, and that one might have eKDSS.
Having owned a '16 Trail with KDSS and now a '23 Pro, off the showroom floor, I prefer the Pro. The Fox suspension is really well sorted. The KDSS really shined on backroads thanks to the fat swaybars, but I felt like it definitely gave up on-road and off-road ride quality to the Fox suspension.
Interesting. I think my TRD OR with the KDSS and KO2's would have just walked it w/out all that trail reconfiguration and multitude of line checks. I get it tho, not your rig, so have to be especially delicate. And you are judging the course for even less capable rigs. And with that in mind, I think it is going to be too much for anything you want to just drive through with.
I feel like you have had to be mistaken for the legend Mike Leach at least once in your life. RIP pirate.
Love the new obstacle ridden little course. I wonder how a Bronco on 35s would do on it. hmm
Look cool😊
I wonder how Honda Pilot Trailsport would do on the new course. Probably would need better tires for this one.
I hope they’re not going backwards with the 4Runner. Idk what Toyota was thinking giving the new Land Cruiser 8.7” of ground clearance, a laughable spec for modern off-roading.
A Toyota employee told me they were ready to release the new 4Runner in 2024 but then the Bronco came out, so Toyota had to do some redesigns to make the 4Runner competitive. My guess is they probably made the 4Runner a more on-road oriented vehicle but the demand for the Bronco was so great that Toyota had to go back to the drawing board.
As for myself, I’ve test driven the Wrangler Rubicon, Bronco, etc. and I’ve decided to keep my Lime Rush Pro forever. I can always count on it to start when I push the button, wherever I take it.
The low clearance measurement is due to the 9.5" ring gear in the rear diff. That necessitates a bigger diff housing. The 8.7" is measured to the bottom of the rear diff. The rest of the underside is high and tight. Our 5th gen 4Runners only have an 8.2" diff. According to another video on the GX, the articulation on the midsize TNGA-F trucks is improved considerably over the previous gen vehicles. Long story short, you can't just look at ground clearance as measure of off roading. Subarus have great ground clearance thanks to independent suspension but terrible suspension articulation (basically fully drooped as they sit). They are going to be great at straddling things but have a tire in the air as soon as there is any sort of mogul.
I finally got to sit in it at the Silicon Valley Auto Show. It still looks so nice and inside its rugged but is a little dated. And the rear seats do not lay flat which is a big miss on these trucks whom can take you into amazing places, but you can't stretch out in it.
Thanks for the vids... but missing the chicken run.
They do lay flat if you pull the seat cushion up first
Jusssssst send it already!
Love the detail on off road you do ....however I have a jeep Cherokee trailhawk and I looked back 3 years and I cant find one review ..lots of the compass and the Grand Cherokee and even smaller model but nothing on the one I drive have you ever done a review on the Cherokee
Typically the press fleet only has vehicles that have had updates or are all new. Because of that Jeep didn't bother to put the Cherokee into the fleet in recent years since the fifth-gen was introduced around 2014. I have had them as rentals, and do appreciate them. But just haven't had press access. Now that they're discontinued, it looks like we'll never get one now. BTW: Toyota considers a new color new enough to put another 4Runner TRD PRO into the fleet. Lol.
Looked in the old videos, and we actually did the Cherokee Trailhawk when it was last updated in 2014. 😂 czcams.com/video/UtSgmErrFuU/video.html
@@drivingsports geez 2014 ! I still learned a couple things
Sadly this is the end of one of the greatest SUV ever built .
Very sad. Everyone has lost their minds and gone WOKE including Toyota!
3 minutes in you said you have the Land Cruiser on order…….where, how??? Please tell
I suspect that a Wrangler Rubicon would walk up that by comparison.
Hi, on the landcruiser you ordered, which trim you chose and approximate price ?
First Edition. $77k. 😮
@@drivingsports thank-you for the quick response.
@@drivingsportsYou prefer the round headlights over the jeweled linear ones? Will it be more of a personal vehicle or a channel vehicle where it'll be the standard review vehicles go up against for these test courses
@@chibbyylolI like both. First Editon is getting built first. That’s a priority. Also, love it comes with sliders and a platform. It will be a channel vehicle.
This is a deceiving answer. When you order a vehicle from Toyota you can’t do a factory order. Toyota dealers do not have any input on what they order. Toyota Motor Sales decides what is shipped to the dealers. The dealers are on an allocation system. The dealer doesn’t know what they are getting until it ships from Japan.
Recently bought a 2024 Toyota 4Runner. All the Toyota dealers I dealt with confirmed they have no input and customer requests are not considered. Needless to say dealers are not happy with this Toyota Motor Sales policy.
When I recently bought my 4Runner that I wanted with almost no options I didn’t want, I flew a thousand miles to pick it up. I saw it on the dealer website and it had recently shipped from Japan. Put a down payment right away and picked it up about 3 weeks later.
Ryan, you mentioned the Land Cruiser on order but didn't mention the Ranger Raptor. Did you cancel that order?
Nope. That’s still on order.
Just bought this car
Running both ways would be the most productive use of the course.
Nothing like off roading the forest moon Endor.
le faltó jinete a esa yegua. super buena camioneta.
I wish the next gen 4runner comes with better mileage, but as reliable and powerful as the current V6 4 litre. 7/8 Auto and manual transmission as well.
I’m really hoping that the sixth generation 4Runner has a straight axle upfront instead of independent front suspension. I have a jeep wrangler Rubicon unlimited and it is absolutely superior off-road. It would be nice to have a secondary vehicle if the 4Runner did go to a straight axle upfront.
Toyota has Land Cruiser 70 series and has front solid axle. Too bad your politicians set laws won’t let it easily import. All you off roaders are out of luck to play the best toy on the earth.
Absolutely zero chance the 6th gen 4Runner will have a solid front axle.
I love my 22 sr5. We dont need a 6th gen just keep it as is
It will be interesting to see how the Tacoma Trailhunter deals with this course
We’re ready for it 🙌
Leave the rear lock her on, put it on a track and just go on through the stuff, I’ve gone through worse than that with the rear locker and crawl control
weird that they put the older style wheels on the 2024. Not that it matters much because of the 6th gen that just came out. This one still looks better :)
I am only careful with trucks for first year. After that it starts to get abused. I do not get out of truck alot to see what did i hit 😅