After months of delay, the sixth generation, 2025 Toyota 4Runner will finally arrive at dealerships in January of 2025. Price starts in the low 40s.
Originally intended hit dealers in the fall, Toyota delayed the launch of the 4Runner several months. The Japanese brand explained that supply constraints of key parts of the 4Runner caused the schedule interruption. Indeed, the 4Runner shares a lot of components with the Tacoma and Land Cruiser, which both also received new generations for 2024. That makes this explanation at least plausible.
No matter, the wait is over. Toyota will park the new, sixth-generation 4Runner at dealers in January. Moreover, Toyota announced pricing for all nine trims. For the base, SR5 4Runner with rear-wheel-drive, prepare to spend $42,220. And that price includes the $1450 destination charge.
From there, the price climbs by choosing one of the eight other trims offered, switching to four-wheel-drive when its optional, and choosing between the standard i-Force and i-Force Max powertrains. If you head all the way up the 4Runner food chain, you’ll need to find $68,350 for either TRD Pro, or new for 2025 Trailhunter 4Runner.
TWO POWERTRAIN CHOICES
As Toyota revealed in April, Toyota will offer two, turbocharged, 2.4-liter, inline-four-cylinder engine options. The standard engine gets the name i-Force. It produces 278 HP and 317 lb.-ft of torque and comes standard on the SR5 through Limited trims.
Optionally available on the TRD Off-Road and Limited, and standard on the Platinum, TRD Pro, and Trailhunter versions is the i-Force Max hybrid engine with 326 HP and 465 lb.-ft of torque. That engine is also optional in the Tacoma and standard in the new Land Cruiser.
Both engines mate to an eight-speed automatic transmission.
Similarly, some trims come standard with four-wheel-drive: TRD Off-Road, TRD Off-Road Premium, Platinum, Trailhunter, and TRD Pro.
BREAKING DOWN THE PRICES
As I mentioned, Toyota will sell nine 4Runner trims: SR5, TRD Sport, TRD Sport Premium, TRD Off-Road, TRD Off-Road Premium, Limited, Platinum, TRD Pro, and Trailhunter. Of those trims, some will come with standard four-wheel-drive and a few only get the more powerful, hybrid powertrain.
For the SR5, TRD Sport, TRD Sport Premium, and Limited trims, choosing four-wheel-drive as opposed to rear-wheel-drive adds $2000 to the price.
Toyota offers both engines in the TRD Off-Road, TRD Off-Road Premium, and Limited trims. For the above, choosing the hybrid engine tacks $2800 on to the price. That makes the Limited trim 4Runner the only offered with both rear- or all-wheel-drive, and with either standard or optional power.
Here is a table to see the different prices:
| Trim | Drive | Engine | Price |
| SR5 | 2WD | i-Force | $ 42,220 |
| SR5 | 4WD | i-Force | $ 44,220 |
| TRD Sport | 2WD | i-Force | $ 48,700 |
| TRD Off-Road | 4WD | i-Force | $ 50,640 |
| TRD Sport | 4WD | i-Force | $ 50,700 |
| TRD Off-Road | 4WD | i-Force Max | $ 53,440 |
| TRD Sport Prem | 2WD | i-Force | $ 54,060 |
| TRD Sport Prem | 4WD | i-Force | $ 56,060 |
| TRD Off-Rd Prem | 4WD | i-Force | $ 56,420 |
| Limited | 2WD | i-Force | $ 56,850 |
| Limited | 4WD | i-Force | $ 58,850 |
| TRD Off-Rd Prem | 4WD | i-Force Max | $ 59,220 |
| Limited | 4WD | i-Force Max | $ 61,650 |
| Platinum | 4WD | i-Force Max | $ 64,310 |
| Trailhunter | 4WD | i-Force Max | $ 68,350 |
| TRD Pro | 4WD | i-Force Max | $ 68,350 |
To learn more about the 2025 Toyota 4Runner, check out my previous article here, which goes into a more detail. There you can learn much more about the new Trailhunter and Platinum trims.
NO MORE WAITING
We expected to see the 4Runner on the road months ago. But perhaps it’s fate. Afterall, winter is the best time to offer a vehicle with this much inherent ground clearance and several drivetrain choices.
That also hopefully means, I will get the chance to drive and review one soon and see how this TNGA-F platform feels compared to the Land Cruiser and Tacoma. Based on what I’ve driven thus far, I’m cautiously optimistic. Only one way to find out for sure!
