Yahoo Autos 2025 Toyota 4Runner vs. 2024 Toyota 4Runner: How They Compare
The 2025 Toyota 4Runner kicks off a new generation boasting many improvements over its predecessor.
Along with a new frame and longer wheelbase, the redesigned 4Runner replaces its old 270-hp V-6 with a mightier turbo four as well as a 326-hp hybrid powertrain.
Toyota hasn't released pricing for the 2025 4Runner lineup, but we expect costs to rise by a couple thousand dollars or more.
After the better part of two decades, the Toyota 4Runner has received a total redesign for the 2025 model year. From a new frame with a longer wheelbase to a choice of hybrid or nonhybrid turbocharged powertrains to features that finally feel appropriate for modern times, the new sixth-generation 4Runner arrives with endless improvements versus its predecessor. To see how the new and old versions of Toyota's popular off-road mid-size SUV stack up, we're comparing some of their primary details and specs.
Design and Dimensions
Despite its age, the outgoing 4Runner still has a boxy exterior with flared fenders that looks appropriately tough for a body-on-frame SUV. While its design wasn't an issue, its outdated chassis was. Not only does the 2025 4Runner manage to look more muscular (and very similar to the redesigned Toyota Tacoma), but it also adopts a new frame from the famed mid-size pickup. That stretches the new 4Runner's wheelbase to 112.2 inches—2.4 inches longer than its predecessor.
Thankfully, the sixth generation keeps the 4Runner's roll-down rear window. We also dig its wrap-over rear side glass that recalls the first- and second-gen models. Compared with the 2024 Toyota 4Runner, its replacement is roughly four inches longer, two inches wider, and just under an inch shorter. When it comes to off-road clearances, the new model's 9.2 inches of ground clearance is virtually identical to the old one. With a 32-degree approach angle and 24-degree departure angle, the new 4Runner remains about the same in front but is 2 degrees less in the back.
Interior and Cargo
Other than all of its hard plastics being durable and easy to clean when dirty, the old 4Runner's interior was drab on most trims. That's no longer the case with the new generation, which introduces a wider mix of materials and soft-touch surfaces. Things are still functional thanks to the physical switchgear on the center stack, including a volume knob for the giant 14.0-inch touchscreen that's now available. A smaller 8.0-inch unit is standard, but it's no worse than the outgoing infotainment system. The new 4Runner also offers a configurable 12.3-inch gauge cluster, which, if nothing else, makes the cabin feel even more modern.
