Camouflaged 2025 Toyota 4Runner Caught Testing in Michigan

• We spotted a prototype of what is most certainly the new Toyota 4Runner testing near Toyota's R&D facility in Southeast Michigan.

• The camouflaged SUV was seen entering the highway in Ann Arbor flanked by two de-badged Tundra pickup trucks.

• Its size and shape are close to the current 4Runner and its truck-like underpinnings make it clear this is not a future Highlander crossover.

Caught near Ann Arbor, Michigan, just miles away from Toyota's R&D center (and Car and Driver HQ), we spotted what is most certainly a redesigned 2025 Toyota 4Runner. Draped in heavy camouflage, the mid-size SUV appears to be similar in size to the 2024 model, with ground clearance and approach and departure angles that indicate this is a truck-based SUV and no mere Highlander crossover.

This is the best evidence yet that the 4Runner will receive a modernization, although it shouldn't come as a surprise. Toyota has been focusing its efforts lately on revamping its truck and off-road SUV lineup, evidenced by the consistent flow of redesigned models starting with the Tundra pickup for the 2022 model year and more recently with the new Tacoma and revived Land Cruiser.