The 2020 Toyota 4Runner Is Bringing Important New Changes You Asked For

I have 2018 4Runner TRD Pro. Also have a GLE63, 911TURBO. Love the TRD Pro but deeply miss the lack of horse power vs my other vehicles. Otherwise very happy to have scored a TRD Pro.

I've been considering getting the 4runner for some time as an alternative to my Lexus LX570. Held up due to the lack of Safety Sense. Looks like it may be time.

I prefer reliability over gadgetry. I would like to have a larger display screen for NAV, etc.and vents that run to the back when the seats are folded down. Otherwise, it's a perfectly designed body on frame vehicle.

I'm surprised I only seen one other post. I had a 2003 4Runner with the 4.7 V8. That was the only body style that had the V8 and in my opinion it also looked the best. Not to mention the V8 only got 1mpg or so less than the V6. It also got much better mpg on the freeway than advertised unless you had your foot into it. The only thing the current version has is the TRD model. The others aren't as good looking and a refresh is long overdue. Bring in a new powertrain and a revamp and I'll be at the dealership tomorrow.

Just change ugly front back to 2013 and increase your sales exponentially.

I have a 2016 Trail edition 3 4runner. I like almost everything except the terrible rule economy which should be much better considering the lack of power. I have a F350 Are Cab Dully and gets better milage then my 4Runner.Also the lack of modern features. My 206 doe not have automatic headlights. Something that has been on most cars since the 80s.

More horsepower and torque. Make the safety sense an option! Offer the SR trim level fully customizable on tacomas, 4runners and tundras.
Allow the Toyota off road loyalists the options to still fill their vehicles the way they want and stay true to Toyota

I love the blind spot monitor(BSM) on my Prius. Do you think this sill come with the 2020 4 Runner?

I would like rain sensing wipers, and move the rear window button - it's in a stupid location. Let's keep that proven V6 but can we see a more fuel friendly gear box?

I am also not terribly in love with the heater controls, they seem unintuitive but it's my reluctance to accept a push button fan speed button and a dial for heat control. It just seems backward.

I wouldn't go all crazy on a full redesign, I don't want the thing to be a friggin soccer mom station wagon like every other SUV.

And on that topic, the basics of a jeep stay within jeep parameters. The 4 Runner should stay with that convention as well.

Sure, we need better headlamps..

I love my 'Runner.

I have a 2010 Forerunner. Hoping for an exterior redesign before I replace what I have. As much as I would like a new one, this thing handles like its brand new. People ask me to sell it all the time. Waiting for new body style and excited about new technology and safety!

I'm considering getting a 4runner for weekend trips out to the desert in southern California. I test drove a 2017, and found it gutless in the power department. I have heard a lot about suspension mods, but what about ways to increase horsepower and torque? And this article is a joke, btw. New screens? Lol.

Im driving the 2007 4 runner with the 4.7 v8.
Its a shame this engine type was discontinued.
ITS bullet proof as long as you change oil on tbe regular. I would like to see Toyota go back to an 8 cylinder option. Tbe. I would probably invest in a new model.

The new 4runners should have the automatic back door!! This is the ONLY suv that doesn’t have it that Toyota makes. I don’t understand why it doesn’t have it.

Would love for an V-8 option. Love the power to pull our trailer and boat. Only reason we kept our old 4 runner for those reasons. Wanted to upgrade to a new one but they stop making that size engine. Will definitely purchase a new one if ever they make a V8 again.

Bigger engine Or at least more horsepower but that’s it. Nobody ask for the Toyota safety sense put that on your Camry! People that are buying 4runners or Tacomas are using these vehicles for off-road they do not need all that electronics

Come on guys, - Updating the media center doesn't constitute a change in anything. It's simply a sucker play. I'll put the Toyota Engineers on my personal WALL OF SHAME! LED lights also don't count for anymore that good icing on a birthday cake. I've already done that!!

Give me a dependable extra gear of two and fuel mileage that better that 18 MPG, - or better yet a diesel engine option.

JR

Why would toyota sell a $40k 4runner without a hands free tail gate ?

If I special order a 2020
TRD PRO, what customizations are allowed?

To not have improved the fuel mileage over the past five years nor increase the horsepower is absolutely absurd. Although the 5000 pound vehicle has 270 hp it clearly drives like it has two hundred hp and struggles to pull a Polaris ranger on a trailer at 70 miles an hour !! Shame on Toyota !!! A slightly smaller motor with 300 hp and shedding 300 pounds off the vehicle over five years is not very much at all to ask the technology to do so is everywhere Toyota clearly clearly has their head in the sand A slightly smaller motor with 300 hp and shedding 300 pounds off the vehicle over five years is not very much at all to ask , the technology to do so is everywhere !!! Toyota clearly clearly has their head in the sand !!! Nothing worse than a company that treats loyalty and success as acceptance and stupidity of their clientele !!

I don't like all this techie things: Radars, cameras, active lane and braking nonsense. I have the driving skills to know to stop if there is something in front of me. All this "safety" stuff is people who use their iPhones when texting their BFF instead of driving the damn car.

But the real reason is "planned obsolescence". The more stuff you have on a car, the more to break down. I am a retired engineer in RMA (reliability, maintainability, availability). Engineers can predict life cycles of equipment down to a tee. They designed this stuff to break down right after the warranty expires. So the customer is left either spending thousands of $$$ for repairs or has to buy a new vehicle. Either way, the car company wins. What's worse, the customer is too stupid to realize what the hell is really going on and is fooled into thinking all this unnecessary "safety" stuff is great. All the while the car companies are laughing all the way to the bank.

I have a V6 Trail edition, waiting for the V8 option to come back

I own a 2018 Limited Model and love it! I would not change a thing about this vehicle. Love it for its reliability,ruggedness and great look. Please keep making them in Japan and do not change at all...

I own a 2018 Limited Model and love it! I would not change a thing about this vehicle. Love it for its reliability,ruggedness and great look. Please keep making them in Japan and do not change at all...

Upgrade the power and torque with a V6 twin turbo with more gears, That will give it power and better gas millage. The Toyota V8 is terrible on gas millage. I would buy one tomorrow with the V6 Turbo!!

fact is..Toyota are followers and not leaders in the auto market.