I recently put a deposit down
I recently put a deposit down to get in line for an early production '22 4Runner. I was keeping my eye on what they would do with the Forester Wilderness. The 2.4T Forester would have been a very tempting distraction from following through on that decision. Yes, they are very different vehicles but I was still cross shopping them for my needs - which you partially summed up with "a rugged vehicle that could carry additional gear for Overlanding and getting further away from civilization". I think they did a great job with the Outback Wilderness but the outback just isn't for me. 4Runner it is then.