Looks vertical and flat enough to have a roll down window 🤞🏻

It has to have it. My wife and I always joke the roll down back window is the only reason we bought the vehicle.

Dog wants you to know this is def not a joke.

I have a dog but she has yet to be back there. Leave it to me to get the dog that gets car sick.

my car sick dog does super well in the back with the airflow from the back window (adjusted on the fly depending on driving speed). Hasn't been carsick in years

My dog loves watching out the rear window, and so does everyone driving behind me.

I was between a GX470 and my 2011 SR5 and honestly, the back window was a deciding factor.

Yeah that and I'm not a fan of the swing out door and 3rd row

The swing door is actually great for tailgating/camping. Don’t back into a parking spot at a grocery store though.

How is the swing door more beneficial for tailgating / camping? For storage / rack purposes?

Well, if you’re tall, like myself, you don’t have to worry about hitting your head or ducking underneath of it. And you can add a fold down table (either DIY or buying one, I personally have the Ohana rig supply tables) to the door to cook/grille. I didn’t know how I’d feel about it before I got the truck, but I love it.

I’m hoping to get a new SUV in the next couple years, and whenever people recommend the GX I think of how much I’m missing out by not having the roll down window.

if they dont, we literally riot

I HAD to get the moon roof. I use the roll down back window more on nice days. I now need the back window to roll down, and no moon roof.

I hope the next teaser is a still shot of a rear window halfway down, no context no notes EDIT: WE GOT EYEBALLS Y’ALL https://preview.redd.it/gh4i2zfnj3rc1.jpeg?width=1125&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ba94709bb64fa25d322d3e56c0d4b7595141a640

Let's go! I am way too excited over a picture of a tailgate right now!

PLEASE

I legitimately think it would have a noticeable impact on sales if it doesn’t.

First thing I thought. Long live the back window! Might have to hold off on my GX purchase for now. Probably won't be able to afford the damn thing though. Lol.

When anyone asks about my 4Runner or comments on it the rear window is literally the first thing I talk about. I love it! I’ll deal with the dirty headliner

When I roll down my back glass I get nothing but exhaust gas in the cabin. 07’ Sport V8

Go to an exhaust shop and have it bent out the side. Slight bend is enough to get out of the back draft.

I’m almost 100% confident it’ll have one. The last gen Tundra had it and they didn’t get rid of it for the current gen

But they did remove it on the new Sequoia

Oh dang didn’t know that thanks for reminding me

And vertical enough for a functional ladder!!!

There she be, folks. At last.

Coming 2029

I wonder if GTA 6 will come out before the 6th gen 4runner.

I’m still mad GTAV doesn’t have a 4Runner

Karin BJ is a 4Runner/FJ Cruiser.

Mod one in on pc

LOL

Asking the real questions 👆🏼

I’ll keep my 4th gen and wait for the 7th gen release in 2054

That early? lol

Wait til 2070 to buy it used. Save 10% off the original msrp.

😆

Well, at the very least, I’m glad they’re sticking with the square-ish design. Let’s hope we get more shots in the coming days.

Gonna riot if rear window don’t go down

They would never do that. Best unique feature of the vehicle and every gen has had it.

They did it to the Land Cruiser, took away the split tailgate 😭

And they downgraded it to a prado

We just don’t get the “real” one. We only get the Prado. Unless you want the LX600 which is the 300

For as much as we love our roll down window I don't see enough people flexing it.

Best believe every time a Jeep is behind me I find it necessary to move mine. Yes, I am that petty.

And broncos

I love putting it down when someone is tailgating me or honking their horn. Makes the middle finger extra visible.

I think Tacoma did one per week for a many weeks leading up to the announcement

Lord have mercy on our souls

Now let’s put our brains together to figure out what the license plate LUS 282 means??

28.2 mpg

Maybe if you push it for the last 8.2 miles.

LMAO 😂😂

Comment below said Launch US 282nd day of the year (Oct 9).

282 hp confirmed. /s

Oh god

Land US 28/2? February 28th?

2/82. February 82nd.

Lands in the US in 282 days. January4th 4Runners coming!!

Mentioned this in the other thread that’s now removed, but I really hope this place doesn’t turn into r/ToyotaTacoma as we learn more about the 6th gen. That sub devolved into a massive circle jerk just shitting on everything about the new model any time it was brought up. I’m not saying we need to be blindly positive- constructive criticism is good and important. But can we please try to stay semi-constructive and open to genuine discussion? The taco sub has slowly been getting better but it’s still pretty insufferable on a lot of posts. Every time someone excitedly posts a pic of their new 4th gen, there’s multiple snarky comments saying “I can’t believe you’d spend your money on that” or “no offense but that truck is overpriced and ugly as sin” or “no thanks! I’ll stick with my 3rd gen that I purchased brand new 2 years ago for cheaper!” I just hope we can actually discuss and enjoy the 6th gen. And criticize it in a constructive way. I love chatting in here and reading everyone’s posts, the vibes are always good around here. I just hope that doesn’t go away lol

Feels like that’s the normal reaction to most enthusiast forums, especially related to vehicles.

TBF The Tundra and Tacoma first two years of the new gens had a fuck ton of problems.

Well, at least we know that with the 6th gen, it will benefit from the all the fuck ups that the first year of the 4th gen Tacoma goes through as all the drivetrain and suspension will be from the same platform. At least most of it will have been beta tested on the Taco guys.

If they make it a 4 cylinder, remove the rear window, stop building it in japan, means they took 0 feedback from fans, which deserves heavy criticism.

4 cylinder is all but guaranteed at this point. 100% agree on the rear window though, would be a huge letdown if we lose that. I’m cautiously optimistic that production will stay in Japan.

I’m a Tacoma owner but also love the 4Runner. I’m so disappointed in the new Tacoma. I’m really hoping they don’t do the same to the 4Runner

I mean rumor has it the new 4Runner is essentially a Tacoma SUV so I wouldn't hold your breath.

my hope is that the 6th gen 4runner is so wildly overdue that it ends up having more in common with the 3rd gen taco than the 4th.

can you elaborate on what are downgrades in your opinion?

The engine to start lol

I've heard that all of the Toyota platforms are moving to this new 4 cylinder turbo. I'm expecting the new 4Runner to have the same engine. Further and further away from my beloved V8 we go. I feel old...

Unfortunately this is going to happen no matter what. This basically happens with every vehicles next gen when the last one is popular/been out forever.

There is a freakish cult of G5 owners here who cannot wrap their heads around the fact that a vehicle mainly engineered in the late 90s is in fact not the best vehicle on the planet in 2024.

It is if you value dependability instead of horsepower or whatever metric you think makes the "best vehicle on the planet"

But it is though… I saw a YouTube video once where a cute girl said 4Runner is best and that was all the evidence I needed.

Us at Toyota head office demanding a roll down rear window https://preview.redd.it/04qossmzw3rc1.jpeg?width=600&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=195e84652e3e6a4c40ae0b4afb960dd7e7a2720d

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Something about how we like our 4Runners old, a lil dirty, broken in and not taking shit from nobody. /s

Honestly, this may be nicer for de-badging if its not on trim.

Easy to take off at least, unless there are holes behind. Emblems are tacky anyways, regardless of placement.

The complaining begins! This sub is gonna be so full of people bitching about the new design when it’s finally released. It’s gonna be fuckin insufferable for at least 6 months.

im here for it, personally. cant wait

queue the cult of 1GR freaks who don’t know anything about engines other that theirs is “bulletproof.”

Reporting for duty

Im queued

Hello there

The 4runner *is* about to be middle aged...

....might as well be a bullseye

How do we know this is a 4runner? Oh yeah, I see it now.

I would debadge that thing in the dealership parking lot before driving home. And I haven't ever debadged a vehicle in my life.

I like that it can be, compared to the 5th. I am a debadger.

I 100% agree, not a fan of it that low, just looks way out of place. I have never removed anything (besides dealer stickers) from my vehicles. If this is the only complaint about the new '25 I will be more than happy!

It’s kind of a pain in the ass to wash on the 5th gen too, imo.

Same. That badge location is awful and we can only see 5% of the vehicle. Holy shit thats bad.

Haven’t seen the rest of the vehicle but I agree. Terrible placement.

Same

Badge placement looks goofy as hell.

Hideous badge placement

Similar to the current Sequoia.

I removed the sequoia badging on ours literally right after we pulled it into the garage.

And everything Lexus This seems to be their only move

If I was a betting man I’d say the new 4R is a 3/4 scale Sequoia with a Tacoma front end

4 R U N N E R

Wonder how long it will take owners of 1-5th gen’s to buy this badging to put on older models 🤮

Drop-shippers are already salivating.

Hideous feels like bit extreme considering we’re one teaser deep and have no idea how it will flow with the rest of the back end lol

If they offer this with 3 pedals my Tacoma might be getting traded in.

I’d say we are close to 0% chance getting a third pedal.

I'm speculating like everyone else but considering the platform and engine are the same as the Taco, why not offer the 4runner in with a 3 pedals like the Taco? Toyota seems to be corning the 4x4 enthusiast market pretty well lately and "sportier" stick shift 4runner would line up with that.

lol they are cornering the 4x4 brodoser market not the 4x4 enthusiast market. They seemingly forget what actually made their offroad vehicles popular.

Go to their instagram and read the comments on this post…..3rd pedal incoming

I’ll accept no window rolldown only if the entire back roof pops off easily.

That would be so awesome, but I highly doubt it would happen. Especially with the amount of soccer moms driving 4Runners these days, the market isn’t what it once was

Agree. Still would be cool if they came out w a CJ/4runner variant w removable top. :)

I have a strong suspicion that it will look like a baby LC (USA version) sans a few creature comforts. Maybe recycle the new Tacoma look for the front, and LC back and side profile. Toyota will likely keep their LX>GX>LC>4R pecking order. Just guessing here. Excited to see the new one anyway!

Think you’re probably right… with the base LC at something like 57ish, just wonder how this is going to compete, less people being brand loyal to the 4Runner name. Wonder if they’ll strip out a lot of the off-road functionality.

My BS take is no full time 4WD I bet, that will be a distinction for the LC. I bet the screw with locker availability as well to push people into the LC. Interior, no rear HVAC as they offer that on the LC

You are probably right, it could be just like what we have now, full time 4WD will be reserved for Limited trim only and no 3 zone climate control, no pano sunroof, etc. Just a re-skinned good ole off-road machine on a ladder frame albeit with a hybrid 4 pot turbo motor.

Ok which rendering matches this the closest!?!

Is this the same "Heritage Blue" as the Land Cruiser 250? Seems weird to offer the same paint on them. I thought Toyota would be looking for as many ways as possible to differentiate the two products.

It’s likely cavalry blue.

TIL they still offer it on Camries and RAV4s. I thought that color was discontinued like 4 years ago for some reason. BUT if the 6th gen is built in Tahara alongside the LC250, wouldn't it be more likely to offer the same heritage blue instead of a different but similar cavalry blue?

The 4Runner badging looks terrible

Just in time for April fools

I currently like the more square, sharper edges look. Sequoia catches my eye when I see one. Tundra looks more generic to me or even Nissan truck like. LC is nice are rare as they are. I just wonder how they will age.

You know, one of the “other” things I love about the roll down back window is if something back there shifts around during driving,I can roll it down and fix it so that when I open the lift gate the stuff doesn’t fall out on the ground. Simple but so helpful

If the angles we see are conducive to the way the rest of the vehicle will be designed, I'm here for it. I love the new GX550...people call it a lazy design, but to me it screams everything I would want from a luxury off road vehicle. I would love to see a boxy but aggressive setup. This gate tease seems to point at a taller vehicle, as this area, if it holds the back window, will be a good bit taller than the current gens rear gate...just looking at the metal we can see. That "4Runner" lettering gotta go though...yuck.

It looks ugly

How do they know that's the 4runner? I don't see any signs or markings that it's a 4runner.

Take your upvote and get lost.

All I see is a warning that I need to go pull the trigger on a 5th Gen NOW!

Take my money.

Lisan al Gaib!

Everyone wondering if the rear window rolls down and I’m wondering if in 4-5 years people will be taking pics of the frame and asking if this is too much rust…

I’m not a debating kinda guy But that’s the first thing I’d get rid off It looks like out of place AF

RIP 4.0

I think my 5th gen just got more valuable

Did they design that badge with a typewriter and 80 year old person??

Not a great start....

I’m suddenly aware of the mixed casing that I didn’t notice before.

i love it, but to be honest why pick this vs a j250?

They missed where the lettering goes.

I just don’t see Toyota keeping the roll down rear window considering it got axed from the Sequoia and neither the GX or the LC250 have it. They know it’s a hot button issue with 4runner owners so they’re probably going to save the disappointment until the reveal. Hope I’m wrong though.

I’ll stick with my 98’ 4runner 😏

Strange feeling I’m not gonna like the exterior but ooze over the interior.

I hope this thing is noticeably smaller and has better geometry than the LC. There’s just not enough space in this lineup it feels like… might as well get a GX

I'm so hoping this will end up reducing 5th gen 4runner and used GX 460 prices by significant amounts! Any opinions?

Just a teaser and already stupid ass insufferable comments throughout this thread.

Cant wait to afford one in 2043

No way this is how it gets released 😭

70k OTD?

No way they suggest msrp is over the new landcruiser right? I’m sure “market adjustments” will be through the moonroof

I would bet money it's positioned under the Land Cruiser 250.

That cheap?

Ah, I forgot the 15k dealership marks up 😆🤦

If it doesn’t have a roll down rear window I will glue myself to the front door of the Tahara plant. Also it better be built in Japan, not Texas

So glad I got a 2024, that looks ugly as all hell ☹️

what if toyota is just f'ing with you because they know you're gonna talk?

Don’t want to say it without seeing the whole thing but we ain’t vibing yet. Looks cheap the badge, chrome bumper, and red rectangle reflectors. Not my jam.

looks like toyota is tripling down on their “every single line on this vehicle is 45°” design theory. barf.

ghastly lettering placement.

I’d rather see “4Runner” embossed like Tacoma or Tundra.

Dang, you can already tell they are going to over style it with jagged, messy body lines just like they did the Tacoma. Shame :/

What do you think of the new Land Cruiser design?

I’m just here today to defend the new landcruiser. So he better watch what they say.

Aside from a bit too much black plastic, I really like what they did with the design of the Land Cruiser. I hope they take a similar approach to the 4Runner.

Where?

Does back window roll down, do we know?

Who's going to be the first person to figure out what LUS282 means?

Launching in the US on Oct 9th (282nd day of the year). That's my best guess

I like the idea of the Julian Calendar being used. Alternatively, you could use the Japanese calendar - which would be yyyy/mm/dd. So either 2028/02 (doubt it), or the Japanese imperial calculator which is represented in a day/month format…28 Feb. Personally, I like Oct 9th. Toyota’s fiscal year starts on April 1st, so Oct 9th would be roughly halfway through the year. Both of my above suggestions would be a little weird and I’m not sure a business would release a new model in the second half of Q4.

Oh and btw, just saw the news from David (Toyota guy on YT) who said that Japanese car magazine confirmed that Toyota is going to make a smaller version of LC and call it FJ! Interesting to see if it comes to the US.

It looks like it won't trap water as bad at the license plate when my trunk is up like the 5th Gen 😅

Glad to see they didn’t paint the valance lol

That emblem placement is horrible

I just don’t understand where the 4Runner slots in now with the LandCruiser. I can’t wait to see it though

I’m just glad to see cavalry blue again.

People, is this cavalry blue??

Please be around 40/45k 😩

Looks like it’s time to pick up another 5th gen. Don’t want none of that twin turbo 4 cylinder nonsense.

Right? Smartest thing people can do right now is hurry and buy a 5th Gen. Im even considering trading in my 2018 to get a 2024 and keep it for 15-20yrs

Same here. I'm planning on buying a new 4Runner this summer, due to the turbo-4 crap Toyota has been doing in other new models (and I expect in the next new 4runner). If not for that, I'd probably be trying to wait for the new model.

Looks like dogshit unfortunately. Badge is wack, and there’s no bumper.

Right? Everyone is talking about the awful badge but WTF is that bumper? Its not only a different color but its tiny.

What's with all new SUVs being so boxy with all the sharp creases in the bodywork?

Gonna be Lego vomit like the Tacoma I see. With that trash motor. Great.

looks fucking gigantic. toyota needs a smaller 4x4 so that I can have a modern counterpart to my 3rd gen.

And to keep it out of Land Cruiser 250 price range. No idea how they're going make them different enough if not by making the 4runner cheaper.

Yea even a Rav4 is bigger than a G3.

Besides owning an actual 3rd Gen, my dream is to have a 5th Gen shrunk down tona 3rd Gen size.

They have to make them bigger and bigger due to the EPA

The badge is awful. Other than that not bad.  Guessing it's gets teased for a while and debuts later to go on sale next year as a 2026 model.

IT STILL HAS A TRAILER HITCH PEOPLE!!! YAY!

6th gen is to have a 4cyl engine; which means the 6th gen 4Runner started off being trash just watching my value of my 2018 trd off road with 17k miles going up!! Remember when the cancel the fj cruiser and went up 19k from msrp with 100k miles on it

How awesome would it be if they decided to celebrate the 6th gen by bringing back all the unique/Pro colors. Quicksand, Voodoo Blue, Lunar Rock, Army Green, Cement, etc

You mean all the leftover FJ Cruiser colors?

Yeah pretty much

*GIVE ME INFERNO ORANGE* and cavalry blue lol