Roll-Down Rear Window Returns for Sixth-Gen 4Runner, Which Debuts April 9
“A window to bigger worlds and adventures is just around the corner.” So reads the caption accompanying our second teaser image of the forthcoming sixth-generation Toyota 4Runner.
The roll-down rear window, a hallmark feature on the 4Runner over its entire lifespan, will return on the new model, a detail that is sure to delight the nameplate’s massive fanbase. In the image above, note the little arrow buttons to the right side of the TOYOTA script on the tailgate; owners will be able to open and close the window from inside and from outside the vehicle, which is rather convenient.
Thanks to a post on ToyotaUSA’s Instagram, we can see the button inside the 4Runner that actuates the roll-down rear window is now positioned overhead, rather than down on the center console as in the previous generation. Perhaps more importantly, we now know that the new 4Runner will be revealed in full on April 9—let the anticipation commence!
We can glean a few other things from this photo as well, like the large center screen, mounted somewhat high on the dashboard. However, unlike the dash found in the new Lexus GX 550, the 4Runner’s ritzier cousin, this model won’t feature that nearly flat design. If you squint, you can also see what appears to be a digital instrument cluster peeking out from between the headrest and the backing of the driver’s seat.
As we noted in the previous teaser image, the rear end seems a bit wider than that of the Land Cruiser, one of many models that share the TNGA-F body-on-frame architecture that is expected to underpin the new 4Runner.
One final detail we picked up when examining the name of the image Toyota released: It looks like the 4Runner will debut as a 2025 model-year vehicle. So although it will be revealed in full next week, we’ll probably have to wait a while before we can crawl all over it.
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The teasing trickles in. I do love the 4Runner, great trucks. Would be nice to have a non-hybrid model.
I have owned a 1990 (manual), a 2002 and now a 2015 4Runner. They are well designed and well made! while some harp on the fct that many 4runner features are hold overs from the past and may be considered aged, small info screens and analog gauges don’t get you home from the outback! I will be VERY interested in the 2025 model. Heres hoping a ICE V6 (orV8) will be avaiable along with other alternative power plants going forward.
Once again it will be a shame to see the suggested retail price. $65,000 seems to me to be the range that would make Toyota quite happy. Lease one for $600/month after putting $4500 down and have absolutely nothing to show for it at the end of the lease. I own two Toyotas and love their quality but there is zero chance of owning one again.