2024 Toyota Land Cruiser vs 4Runner TRD Pro: Which Way Would You Spend $55K?
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- Опубликовано: 8 фев 2024
- ( www.alltfl.com/ ) Check out our new spot to find ALL our content, from news to videos and our podcasts! While the brand-new 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser brings an iconic nameplate back to America with a completely new design, there's another midsize rugged SUV already in the brand's lineup: the capable 4Runner TRD Pro. Weirdly, both start in the mid-$50,000 range...so how would you spend the money? Would you spring for the new LC or stick with the tried-and-true 4Runner?
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I like the simplicity of my 4R. It’s an honest vehicle that’s built to last.
Same with the Land Cruiser though right?
@@user-kc4zv3bn2mno
I’d still go with the 5th 4Runner hands down. Truthfully I wish they keep power train around for another decade. It’s solid. Matter of fact just keep this body style forever.
Ikr?! The body style is timeless in my opinion. The only thing I wish they would do is update the interior a tad
I agree, but I will only buy it with a manual transmission. I have no interest in a slushbox.
Used market will keep them forever. Time for a change
agreed... I have two 5th gens.... they are bomb proof.
@@RRPBJJ I can believe it but if I can't get it with a manual transmission I will not buy it.
Love them both but my money goes to the Dinosour 4 runner all the way
Love them both but by the time they get to dealer lots neither will be close to $55k. 😢
and still worth every penny
Dont blame toyota. Blame your local dealership. Locally owned franchise.
$20k ADM lol
Yep just move on to the next dealership, it's a free market out there.
In Canada selling new higher then msrp is illegal !
I just bought a 2023 TRD off road premium. Decision made and I LOVE IT.
Same!
Same here!
Absolutely no regrets
Best price point for such a vehicle 4Runner model?
@@guidenext2204 High 40’s to low 50’s depending on your area. You can save a little if you opt for non premium.
Also same...Going to drive it into the dirt... hope it outlives me.
I'll take the 4runner
4Runner all day. 4.0 and 5 speed transmission bulletproof, timeless design.
With a hideous looking front end. 🤢
4runner will be redesigned with a turbo engine as well.
Very timeless. I just got a 21 sr5 and love it. It was either that or the wrangler and I chose the 4Runner cuz I know it will be less problematic in the long run
4Runner really needs at least a 6speed. 5speed gearing really highlights the lack of power.
I have that same 4Runner from the '22 model year. I'd still go 4Runner between the two. You're getting a TRD Pro for the same money as a base trim baby LC. The 4R has a nice simple engine that will last forever, the whole vehicle has proven reliability and resale value, the 4R has a pet friendly rear window that goes down, softex seats vs cloth, I even think the 4R has a nicer looking interior.
Disagree with the look but it’s all subjective
2024 4Runner TRD Off-road Premium for me just a few weeks old. Most satisfying vehicle I’ve ever purchased for build quality. I have a 2023 Bronco Squatch which is fun, but the old school Toyota feel is so good. I’d also expect to easily pay $15k more for a base 1958 Landcruiser.
I just bought a 2024 4Runner TRD PRO. I got it because I wanted the old school reliability of it. I do not want a hybrid or turbo anything.
How is it?
I made my choice, I bought the 2024 4Runner ORP.
I'll have the wife trade her 2021 Highlander in for a 2025 GX550. I like the non hybrid v6 better than the 4 cylinder hybrid.
4Runner all day!
The new US Land Cruiser is the new Prado (Land Cruiser 250), and not a replacement for the Land Cruiser 200 - that replacement is the new Land Cruiser 300 (not available in the US).
At this point I’d pay for the “option” to not have a screen in my car.
Thank you!!!!!!
I’d pay 1k for that option
That would be incredible. For a vehicle designed to last, I’d rather not have a tablet dating it. A phone on a mount does everything I need in terms of navigation and music. The phone can be updated, the screen in the vehicle cannot
A standardized interface like the old single and dual DIN head units would be my ideal.
Just buy a new Land Rover/Range Rover. The screen will quit working and fall out of the dash within 5,000 miles anyway.....all set!
Already spent my money on a 2023 4R. No Regrets!
I know times are changing and they definitely got a lot right w the "new" (prado) Land Cruiser. I would say anyone that's been a Land Cruiser owner definitely values their reliability. All the new hybrid and tech may be tested but 1st gen anything is going to have issues pop up. Give me the 4Runner over this new PLC.
in europe we get a good old 2.8l diesel. Its reliable and has loads of torque.
Old school, the V6 will still be driving while everyone is repairing blown turbos and hybrid components. But it's a different market these days as everything is made to be disposable and nobody cares as long as it has updated tech and crap like a phone.
You're not wrong at all, but they're charging new technology prices for old ass tech. That I'm not cool with.
Toyota knows hybrids. The Prius is rock solid. The Tundra is doing well so far with it's turbos. This isn't a Chevy.
@@andyleo8418 I tend to agree. I believe Toyota's twin turbo tech has been around since '95 and the most recent 3.5L iteration came out in '18 with the LS so not entirely unproven. And we can't forget that these new engine and EVs (which are a joke) are all pushed onto the public by govt.
I also believe, Toyota's hybrid tech is hand down the best approach today. As such, I'm waiting for the GX550 hybrid coming to the US next year.
Yea there’s Prius out there with half million miles.
@@flight2k5 Apples and Oranges cars and trucks that are meant to do 2 different things
5th gen 4runner all day. It'll last twice as long as the turbo hybrid.
You got it! That 4.0 is officially one of the best engines ever made!
Problem is michigan salt eating away at my 5th gen.😂
umm no it won't, they BOTH will last the same
I want the LandCruiser with 4Runner engine.
@user-tg8do2kr4v Out of curiosity, what do you base your opinion on? I could be wrong (time will tell), but I don't think any hybrid will last as long as a well built naturally aspirated engine.
Landcruiser, round headlights, 2” lift, 33” MTs. What I have planned for my wife’s next vehicle when my son starts driving the Highlander in a few years.
I'm old school. I'll keep the 4runner. That V6, 5 speed is tried and true.
Kind of funny how some reviewers are gushing about how great the LC is because it's old school. At the same time others are trashing the 4Runner because it's too old school and needs to be updated.
Old school appearance vs. old school tech. I get the appeal of the proven platform, but I'd get the cruiser in a heartbeat.
There’s important context to both that you’re leaving out in order to be condescending 🤷♂️
4Runner all day. You get that proven V6 instead of that 4 banger.
But that 5 speed transmission takes ages to move
@@kanwaryuvrajsinghno it doesn’t. It accelerates just fine and is super fun to drive. My 23 feels fantastic.
@@kanwaryuvrajsinghHave you ever drove it in SMode? I own it and its a night and day difference. Sometimes you gotta be a smarter driver to know its capabilities. Its quick enough for sure. Relying on a 5speed automatic itself wasnt even for the sports cars that had them unless you knew how to shift the gears longer which you can do drastically on the 4runner in Smode. Even the throttle response is quicker in Smode too.
@@kanwaryuvrajsinghno it doesn’t, tf are u smoking
Great videos guys enjoy time back home in Chicago Roman!!! See you guys at Giordanos
The roof rack on the 4Runner trd pro is such an eye sore. The new LC has great proportions.
I'll take the 4runner. Can't beat thE reliability of the naturally aspirated 4.0 v6. I have 5 more years left on my mortgage, and I'm getting one. The screen with android auto on the 2024 4Runner is more than enough for me.
The bronco brought back old school square style designs and I’m so thankful for it
4 Runner
I just put my money on a new 4Runner Premium O/R. The attention to detail is amazing. Everything has been refined.
Except the motor, which always sounds slightly broken, lol.
There really is a lot of the thought put into the 4Runner. I just upgraded from a 2019 rav4 to a 2021 sr5. The quality is noticeably better. The layout is well thought out. It makes me appreciate more.
@@chadthecreative I do really appreciate the ergonomics of my forerunner. The only thing that I don't like is that the driver door armrest is either too high or too low, depending on where you put the seat. Mine are great. I like all the other controls. The thing I find interesting about it is that most of the interior plastics feel relatively cheap, but they also feel screwed together very well. Almost 170k on mine and essentially no squeaks or rattles.
Great video! Sorry - but mentions of old school and the LC70 remind me of what many of us want - a simple and LC70-like and NO SCREENS. The new Land Cruiser 250 looks great but that digital dash will force me to keep my LC 200 as long as possible. The current 4Runner is looking better and better.
Between the two I would go with the 4 Runner still. I like to keep the engine size more in line with the size of the car even if the smaller motor makes more power. Now make the choice between the 4Runner TRD pro out and the new Lexus GX would probably be the GX. But I don't like to buy the first year of anything so probably still the 4 Runner
Buy a 2 year old 4Runner and save yourself $20k-30k over the LC......and be happy for many years.
4Runner every time. Not even worth the debate.
I love them both but I'm leaning 4Runner for long term reliability and repair.
That’s a good decision.
4-Runner
They divided the cost by two but divided the features and amenities by 3. Leadership, "Hmm, who will buy such a vehicle?" Marketing, "If we slap a Land Cruiser badge on it...Americans will!"
Like always guys great job 👏,Toyota lovers need a baby 4Runner,smaller and cheaper,that old school look is classic ❤
4runner all day.
I like them both. Was considering a 4Runner but want the newer tech. Leaning towards a Bronco at the moment.
Bronco is a sick ride. I got my Heritage Edition three weeks ago and it is such a cool thing to go about in! Gonna try to get it ready for some proper off road adventuring come early summer.
5 gen. I bought one, after always wanted one. I love it. Last of a dying breed. I love it
Same with me. The quality of the truck is amazing. I love it more after every drive.
I’d go with the new Landcruiser except that it’s basically the 5th gen 4Runner without a roll down rear window so 4Runner is the move.
I’d go for a 2016/17 4Runner TRD Off Road for 2 reasons
1st it’s not available where I live (UK) and while the LC will be available soon with the diesel I think the 4Runner looks better.
2nd I wouldn’t buy a new 4runner as it has too many electronics which is why I’d get the last year (16/17) before the nanny state was fitted
I bought an 80 Series and spent money to replace everything including rebuilding the engine. I now have a new car below $40K and it is way cooler than both of these cars
For me 4Runner 🔥🔥🔥
My Underground TRD Pro will arrive next week. I got it for $1,000 under MSRP. Last of the old school is appealing, especially considering the less than stellar reliability of the new Tundra.
Deals to be had on pros now! Great to see. I paid sticker for my solar Octane after I read how many issues there were with the new power trains. Great buy my man!
Just bought our 3rd 4R- 2005,2011 and 2024 Limited at invoice (48.5). I love the look of the new LC and expect the new 4R to be amazing, but will wait for them to be refined before making a jump to either of them.
did you buy your car in or near Torledo,Ohio?
@@howardklatsky5016 Pittsburgh, PA
I don't really buy the whole "It's half the price of the old one" since this is the 250, which is the follow up to the 150- not the 300, which is the follow up to the 200. Considering that the 4Runner shares a lot in common with the old 150 (much of the interior is identical, and the engine was used in Prados for years), this looks like a pretty big price increase disguised as a price cut in the North American market. Heck, you can't even get a third row in the new 250- something the Prado / 4Runner have offered for years. I guess we'll see where everything lands after the new 4Runner is announced, but I can't help but wonder if that won't just be based on the Fortuner. Fitting, given the relationship it has to the Hilux, and the 4Runner's Hilux Surf origins.
Got the 2020 4R ORP and would love to get the latest year before the 5th gen so I can have one last as long as possible 👀
That sweatshirt is bad ass Roman!
I'd go for the 6the Gen runner. All the good stuff from the LC and the 4 runner
Roman, where did you find that Williams sweatshirt? 🤙
I have a 2020 4runner off road and wondering if I need to upgrade before 25 and a new drivetrain
300000 miles strong on my 4 runner only thing I changed was my av compressor and condenser 😊
Just prefer RWD for everyday cruising, part time 4x4... AWD may well be preferred by others.. would probably go TRD ORP for value + kdss..
I would pick the landcrujser for modern safety standards, but definitely aware that it’s not built to the same standards as a 4R
If the LC & new 4runner have the same engine, I'd buy the LC.
If the upcoming 4runner is all motor, then 4runner is gonna be joining to my TRD trucks.
I'll keep my 2023 4runner. The product is more mature, and little quirks are all fixed. And that is comparing to my 2019 4runner.
@tfl do you guys know when you get to drive the new LC?
I'm waiting the the Hybrid Tacoma but I'd consider the Series 250 LC.
Still running an 07 4Runner. They just work and keep working. 4Runner all day.
Can't wait to see the after market front bumper will look like
Thanks guys! Love your channel. I love Toyota but it frustrates the hell out of me that they have a prototype LC with street tires. So stupid…
As of today I’ll go for the new chassis / drive train of the LC. Now ask the same question next year when they are on the same chassis then that will be a much more interesting question.
Definitely! Considering how close to the current 4Runner is to 55k, it'll be interesting what they do with the new one to make it worthwhile to buy over the Land Cruiser. Considering a TRD off-road is about 50Kthese days, why not step up to the Land Cruiser?
I'd take the 250 Prado with the 2.8 Diesel engine and 3rd row seat. Hope it will be available end of this year in Central America. We have the 4th gen available now.
I'll take the new Landcruiser, to be able to afford one would be so nice! I already have the last generation Tundra with the V8 so i am not too worried about the engine but I do want some gas efficiency for a daily.
I love the old 4runner reliability with the new landcruiser looked
Happy with my 2017 4runner limited😅
I went back in time and voted with my wallet: Bought a 2021 4R TRD Pro.
I got one of the last 4Runner TRD Off-Road Premium in Lunar Rock. I prefer the dinosaur, but damn that LC is exciting! Based on the Taco, I think the 6th gen 4Runner will be just as good!
Either and comes
Down to preference . You can’t go wrong with a ‘yota
I have a 2020 4Runner. That being said I also want that new land cruiser, but I’m sure as hell not getting rid of my 4Runner when I get it in a few years or so
Roman, Great sweatshirt!!!
Definitely new tech for me 😊
I called my local dealer today. I won’t say what city/state so they won’t be incriminated. The Salesgal told me that they have zero information. They don’t know when they are getting vehicles or how many. She also said, yes, they will be selling them for above MSRP. I told her to keep me posted but that I won’t pay over MSRP. So….no news and bad news only so far.
I am glad my desire for the 4Runner waned when I stopped watching 4Runner RUclips videos. I bought an Outback and never looked back. I am patiently waiting 4 years to see what will come out.
An Outback Wilderness with a sunroof is $42k and you are in 4R territory. For $5k more, there is the 4R Offroad Premium. Better gas mileage sure, but so much more offroad with the 4R, or even a Tacoma for less.
Love where this new land cruiser seems to be going!
i agree with this man. I am not afraid of change.
LC for sure!
I went tried and true except with a 2023 GX luxury. Traded a 09 Lx we wanted to get the last of the reliable V8
Things that people you enjoy going off-roading with care about:
- Recovery gear
- Radio/channel
- Having fun
- Being chill with everyone in the group
- Not tearing up public lands, ruining it for everyone
Things that people who you avoid off-roading with care about:
- The logo on the vehicle
- What's under the hood
- Manual vs automatic
- Headlight shape
- Gatekeeping off-roading for any/all the pointless reasons
I'm really tempted to get a 4Runner.
Were the Land Cruiser front seats more Tundra like than Tacoma?
I'm a Toyota guy. I'm keeping my FJ and replacing the wife's MDX. As someone who's always wanted a Land Cruiser but has hated the styling for the past 3 decades and also someone who balks at 93k for a car. Well, with this more 80's styling and a lower price point we're considering ordering one from the factory. Though this will be my first time so good knows what that process is like.
What i love on my 16 is the Smode driving it. Only those that say its slow never learned the capabilities of the truck when you clearly shift your gears longer and get a quicker throttle response. Just like the ones that bought automatic sports cars saying that they were slow.😂
will be fun to cross shop the 2024 landcruiser and the 2025 4runner
So the real question is T4R/new LC/ or new GX..?
Between these two: 4Runner. In general: Land Cruiser all day! My 70 series Troopy is on another level.
I've had my 4Runner Sport Edition 4.7-liter V-8 for 20 years. It was the best $36K I ever spent, and I am not looking forward to replacing it in the future.
Just got my 2024 ORP last month in underground. Sold my 2022 SRT Durango for it. Wanted something more off road capable again.
Everybody keeps talking about that 55k price tag. However the builder app on toyota's site pushed it over with few changes. Which means that once it hits dealership lots the base will be well over 60k.
Land Cruiser TRD ? Would be awesome. Hope to see one in Portland Oregon auto show
I would hope they have one at the show. I have been disappointed with the Portland and Seattle auto shows the last couple of years. Most auto makers don't even bother bringing upcoming models or sometime even the newest models that have been out. The Land Cruiser TRD will probably be down the pipeline after the Initial Lexus GX overlanded sell their run. Heck they don't even have the floor plan out and its two weeks away! I hope it due to an influx of vendors coming in at the last minute.
I’m going to save my money this year and buy the 4 runner Trd pro. Turbo engines are prone to failure after 80,000 miles plus. I know this due to owning a few modern euro cars.
I am pulling a trigger on a white first edition with black rims
Land Cruiser with round headlights & new tech! Also, the 4Runner’s seats are not comfortable enough and less adjustment options.
If the Land Cruiser is a bit shorter,.. can you lay down in back for car camping?
I had a 2016 4Runner and they have changed nearly nothing. I mean... it ain't broke. I loved it but damn. The 6th Gen can not get here fast enough. I would not spend 55k for the 4Runner when I could get a Land Cruiser. But I am 46 now so... maybe that has something to do with it. The 4runner is the 25 year old and the Land Cruiser is the 45 year old. Nearly the same capabilities but full-time 4WD and ventilated seats are what I enjoy now.
I think the 4Runner is way more beautiful
4 runner all day, tried and true engine and drive train, higher ground clearance and a ton of aftermarket accessories.
The cut the price in half by cutting the size and features ;)
Exactly what I wanted them to do.
This was obviously very purposeful given the tandem launch of the Lexus GX. So now you have 3 LC and 6 GX models...and that doesn't even consider the 2 GX Hybrids that land in the US next year. I think Toyota has done a great job relaunching the LC/GX and provides plenty of optionality. Plus, a loaded GX increased in price by ~$10K but is still $20K cheaper than the old LC.
It's call rebadging. They are all Prados
Half the engine too
The LC. The torque will be addicting!!!
Im on the fence about getting a 4runner before the update or the trailhunter taco.
Test drive one, I saved up and was ready to pull the trigger on a 2024 but I found the 4Runner seats were just too uncomfortable.
Definitely 4runner is my pick can't stand hybrid car's