2019 Toyota 4Runner Nightshade Review - Worth a Look?
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The 2019 Toyota 4Runner remains pretty much unchanged from the previous model year, except for the addition of the Nightshade trim. This trim is largely an appearance package for the 7-seater Limited model. The Nightshades adds touches of black chrome, larger black wheels and some unique interior trimmings.
This body on frame SUV is built for consumers that want to a mid-size SUV with some true off raiding capability. But for everyday use, is there any reason to take this 4Runner over the Highlander? Max Landi from The Drive Guyde finds out.
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The Toyota 4Runner and Toyota Landcruiser are the greatest SUVs ever created!
I think you are missing the point completely why people buy 4 Runners. There are many that prefer tried and true to new and untested, another words, rock solid reliability when you spend big dollars for cars. Example, you like the Volvos in your reviews, I guarantee that the no nonsense 4.0 liter six in 4 runner will outlive by 300,000 miles the turbo supercharged fours in volvos that will have problems at 50,000 miles. It is why 4 runners sell at their highest volumes ever, regardless of how old school the interior may look. For some use of muscle memory for buttons is preferable to all digital functions and automatics with strange shift levers and even stranger shift action.
Paul M This!! I’ve seen Volvo’s break down constantly when used off road. A real SUV, versus a car based crossover.
I know you posted this two years ago but this is so on point, Paul! Just the shifter muscle memory alone is a fine issue you raise. I can't stand these new shifters where you push it forward to go in reverse or where you turn a dial. Just so unnatural to this 45 year old codger. LOVE ME A 4RUNNER! Worth every penny and it has very sloooooooow depreciation.
You forget why people buy 4RUNNERs, I am on my 5th Toyota 4Runner and my 4th Limited currently a 2015 and I am thinking about the 2019 Nightshade Edition. The 4RUNNERs I have had never let me down, not in any of the driving situations I have put them, snow, sand or mud. Very reliable and very safe.
Just wait, there may be a re-designed model for 2020.
I am waiting for 4Runner 6 generation, hopefully out by 2020 and then I will trade my 2015 limited for it
@@mohcheddar I spoke to a Toyota Rep at a recent car show and he told me that there will not being any upgrades for the 4Runner for another 3 years. Very disappointing considering it hasn't changed in 11 years
I have the 2015 nautical blue limited....have you modded yours any?
Yes I have changed my 2015 4RUNNER Limited to LED DRL/ high beams and headlights, fog lights, rear turn signals and back up lights also all interior lights. For interior and rear Sirius LEDs, for front DRL, high beams, headlights and fog lights Sealight LEDs (DOT approved)
"Built for the fans." Kind of like Jeep Wrangler. FYI the 4Runner was the very first vehicle to be called a SUV. Also what I like about it is that it is built on a FRAME and not a box on wheels. I have the 2019 Night Shade, first Toyota I have owned and I must say it is far and away better than any Chevy or Ford I have ever owned. The things you whined about, oh the big knobs and it doesn't have electronic this or that, and the blinkers don't blink three times instead one will have to...OMG wait for it...hold the blinker handle or actually switch the blinker on to change lanes...OOOHHH the humanity. Millennials.
He completely misses the point of the 4Runner. And to steer folks to a Highlander instead? Wow. I don’t even want to try to make sense of his reasoning.
This isn’t a very honest review.
1) radar controlled cruise control doesn’t work when there’s 3” of ice and snow on it.
2) lane departure doesn’t work when the road is full of ice and snow. Besides, you drive in the lane that’s actually plowed.
3) auto lift gates also have sensors that aren’t worth anything when there’s ice accumulation on the sensors.
4) the screen in the middle is old school but seriously, how often do we actually look at it?
5) you can’t fit in the third row? What adult sits back there? Those are for the kids if you have kids.
6) the engine is not weak and has plenty of power. This isn’t a sports car.
The 4Runner is a tool for those who need the capability. I live in Minnesota and could care less about all the fru-fru options with the exception of the heated seats which are a must here.
These things will go through anything that nature throws at it particularly when it dumps 2 ft of snow overnight.
I disagree with the power. It’s extremely under powered...an 8 second 0-60, 16 second quarter mile at 85mph is pathetic....a Toyota Prius runs a 17.xx quarter mile at 80mph meaning this thing would barely beat a Toyota Prius.
I test drive one last week the transmission is so unbelievably bad and slow I thought something was maybe stuck under the accelerator pedal...it’s extremely underpowered.
4Runners are Built To last, not to dazzle you with all the bells and whistle‘s for 5 - 7 years and then be scrapped (like a chevy, Ford, Dodge). To be honest, i feel like this has too many options. I dont want the automatic running boards. Might go with the trd Off road or sr5.
Love my 2021 Nightshade! Awesome vehicle ! Can’t wait to keep it for as long as I live. My only car ever!
Just bought 1 today! My second 4runner.
Can't beat Toyota.
Just picked up a 2019 4runner TRD off road premium, u know what sold me. The manual 4x4 lever. Some of us don't care about fancy gadgets. Highlanders, IMHO are just to geared to soccer mom's, I know my wife has one, HAHA.
delacruztaylor Too bad they don’t make the Offroad models with 7 seats.
I love your work so much keep up the work
Thanks for your comment! Going to punch out 2 new reviews before the end of the year! One is a MINI and the other... definitely isn't a MINI
Great video, thanks
Great video!
Cheers!
Soooo nice ! One day I will own one !
I think you don’t understand the essence of the 4runner.
Thanks for the video but your point of view comparing the 4runner to another more tech oriented vehicles like the Highlander, shouldn’t be. They are made for different market segments.
EXACTLY
The simple basic rugged features are the key to this modern SUV. Im so glad my nightshade doesn't have brake assist, auto start/stop, lane assist etc. We all agree they need more power or throttle response. Just add a TRD air filter and a sprint booster v3 and the difference is night/day despite mpg still being poor.
I love this car in my country !
I have a Venza and was thinking of going to Highlander next time but suspension was shot after 60,000km and tires constantly getting punctured. I spend half the driving time off the pavement so under these conditions the 4Runner is better suited than most crossovers.
I wanted the Highlander initially, but when I saw this beauty in the lot I had to take a look. One of the top selling features for me is the absence of nuisance safety features like blind spot detection, lane departure warning, and collision avoidance. I truly believe these safety devices have made road safety worse as people no longer feel the need to shoulder check or watch the road more than half the time. The chunky big buttons and dials plus the vintage, simple styling scream “efficiency” and “utilitarianism” - something the world can use a little bit more of. But I will contradict myself and agree with the reviewer that the rear hatch opening and closing should have come fully automated. Final comment, and this is probably wrong for me to say, but after driving both the highlander and the 4Runner I just feel like the Highlander is more for the ladies or the family man who gets only half the say. I love this beast!
Nice video. Any plans on doing a review of any of the latest model 4Runners, perhaps... a Nightshade edition?!
Hoping that there will be a 2020 model showing up in the fleet this winter but can't promise anything I'm afraid
@@maxlandireviews I have been on a 4Runner kick since recently seeing the Nightshade edition online. Also, talking with a few coworkers who own or have owned 4Runner’s and couldn’t speak more highly of them.
Your review definitely took the wind out of my sails, so to speak. For good reason though. While I’d like a 4Runner, it may not be as suitable as an every day driver. With the prospect of a new career in the not so distant future, having a comfortable and fuel efficient ride would be optimal. I didn’t gather from your video that it was too comfortable or quiet on the interior, for that matter. Maybe the 2021 and 2022 will be different.
Guess I’ll have to go test drive one! I have a 2013 Camry SE V6 and it’s been great to me. Before that, a 2008 Corolla, also super dependable. I think I’m brand loyal to Toyota now. The highlander just doesn’t do it for me.
Also, really wishing 4runners came with the bird’s eye camera system and “panoramic” moon roof.
What are the tire brand and size? Thanks
I really want that car, but I do think that they need to upgrade the center console, it’s 2019...
YES. I was looking at a 2020 and had the intention of swapping out that really outdated radio. I love the simplicity of everything else but that head unit, I would have changed it out. But I hear 2020 will be getting a new head unit and dash board so i am waiting for that.
So this is full time 4wd?
What rides better on road, the ZR2 or the 4runner? And which is more comfortable?
Definitely the 4Runner
It does look a lot cooler but it is quite a lot more expensive than a normal Limiteds (at least in the used market) and it really includes nothing that couldn't easily be done with wrap or something like that.
So many statements in this review are so badly misguided, I question what it is you purport to do on this platform.
I could spend hours of my life dissecting your errors to death, but I don’t have that time. So long story short: No man ever, on the face of the planet, EVER, went to a dealership to buy a 4Runner, and was pleasantly surprised to find a Highlander and happy to bring that home instead.
Please shut this down, and get some basic guidance before you ever consider doing this again.
Good, honest review.
I consider my Limited a poor man's LC...............and, I love it.
The hairline is legendary!
Ontario has mountains??? where is this place?
Bow Valley Alberta
@@maxlandireviews ohh Thank you. That's what I was wondering from the license plate is ON but how come we got mountains??
I’m 4” shorter then you and I was barely able to fight height wise. How did you make that work?
The majority of my body is my legs...
Better than a 2020 because they have a CD player. Not a sissy looking car. I like it!
The nightshade is sweet, but needs a better infotainment system, and also needs to be a hybrid, and needs at minimum an 8 speed transmission.
, and what about cross traffic & blind spot monitoring? Come on Toyota get in the game. The 4Runner is awesome! And it really needs to keep up😊
Don't fix if it ain't broken. simple yet STRONG
Youre in Canmore
Indeed!
What are you smoking dude ? comparing 4runner with highlander. What kind of stupidity is this. One is body on frame other one is uni body. Mate, you need some cars 101 basics.
THANK YOU. WELL SAID. So glad I’m not the only one. When he said that I just scratched my head like “WTF?”
Why take it over a Highlander? Because not everyone wants a cushy mom mobile. Quick someone get this guy a crossover or minivan.
The biggest shame is that Toyota didn’t update 4Runner when they updated Prado in 2017. The biggest change in face-lifted Prado is updated gearbox from GX that makes it so much smoother and better to drive, also they’ve added quite bit of modern gizmos to it as well. It’s like Toyota hates NA market or really wants you to buy pricier GX
dyadyaBOB what’s the point of the “upgraded engine and transmission in the gx460” it’s way heavier and burns more fuel and no faster than a 4Runner.
The 2020 4runner will be my next car. I will not be getting the Limited though. I will get either the SR5 Premium or TRD. One big reason I want a 4runner, besides it's reliability, is it's simplicity and lack of, IMO, unnecessary tech. I am not a fan of all that, especially since I tend to keep my cars "forever".
But, I do want a newer/undated head unit. Luckily I have heard that they are updated it for 2020, so I am waiting for that. Otherwise, I was going to put a aftermarket radio in, and I hate doing that, but the current radio/head unit, is outdated. Hopefully 2020 fixes that issue along with a few other upgrades. Keep the power train the same as it's tried and true and I don't want to be a tester for a new engine or trans that may or may not be reliable.
There is no headroom in that thing for you
Frankly........It's just a "jazzed up" Limited. Mechanically, exactly the same.
black chrome, black wheels. That is why you are paying 2 grand more. It's a limited..
Yes it is a jazzed up Limited, but there was no blacked out package like those available on other SUV'S and crossovers.
Don’t forget the self-deploying / retracting running board.
Put the 4.6 v8 in it and I would buy one. Done
Steve Sigler they do, it’s call the Lexus GX460 or overseas it’s called a land cruiser Prado, the 4Runner is just mildly restyled Prado.
No Look into the Magnuson Supercharger for this 4.0 😉
Gutless engine? lmaooooo
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Boo boo, cry me a river! People buy these trucks cause of how tough they are not because they got bells and whistles! Go to KIA if you want bells and whistles!
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