Thankfully, Toyota kept the body-on-frame construction for 2025, but the last-gen was built on the N280 platform that was ...

This trail legend since 1984 undergoes a long-awaited transformation in 2025. San Diego, CA - The Toyota 4Runner, a trail legend since 1984, undergoes a long-awaited transformation in 2025.

Owner review of their 1987 Toyota 4Runner on Car Survey.org 1986 also saw Toyota replace the solid front axle with an independent front suspension ... the fifth-gen 4Runner embraced modernization ...

Thankfully, the long-awaited ground-up remake of the 4Runner SUV was worth the wait. Enthusiasts have kept buying the fifth-generation ... it doesn’t have the suspension, wheel-size, tire ...

The Toyota 4Runner is a dinosaur of sorts, a remnant of long ago when body-on-frame ... And yet, despite Toyota letting the outgoing fifth-generation model languish for 15 years without a redesign ...

The previous-generation 4Runner SUV was old. That fifth-generation model ran for almost 15 years, about twice as long as the lifespan ... and six different suspension setups, making it a de ...

Those die-hards have already made up their mind as to whether or not they like this newest generation. Related: 2025 Toyota 4Runner Up Close: Took Ya Long Enough ... for its own travel and ...

These dampers come from the factory set up for overlanding, which means a softer ride for long-distance travel ... back one generation, yes, absolutely; the fifth-generation 4Runner would have ...

which is not something I could say of the fifth-gen. Off-road prowess largely depends on the trim, but overall, the new 4Runner succeeds in being adept in the dirt, and making it easy for the driver.