Rednexus, you are towing a trailer the size of a small apartment building, right?However I probably would pick a LC250 over a 5th gen 4Runner, just to avoid the under-powered 1GR

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Rednexus, you are towing a trailer the size of a small apartment building, right?However I probably would pick a LC250 over a 5th gen 4Runner, just to avoid the under-powered 1GR
I'm just spoiled by my 2UZ-FE with long-tube headers, a catback, a tune, and a CAIRednexus, you are towing a trailer the size of a small apartment building, right?I can see why you want all this horsepower. I could not get that mini-motel on wheels back where I have to go with no road…..even with a helicopter! Seriously, I have seen the 4Runner with the 1GR do some pretty remarkable things here in AZ desert and hills with “no road.” It’s a very capable truck.
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Does a fifth gen 4runner have beefier running gear than the new LC 250?
The GX550 has beefier axles than the Lqnd Cruiser. Curious how the 5th gen 4runner compares.
Decisions indeed. No full specs yet but here is a early release of the 6G 4runnerDecisions Decisions!
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LC just became much less appealing imo. I can see how the LC Prado works in other markets, I can't see how it works in NA now.Still need to see pricing, but right now I will take the new 6th Gen 4Runner Trailhunter over the new Land Cruiser. Beautiful truck.
“LC” 250 needs a V6, 3rd row seating, and a front locker. Definitely won’t happen. The only thing going for it: it’s not butt ugly like the 4Runner or GX550.I have no idea about pricing, but Car and Driver has the TACOMA Trailhunter at $57k (EST) and TRD Pro at $65k (EST). That seems high for a Tacoma but reasonable for a 4Runner. If that is the case I would take a 4Runner Trailhunter over a 1958 and the TRD Pro over the "Land Cruiser" without question. How stupid that Toyota wanted separation between the LC and GX but not the LC and 4Runner. Of course, the Trailhunter and TRD Pro could actually be MORE expensive, which would be insane. Why even build the LC 250 in that case. I stand by what I have said all along. The LC should have come with the GX's V-6 to separate it from the 4 Runner.
Literally what are you even getting from the LC250 over a 4Runner. What a disaster.
Literally what are you even getting from the LC250 over a 4Runner. What a disaster. Toyota should have just sold a mid spec Land Cruiser 300.
I just don't see that many people buying those LC's that wouldn't have happily bought a 4Runner if it was the only choice from Toyota. How many LC sales would be from other brands and not 4Runners? The GX makes sense. The LC no longer does to me.Nobody will care except us. They look very different and have different names. That will suffice for the US market. They’ll sell both.
Appears to be very wide. Looks like it gains 10 inches in width over 5th gen. Probably at least 4" in reality. Already has wide body fender - sure to look cartoonish when someone puts wide body fenders on wide body fenders..
Well, I would choose the 250 because, all other things being similar, I think the 4Runner is hideous. But I don’t think most US consumers will notice or care about the mechanical similarities and redundancies that we do. They’ll see two distinct body styles and badges, each marketed to unique demographics. It’s all very superficial and Toyota knows it. I actually think 250’s stock went up quite a bit today given 4Runner’s odd proportions.I just don't see that many people buying those LC's that wouldn't have happily bought a 4Runner if it was the only choice from Toyota. How many LC sales would be from other brands and not 4Runners? The GX makes sense. The LC no longer does to me.
Sure looks like it. Looks like it shares the same footprint as the 250. Rear end looks weirdly square to me.That’s a huge change, and, alongside longer wheelbase, detracts from trail nimbleness. 4Runner just got a lot bigger. I wonder if it and the 250 share an identical frame.