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The front bumper and whatever is going on with the lower half of the doors is odd

It doesnt flow front to back

Looks like the small rear side window got smaller and the bottom has been moved up

Wonder how that negatively impacts blind spot.

If they make avail a MT from the Taco it would be in high demand I bet
 
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Gr8Daneger said:
Talked to my buddy who works at Toyota HQ and he said the just got the 4R in and it awesome. He said it follows the same line as the Toaco and Tundra, it’s bigger than the Gen 5 and will have the same engines choices as the Taco. He also said it’s going to be even more expensive than the Gen 5.

Seems like Toyota has really blurred the lines of every BOF vehicle they make and not really making any one stand out.
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Pretty much exactly what I said!

So, do you buy a fully loaded 4R or a stripped down Baby LC?

😂
 
TheLCProject said:
Just wait..otherwise they'll be asking the admins to remove the photos and text (or buy the whole forum).
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I was asked to remove the 250-series leaked images. I didn't :)
 
Here's a couple other nuggets:

"The latest Land Cruiser and Lexus GX are effectively the Prado that is sold in other markets."

"Even the 4Runner now offers a third-row option and continues to do so on the new model."

There are also lots of little hints about how similar it is to the Tacoma, possibly supporting my guess that they are going to produce this in MX, but we will find out shortly. Maybe all the photos in the release were taken in Mexico?
 
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TheLCProject said:
Here's a couple other nuggets:

"The latest Land Cruiser and Lexus GX are effectively the Prado that is sold in other markets."

"Even the 4Runner now offers a third-row option and continues to do so on the new model."

There are also lots of little hints about how similar it is to the Tacoma, possibly supporting my guess that they are going to produce this in MX, but we will find out shortly. Maybe all the photos in the release were taken in Mexico?
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Brown98LC said:
Much prefer the 250 design over this.

I still see more people picking this over the 250 though. Especially cheaper price/third row.
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Same. Strictly talking styling I think the 250 looks like the superior vehicle. I kind of like it from certain angles (like rear-3/4) but from the front and side profiles it looks goofy to me. Definitely some 4th and 5th gen cues along with modern day Toyota design language. Not a fan of the dash carryover from the Tacoma.

I'll probably walk all of this back in a few years. I thought the 5th gen was an ugly duck until about 5 years ago when it suddenly aged gracefully in my eyes.
 
No manual....no interest. I see no reason to buy this over the LC....and don't see much reason to buy the LC over the GX.
 
Gr8Daneger said:
Still made in Japan.
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That was my biggest question and thought moving production to Mexico with the new Tacoma might have been part of the delay.

Other thought:
-Lame that the throwback feature is 2nd style rear quarter windows rather than an open air experience. It didn’t need to be full roof off but a removable roof panel would have been cool.

-limited looks way to much like a Sequoia

-if you can’t get a split gate on any LC 4Runner buyers should also have to suffer with no roll down rear window
 
Looks like the new Pro color is called Mudbath, and the Trailhunter color is called Everest.
 
NearJetties said:
-Lame that the throwback feature is 2nd style rear quarter windows rather than an open air experience. It didn’t need to be full roof off but a removable roof panel would have been cool.
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The 4Runner hasn't had a removable roof since the 1st gen, which was last sold in 1989. That was 35 years ago. I don't understand why some people expected that the 6th gen would have a removable roof or roof panel. The closest Toyota has come to a Wrangler competitor was the FJ Cruiser, which also had a fixed roof.
 
jimbo92 said:
No manual....no interest. I see no reason to buy this over the LC....and don't see much reason to buy the LC over the GX.
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The 4Runner hasn't had a manual transmission since 2000, almost 25 years ago. Even on the Taco, the manual take rate is well below 10%. I drove exclusively manual transmission cars for more than 25 years. I greatly prefer an automatic transmission for an offroad-capable SUV. For a sports car, yes, I would prefer a manual, but this isn't a sports car.

A couple months back, I made the following predictions about the 4Runner:
  1. It would only be available with a 4-door body, no two-door.
  2. It would only be available with an automatic transmission.
  3. It would not have a removable roof.
  4. It would not be available in the US with a diesel engine.
  5. It would not have a SFA.
 
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M1911 said:
The 4Runner hasn't had a removable roof since the 1st gen, which was last sold in 1989. That was 35 years ago. I don't understand why some people expected that the 6th gen would have a removable roof or roof panel. The closest Toyota has come to a Wrangler competitor was the FJ Cruiser, which also had a fixed roof.
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Poor argument. They’ve never had to differentiate it from a Land Cruiser Prado in the US. They haven’t had a Prado in the US since….ever (1990 technically)….yet it’s here now as the LC 250.
 
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