The multimedia system in our long-term Toyota 4Runner works well enough overall, but user-interface and smartphone-connectivity issues prevent it from being class-leading.

It seems like nobody drives on pavement these days. All manner of SUVs and pickup trucks are getting off-road trim levels to satisfy what automaker product-planning departments believe is a resurgent ...

Detroit — With roads under four inches of snow one morning this winter, traffic stopped on hilly Franklin Road as a front-wheel-drive Nissan Altima struggled to climb an icy slope in front of me. The ...

Initially, the 2025 Toyota 4Runner gave mixed impressions, with easy wireless smartphone mirroring connectivity on one hand and excessive noise from its powertrain and other systems on the other. The ...

If you’re looking to get a 4Runner loaded up with all the fancy factory hardware you need for hardcore off-road adventuring, then the Trailhunter is the one you want, thanks to its 323-hp hybrid ...

For 2026, Toyota refines the sixth-generation 4Runner, introduced for the 2025 model year, rather than making significant design changes. The 2026 4Runner offers nine trim levels, including the ...

What Toyota has done with the 2025 4Runner is evolutionary and well-considered. The new 4Runner sits on the TNGA-F body-on-frame architecture (shared with the Tacoma and Tundra), and that underpins ...

The 2026 Toyota 4Runner costs more but adds almost nothing new – just one small hardware option for a single trim. 2026 Toyota 4Runner prices increase despite virtually no updates or changes. Only ...

The smartest and most polarizing 4Runner to date isn't particularly good in terms of rear occupant protection in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's 40-mph updated moderate overlap front ...

Toyota 4Runner lovers have waited 15 years for a new model to take off-road and bash around muddy or rocky trails with their Jeep buddies. That wait ended in 2025 with the first new design for 4Runner ...

The 4Runner is unofficially the meanest trim in Toyota’s lineup – in a good way - and in this, the Trailhunter, it elbows ahead of all comers to present the most ballsy, savage and pleasurable version ...

Thomas has spent two years working in the auto journalism industry, contributing to a UK-based newspaper and writing for Euronewsweek. A full-time writer and lifelong engineering enthusiast, he now ...