The new off-road SUV will have a hybrid engine

Toyota cars unveiled the new 4Runner SUV for the first time in nearly 15 years – completing a recent redesign of its current truck and SUV models.

Besides the new look, which is similar to the recently redesigned design Toyota Tacoma pickup truckThe 2025 4Runner will be offered with a hybrid engine for the first time as well as new “Platinum” and “Trailhunter” premium trims.

“This all-new 4Runner has incredible versatility and capability, rounding out our truck family,” said Dave Christ, Toyota group vice president and general manager, in a press release. we”. “We’ve sold more than 3 million 4Runners over the past 40 years, and this sixth-generation model brings an exciting new look and incredible features while retaining the rugged styling and capability that Our customers love this icon of adventure.”

Toyota’s “truck family” is also known as the “five brothers”: the Tacoma and Tundra pickup trucks and the 4Runner, Land Cruiser and Sequoia SUVs. The 4Runner is the last to be redesigned and built on Toyota’s global truck platform, which debuted alongside the Land Cruiser and Tundra in 2021.

Toyota said the price of the 2025 4Runner will be announced closer to the on-sale date. Starting prices for the 2024 model range from about $41,000 to more than $55,000.

Toyota is famous for its fuel-efficient cars such as PriusIts larger SUV “brethren,” including the 4Runner, had much worse fuel ratings before the update — at 17 mpg combined or less, according to federal rating. The current 4Runner has been on sale with several updates since 2010.

Toyota says miles-per-gallon ratings for the new 4Runner will be announced closer to when it arrives in showrooms in the fall. Toyota’s other redesigned trucks and SUVs have significantly improved fuel economy.

Jack Hollis, executive vice president of Toyota Motor North America, last month told CNBC that the company continues to balance its truck and SUV portfolio, including potential hybrid, plug-in hybrid and all-electric models.

“Those brothers all have many similarities and also many differences,” he said. “How do we limit carbon emissions the fastest for everyone, everywhere? It’s the right combination of those five products.”

The 4Runner’s available hybrid engine is a turbocharged 2.4-liter engine with a 48-horsepower electric motor integrated into an 8-speed transmission to produce up to 326 horsepower and 465 foot-lbs of torque. . The vehicle’s standard turbocharged 2.4-liter engine produces 278 horsepower and 317 foot-lbs of torque.

The 2025 4Runner will be offered in nine models: SR5, TRD Sport, TRD Sport Premium, TRD Off Road, TRD Off Road Premium, Limited, Platinum, TRD Pro and Trailhunter.

The new Trailhunter model gets more styling and off-road equipment including rock rails and high-strength steel skid plates, while the Platinum model leans toward more convenience and luxury features.

Production of the 2025 4Runner is taking place at Toyota’s Tahara plant in Japan.

Correction: The 2025 Toyota 4Runner is the first new version of this car line in 15 years. An earlier version of the article misrepresented how many years had passed.