 What is up you guys? I'll go back to another one. If you're new to the channel, I am Gold Pony, I do new car track SUV reviews on YouTube. And today we are in the brand new 2024 Toyota 4Runner, courtesy of younger Toyota in Hagerstown, Maryland for more information on their inventory. Please refer to check out the link in the description box below. So we are in this one today because of course the legendary reliability, I'm not sure if there is a more reliable SUV out there right now than the Toyota 4Runner. Also, this thing also has legendary off-road capability as well to go along with that. You do also get two years over 25,000 miles of complimentary maintenance. That's gonna save you some money there as well. So ultimately in this video, we will be testing out and going over everything about this one from acceleration to braking, steering feel, ride quality, sound system, exhaust clip, all that fun stuff. So having said all of that, what do you guys say? Let's just go ahead and jump right into it. And as always, let's start with pricing. It's as you can imagine, there are a few different trim levels for the 2024 4Runner. First one being the SR5, starting at $40,455, which by the way is a $1,650 price bump from the 2023 model year there. TRD Sport for $43,315, SR5 Premium, which is the one we are in today, starting at $43,515. TRD Off-Road, starting at $44,300. Limited starting at $49,690. Then you have the TRD Pro starting at $54,920. So all of those trim levels, but the TRD Off-Road and TRD Pro come standard with rear-wheel drive. There's two trim levels then that I mentioned, of course, come standard with four-wheel drive, but you can add four-wheel drive to any of those other trim levels. If you wanted to do that, simply add $2,035 to any of those prices. But regardless of trim level that you go with the power plant on the 4Runner is going to be the same. Powering the Beast is a four-liter naturally aspirated V6, putting out 270 horsepower, 5,600 RPM, 278 pound-feet of torque coming in at 4,400 RPM, power sent to the rear wheels or all wheels through a five-speed automatic, zero to 60 time coming in at approximately eight seconds flat, with MPG numbers coming in at 16 in the city, 19 on the highway, taking regular unleaded fuel. So now that we've got all of that out of the way, what do you guys say? Let's go ahead and find a straightaway. Let's put the runner here to the test and let's see how quickly we can get our new 2024 4Runner here up to speed. All right, here's our straightaway in three, two, one, go. Okay, quick off the line for sure. That's not bad, dude. That doesn't feel like zero to 60 in eight seconds. That feels like zero to 60 in seven at least. That was really, really nice. So I feel like in today's time, I test drive so many turbocharged engines that there's always some sort of turbo lag at the very beginning, but the cool thing about naturally aspirated engines and naturally aspirated V6 here in the 4Runner is it's an instant acceleration. Like there's no delay whatsoever. You hit the gas, you go. That is freaking cool, man. I miss that. I miss naturally aspirated engines. Not only that, of course, with naturally aspirated engines, they're a heck of a lot more reliable than the turbocharged counterparts as well. So that is why probably these things go easily over 300,000 miles. Just check your Consumer Reports magazine. These are one of the most reliable SUVs out there and they're fun. That was a plenty of an acceleration emerging onto the highway. But anyways, to go along with that acceleration is always braking is equally important. So as expected, you will find four-wheel ventilated disc brakes that do come standard on the 4Runner. As far as the S60's stopping distance goes, it comes in at 127 feet. Pretty much par for the course as far as numbers go. As far as the braking feel goes, it's fine. Definitely no issues there. It feels just right. A little bit on the firmer side of things, which I love. So definitely not a soft braking feel here in the 4Runner. So big fan of that. Absolutely no issues with the braking. Then touching on suspension and handling up front, you're gonna get an independent double-wish bin like front suspension. In the back, four-link with lateral, rod rear suspension, front and rear stabilizer bars. But let me tell you guys, there are so many different options in terms of suspension components when it comes to the 4Runner. Really dependent upon the trim level. So for example, you got an X-ray of sport enhancement suspension that comes with the TRD Sport and the Limited. Essentially what that is, is more or less an adaptive damping suspension. It monitors each shock absorber individually, not only adjusting to the road of perfection, giving you a smoother ride, but it's also gonna tighten up the suspension during heavy cornering, giving you better handling as well. So really giving you the best of both worlds. That's probably what I would consider personally. But there's also a Kinetic Dynamic Suspension System, which is optional for the off-road trim levels only. So that's gonna certainly help you out with some off-roading if you plan on doing any of that. Box high performance shocks coming with the TRD Pro. There's a Torsen Limited slip differential for the limited four-wheel drive model. Then there's a locking rear differential for all the TRD trims. And then TRD tuned front springs specifically for the TRD Pro. So plenty of off-road capability, like I mentioned at the very beginning of the video, really dependent upon the trim level that you go with. So if you do plan on taking the runner off-road, definitely go with one of those trim levels that give you more of the off-road suspension components for sure, but overall as far as ride quality goes, I've had no issues in my short little test drive here today. Hagerstown's got some pretty darn smooth roads, but still, having said that, I don't have any issues. So as far as steering feel goes, it does tend to weight a little bit more on the heavier side of things, which I personally love. So definitely not a loose steering feel. So a lot of times you will find an SUV. So I personally love the steering feel on the four-runner. As far as cabin noise goes, we're going, I don't know, 33 miles per hour or something like that right now. I personally don't have any issues with it. It might be a little bit noisier and then some of the more luxury-esque competition maybe, but honestly for me, I don't have any issues there. Touching of visibility, because of the shape of the four-runner, you definitely should not have any issues with rear visibility. I can see perfectly fine out the back because it's more of a boxy shape, of course. And one of the best parts about that rear visibility is there's actually a button located just behind the shifter that opens and closes that rear window as well. So that is something the four-runner is known for. I love that feature. It definitely gives you a better view out of that rear window. I can imagine myself driving to Assateak Island on the beach, backing it up to the ocean, opening up that rear window and just having the best view possible. So that is a pretty darn goal feature of the four-runner. But anyways, that pretty much rounds out the performance segment of this review, guys. Let's now go ahead and take a look at the exterior of our brand new 2024 Toyota four-runner. All right, so here she is, you guys, the new 2024 Toyota four-runner finished in Ice Cap. In case you were curious of the exact exterior color name that we had today, but pretty cool color name, actually, if you ask me. But there is a new color for the TRD Pro that is called Terra. It's kind of a brownish color. There's a couple of color deletes for the 2024 four-runner as well. It's gonna include Lunar Rock and Lime Rush. I think I actually reviewed the Lime Rush one last year, if I remember correctly. But as always, let's go ahead and start with where the four-runner is made. Take a look at the bin. First character is the letter J, indicating that the four-runner is still built and assembled in Japan. Gotta love it. But let's go ahead and start up front. Full LED headlights do come standard on all trim levels across the board for added illumination. I love that unique front grille for the TRD Pro. Of course, you get some added chrome accents for the limited. That's kind of the luxury-esque trim level of the four-runner. Front skid plate that covers the engine and suspension that comes standard on all trim levels across the board. The TRD Sport that I reviewed last year, you actually do get a hood scoop with that one. That is the only trim level that you got a hood scoop with. So I love the hood scoop on the four-runner. I think that looks absolutely amazing. Do also get automatic feature for the headlights that come standard on all trim levels across the board. You get LED daytime running lights, of course. But you do also get automatic high beams. So if you have your high beams on at night and sense of the vehicle coming in the opposite direction, it's gonna automatically dim them back to low beams. Then when that vehicle is gone, it's gonna automatically bounce it back up to high beams for you there. So very convenient feature there. And you gotta love the LED fog lights down below. And that also comes standard on every single trim level across the board. So I love that as well. But anyways, I think it still looks good up front. But now let's go ahead and make our way to the side. And so now I'm making our way to the side of the four-runner here. Roof rails do come standard on all trim levels across the board. You get a TRD roof rack for the TRD Pro trim level only. Rear privacy glass coming standard for all trims. You do have the trim level badging found on the C-pillar. That is something that the four-runner does. I think it's pretty darn cold. So if you're ever curious what trim level you were looking at, simply look at that C-pillar. R says SR5, but we do have the SR5 premium. But nonetheless, I like seeing that there. Body colored power adjustable sign mirrors coming standard. They will be heated with LED integrated turd signals for the SR5 trim level and up. That's how you get the integrated turd signals at least. Running boards are gonna be optional for all trims. We do have one of those options. There's actually a couple of different kinds of running boards too. So yeah, we do have some black ones down below there. Take a look down at the wheel setup, then 20-inch alloys for the TRD Sport trim level only. However, all other trim levels are gonna get different variations of 17-inch alloys. So they're gonna vary in design a little bit, but 17-inch alloys being what you guys are looking at right now. But anyways, that pretty much rounds out the side profile. Let's now go ahead and make our way to the back. All right, so now climbing back into the tall grass for you guys here, we're a spoiler with an integrated brake light up top. Does come standard rear window wiper. And you guys are gonna be wondering, where is the rear window wiper? Because it's not a fixated to the rear glass. Let me show you guys, if you can see that there, there is a rear window wiper tucked up underneath of that rear spoiler. That is where it's gonna be located, of course, because the rear window does open and close. So we can't have it a fixated to the rear glass for that reason, of course. But LED tail lights do come standard for added illumination at night. That's for all trim levels. You gotta love that. If you're curious about the towing capacity, because you guys can see, we got the towing connector down there. 5,000 pounds is the max towing capacity for the forerunner. Then tucked away underneath on that passenger side there, you will find a single exhaust outlet. So having said that, I do believe you guys know what we have to do next here. As always, here is that exhaust clip. All right, so now making our way to the back of the forerunner, where it comes to opening that rear tailgate. It is gonna be a manual tailgate coming standard for all trim levels. But once it's opened up, as far as cargo capacity goes, I will say there is an optional third row available for this one. It is rare, but if you happen to get one of those, nine cubic feet is what that's gonna come in behind that third row. So not a ton of space, but behind the second row, 47.2 cubic feet with all risk folded, 89.7 cubic feet. That's a ton of space. That's more space than the Highlander. More space than the Pilot, the Palisade, the Telluride. I could probably go on and on, but that is definitely a good bit of space for an SUV. But you will find a 12-volt power outlet back there. There's also a 120-volt power outlet for all trim levels. So if you were to park this thing on a beach and actually hook up a toaster maybe in the morning, make some toaster, whatever, on the beach, I don't know, but that's pretty cool. Grocery bag hooks back there. There's some chrome-plated tie-down anchors as well. And then a cargo cover is gonna be optional. This is gonna be a bit of kind of storage found in the corners there as well. But then making our way up to the rear legroom, we don't have the third row configuration today, but that's gonna come in at 29.3 inches. So around the same as my old Ford Mustang GT. So almost unusable there, but second row legroom coming in at 32.9 inches. But for reference, I believe it's six feet tall, definitely didn't have any issues with rear legroom with myself sitting in those rear seats there. But rear ventilation does come standard. You gotta love that. Dual rear USB charging ports also coming standard. So kids can stay charged up in the back there. You gotta love that. And there is a rear center armrest with cup holders, also back there and front seat back knitted pockets then as well. But then making our way up to the front seats. Power adjustable front seats with power lumbar coming standard. Claw seating is gonna come standard, but then a soft-tex upholstery for all other trims, but the limited, because the limited is gonna give you a perforated leather, of course. Heated front seats coming on the SR5 premium trim level and up. Ventilated front seats then for the limited. And overall, as far as seat comfort goes, it was actually perfectly fine. I definitely didn't have any issues with seat comfort. In my short little test drive here today. So big fan of that. Then take a look at the steering wheel. It is tilt and heliscoping. It is leather-wrapped for every single trim level across the board. Then it heated steering wheel is gonna be optional. We got that option. That button's located just by the driver's right knee. So definitely keeping me warm on this 20 degree day here in Hagerstown. But anyways, then making our way to the startup, let me start by showing you guys the key here. You got your Toyota logo on the one side. On the other side, lock and unlock. Pretty basic key there, but it is all keyless entry with the push button start. So all I'm going to do here, simply put my foot on the brake and press that engine start button kind of located just by the driver's right knee again. But once started up, tachometers on your left speedometer is on your right. There is a small digital display front and center to control what is on that digital display. There are some steering wheel mount controls found on the right side of the steering wheel there. Gives you things like how many miles you'll have left until you hit empty. There's of course, trip A, trip B. There's actually a digital speedometer. You can choose to display that if you wanted to. There's some steering angle statistics. That is pretty cool. A bunch of safety features as well. So pretty much everything you could possibly want on the digital portion of the gauges there. But now, let's go ahead and make our way to overall interior quality. A power moonroof is going to come standard on the limited and the TRD Pro. Optional otherwise, another option we got. So we do have that power moonroof. I love it. Overhead sunglass holder coming standard for all trim levels. Dual zone climate control for the limited and TRD Pro trim levels. Homely controls for the premium trim levels end up. And that's for up to three different garage doors as found just by the interior lighting up front here. Wood trim accents are going to come standard on the limited. Otherwise, you're going to kind of get this brushed stainless steel look, although it is plastic. But it looks all right. Not many issues there. Just in front of the shifter, you're going to get a little bit of rubberized storage. You got one single cup holder there. 12 volt power outlet USB charging port as well. Just kind of to the right of the shifter, you got another cup holder, probably a little slot to put yourself in there. That's also where your heated seat months are going to be located. If your vehicle is equipped along with that button for the rear power window there and within the center armrest, there is a ton of space in here. Absolutely ton of space. And there's a 12 volt power outlet actually as well. So very practical interior quality. Nothing fancy, a lot of plastic and black finishes, but overall it gets the job done. But so now I'm making our way to the infotainment screen here. Eight inch color touchscreen display will come standard for all trim levels. Bluetooth and audio streaming, Android Auto, Apple CarPlay. Factory navigation system is going to come on the S5 premium trim level and up, that's what you guys are looking at right there. You can check out some weather information up there if you wanted to along with your radio information. So the standard sound system for all trim levels, but the limited is going to be an eight speaker sound system. However, that limited trim level is going to give you a 15 speaker JBL sound system. So having said that, we do got the eight speaker sound system with us here today. So let's go ahead and turn on the radio, see what we got playing this morning and let's test out the clarity of this one. It's okay. It's actually not bad. I would say it's above average. I'll put it that way. So it fills up the space plenty fine. There's an okay amount of bass, pretty good, above average again. The clarity is pretty good as well. So they probably could have put a six speaker sound system in here. So what a lot of the competition does. So the fact that they put eight speakers in the forerunner is pretty cool. So I don't have any issues with that. If you really like music, obviously go with the limited, but lastly, I want to mention to you guys on the infotainment screen is when you do put the forerunner in reverse, you will find a rear view camera coming standard across the board, not the highest quality rear view camera, but it does take up the whole screen, which I can't always say. And then 360 degree monitor is going to be optional, which is always is going to lead us into safety. And so front side, side current airbags do come standard driver and passenger knee airbags as well. In the back, you're going to have latch, AKA lower anchors to tether your children for the rear car seats, rear child door locks, temperature monitoring system, but also coming standard, of course, Toyota Safety Sense. That gives you pre-collision system with pedestrian detection, lane departure alert and dynamic radar, cruise control, and then the limited term is going to add to all that front and rear parking sensors. So overall, I want to come to my final thoughts here of the forerunner. You do have legendary off-road capability. Again, dependent upon the trim level that you go with, incredible reliability as well. That's really what the forerunner is still known for, of course, to this day. Plenty of cargo space. Like I said, it's more than the Palisade. It's more than the Highlander, more than the Pilot. So more than most of the competition. So I like that. I would personally, if I were to pick a trim level on the forerunner, I'd probably get the TRD Sport for two reasons specifically. One, you get that awesome looking hood scoop. I love that. And the X-ray suspension. So that's going to give you the very smoothest ride of all of the forerunner trims, but it's also going to give you better handling as well. It's not necessarily going to be the most off-road capable, but I don't go off-roading all that much. So that one would be the one for me, but also love the rear window and the forerunner. The fact that it opens and closes is so unique, especially to its class. I can't think of another SUV, besides maybe the Lexus version of this that actually does that. So I love that. As far as room for improvement goes, obviously the fuel economy is not going to be the best. I think I maybe, I'll let you guys know, what did I average? I averaged around 15 miles per gallon. It's lower now because the car has been idling for a while, but obviously you're not going to get the best fuel economy, but let me know what you guys think of the forerunner in the comments section below. That is about it for this one, you guys. Thank you so much for watching. Feel free to follow me on social media at the bottom of the screen if you want to see what's coming next on this channel before it gets to YouTube. Be sure to hit the subscribe and the bell notification button if you're new to CarReviews because that is what we do here on this channel. After all, do appreciate you guys watching more than you know, and I will see you guys all in the next video. Stay Gold.