The TRD Pro basically scoffed at my pitiful “challenge”. But I did take it down (and up, for that matter) some very nasty unpaved roads near Port Severn on a rainy day. While “new school” off-roaders use electronically controlled components to adjust suspension, power delivery and gearing, the TRD PRO uses a lot of good ol’ fashioned mechanical tech - including a locking differential and low-range gearbox combined with electronically controlled active traction control, to enhance its variable Crawl Control and Multi-terrain settings.ĭid I take it up a mountain? No. If you’re someone who, for example, fancies off-roading, real off-roading, not just some cutesy “trail driving”, then the TRD Pro is probably at the top of your wish list. It’s a millennial vehicle living in a gen z world.īut on the other hand, I’d wager that’s probably what a potential 4Runner TRD Pro customer would find most appealing about it. Truely, the 4Runner feels like driving a vehicle from a previous generation. The TRD Pro package was introduced in 2014 for the 2015 model year and upgraded the chassis with Bilstein shocks with remote reservoirs, TRD-tuned front springs and a variety of off-road accessories.įlash ahead to 2021 and the only significant mechanical update has been a switch to Fox shock absorbers from the Bilstiens, which were first utilized for the 2019 model and have continued on. Which means, even at the high-end TRD Pro trim level, the 4Runner utilizes a positively ancient drivetrain - a massive and lazy 4.0-litre V6 matted to a 5-speed automatic transmission. The current 4Runner is still based on the fifth-generation chassis, first introduced in 2009 and built in Japan at Toyota's plant in Tahara, Aichi. How outdated? Literally somewhere between smoking on an airplane and “Gangnam style”. In the year 2021, the Toyota 4Runner TRD Pro is an absolutely oddity of a vehicle.
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