I simply had a take a look at the 2025 Toyota 4Runner, and determined to crawl round each inside and beneath. And whereas I’ll present you the {hardware} later, for now, let’s take a look in any respect the inside storage cubbies. As a result of storage, particularly in an overland car, is essential.
As a lot as I wish to talk about how the 4Runner and Land Cruiser are mainly the identical car, it’s time to concentrate on what issues: storage. And the 4Runner has…an OK quantity of that. Although it’s additionally restricted, in a approach.
Let’s get into it.
First issues first: The second-row seats tumble; they don’t fold flat. This implies I, a 5’8″ dude, needed to lay down at an angle and use somewhat cutout within the rear cargo space aspect trim for my ft; solely then might I lay down outstretched.
As I perceive, that is completely different than the present 4Runner, whose rear seat-backs do certainly fold flat, with solely the underside cushion leaning up in opposition to the entrance seats. This leaves loads of room to sleep:
Sleeping within the new 4Runner with out eradicating the rear seats simply isn’t going to work. For me to suit, I needed to lay down diagonally:
Right here’s the cutout the place my seat match, barely:
On the hybrid mannequin, issues turn out to be a bit dire if you wish to lay down, as there’s a big step within the flooring because of the Nickel-Steel Hydride battery underneath the rear (you may see the cooling vents there on the C-pillar trim):
The hybrid battery additionally makes the load top moderately excessive, so if you must raise one thing heavy into the brand new 4Runner hybrid: Gird your loins:
As you may see, the non-hybrid isn’t as dangerous:
General, there’s tons of house behind the second row, and there’s storage on both sides; on these two-row fashions this appears a bit randomly positioned, however I suppose on three-row 4Runners these might be good for passengers within the wayback.
The second row has the usual fold-down cupholders within the heart armrest that you just are likely to see in just about each automobile, and there’s storage in every door, with the cupholder being my favourite bin in the entire car:
Right here’s a take a look at that deep cupholder underneath the JBL speaker and simply forward of a pleasant horizontally-oriented storage bin:
Let’s look nearer at this masterpiece:
I really like a pleasant, deep, cylindrical cupholder. Anyway, let’s transfer on. Take a look at the pockets behind the seats:
Up entrance, every door has three cupholders, together with a shallow, flat storage cubby on the outboard decrease nook of the door:
Within the heart between the seats, we now have two cupholders, a seize deal with for the passenger to carry onto whereas off-roading (beneath the seize deal with is a grid that you can theoretically clip issues to, plus there’s somewhat plastic hook for grocery luggage), a glovebox, and a bin above the glovebox:
Right here’s the middle console, which is somewhat on the shallower aspect:
To the precise of the steering wheel is a small cubic storage bin, doubtless the place some change (maybe a keyed ignition change on lower-trim fashions?) may sit on different 4Runners:
And there’s an overhead glasses holder:
So the 4Runner has some limitations. No fold-flat seats, a tall rear cargo flooring, and never too many novel storage options. Nonetheless, it does have 12 cupholders and it has this:
Would a lift-up glass window be quicker and fewer vulnerable to failure? Positively. However there’s simply one thing a couple of energy sliding rear window; it’s simply superior.