The SUV retains its roll-down back window in the most recent preview, to start. Power-operated rear glass that can retract into the tailgate is a feature of the 2025 model, much like previous 4Runner models. Do we also notice up/down arrow buttons on the tailgate itself? The rear glass control button is still there in the overhead console, as the operator is observed depressing it overhead.

When the glass is opened, a portion of the dashboard, which incorporates a new, contemporary-looking display, is visible through the tailgate opening. Looking even closer reveals striking parallels between the 4Runner’s display, gauge cluster hood, volume knob, outboard air vents, and starter button positions and shapes with those of the most recent Toyota Tacoma pickup, to which it will be mechanically related. Oh, and Toyota teases the full new 4Runner on April 9—that’s very, very soon—in the teaser’s last scene.

Is the 4Runner Land Cruiser-Y?

At first sight, the 4Runner in the initial teaser (below) looks to be nothing more than a brand-new Land Cruiser with “4Runner” branding on the rear. anticipated that the new 4Runner would resemble the most recent Land Cruiser, with which it will share some technical components and a frame, but will the two 4x4s actually share sheetmetal?

The most recent teaser implies that they won’t, but that will be confirmed when Toyota officially announces the 2025 4Runner on April 9. Despite being almost identical to the Land Cruiser, you can anticipate the 4Runner to be less expensive when it arrives. With the MSRP of the current 4Runner starting at $40,000 and the new Land Cruiser starting at mid-$50,000, Toyota has plenty of room to accommodate the 2025 4Runner without creating too much of a congested SUV portfolio. Again, even though all three cars have the same TNGA-F architecture, there is probably going to be more visual resemblance between the 4Runner and the most recent Tacoma midsize truck than there is between it and the Land Cruiser.

The tailgate’s surfacing and the bumper’s silvery trim are distinctive features. The taillights are different, but they’re still positioned vertically, much as on a Land Cruiser. Perhaps it’s just the blue paint that feels so… Land Cruiser; “Heritage Blue” on the new LC is a fairly close match.

Anticipate the 4Runner to be marginally smaller than the Cruiser and to come standard with a turbocharged four-cylinder powertrain (similar to the one powering the majority of the mechanically similar Tacoma pickup series), if not a hybrid. April 9 marks the release of the new 4Runner.