2020 Toyota 4Runner TRD Off Road Premium - Better Buy Than the TRD Pro? 

4runner community is amazing. Speaks volume about it. Every 4runner owner LOVES theirs. Thanks for the great video!

I am not going to change from 2007 until a new redesign comes out of the Toyota 4Runners. For some reason I am not impressed with the current design of the 4Runners, I hope it just me.

@@TheIaluma I agree. I was hoping the 5th generation would look nicer. It looks like absolute crap. I should have kept my 2004 Limited, looked way better than this horrendous thing.

@@schmingusss then you're not a true Toyota fan of the 4Runner

@@TheIaluma it's just a few of you, the majority LOVES this tank

@@RagingBad exactly, the guy is just a hater. One of the best SUVs around

With modern cars, most broken down ones are due to lack of routine maintenance, not always design issues. Ive owned 3 different brands over the last 25 years and reached 300k with all three of them. Toyota, Nissan, and most recently a Ford truck.

I absolutely love my 2019 TRD off road. They are just a capable but don’t have the cool grill, TRD skid plate or top rack.

@@22Picks I just bought 2019 TRD off road..

@@22Picks you can add all of those to your off-road

@@danc1197 not true

Spend a couple grand on Fox shocks and a few cosmetic upgrades and you literally have the same vehicle for way less. Anyone that buys a TRD Pro and lifts it has no idea what they're doing. For the record, ORP here

Everyone knows CVTs are shit... but 5 speed still? Cmon, that’s just lazy and price gouging for old technology.

@@EGGMANNoriginal This 5 speed is more durable and reliable than any 8 or 10 speed transmission built by human hands. That can mean everything when you are hundreds of miles away from anything built by human hands.

@@EGGMANNoriginal this is a tank that will take you to the end of the world and back, no "price gouging" bullshit here, that's reserved for European garbage

How the ride quality on the road with the kdss??

you probably have the kdss in your 4runner which makes it not lean on the highway. i have it too, i love it.

I have the Off Road Premium w/o the KDSS suspension system, and let me tell you that baby leans HARD in turns (its a truck, I can live with it). Yours must have KDSS, it's a hydraulic system that keeps it upright. I find the stock suspension to be wayyyyy to soft and springy, I'm changing it for thicker, stronger bilstein shocks. The body lean is annoying, along with the nose dip/rocking when braking at parking lot speed.

Why is the pro better for off roading

@@promethea8916 that's not, it's literally the same truck. The pro has the fox shocks that's the only difference. The off-road there's no less capable, it's probably the better buy. Pros are overrated and overpriced

@John Dough you sound like a broken comment. Get it together. Broke people dont spend money on a more expensive lift kit, tires, etc. Haha but keep it going. Since when is any 4Runner cheap? LOL

How’s the supercharger you installed so far? Give us some updates. I’ll be getting my 2023 Toyota 4Runner TRD Off-Road (Canadian version) Lunar Rock in about a month or two. Thanks 🙏

Congrats! Big upgrade.

Stock up on classic 4Runners while you can.

2014 with 100K here, only issue I’ve had was a cool cover that came off from the wiper base. I’ve done a lot of off roading in Moab. The only mod is putting KO2 tires on it. I think my grandson will drive it in 50 years.

Same here, literally everything you Said lol

I thought about getting KDSS too but I also tend to keep my vehicles "forever" so will most likely not.

Thanks for the correction!

Mine was $46k including destination charge and New York's crazy sales tax.

It’s not good price.

Same!

The only issue now is the poor safety in a collision from the ancient design. I like everything else they have done to slowly put more tech in it.

@@gs98999 who cares. Drive a minivan if you need all that shit.

@@williamsealy8781 Yeah lol caring about crash safety is pussy shit right fellas?

The Highlander is just a high sitting car, it is not an SUV anymore than a Prius is, like I said it just sits higher.

You found me ! :)

No one cares

Congrats!

Thank you!!!🤙

You have kdss on yours? Im thinking of going this way too say a bit n toss in some wheels n tires n rack

@@jbizz1320 yes. Love Kdss. Huge difference for me. Too much body roll on the pro. Went to buy a pro but left with off road premium!! Test drive both but i think love the OR.

Get real tires for that thing

Congrats!

Can you explain what kdss is all about and when it activates?

@@AmericanWorker1127 KDSS is a swaybar system that uses hydraulically controlled end-links. Over 12 mph, the pistons fully extend, locking the swaybar into a fixed, rigid position that allows for better road handling and cornering. Under 12 mph, the pistons are relaxed, meaning that the swaybars no longer have fixed positions and can articulate much more. It's actually better in both conditions because you can use thicker swaybars than normal, without losing articulation offroad. It's not quite the same as a true swaybar disconnect on a Jeep Wrangler, but it works well.

@@AmericanWorker1127 you can also just take the whole sway bar off....

@@rv2167 Yeah Tundra first then the 4runner. It definitely need to be better with the MPG. I'm in no rush so I could wait. Toyota really needs to update their models a lot more often. They're so OG which is strange because they were the first mainstream company to intro a hybrid system. It's fine if they want to keep their true and tested engines but at least make them more efficient over the year.

Hang Nguyen thats the Yota way. They stick to what works and keep it old school.

Too much advancement leads to lack of reliability. Toyota takes R&D, and technological progression slower in no small part because it gives them more time to prove their designs--and their designs have proven themselves time and time again.

Forester is a great suv but its no 4runner. 4runner is better if you want to look like a man and to go off road with but the Forester does everything else better :).

Get a 4Runner, if you guys don’t like it they hold their value amazing so sell it for what you paid for it and get the forester. Have a feeling you’ll like it though

Foresters are for moms

You’ll spend 2X more on gas but it will last twice as long as Subaru.

Blind spot monitoring is extra unfortunately.

Taylor Lowinger I would like to know his answer on this question as well! I’m getting ready to buy a TRD ORP and wanting to know if I should add the KDSS option.

Not available for ORP!

@@jasonritchey8610 do you mean PRO?

Taylor Lowinger Hi Taylor! I was talking about the Off Road Premium he is reviewing. Not the pro as I know with the pro you can’t get the KDSS. I wanted to know is it worth it to get the KDSS for the off road premium. ORP at the Toyota dealership stands for off road premium is what I was referring to. Taylor, did you buy your 4Runner yet?

No, the light probably helps. Gopros aren't good when its dark out.

What about you learn how to drive?

They still offer a manual Tacoma they should offer a manual 4Runner as well.

Still slow lol

Captain Brown Beard - not supposed to be a sports car.....

ezeNdog your also forgetting the roof rack, premium paint only available in the pro, i want the pro honestly for the voodoo blue paint

@@michaelvega4751 I guess you couldnt paint your off road voodoo blue for less than $7k lol

It’s also a more exclusive vehicle since only a certain amount are made compared to the other trims lets not forget that 😄

Thats nice! My sr5 is 15.9 mpg lol

that's the nature of a rear wheel drive based SUV with a big V6 and big tires. not to mention it's a box on wheels so it's expected to get between 13-20 mpg

and for people who only drive on the streets 99% of the time, better to get a highlander or rav4 for better gas mileage

I get 12.7 but I have 20inch rims with 33s

You can select to have it.

Nope

Lolol

That’s only the Limited, not the TRDs

Only on Limited and SR5 premiums. I was sad to find that out.

Anybody know if I can fit a 3rd row seat from a Limited to a TRD Off Road?

Matthew Chandler nope just the sr5 premium and limited models have that option for 3 row seats

@@heyitschinoable If you prefer more room and third seat , I highly recommend the Toyota Sequoia ,

No it does not

No

Too bad you have to push the Chevy

Pro has sunroof standard from 2019 forward. Still no KDSS option.