GX550 OT+ vs. 6th gen 4Runner TRD Pro (1 Viewer)

[ColoradoOutdoors]

If the sequoia didn’t have that awkward battery 3rd row area I would do it…. Nothing beats having a flat area for gear in the trunk… the suspension is an afterthought

The space that the battery takes up in the 4Runner is a bit of a bummer when compared to the GX, but speaking of cargo quarters, I really love the idea of a slide down rear window. The GX window hits my bike rack when the rack is up.

 

[ColoradoOutdoors]

Putting $$$ aside. I cannot attest to the 6th Gen, but we do have both GX and 4R. The GX is what we call our vacation car. The GX sits in the garage until its road trip time. My wife drives the 4r as a daily driver, she used to have a highlander for a daily driver, but we trashed that for the GX and swapped her out to the 4R. We enjoy the extra space of the GX for the road trips but still struggle with enough room up front for all our coffee cups, laptop, phones, etc. Rationalize for owning both...., who cares if you can afford it. After all its only money and you can't take it with you.

I like how you think Gone Fishing!

 

[VF Tuner]

I'd like to chime in purely from a power/response perspective.

the v6 absolutely dominates over the 4 cylinder (with hybrid). I've owned both, and if you're looking for a car that has quick changes in response, power, etc, do not choose the 4 cylinder.

Also, the 4cylinder (with hybrid) gets about the same mpg as the v6


the 4Runner looks nicer (TRD Pro only) the base model 4Runner is god awful ugly.

 

[Rbaz]

I actually bought a trail hunter, I had it for 6 weeks and then swapped it for the GX550. just too many compromises in the cheaper vehicle. so much of the cost of that vehicle is going into the additional off-road parts that they add, whereas in the GX550 the money seems to be poured straight into the basic vehicle. I really like the trail hunter, but the GX550 is a superior vehicle in every way.

 

[hoholala888]

It depends on your use cases:

1. TRD pro is part time 4WD. If you are off road 90% of time and 10% on road, TRD PRO is better. Otherwise, you are going to drive the car in 2WD 90% on road in TRD PRO. GX 550 is Full Time 4WD with LSD, it is better on road if you prefer 4WD.

2. TRD pro Turbo inline V4 + Hybrid is better on stop/start low speed, but slower at higher speed compare to GX V6 twin turbo.

3. GX 550 theoretically lasts longer because it has less components such as Hybrid in TRD Pro.

4. GX Interior is much better than TRD Pro.

So if you do a lot of off road, you should choose TRD PRO, if you rarely offroad, GX is better.

 

[ColoradoOutdoors]

Feedback here has been helpful and fun. I am going to look closely and really pay attention to how it drives and sounds when it arrives at the end of the month. Scrutinize the interior. Will try not to be swayed too much by how good it looks. Ice Cap/Cockpit Red combo.