2025 Toyota 4Runner First Drive Review: Dino No More

There are a lot of Jurassic Park quotes going through my head. It’s hard not to get a little prehistoric when driving a Toyota 4Runner. The current model has been around since 2009, bits like a five-speed automatic doubling as automotive fossils. But I’m in the new one, the first in a decade and a half. That it will offer a more modern experience is a given, but can it keep alive the spirit that has made the 4Runner so sought-after by overlanders and tarmac roamers alike? Hold on to your butts.