The TRD Professional has been the top-dog 4Runner mannequin for seven years now. It is probably the most hardcore by way of functionality and look, which maybe has made it fascinating sufficient to warrant the hefty price ticket. There may be one other issue, nonetheless: There was a brand new, particular colour every year, a number of of which have been as soon as provided on the FJ Cruiser. It was Inferno Orange for 2015, Quicksand for 2016, Cement for 2017, Cavalry Blue for 2018, Voodoo Blue for 2019, Military Inexperienced for 2020 and now Lunar Rock for 2021. And never solely have been these a one-and-done state of affairs, not solely have been they distinctive to the TRD Professional, however they have been additionally the one vaguely attention-grabbing colour choices accessible. The remainder of the palette has been white, grey/silver, black and completely acceptable however undistinguished blue and pink. I can assure you individuals have bought TRD Professionals merely due to the colours. It is positively a bit foolish, however I do know I’d, and I’ve a buddy who solely needed the TRD Professional due to Military Inexperienced.
For the 2021 Toyota 4Runner, although, the TRD Professional is not the one model accessible with attention-grabbing colours and you do not have to pay high greenback to get them. Fairly the alternative actually.
The brand new 4Runner Path Particular Version is successfully a base SR5 that provides matte black badging, darkish grey wheels from the TRD Off-Highway, black cloth upholstery with tan stitching, the in any other case optionally available sliding cargo tray, a Yakima LoadWarrior roof basket and all-weather flooring liners.
Oh, and this.
That is proper, you get a 40-quart 4Runner cooler. I am not used to disseminating cooler specs, so I will simply share what the press launch says. There is a lockable lid with a freezer-grade gasket to supply an hermetic seal and preserve ice frozen for as many as seven days. It has two heavy-duty rubber latches with built-in bottle openers, a built-in drain plug, and tie-down straps designed for particular brackets on the sliding cargo tray. I truthfully did not do a cooler comparability check with my 38-quart Coleman, so we’ll simply assume it is a respectable sufficient cooler. It at the very least comes painted in an ordinary shade of Cement.
Talking of which, let’s get again to these colours! The 4Runner Path Version dips into the TRD Professional again catalog to supply a cooler-matching Cement, which you see above, and Military Inexperienced, which makes lots of people glad. I haven’t got a pic of the Path in Military Inexperienced, so one from final yr’s TRD Professional should suffice.
It’s also possible to get the 4Runner Path Particular Version in Midnight Black or Tremendous White, however dude, lame.
Pricing begins at $39,490 for a 4×2 mannequin, together with vacation spot, or $41,790 for a 4×4. That is a $1,795 premium over the SR5, which appears completely affordable given what you get. A LoadWarrior prices $349, a equally sized Yeti cooler goes for $300, the sliding cargo tray is $350, and in line with the 4Runner’s equipment listing, “Blackout Emblem Overlays” go for $160 and All-Climate Flooring Liners are $169. That provides as much as $1,328, which leaves $467 for the TRD Off-Highway wheels and distinctive paint. Once more, completely affordable. Maybe even a discount.
And, do you have to actually solely be interested by getting an attention-grabbing colour, take into account that the TRD Professional goes for $51,645. Checks math. Yep, that is about $10,000 extra.
Now, the Path Particular Version is cheaper and also you do get the enjoyable colours (and the cooler), however you are additionally in any other case getting a base-model 4Runner. There are not any automated headlights or automated local weather management. There is not any proximity entry and push-button begin. The sound system is kind of poor. And even when an SR5 4×4 is a superbly succesful beast off-road, you may however be residing with out further off-roading tools just like the TRD Off-Highway’s locking rear diff, Multi-terrain Choose off-road settings, Crawl Management and optionally available KDSS suspension, or the TRD Professional’s Fox shocks, particular springs, cat-back exhaust and Nitto Grappler tires.
So it will not be for each 4Runner purchaser, however when you’re sincere sufficient to acknowledge you are extra eager on cool colours than Fox shocks, the Path Particular Version is an excellent addition to the lineup.
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