the toyota 4runner lineup is a little
more confusing for 2017 with the
introduction of this the TRD off road
now that not to be confused with the TRD
pro which is the midi off-road version
of the four runner now TRD pro TRD
off-road little confusing so let's take
a look at the differences while the TRD
off road may be a new trim level for
2017 it's definitely not a new grouping
of equipment it's essentially what in
2016 was called the trail trim level now
TRD other than an acronym with an
unfortunate phonetic pronunciation
stands for Toyota Racing Development and
the TRD pro still embodies what TRD
represents more than the TRD off-road
the TRD off-road is kind of a lite
version of TRD pro at its core though is
the inclusion of crawl control crawl
control has been on the forerunner long
before the TRD pro it they viewed on the
trail trim level which is essentially
what has worked into this car the TRD
off road so what is crawl control well
it's a traction assist feature and have
some semi-autonomous function basically
if you're at the base of a hill or
you're coming down a hill if it's rocky
or there's some loose terrain you put
the transfer case in a low-range you
activate the feature and it's going to
automatically accelerate and brake and
it's going to get the wheel speed right
on the various corners of the car to
find the most traction you can set the
speed of the vehicle to you know a few
different speeds with the controls on
the overhead console but pretty much
it's an aid it's an assist to find
traction adding to the TRD off-road
capabilities the electronic locking rear
differential that locks the rear wheels
together to find traction as well as
nine point six inches of ground
clearance which all four by four for
models have the forerunner already has a
commanding presence on the road behind
the wheel you feel like you're writing
above every other car for the TRD
off-road trim enhances that even more
with this hood scoop now it's totally
not functional there's nothing here
there's nothing underneath but you know
I'm okay with it it looks cool elsewhere
on the TRD off-road you're going to find
the silver accents on the front and rear
bumper and the TRD off-road badges on
the side are a little out of place I
don't know what it is if the typeface is
too big or they're just you know too
dominating on the side of the vehicle
but they look cheap almost like when you
see a shelby gt500 badge on the v6
mustang on the inside there's a unique
center console that's covered in the
carbon fiber light trim and then there's
also TRD off-road badging on the floor
mats and prd embroidered headrests
they're a little on a place though
because you see TRD you think racing you
think high performance but this is more
TRD light than anything one of the
biggest differentiators between the TRD
pro and the TRD off road is in this
general area and that's the shock
package and the tire package now on the
pro models you have these very
aggressive very knobby off-road tires
but here you have a very streetable
bridgestone dueler HT and i was
surprised by how well they rode and how
quiet the car drove on the highway and
you get those off road capable features
like the ground clearance and the crawl
control and electronic locking rear
differential but you also have the great
duality of an everyday driver and that
capability with this trim level it's
worth noting that the 4runner is a very
rugged off-road SUV your remains
body-on-frame construction so it doesn't
drive as planted and refined as
something like a toyota highly
what you're getting here is that rugged
off-road capability and for 39 thousand
dollars with destination and this prd
off-road model now if you look at the
scope of the forerunner lineup this TRD
off road is definitely the sweet spot
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