Overland Outfitters 4th gen video

This is the best video on the 4th gen I've seen so far.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbJdW7IXYso

The title makes it sound like it's very negative, but I didn’t find it super negative.

 

Thanks for sharing, I found it very informative and useful!

 

Worst truck ever.

 

Do not want

 

Not a glowing endorsement. Plus, all these insane trims. WTF is a prerunner?

 

I think it is when an SR5 and a T100 have a baby?

 

Living in the Midwest I was unfamiliar with the term as well. A prerunner is a truck that you use to get familiar with a desert race course before the actual race. Most go fast race trucks are 2wd, albeit I think that is slowly changing as they figure out how to make IFS 4wd tough enough to survive a race.

 

Toyotas factory version falls a bit short….

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe6uNi6B4RA

 

Great vid! Sounds like Toyota did a lot to improve the new Gen.

 

Nice mall truck

 

So who is this guy and why does his opinion matter?

 

Great for runs to Target

 

He owns a reputable shop that specializes on building Toyotas, many of them - one of two guys/companies I’d trust to work on my truck in the area…but everyone will need to make their own decision on the new Gen.

 

None of these "reviewers" have even driven one yet?

 

As someone who will probably never overland their truck in the crazy rock crawling way.. the only real disappointment is the extended-cab model with its missing door and backseats. Otherwise, as long as the truck improves on MPGs, this truck looks to be a success. The new low-end powercurve looks to be the biggest change that everyone will want. The styling and interior also look really nice. Hoping it's just as reliable and durable as the previous gens.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkczCTOpYeA

This is another informative video on the 4G. Sucks to see they used wheel offset and wider fender flares to claim the 3" width increase and didn't increase control arm length to give more travel/off-road performance. It seems they spent the money in the wrong places, I'd take better suspension over the gimmicky suspension seats. Also STILL no front locker? Come on Toyota. I guess they know their market and most do not take it off-road.

 

The guy is me, and my opinion doesn't matter.

 

I’d say it’s a good bet. The number of people who use a front locker out of need ever in the life of their trucks is vanishingly small.

 

Well, it is easy to say that it could be this or it could be that, when taking the build changes out of financial context. In the end of the day Toyota's game plan is to make profit.

Complaining about things which are not beefy enough or traveling not far enough makes sense for those who prepared to pay for improvements. This is not your average Tacoma buyer though. And guess whom Toyota is trying to please?

Just a thought.

 

One of the worst things they did is mount that hitch/bumper directly to the frame which means no high clearance bumpers. Unless, someone’s brave enough to cut through the frame