2.4 Turbo Dislike and Criticism?

[AlanA]

Why is the 2.4 Turbo-Four engine on the new LC250 and 2025 4runner getting so much dislike and criticism?

 

[imac90]

Why is the 2.4 Turbo-Four engine on the new LC250 and 2025 4runner getting so much dislike and criticism?

Mostly from people who own 5th gen and are jealous of 50 extra horse power, way more torque and improved tech. There has been shots taken at the new design as well but were they supposed to just keep the vehicle looking the same for another 15 years. There isn’t really any drawbacks unless you arbitrarily consider Toyota to not make reliable vehicles anymore. Bit of a stretch if you ask me. The motor has been used in a Lexus vehicle since 2021.

 

[darinja]

Why is the 2.4 Turbo-Four engine on the new LC250 and 2025 4runner getting so much dislike and criticism?

I think it's just the idea that "bigger is better." My first 4Runner was a 2007 and I got the V6. It took 230k miles before I had my first issue with the engine, and even then it was a minor one. I towed with it quite a bit and never felt like it didn't have enough power. But a LOT of owners say that only the V8 would do, and the V6 isn't good enough, or powerful enough, or reliable enough, etc. Now you get people that swore on the V8 as well as the V6 with the only option being a four-cylinder, so there's going to be speculation as well as hate.

All of that being said, people swear by the V8, and then the V6, because they've seen them last hundreds of thousands of miles and know how great they are, so having something new and unproven, it does bring a bit of nervousness.