James Riswick | April 9, 2021 | autoBlog
The TRD Pro has been the top-dog 4Runner model for seven years now. It's the most hardcore in terms of capability and appearance, which perhaps has made it desirable enough to warrant the hefty price tag. There is another factor, however: There has been a new, special color each year, several of which were once offered on the FJ Cruiser. It was Inferno Orange for 2015, Quicksand for 2016, Cement for 2017, Cavalry Blue for 2018, Voodoo Blue for 2019, Army Green for 2020 and now Lunar Rock for 2021. And not only were these a one-and-done situation, not only were they unique to the TRD Pro, but they were also the only vaguely interesting color selections available. The rest of the palette has been white, gray/silver, black and perfectly acceptable but undistinguished blue and red. I can guarantee you people have purchased TRD Pros simply because of the colors. It's definitely a bit silly, but I know I would, and I have a friend who entirely wanted the TRD Pro because of Army Green.
For the 2021 Toyota 4Runner, though, the TRD Pro isn't the only version available with interesting colors and you don't have to pay top dollar to get them. Quite the opposite really.
The new 4Runner Trail Special Edition is effectively a base SR5 that adds matte black badging, dark gray wheels from the TRD Off-Road, black fabric upholstery with tan stitching, the otherwise optional sliding cargo tray, a Yakima LoadWarrior roof basket and all-weather floor liners.
Oh, and this.
That's right, you get a 40-quart 4Runner cooler. I'm not used to disseminating cooler specs, so I'll just share what the press release says. There's a lockable lid with a freezer-grade gasket to provide an airtight seal and keep ice frozen for as many as seven days. It has two heavy-duty rubber latches with integrated bottle openers, a built-in drain plug, and tie-down straps designed for special brackets on the sliding cargo tray. I honestly didn't do a cooler comparison test with my 38-quart Coleman, so we'll just assume it's a decent enough cooler. It at least comes painted in a standard shade of Cement.
Speaking of which, let's get back to those colors! The 4Runner Trail Edition dips into the TRD Pro back catalog to offer a cooler-matching Cement, which you see above, and Army Green, which makes a lot of people happy. READ MORE
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