Ford Bronco vs Toyota 4runner - Off-Road Comparison

[@LexusGX460-OFF-ROAD]

unfortunately the reality is that the reliability factor goes to Toyota. Broncos will be like Mustangs... now you see em, now you don't.... 1st gen 4runners are still on the road out here in CA... great video...

[@off-roadingexplained8417]

Yeah. The local weather man posted when he crossed 200k miles going strong on his 4runnner. I don't know about a turbo lasting that long. We'll see but I doubt it.

[@Jv19979]

@@off-roadingexplained8417 look how long diesel turbos last. And i seen many mustangs with over 200,000 miles

[@off-roadingexplained8417]

@@Jv19979 fair point.

[@Jv19979]

@@off-roadingexplained8417 If you open up Ford Ecoboost engines they build them to take boost. As do many other car companies.

[@JesusGarcia98.F]

@@off-roadingexplained8417 my 2018 F-150 has the 3.5 TT V6, 120,000 miles down and not a single issue thankfully 🙏🏽 Ford knows what they’re doing… look even Toyota switched to TT V6 w the new tundra and seqouia. I guarantee you the new 4Runner will have it too

[@christianbolt5761]

I think they are both very cool. Bought a TRD Pro but considered the Bronco as an option. The concept of the Bronco are amazing. So capable. Reliability and quality could be better. The 4Runner has pretty nice classic design too, great quality and reliability, however needs the modularity and upgradability of the Bronco. If Toyota beefs up the 4Runner, adds some metal bumpers, allows extra large tires and heavier duty suspension, lockers, they will have something that can compete with the best that Ford or Jeep put out

[@ft1813053]

Bronco is very impressive. I hope Toyota will have a proper response to the competition with a serious 6th gen 4Runner.

[@4WDisLife]

Yea. They better turn it up a notch with 6th gen

[@MrPallwaul]

Yea I said this before and ask the gods for a two door with man Tran Bronco. So I hope they make a two door with man Tran 4 runner 🏃‍♂️ aka FJ Cruiser. 🫢

[@Jimmhout]

Keep hoping lol bigger grill and more safety crap is all they going to do

[@TheWinwin4all]

Yeah, they will respond with 4 cylinder 2.4L double turbo ))

[@vincesmith764]

I respectfully disagree! I understand most of "yall" want Toyoda to. "Step up the game", I understand i.m old'ish.and still like/love what yall say is outdated &dinosaurs. I call tried,/true reliability. I don,nt need electronic driving aids and big monitors and Bill Gates mentality in my 4x4 s.I know it,s 2023.I guess guys like me will have to buy the old dinosaurs 🦕 😂. Oh. Wait. They just don,t seem to wear out.I,ll continue to love my 1984, 03 v8,& 2015 trail edition.....forever.Thx for content & commentary. Be safe.🇧🇱🚜

[@fullspeedfordbronco]

4Runner = more reliable- Bronco = more fun

[@4WDisLife]

Well said. And bronco = better looking to me at least

[@Deatomizer]

Well, you don't know how relaible they are until you give them a few years. And don't tell me it's a Toyota so it's reliable, tell that to the many many many Toyota owners waiting for the dealer mechanic to fix their broken Turndra.

[@vincesmith764]

@@Deatomizer we were talking about Japan made. 4runners

[@BirdDogOffRoadAdventures]

As someone who has owned both, the Bronco is definitely more capable. Yes, Toyota is more reliable, but to me that is the only advantage it has IMO. I loved my 4Runner and they are very capable vehicles (especially when modded), but I have no regrets upgrading to my Bronco. BTW, your description has the Bronco as a 6 speed auto. The bronco only comes with two transmission options, manual 6 speed ad 10 speed auto.

[@4WDisLife]

Well said. I guess it all depends on what people are looking for after all. And yes you are right. Didn’t know bronco auto has that many speeds. Will change that later.

[@theaxeman8492]

It’s actually a 7 speed manual 😉. That’s what I’m running.

[@BirdDogOffRoadAdventures]

@@theaxeman8492 does that include the crawl gear?

[@theaxeman8492]

@@BirdDogOffRoadAdventures yes it does. But it’s definitely a gear. Lol. I often use it in 4H off-road or as my « traffic gear » on-road.

[@BirdDogOffRoadAdventures]

@@theaxeman8492 no doubt, the first vehicle I learned to drive on was my Dad’s 88 F150 and it had one of those.

[@davidmundt255]

Thank you for these great comparisons. Just found your channel and love it. Cheers!

[@4WDisLife]

Thank you. Glad you like my channel, thanks so much for subscribing

[@doppelhund]

Nice to see a Bronco showcased that isn’t relying on lockers. Really good video. Subscribed and looking forward to checking out more of your content.

[@4WDisLife]

Thank you. I really appreciate it. Feel free to check out other videos of mine, I tend to use the same obstacles for comparison, it provides a very good baseline.

[@andyham6094]

4runner all day everyday.

[@4WDisLife]

I’d tend to agree. But if the looks is what one is after then I’d say it’s a very hard decision to make haha

[@irishdefense77]

The driving skills of the drivers are suspect here.You cannot get up challenging obstacles by being on and off the throttle.Momentum is your friend-I’m not talking about ramming speed,I’m talking about crawling slow in low and allowing the torque to carry you over the obstacles.Watching these people drive what I consider easy stage 1 trails was cringeworthy. Obviously,Toyota reliability is legendary,and I have heard all the stories about problems with the Broncos already from my brother in law-who is a service manager at Ford.Personally I like the Bronco,but I am a 4 Runner owner-4 of them over 25 years and over a million miles-with zero failures of anything.Dead nuts reliability is everything when you’re 20 miles or more from the closest road and further from help.

[@4WDisLife]

You are mostly not wrong but, camera doesn’t do the steepness justice. Just saying.

[@xm3ntal620]

Do you have links to your videos?

[@stevenlefebvre2991]

I agree with you completely they need to work on your driving skills.

[@blakemarchand6650]

I love the background music is so chill

[@4WDisLife]

Thanks man.

[@Andrewjbrock]

4runner needs many upgrades to compete with Sasquatch broncos and a front locker. Love my 4runner but will costs thousands to make as capable off-road.

[@4WDisLife]

Agree.

[@isaacgonzales3347]

But you saved thousands in superior reliability

[@theaxeman8492]

This a great comparison video. Thanks for the great work. 👍🏻

[@4WDisLife]

Thank you man!

[@off-roadingexplained8417]

Very comparable suspension setup if you ask me. I think it's a good comparison to do. Great videos as always !

[@4WDisLife]

Thanks man. Appreciate it!

[@cook6052]

Oh, doesnt look like the driver for the Runner knew what he was doing. Why was yhe A Track inguaged?

[@johnwebb2232]

i've said this before, for being old school with the 4runner, it gives that Bronco a run for it's money, in my books, the 4runner will always be on top, and it makes a better overland vehicle because it's bigger inside, pretty sad that ford as to compeat against a vehical that's forty years old and still sit's up there on the podium. it will take alot more than that to knock off the 4runner.

[@4WDisLife]

I thought the bronco was a little more roomy. Not sure if the actually dimension suggests otherwise

[@johnwebb2232]

just looked it up, the 4runner is longer and wider than the Bronco and the back seats when folded down in the bronco there is still quite an incline, as were the 4runner is still tolerable to sleep in, i would rather sleep in my 4runner than build a huge platform to get it even close to sleep on.

[@marcjohnson8488]

The 4runner was equipped with a rear locker not the Bronco . But yet the Bronco held it's own

[@worldmusicmasters8722]

Bronco looks cool. 4Runner is the off reader. 4Runner any day of the year. It also outlasts Bronco 6x longer. Had one with 300,000 KM on it, with 40K up 5.5K on a mountain to cottage.

[@ncadventures7234]

Great video, I would have liked to see the traction control systems being used to see if it would improve overcoming the obstacles.

[@4WDisLife]

Thanks man!

[@gilbes1139]

It looks like they did about the same. The 4Runner driver kept hesitating, and that is what stopped him every time. The Bronco driver kept a steady pace.

[@4WDisLife]

Yea. Also the 4runner had its rear locker on

[@a36538]

i love this channel, it's so chill. Where are these trails? I have a badlands sasquatch up in the NE

[@4WDisLife]

Thanks for the kind words. The trails shown here are mostly in an offroad park in eastern Pennsylvania

[@a36538]

@@4WDisLife oh interesting. How far from NYC? A few hours?

[@4WDisLife]

@@a36538 probably 2-2.5hrs

[@leelashbrooks8780]

As a life long ford guy, the Bronco is much more capable… but the you just can’t beat Toyo reliability

[@paulb7830]

In regards to the 2.3 and 2.7 ford motors. They have been around for over 10 years in the F150s and have been proven very reliable.

[@4WDisLife]

That’s very good info.

[@twomstone_17]

Great work!

[@4WDisLife]

Thank you!

[@TheTurboadict]

Your voice is like one of those meditation videos 😂

[@4WDisLife]

thanks? Lol

[@TheTurboadict]

@@4WDisLife it's just relaxing hahaha

[@luispedroza3906]

Both are great vehicles a lot has to do with driver and lines. We usually ride the v noche.

[@apa7611]

Good video buddy

[@4WDisLife]

Thank you! Appreciate it

[@LionRunner]

I wonder that rear articulation was little less because the 4Runner had KDSS? As far as I can see from my buddy's, KDSS has less rear articulation. Shocks with less flex used on lifted application might have contributed too? Not sure.

[@LexusGX460-OFF-ROAD]

KDSS will actually have MORE articulation... this was actually measured by someone on KZbin...

[@LionRunner]

@@LexusGX460-OFF-ROAD Kai's video also proved KDSS has less articulation rear. Same on my short on how to identify KDSS video, KDSS had less articulation rear.

[@LexusGX460-OFF-ROAD]

@@LionRunner kai?

[@4WDisLife]

tinkerer adventure

[@fastbladeproductions7961]

First option that I would get before anything else is lockers all around on the bronco... but still very impressive... too bad they are asking 15K over msrp... was going to get one until I ran into that... hopefully in 2 years when the lease is up on my XC90 they will be more reasonable... otherwise getting a 4runner...

[@4WDisLife]

I am a huge fan of xc90. How do they ride and drive? Reliable?

[@luispedroza3906]

The problem with the 4runner are the Patagonias. They don't grip well.

[@justinmoore4088]

I think the wheelbase played into the Broncos favor more so than anything else.

[@4WDisLife]

For sure

[@vincesmith764]

Congrats ! Bronco has won the. Recall award...

[@4WDisLife]

Lol

[@achilles5197]

2 door bronco, basesquatch in green built this month! I will never sell my 21 4runner trd though.

[@4WDisLife]

Having both is nice

[@marcotruitt19]

Both from Mi? I’m from Mi. Where is this course located?

[@4WDisLife]

Hi there. They are actually in PA NJ area haha. But they were both registered in MI originally

[@princekareem1990]

Where in the PA, NJ area?

[@4WDisLife]

@@princekareem1990 the place is called the famous reading outdoors

[@DivinityHealings]

It would have been interesting to see a wrangler compete. Nice vid though. It is worth noting that the new Broncos have several recalls already.

[@---bt8ne]

Some of the Bronco models are really sharp when equipped right however I must echo some of the other viewers in that the Toyota is MUCH more reliable. And I’ll take that anyway over cosmetics.

[@4WDisLife]

Yea. The bronco definitely scores 100 for the look

[@ryanr482]

Toyotas run in spite of the owner, fords are only reliable if the owners take care of them.

[@4WDisLife]

@@ryanr482 you should check out the episode where the gx blew its rear diff.

[@jerryavlon4780]

What lift did you say you had on the bronco?

[@4WDisLife]

It’s not my vehicle but I think it’s a 2.5inch lift

[@MyCarsandProjects]

Nice video, definitely showcases the lack of lockers on both vehicles. Where both truck in 4L doing the rock crawl? Not dogging the Bronco, but that is the lower end of their trim levels in regards to off roading, a Black Diamond or Badlands would have shown a little more ability. The 4Runner might have gotten up the rocks but for those low hanging step bars. Still nice to see both get through most of the obstacles.

[@4WDisLife]

Thanks for the comment! Bronco felt very capable for a non locked vehicle

[@applebitefool]

Big bend is basically a base model, doesn’t have front lockers, sway bar disconnect. Ive got all the bells and whistles on my Badlands Bronco and its a weapon on and off road and just more fun being a convertible. The 4 Runners are just not as good on the road and dated

[@raaidreedon340]

Bronco did better but the 4runner definitely had too much air in the tires. If they were running the same psi I think things would shift towards the yoda

[@4WDisLife]

They were about the same psi. 20psi ish

[@Christri]

What lift did each vehicle have?

[@4WDisLife]

Both had around 2.5-3inch lift.

[@sucha603boy]

It’s hard to see how steep a hill is on video

[@4WDisLife]

right. It’s definitely a challenge to show the steepness of the hills and the size of the rocks

[@Noypi54494]

One has proven credentials the other does not

[@4WDisLife]

And it doesn’t seem like the other would catch up

[@mikelaughlin270]

The step bars should have been removed from the 4Runner, it takes away from the ground clearance.

[@4WDisLife]

Agree

[@caryralls7488]

After the off roading adventure and on the way home the Bronco’s engine blew up ☹️

[@4WDisLife]

Hmm. Fact is it didn’t lol

[@jm-jm7yl]

Toyota over the bronco hands down, I don’t have to worry about my engine or whatever else blowing out before 30.000 miles, a lot of bronco owners engines were blowing with around 5.000 miles I’m sure they fix the issue by now but I still wouldn’t trust a ford anything over the reliability of a Toyota, I like some fords as I have owned a few mustangs but ford can’t match the reliability of a Toyota

[@monales4749]

Bronco the Best 💥💥💥

[@vincesmith764]

So we're explorers ....back in the day.

[@wildryan9382]

4runner is so much better then the bronco

[@4WDisLife]

Yea. It sure is in terms of reliability

[@wildryan9382]

@@4WDisLife not just reliability. Overall aswell. In off roading to

[@off-roadingexplained8417]

I don't know of an IFS vehicle with better flex than the Bronco. Maybe a Wrangler with rego Rex but basically none of those are in the wild.

[@4WDisLife]

Wow. I had to look up wrangler with the rex kit. Pretty unique

[@יובלנחשון]

toyota 4runners is the best !

[@4WDisLife]

They are pretty good

[@topshelf30]

JDM numba one

[@4WDisLife]

I hear you!

[@andyham6094]

More time to prove itself for the bronco engine?! Ford is getting sued left and right for bronco engines literally blowing up and catching fire lol

[@4WDisLife]

Is that only for the 2.7T engine or also for 2.3T?

[@arinmirzayan3949]

I think on rock roll bronco has less air compare to 4runner, that is the better result for bronco most likely

[@4WDisLife]

Hey both have the same psi

[@seanwatson3790]

I think the bronco for sure looked better, but also compared to the geolamder mts, milestar tires are absolute crap and I think that made more difference than anything else here

[@Roaringmushroom]

The 4 Runner is way more reliable.

[@4WDisLife]

Yes. It should be

[@johnmadsen37]

Base. Odell aren’t really for off-roading on trails. Comparing the trd (rear locker and MTS) and bronco with front and rear lockers and sway bar disconnect, but for quite a bit more cash, the bronco is better. The bronco in the same range as a Jeep rubicon, the Jeep is better due to upgrade options. It’s clearance, then lockers. Skids are needed for low clearance. All this stuff is the same. The terrible driver that doesn’t use traction ands or doesn’t know how will make the real difference. These guys should have aired down to 12psi at most.

[@firebir11]

Edge goes to the Ford Bronco….except when you have an expedition from North America all the way to the southern tip of South America in Argentina….and Canada through the Mckinzie Trail to the Pacific Ocean. Then all bets are off.

[@4WDisLife]

Then Toyota all day 😂

[@firebir11]

@@4WDisLife I’d say so…at least till Bronco proves it’s Durability.

[@RichardVac]

Same!

[@4WDisLife]

Not too far apart

[@honda116969]

Nice off-roading dude... I got the same dumb ass steps as the 4runner on my 🚛💨 it came with them I bought it used with 17,000 mi it's the 4x4 off-road but why do you put those steps if you didn't even lift it & put tires🤷

[@4WDisLife]

Yea. I got rid of the one in my tundra right away

[@88rushrocks]

I traded in our 4 runner in on our 4xe jeep Willy’s it was the best decision we have made

[@davidwayne9982]

I DON"T CARE which is best---- the Bronco is a FORD- so no matter how GOOD it is now-- given a little time- it'll fall to pieces and be WORTHLESS without spending a FORTUNE in maintaining it.. and it's NOT WORTH IT.. The 4 Runner is expensive at first- but easier to maintain- and will -- definitely WILL- go many hundred thousand miles with NO issues and last for many many years!!!

[@jamessilvis3rd672]

The 4Runner driver needs to keep his foot off the brakes!

[@jonathanmugmon]

Using a low end Bronco with no lockers.

[@TheReysinhell]

I'll stick with the V-6 and not the turbo crap

[@mikelaughlin270]

The Bronco looks cool when it's lifted. The Bronco is a cool concept, unfortunately it's a Ford product and ALL Ford products are absolute GARBAGE!!

[@davidwayne9982]

All this damn computer tech is a crock-- once that mess starts having issues- and electronic crap always does-- it'll cost ANOTHER fortune to fix.. just not worth it.

[@alvarocabrera4440]

Bronco

[@JasioClass77]

You kidding. Bronco is a terrible quality car.

[@4WDisLife]

Is it?

[@lorddrake8566]

My wildtrak is better than both of two vehicles

[@Julian-nt5wh]

Bronco competitor is 4runner 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jessemartinez2606]

This guy sounds like hes about to take a nap

[@Antares_451]

Talked too much.

[@PLT123]

Il save you the time. They both suck. Buy a Jeep.

[@4WDisLife]

Negative