Off-Road Premium (ORP) vs LIMITED differences?

[Ike582]

I've been waiting for a Limited, but recently saw a video on the Off Road Premium trim. The ORP is available in Everest, which I really like, and it's not available in the Limited, so I'm now considering the ORP. I've been searching around but having a bit of difficulty figuring out which features I lose by dropping from the Limited to the ORP. Am I missing anything important from this list?

1. Larger wheels/tires on the Ltd.
2. Sunroof is optional on the ORP, standard on the Ltd.
3. ORP trim is black vs color matched (or chrome) on the Ltd
4. Full time 4WD in the Ltd.

I'm intending to buy the gas version in either case, and my off road driving is limited to some easy trails in the Southern San Juan range of Colorado,. I've done these trails in everything from a rented Buick to a Range Rover, so I know any of the packages will cover my driving needs.

For those of you who know the 4R far better than I do, what am I missing here? Thanks in advance.

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[visually oriented]

I've been waiting for a Limited, but recently saw a video on the Off Road Premium trim. The ORP is available in Everest, which I really like, and it's not available in the Limited, so I'm now considering the ORP. I've been searching around but having a bit of difficulty figuring out which features I lose by dropping from the Limited to the ORP. Am I missing anything important from this list?

1. Larger wheels/tires on the Ltd.
2. Sunroof is optional on the ORP, standard on the Ltd.
3. ORP trim is black vs color matched (or chrome) on the Ltd
4. Full time 4WD in the Ltd.

I'm intending to buy the gas version in either case, and my off road driving is limited to some easy trails in the Southern San Juan range of Colorado,. I've done these trails in everything from a rented Buick to a Range Rover, so I know any of the packages will cover my driving needs.

For those of you who know the 4R far better than I do, what am I missing here? Thanks in advance.

To me the big functional difference is the full-time 4 wheel drive vs. the manually selected part-time 4 wheel drive of the off-road premium.

Why does it matter? For me the primary reason for a 4WD vehicle is for driving in the snow and ice of the Sierras and Rockies in the winter time. For this use case full-time 4WD is better. Often in the mountains the road conditions can be variable and not having to shift back and forth between 2WD and 4WD is an advantage. There are, of course, many part-time 4WD vehicles in snow country so that works, I just don't think it is optimum. If you don't experience much snow and ice and you don't seem to be planning hard off-roading then either 4WD system would work for you.

As you mentioned, the wheels and tires are different. The 20" wheels and street-focused lower profile tires of the Limited should, at least theoretically, produce less noise and better performance on-road; better braking and handling. The ORP's 18" wheels and A/T tires will be better off-road at the cost of more noise and on-road performance. 20 inch wheels and low profile tires seem out of place to me on a body-on-frame SUV and won't help the ride.

The Off-road premium comes with all the extra traction control modes provided by MTS and a rear locking differential while the Limited just has.... A-TRAC. The ORP has slightly more (0.3") ground clearance and I would guess, more rugged shocks. The Limited has adaptive dampers.

The Specs page for the 4Runner goes into a lot of detail-
https://www.toyota.com/4runner/features/mpg_other_price/8672/8668/8634

 

[onlywayman]

Having weight all the options between the ORP and the limited which I have on order since late December:

Limited has:
Leather seats, your choice of portobello or black
Dual zone automatic climate control
Power folding side mirrors w/memory
Standard Running boards
Premium LED headlights

Good luck with your decision, price difference not that much.

 

[Ike582]

Thanks to both of you, that’s great info. I live part of the year near Chicago where we’ve got constantly changing winter conditions, so the FT 4WD of the Limited is greatly appreciated. I drive a Jeep Rubicon daily and switching in and out is a bit of a hassle as the 4WD is very clunky on the drive sections. My wife’s Grand Cherokee has a full time system and it’s a pleasure to drive in mixed conditions.

 

[Dead Horse]

If I'm not mistaken, the OffRoad(s), Trailhunter, and Pro are the only trims that come with the rear locker and Multi Terrain Select/other off-road modes. That's huge (on paper) if you do anything more than fire roads.

 

[Nodak]

I've been waiting for a Limited, but recently saw a video on the Off Road Premium trim. The ORP is available in Everest, which I really like, and it's not available in the Limited, so I'm now considering the ORP. I've been searching around but having a bit of difficulty figuring out which features I lose by dropping from the Limited to the ORP. Am I missing anything important from this list?

1. Larger wheels/tires on the Ltd.
2. Sunroof is optional on the ORP, standard on the Ltd.
3. ORP trim is black vs color matched (or chrome) on the Ltd
4. Full time 4WD in the Ltd.

I'm intending to buy the gas version in either case, and my off road driving is limited to some easy trails in the Southern San Juan range of Colorado,. I've done these trails in everything from a rented Buick to a Range Rover, so I know any of the packages will cover my driving needs.

For those of you who know the 4R far better than I do, what am I missing here? Thanks in advance.

use the toyta online compare feature to look at the differences

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