Inconsistencies in Press Drive Event Vs. Real World

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I’m noticing some discrepancies between what was taken out during the event and what’s going to hit dealers. Yesterday, I noticed that a ton of reviewers were saying the SR5 has heated seats. The spec sheet debunks this unfortunately. Today, I saw the below video and the creator showed a TRD Off Road (Non-Premium) and she mentioned that it had a heated steering wheel and you can also see the button in the video. Again, the spec sheet isn’t consistent. Anyone else notice other things?

 

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I'm not sure about the SR5 part but that offroad is definitely a premium. Most other reviewers said it as well as it has Softex, digital rearview mirror, and moonroof which are premium only options. Frankly, I would wager a lot of people on these forums know more than a lot of these reviewers.
 
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I'm not sure about the SR5 part but that offroad is definitely a premium. Most other reviewers said it as well as it has Softex, digital rearview mirror, and moonroof which are premium only options. Frankly, I would wager a lot of people on these forums know more than a lot of these reviewers.
I agree with most on here knowing more but something is definitely off. The Grey one that she goes to is the Non-Premium. It has the small screen but it does have the heated steering wheel.
 

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I agree with most on here knowing more but something is definitely off. The Grey one that she goes to is the Non-Premium. It has the small screen but it does have the heated steering wheel.
Yeah that does seem strange. It has a locking rear dif button too, I didn't think that was on the SR5.
 

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I’m a first time 4Runner buyer. I did a hell of a lot of research, only to find out at or dealership that they come with all kinds of options that the manufacture chooses. I’m not saying here myself that they are all predetermined but this tread peeks my interest.
 

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The heated seats mistake on the SR5 was mentioned in one of the videos I saw. It was a pre-production vehicle issue.

Looking at the SR5 options on toyota.com, what stood out to me is no underbody armor or full size spare. That stuff was standard on my 5th gen SR5.
 

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Pretty dumb of Toyota to do this. It will serve to create confusion and disappointment.
 

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The heated seats mistake on the SR5 was mentioned in one of the videos I saw. It was a pre-production vehicle issue.

Looking at the SR5 options on toyota.com, what stood out to me is no underbody armor or full size spare. That stuff was standard on my 5th gen SR5.
It seems the Off-Road non-premium used for the "press" featured a heated steering wheel which the production model does not have nor is available as an option. That is only on the premium.
 

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It would be great if they would release the ebrochure so you can see the matrix of features.
 
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