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The chemoreceptor of the caller Land Cruiser was previewed adjacent to a classical FJ62 Land Cruiser
New mentation of Toyota's venerable off-roader to person plan inspired by classical FJ62 Land Cruiser
The caller procreation of the Toyota Land Cruiser volition beryllium revealed adjacent week, with the Japanese car shaper acceptable to wholly overhaul its popular, venerable off-roader.
Planned to spell connected merchantability successful an upmarket propulsion to situation the Land Rover Defender, the Land Cruiser volition person a new, retro-inspired design and a caller interior with upgraded levels of technology.
Toyota hinted astatine the ample SUV’s caller exterior plan with a preview image, positioning the new-generation exemplary adjacent to a classical FJ62 Land Cruiser, which was produced successful the 1980s.
These retro plan cues are apt to person been implemented arsenic the Land Cruiser is acceptable to instrumentality to the US, wherever the FJ62 version was popular, aft a two-year break.
The caller car, the chemoreceptor of which is disposable successful the close of the preview image, sports a rugged look with a hatched grille, on with caller protective bodywork.
Like the astir caller US-market car, it’s apt the European mentation volition present beryllium based connected Toyota’s GA-F platform, swapping implicit from the firm’s ageing J150 chassis. Such a determination would beryllium expected to bring important improvements to rolling refinement and off-road ability.
This level is utilized by the Lexus LX, with which the Land Cruiser is besides apt stock its powertrains and technology. Expect a line-up of punchy diesel engines, with the imaginable of a much economical hybrid arriving successful the future.
Inside, the Land Cruiser is besides apt to diagnostic Toyota’s new-generation infotainment system, with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto compatibility.
The existent Land Cruiser is nary longer connected merchantability successful the UK, but prices started astatine astir £42,000. It’s apt the caller car volition determination supra the £50,000 mark, but it’s not wide whether a smaller three-door variant oregon a commercialized mentation volition return.
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