2024 Toyota Land Cruiser | Smaller & More Affordable! AKA the Land Cruiser Prado / Land Cruiser 250
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- Опубликовано: 7 сен 2024
- Toyota's iconic Land Cruiser goes in a different direction for 2024, well, for N. America at least. Instead of growing like the last few generations did, the only Land Cruiser we will get is the Land Cruiser Prado / Land Cruiser 250 sold elsewhere in the world. Dimensionally this model is closer to the 1990 Land Cruiser 80 Series than the last Land Cruiser sold in the USA. That means it'll be easier park and better off road as well. Toyota also intends this Land Cruiser to be more affordable with a starting price "in the mid 50s" which is a big departure from the last version. The base version even gets cloth seats! Also a major change? Toyota's new 2.4L turbocharged hybrid system will be standard on all models.
Prado? What’s that? Here’s what’s going on. Elsewhere in the world there have been two Land Cruisers for a while, the “big” one that we also got and the “Land Cruiser Prado” which we only got in Lexus form (the GX). This generation they flipped and the US Land Cruiser will be the smaller version sold elsewhere in the world. Also a twist: the Prado name is being dropped in some markets in favor of “Land Cruiser 250” while the bigger model will be the “Land Cruiser 300”
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I prefer the round headlights.
I actually like both
Super tuff decision!!
Round headlights FOR SURE!
I think I do as well. Hard to choose though
Round heritage?
I dig it. It's closer to the spirit of the Land Cruisers from the 60s, 70s, and 80s. I never thought the Land Cruiser should have been a suburban competitor but that's what the previous two generations became. The Sequoia does a fine job filling that space. I love seeing the LC return to its roots, similarly to what Ford has done with the Bronco.
Globally this is the LC Prado...they could have kept the other one (new 300series) for those that wanted it and then brought this to market as well...the 200 series was too expensive...so the 300 series could have gone down in spec (less leather, more cloth) and come in above this in price...say 68-80k as a 2row and the Sequoia as the 3row top of mountain 3row alternative
Still no front lockers for true off-roading or 2WD mode for fuel economy.
@NickTarterOKC Land Cruiser (wagon) offered in US was never a Suburban competitor.........
yes it is @@alararkadas92111
@@alararkadas92111 Suburban may not have been exactly accurate, but I drive a 2003 GMC Yukon (obviously based on the same platform as the GMT800 Suburban) and the 100 series has almost identical dimensions to my Yukon. What I really meant to say was that the newer Land Cruisers in the USA were more akin to full size truck based SUVs like a Tahoe or Expedition than their older counterparts. The Sequoia fills the full size SUV role well for Toyota. I like the idea of the Land Cruiser returning to its place as a more agile family off roader.
Toyota installs hard plastics in a corolla for $25k: Cheaping out
Toyota installs hard plastics in a Landcruiser for $55k: Durability
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Yea i think it was really a request from the enthusiasts to make the panels power-washing friendly and im glad Toyota did that. Anybody who wants the luxury can simply go to the normal trims.
My uncle still drives his 50th anniversary Land Cruiser and the interior looks amazing. And that's a 22 year old truck.
Cloth and plastic all the way if you live in the tropics near the ocean or if you deal with animals or if you live where dirt roads create dust in the summer and mud in the winter months.
@@LuizStocklerHenrique cloth it's the way to go for sure
This is pretty much everything I have hoped they would do for the Land Cruiser. Having owned them for 30 years I have dreamed of a lower cost, smallwrcoackaged, returns to basics model. Sign me up. That 1958 looks absolutely perfect. The FJ60 to me is the best looking Cruised and that thing just pulls at the ol heart strings!
if they ACTUALLY start at $55k
This is a step down land cruiser, an affordable version of land cruiser for the regular joe.
@@rnt45t1 markups and waits will be a real thing I bet. The Tahara plant has been struggling to keep up with demand just Roth the old/current 4Runner
@@Phi.D.888 At 55k that's a $1k monthly payment for most people. That qualifies as "affordable" for the regular Joe?
Gotta love the return of tweed upholstery in a Toyota!
Toyota should bring it back for for the base trim on all it's vehicles.
1958 Edition all day! Plastic is good, durable. Armest is getting upholstered in cloth anyways same fabric as the seats! Cloth seats FTW!
The armrests are!? I missed that detail.
I'm absolutely loving the styling of this thing, and I especially adore those circular headlights.
The cloth interior pattern of the base model is pretty pleasing too.
This '58 edition has the same seat fabric I had in my old Tercel awd
Love the cloth interior. Reminds me of the old T100 we used on the ranch I worked at during college.
Magnificent break down. Full details, no BS, and thankfully no silly jokes irrelevant to the vehicle being reviewed. Thanks for delivering very useful information. I want to buy one of these Land Cruiser if the dealers doesn’t get silly with the pricing mark ups.
I love it! Boxy, upright, groun clearance, level belt line, roof line, squared off, rugged, masculine, grab handles on the A pillar for not only the passenger but driver as well, head room, chunky everything! Toyota finally nailed it! One possible deal breaker, NIMH batteries for the hybrid system? NIMH batteries have a memory effect and are just plain awful. Can you confirm NIMH? LiIon or LiPO would have been a better choice at any price point. You rock Alex!
Bravo on the seat fabrics in the 1958 edition. These textures give the feeling of durability of the fabrics used on the JDM Crowns from the 80s and 90s and now also being used on the new USDM Crown.
I like both the boxy and round headlight designs equally. Good on them for making both.
Upholstery reminds me of my dad's old Toyota when I was growing up in Japan 😂
I just watched half a dozen new TLC videos and they all pretty much said the same thing, until I watched your video and all of a sudden I’m finding twice as much detail about the new model. Good work!
I’m just enamored, I can already see it, white base model with black steelies, a slight lift and larger meat tires. I absolutely love that interior, such a great throwback to the 90s
I like this retro vibe thats going on with the 2024 land cruiser.
Its also nice to see the SUV come down in pricing without being too obvious. I love the round headlights of the base model bit i still prefer the squared off lights of the higher trims.
I like what they have done here. Hopefully they take a page out of the Bronco playbook and offer a future model that combines the 1958 with the skid plates and other serious off-road equipment.
Or the Trail Haunter edition like the Taco.
Really love what Toyota did, for years everyone complained about the Land Cruiser being too big and premium so Toyota made it smaller and de-contented it a lot more which I think is perfect. If you want the luxuries, go to the GX and LX. Smart move Toyota, plus reducing the price by almost 40grand is an absolute win in my books
I agree
it's a LC Prado, not a LC300, so I guess toyota marketing strategy works, people like you believe the land cruiser got cheaper..
@@juliolopez8145it's utterly hilarious how many people I've seen who actually think this is supposed to be the lc300😂. It seems a lot of Americans really have no idea of what the car industry is like outside of their borders.
The American market never have the "prado" marketing. Folks don't know what that mean. It's just "landcruiser" here, confusingly enough bc there is several grades of landcruiser abroad.
@@juliolopez8145 I know the Land Cruiser Prado is what this is overseas but they call it a Land Cruiser for us which is what it is, so for the US market it has gotten cheaper and smaller, for everyone else it’s a different version. We don’t get the 300 series so this is our Land Cruiser. My parents are Nigerian and when we lived in Nigeria we owned a Land Cruiser Prado so I’m very aware that they are 2 different vehicles
Excellent review, as always, Alex!
This is one of the best reviews of the 2024 Prado on RUclips, currently.
Thank you.
Wow! Wasn’t expecting this! Love the look and so happy they right-sized it! Have been wondering about the next gen 4Runner but I’m now more interested in the Landcruiser. Congrats Toyota!!
I really hope they can make enough of these and keep the dealers from doing price mark-ups!
Sadly limited production for a while, only about 16,000 are coming to the USA the first year of production. 4Runner is and will be the volume model, the new 4Runner is coming in the spring
@@AAutoBuyersGuide 16000 LOL ---expect a 5-7k markup minimum
@@denisilyayev187810k markup
@@denisilyayev1878Nope, 10K minimum markup.
4runner!!
I see a lot of 80-Series and 60-Series in the rear... aside from the lack of split gate. I'd take a stripped 1958. Also looking forward to an inevitable TRD version.
I just hope they don't Pathfinder-ize the 4Runner.
Important point that Toyota does not advertise this kind of power train as hybrid. That's why I don't see any hybrid badges around. The purpose of this electrical system component is just to boost the power, not to save gas. That's why they won't advertise it as hybrid.
Yea cuz people know Toyota hybrids that have a normal 4 cyl and an e cvt like the prius
People associate Toyota hybrids with Prius, so I understand why they would spin this setup as performance oriented... but at the same time, they could have had an ad campaign where they prove hybrid can mean power, torque, and off-road ability.
Ultimately, “Hybrid” is about saving gas. If Toyota wanted power without saving gas they’d have kept a V8 in this thing. The only reason for downsizing to a 4 cylinder with an electric assist is to save gas. Toyota doesn’t market it as a hybrid because they know shoppers for the Land Cruiser don’t want their truck associated with the Prius.
Still saves gas though…. Significantly more fuel efficiency then the 4.0l V6 and the older V8s….
@@jaanfo3874exactly! Well said. It 100% is still meant to save gas, or else they would have kept the V8
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Is the well known LC Prado. Same Lexus GX. US market knows now how great it is. Toyota money makers department knows how “in” off roading is these days. Hoping they bring the diesel engine, one of the best ever.
Yep, although internationally it looks like the “Prado” name is going to get dropped.
I owned a built for offroad 80 series for 11 years, currently own a built 100 series. Am interested in the new Landcruiser, glad to see it coming back to America, although it's interesting to see it referred to as SMALLER! I know, it's smaller than the 200 series, but even smaller it's still a little BIGGER than my current 100 series is.
I love the round headlights. I'd probably wrap the bezel around the front grill with white vinyl as well as that panel around the headlight, and of course, the top of the roof, too.
This thing is a WINNER. Man, if I didn’t want/need a truck I’d be buying this over the new Tacoma, fosho. I’ve always been a Land Cruiser & GX fanboy. And Toyota did this _and_ the new GX *correctly.* I ADORE the 1958 edition. I’d slap some knobby KO2s & window tint on that bad boy and be happy as a clam.
We call it a Prado in UAE.
They should have given a V6. Sad that it's a 4 cylinder
To add we have a Landcruiser LC300 with a V6 twin turbo.
I believe 4runner will be phased out.
If 4runner production is moved from Japan to any other country...4runner would not have the same built quality and reliability.
Really digging the circular headlights version 🤤
Defender'esque
@@mziwendukuntsele671nope, it's retrostyled to look like older Land Cruisers
@@Nickoboss29 True but more Defender'esque than those older models. Look at them side-by-side, including the cut out on the top of the lights.
@@mziwendukuntsele671 so the Defender looks like the Wrangler then...
@@Nickoboss29 Nope.
I wish it came with steel wheels on the base. Looks like Toyota will have another struggle to keep the dealers from adding market adjustment pricing, they won’t be able to keep up with demand.
That’s for sure, only about 16,000 will come to the USA the first year, the factory is running at full capacity in Japan
Looks great!! I hope the new 4Runner is nice and has a reasonable price! This definitely looks like an upgraded new generation 4Runner.
Standard markup for the first year will be about 25k-50k. Can't wait to sell it to you.
Just use a dealer that doesn’t markup. They exist and even with shipping you’ll be less than your local dealer’s insane markup.
they will be on BaT like the new broncos getting ridiculous prices
55k isn’t a good deal
I'm shocked that a new-gen vehicle is smaller than the previous gen. The trend for many years over most manufacturers is that vehicles are upsized with each new generation and this one bucks that trend. I'm glad, as some vehicles, specifically full-size pickups, are just too big these days. I like this Landcruiser a lot, especially in the base round headlight trim.
It’s only “technically” smaller because our Land Cruiser here in the states is technically the smaller Prado sold elsewhere. The “real” Land Cruiser is the LX and it’s very much the same size.
The Prado has always been the junior partner to the Land Cruiser……..this is a smaller model by definition, which carries the older brother’s name…..The Prado was sold overseas as a Prado and in the US as a Lexus to raise revenue for Toyota. The overseas version could be had as a very basic off-reader. In the US, it became a lux GX.
300 series exists
Yep you get less vehicle for more money
2.4l 4 cyl for 55 grand starting??? What’s the point of buying this over the new 4runner which will presumably be much cheaper base price.
Disappointing to see nothing with the Tacoma/sequoia engine package.
4R likely wont be a hybrid (at least not in that rumored less expensive version). To me the hybrid is pretty darn cool with the 2400w inverter power onboard for camping or other activities/work.
@@ALMX5DPuntil the battery(ies) ages past its useful life, right?
@@stingygunner sure maybe in 15-20 years definitely.
If you want this Land Cruiser with a V6, that’s the Lexus GX. It gets the turbo V6 from Tundra and will likely get the V6 hybrid from the Tundra as well. This is a different customer target so they went with the 2.4L hybrid from Tacoma.
I like the whole function over form vibe. Such a departure from all those so called premium SUV's.
The square headlights took some time to get used to but I prefer them now. Less retro and less likely to age
Completely floored by the pricing. This is great news compared to all our manufacturers jacking up the prices on everything else. Sure it's not the full blown 300-series the rest of the world gets, but I'm just glad Toyota brought the Land Cruiser name back to North America. I'm extremely interested to see how Toyota prices the next generation 4Runner against this new Land Cruiser.
Can’t wait for this to be $80k + once dealers get their hands on em.
Zero chance dealers stick to Toyotas MSRP. I laughed like hell when Alex said affordable.
The base cost as much as a TRD Pro 4Runner..
It's totally unaffordable. A trd pro 4runner fully loaded used to be $48k.... this starts at 50k.... dealer mark ups 75k+
55k for a base model with hard plastics, cloth seats and Tiny screens is not affordable. Toyota could sell this for 45k and make plenty of money. They just added 10k of pure profit bc there are a lot of idiots who will pay these bloated prices. See Jeep and every pickup truck in America.
I want the base model land cruiser.
I like : Plastic Interior. Manual seat. Manual column. lots of space in wheel well. 4L AWD with Center and Rear diff lock. Hybrid powertrain (I hope there is EV only mode for water crossing). LDW and Smart Cruiser Control. Sway Bar Disconnect. smaller vehicle without 3rd row seat. Sunroof delete.
It hits all the right marks.
And I think this will get around 30MPG. Similar powertrain is in Sienna and Highlander AWDs and they get 37mpg.
I'm really not a Toyota "guy" but love what they've done here - I think they've got a hit here - provided there will be lots of aftermarket parts adoption it should be very successful. $50k is a lot of money but given that the average new vehicle price is astronomical the pricing should be okay too.
Let’s normalize not putting soft touch on the dash that I never touch and putting it down at my knees where I rest them. 😤😤
They basically killed the Landcruiser and assigned that name to FJ to compete with Bronco. I suspect they will greatly increase the sales with new lower prices.
I think you hit the nail on the head!
I think the 4runner will be the bronco and wrangle competitor. And higher model.
They didn't kill the Landcruiser.... They just gave you guys the Landcruiser prado that the rest of the world has always had. What you guys would consider an actual landcruiser is the Landcruiser 300 which is the successor to the Landcruiser 200 but you guys don't get it anymore while the rest of the world does. Instead you get the Lexus version which is the LX
300 series exists, this is a Prado
@@bjsimon802hope you’re right. Want a wrangler look alike from Toyota
The 2024 landcruiser 70 series is the one I like better than the American version. The industrial commercial Proven reliability Diesel . Would have a market In North America.
So cool! Very happy to see more and more retro inspired cars. I think this is the Land Cruiser that so many people wanted in America. Interested now in seeing what they will do with the 4Runner. If it's actually possible to get one of these in the $50's, the new 4Runner will have to go down-market a bit right?
How did I not know there is a Land Cruiser Museum in Salt Lake City?!
Looks great! Every car in this day and age should be a hybrid standard. Too bad it's not a PHEV.
EV are trash and are not good for long drives or rugged terrain.
Surprising to me how large that HV battery appears to be-Ford is using liquid cooled batteries in their hybrids and they take up hardly any space. Seems like a miss for Toyota.
Toyota coming in hot with their new redesigns 😎
Disappointing ground clearance, tire size, and absence of a front locker. I was hoping for a lot more with this launch.
To me it's just fine for an OEM offering. Doesnt need to be a Bronco Sasquatch to do what people who buy this or 4Runner type vehicles want to do. If you want slightly larger tires, or a mild lift, I'm sure the aftermarket will accommodate and that is just fine by me.
You know a trd pro will come in a year or 2.
I'm not a SUV guy but this thing is really attractive. I love the boxy look
I’m happy that it’s much cheaper than the old one, but $50k is still expensive for a base model with an all-plastic interior. Throughout the video, I was wondering how there will be an extreme overlap in their lineup with the next 4Runner.
Yeah why didn't they just offer a hybrid on the 4runner? What's the point of another similar sized SUV?
It's smaller because it's a Land Cruiser Prado (Toyota are marketing it as the successor to the 200 series in the US) - the US doesn't get the actual successor to the previous Land Cruiser 200 series. In other markets Toyota offers the 300 series which is larger and more expensive than this vehicle.
We may need a "gobs and gobs" tshirt
Oooh, i like it!
Mid 50k and no powered/cooled seats, moonroof, rear heated seats 😂. For the price, a higher trim Grand Highlander or even the base Sequoia would be better. The 2nd trim and First Edition would rival GX pricing. I would just go for one those over this. This was a miss for me.
You're looking for a mall crawler...wrong video.
This is a utility car. The Highlander is built nowhere near as strong as the live axles of this car, for obvious reasons (it's based on the Camry and is not a true 4-wheel-drive). Certainly the Sequoia is a good point, but that is a much bigger 4x4.
Hey Alex, what do you guys think of this looking exactly like a 2008 Nissan Xterra? If Nissan had paid enough attention to their Xterra, this is what the modern one would loo like. It seems Toyota rebadged the design of the Nissan Xterra and call it the new Land Cruiser.
50k, cloth seats, live axle, tiny trunk space, no 3rd row, no 6 cylinder option?
Who are they kidding? 😂. There’s no way it’s better than a bronco or gladiator or wrangler. There just isn’t.
Once again, they missed. They phoned it in again
Makes no sense when the sequoia already exists, this is like a upscale 4Runner.
Exactly! $50, 000 for a base trim to manually crank the seat up and down 😑 no thanks Toyota
"There’s no way it’s better than a bronco or gladiator or wrangler" Check back when Ford or Jeep manage to take more industrial fleet 4x4 sales than Toyota! That's where the Prado and full size Land Cruiser have been undefeated for quite some time, especially in the mining industry here in Australia.
@@TassieLorenzo sales ≠ best in claas
Prado is an amazing vehicle, the diesel engine has a whistle exhaust that I love. They do last forever.
I look forward to driving one of these when it comes out. Stupid question for anyone to answer please - does the hybrid system do away with the auto start/stop feature? I didn't seen an auto start/stop button anywhere in the cabin during the video and can't stand when an engine shuts off when I come to a stop.
Yes in a way since its a full hybrid so it has an EV mode and will drive along at low speeds with the engine off. If you want the engine to stay on forever, no it won’t do that, the engine turns on and off depending on the power demand for the drivetrain.
Yeah ok, very keen. I would want a non hybrid version, more especially the very small difference in consumption. Couldn't be with extra weight and future issues that will arise with batterys etc, more especially if you wanted to ruff a nd tumble a bit.
I prefer the round headlight look.
Toyotas legendary reliability is the reason I’d buy one. Sorry Bronco
I hope the 4runner starts at 40k.
I also think this is very comparable to a base 110 defender. very good looking cars
Exterior back to the Old Days Nissan Xterra Style ,especially the Side Profile !!
Such shame Nissan ditched the xterra.
I like the cloth seats on the base model, like my 1990 Corolla. We forget how nice cloth seats can be for they never burn in hot sun, not freezing cold , and no sweaty back after a long road trip.
All this talking blah blah… 55k for hard plastics and manual sears lol and cheap as tires lol… fail pure trash.. look at the tires… Toyota cut cost any place they could
@@Thesinfultruth I agree, even 55,000 is an obscene amount of money. 25,000 would be a more realistic number.
@@ronkemperful lol honestly.. i would say 35k but I feel u
Toyota living in 2018
Agreed. This thing looks dated already
@@naveenthemachine that's not the point of the new land cruiser. buy the gx or lx if u want the fancy bells and whistles
@@huanronghu4432 50k for cloth seats? If it were 30K sure. But 50k? Also no 6 cylinder option? And in the high end trims a tacked on volume knob?
@@naveenthemachine would u rather everything on a faulty touchscreen or have some kind of physical buttons for key controls? and there is no v6 to separate this from the gx (which the gx is based off this LC). i will say that it would have been nice to option a 7 seater in any of the trims tho
@@huanronghu4432 the physical controls are nice but it’s not exclusive. Other brands do this too
It’s called the Land Cruiser Prado . In the developed world we were already familiar with this model
Funny how for a $55K Toyota hard plastics, lack of memory seats, manual seats sunroof, power tailgate and other amenitires is "love it", another manufacturer do that and it would be burned in hell for doing it.
It was a very VERY specific request from enthusiasts who need to power-wash their interiors dry and would like to keep their interiors bare-bones. Everybody else can simply go to the normal Land Cruiser trim.
Because people are expecting to keep this truck for 2 decades, so the more manual stuff the less it'll break on you.
@@makatron understand your point of view, but for $55k you can have fully loaded several SUV's with some decent off road capabilities. This is an overprice SUV for what is offering.
This is a niche vehicle. Some will see $55k as reasonable and some will see it as overpriced. Also the nameplate itself is a selling point. Land Cruisers are well known in the world of 4x4s.
@@jthor8373 has the Land Cruiser prestige, I'd love to get one but in sure the one with creature comforts will be around 65k for sure.
You know the affordable part will go right out the window once they hit the dealership.
This seems more like a LC Prado than a full LC
Because it is a reskinned Prado.
@@kronikinsomniak thought so
It is the Prado, although in many markets (like Japan) the Prado name is being dropped and will be called simply the Land Cruiser 250 while the bigger model is the Land Cruiser 300.
Prado is a badass truck for sure, no matter if they drop the name.
@@makatron dont get me wrong. The prado we got gx 470 460 is my top pock over lc or 4runner. Always liked it better for some reason. So if it is a prado(confirmed) great.
A good looking vehicle. Price is attractive.
The engine bay looks just as scary as the the Broncos engine bay....geeez
My local Trader Joe's parking lot is about to be PACKED with these things
I’m looking forward for that pickup, the base model Land Cruiser looks better on outside. Remember when, all these people said Land Cruiser was leaving America 😂. Look forward to used now.
Good design but I am little surprised why they didnt preserve the classic fender shape. Land rover defender designs are very modern but they still kept the classic fender shapes. This current boxy fender shape with five side from the land cruiser looks good also but I prefer the classic look of the 3 sided fenders.
I like the horizontal lights are nice, I'm getting one when they come out!
What a homerun from Toyota. Love both designs.
People don’t seem to understand that the default Land Cruiser is the well-upholstered one with power steering wheel, sunroof, hugeass touchscreen, and more electronics.
The 1958 edition was simply Toyota granting a very very VERY specific request from hardcore enthusiasts who want to power-wash their interiors dry with not much electronics (seats and other gizmos) on the way. I see these models lasting very very long.
It looks like the GX and Land Cruiser are based off of the new Tacoma/4Runner platform. For true off roading users, a trim level/package with rubber floors and neoprene covered seats would be a good option to offer.
Yes this Land Cruiser is based on the TNGA platform that underpins the Sequoia, Tundra, Tacoma, and so on. It will be marketed as Land Cruiser J250 in Japan. In other markets it’ll retain the Prado name.
remove the hybrid system and then it could be a winner. the V6 Twin Turbo from the Tundra should have been an option
This looks like the land cruiser prado variant and not the main large sized Land cruiser not available in the US. This is the Toyota version of the new Lexus GX
This is the Prado in Australia
I believe I would prefer the 1958 Edition. The round headlights and the lack of electronics are really appealing to me.
This is so damn exciting I can barely contain myself.
I like that thing a lot, it‘s like if they had the design of the eighties and evolved it (at least inside of the car). Fantastic.
Looks like a high dollar 4 runner
The base trim looks pretty utilitarian inside. Other than the hybrid power/drivetrain, it seems basic.
I had the exact same red FJ Cruiser. Wish I wouldn’t have sold it. Loved that thing. 😢
LOVE the round headlights.
They should be calling this one a Land Cruiser Prado. This is way more of a budget version from what the Land Cruiser's been for the last 30 yrs.
I like the round headlights, I’m surprised at the hard plastic interior at that price point I would expect a little better for a premium model. Very glad to see it has shrunk to a reasonable size. And a more back to basics solid rear axle , 4cylinder approach.
Me too! I guess the new "cheap" is 55k! Lol
@@12masterr they can't go premium with the LC, it would interfere with the GX sales. Once the GX came out, you knew that if the LC was shared platform, it would be a stripped down model. They are using the 1 year hiatus as a Model reset for the LC to reposition it. Curious to see what the 4 Runner will look like now that this went Off Road ready.
@th003g I get that! Bit a $55k vehicle is not an "economic " version of anything, which is premium price, it looks cheaper because the last land cruisers were $85k plus!
round headlight looks good without sunroof.
Knobs and buttons - Toyota gets it!
This is Prado/4Runner
This is replacing the Prado internationally but not the 4Runner, there will be a new 4Runner in spring.
No man not for me.i had huge hopes and was wishing it will be similar to 80 series. Disappointed. I willl go with GX550.
I was hoping a diesel engine option. Tire on back door. Wider and similar in size as LC300.
This is going to eat the Defender for lunch. So much more affordable, and undoubtedly more reliable.
I love the round headlights better. Funny, it looks more expensive even though they are in lower trim level
I think 4Runner will come back with similar design as the wrangler and the bronco with removable top and doors
I hope everybody buys this so I can buy a Sienna. 😂
I am sold its awesome locking system and off road did not suffer
"Affordable" until the dealer markup kick in, it a beautiful vehicle, with a aftermarket add on, it going to be more beautiful vehicle.
The retro styling is my pick - I think a lot of "purists" would choose that too and then upgrade to beyond the price of the higher trims with the help of the TRD catalog and a couple credit cards....
This thing looks amazing awesome work Toyota
The dealer markups on these cars are going to be ridiculous. That said, what a great looking car. The big questions is what happens to the 4Runner. My guess the 4Runner shrinks to what the FJ Cruiser used to be.
Time to google dealers that don’t markup, they are out there and that’s the direction everyone should go
Just wait a year or two. I remember 2022-23 Lexus NX350H were all markers up. Now most 2024 are at MSRP. I refused to pay a dime over MSRP and waited. Bought a2024 at MSRP, no add ons and no finance game since I paid in cash.
Wait 3 years
WHAT!?!?!? I had no idea this was coming out