The Toyota Land Cruiser was gone for the U.S. with the 2021 mannequin yr, a sufferer of being too previous or one thing, regardless of being a big-ish SUV in a rustic that actually likes massive SUVs. The Land Cruiser was changed by the Toyota Sequoia, regardless that the Sequoia already existed and is in a barely totally different section. Ever since then, too, there have been rumors that the Land Cruiser would come again to the U.S., as a result of it actually was a superb massive car that lasted a very long time and, sentimentally, was good to have round, a reminder of when Toyota was extra of an underdog and difficult, you realize, Land Rover and Jeep.
Anyway, the most recent trace that the Land Cruiser is perhaps again for the U.S. is available in Automotive Information on Wednesday, which says that they’ve spoken to a supply, and their supply says that the Land Cruiser may come once more right here within the type of the Land Cruiser Prado, which is bought elsewhere on the earth. The information is conveniently timed to the revealing of the following Lexus GX, which is occurring on Thursday.
Toyota Motor Corp. might revive the venerable Land Cruiser nameplate within the U.S. as early as subsequent yr when it plans to introduce a redesign of the SUV’s little brother, the Land Cruiser Prado.
In bringing the rugged truck stateside, Toyota could merely drop Prado from the identify and badge it a Land Cruiser. The automaker is contemplating the transfer within the U.S., an individual aware of the plan mentioned.
In accordance with Auto Information, the brand new Land Cruiser might look one thing just like the Land Cruiser 300 Collection, itself based mostly on the latest Land Cruiser (which we don’t get in America). Avert your eyes, as a result of the Land Cruiser 300 Collection appears to be like like this:
The massive grille factor is right here to remain I suppose, till it isn’t; maybe we weren’t lacking a lot with the brand new Land Cruiser in any case. Nonetheless, with Hummer, Volkswagen’s Scout, the Jeep Grand Wagoneer, and different massive SUVs occurring, a brand new Land Cruiser would make sense, if solely to present those that don’t need to purchase a Grand Highlander some selection.