The globally iconic Toyota Land Cruiser off-road SUV is the automaker"s longest-running model, since 1951—just no longer in the U.S. As of last year, for whatever reason. There"s now a new global Land Cruiser, the J300 Series, và we still get the Lexus LX luxury SUV that"s based on that global model here. However, our options may be expanding beyond Lexus once again in a few years time, according khổng lồ Jack Hollis, executive vice president of sales for Toyota Motor North America.
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In an interview with nhanluchungvuong.edu.vn following news of the all-new 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander three-row SUV, Hollis was asked if a storied nameplate lượt thích the Land Cruiser would ever make its return stateside, và the answer was promising: "Will we ever? I would say likely yes," Asked if it would be in the foreseeable future, he said we would have lớn wait for an answer on that one.
"Obviously Land Cruiser is such an important part of our heritage & has done such a great job. And I"ll be looking at it, absolutely. Have I seen designs, thoughts, và hopes, yes. But nothing to announce. It"s still a ways off," Hollis added.
So it"s certainly not confirmed, but it"s a much stronger answer than we were expecting. Then again, even last year"s Land Cruiser departure announcement came with a wink, with Toyota encouraging "loyal enthusiasts và intrepid adventurers to stay tuned for future developments."
The current global Land Cruiser is built on the new body-on-frame GA-F framework based on its TNGA platform, which our current Lexus LX is also built from. Focusing on the U.S. Market, the new fourth-generation LX SUV got a significant update recently. Its 3.4-liter twin-turbo V-6 engine bumped output đầu ra up 28 horsepower và 78 lb-ft of torque, now totaling 409 hp & 479 lb-ft, and it"s linked to lớn a 10-speed automatic transmission. Toyota says the new platform lowered the center of gravity with improved weight distribution; the global Land Cruiser also shed 441 pounds of weight.
However, it sounds lượt thích we should be looking beyond the current J300 series Land Cruiser to lớn whatever the next generation model may look like, which will almost certainly need to lớn be electrified, either hybrid or full battery-electric. Toyota"s EV plans are reportedly in flux with the automaker devoting more resources lớn expedite its EV offerings, though no specific models have been teased, and the existing EV concepts may no longer be on the cards. Still, Hollis" bình luận is a promising start to whatever"s next, & it sounds lượt thích still they have some confident ideas for the next Land Cruiser, at the very least.
