imho the whole hitch-sitch is a nothingburger. People will be yanking out the spare tire.....chopping off the hitch/crossmember and relocating it all a whole notch higher and tucked in - to improve departure angles. By the looks of it.....theres a good chunk of clearance to be gained if...
big takeaways: diffs- stronger ball bearings vs tapered bearings in the rear. And front diff-stronger side bearing. housing is thinner but triangulated from diff out.
-10spd trans gearing and keeping the rpms in low range throughout. Toyota shooting for longevity and less stress on...
published mpg means nothing offroad. An electric motor with max torque on demand should allow a little 4banger to sip fuel compared to a v6 spooling up turbos offroad. Im more curious to see the real world fuel numbers driving offroad 5-20 mph.
just an FYI- the 250 is built on the 300 platform which is superior to the 200 platform. So we all might want to wait til its actually out- and see what its all about before calling it a complete disappointment???? And given its coming in $30k cheaper than the 200 out of the box.....if...
Im seeing lots of 2016s from $42-48k. 2019s-$60k and NOT selling. Anything 2013-15 are already in the $30s.
No one in their right mind now is going to pony up $50k for a 200 no matter the year UNTIL the similarly priced 250 is out and real world mpg is reported pushing 33s.
Yeah- im pretty sure Toyota wouldnt give you too much for your 200 trade in. Supra values have been increasing for the past 10 years and the 200 is going to be going in the opposite direction especially with Toyotas new pricing structure putting serious downward pressure on the 200's frothy...
Toyota would probably say that given you can get out of a 2016+ Landcruiser for around $50k.....you probably should just step up to LC250 or GX550 vs throwing $5200 at the valley plate/cam tower and all other must-dos. 😂 Toyotas new pricing structure on the Landcruiser simply suggests...
back up for sale !
*i also keep finding tons of 40
Stuff that will go with it:
-New in box -DUI dizzy and Livewires
-intake/exhaust gasket/thickMarks one.
-brake and axle gaskets/seals.
-spare split rim tubes
-tbcontinued
Toyota is smart...given 99% of buyers of the 250 wont ever bang suspension on a rock and crack anything......the LC250 is likely overbuilt and as Landcruiser-ish as any old one. The 1%ers who will be banging it and cracking parts.......will probably be swapping on beefier Tundra or 200...