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Nice. Let’s have a Chugach touring photo thread. Just kidding.

Yes. The response was comparing Durango where I consider it infrequent snowy roads relative to Anchorage where the roads are more consistently frozen/snowpacked. Compared to Honolulu, Durango is pretty snowy.

This reminded me of the LC100 "family package" in Japan only market:

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I'm in Anchorage. We basically didn't have a summer last year. Very coastal - I can watch the Belugas out my office window some days. :) We are going to move south at the end of this summer for a lot of reasons that would probably warrant a...

The higher roof on the LC250 is reason enough to choose it over the 4R.

To put it in perspective - it's going to be 74 degrees this week in Durango. The hottest temperature recorded the entire year of 2023 here was 72. There wasn't a single day in December of 2023 that Durango didn't get above freezing. Outside of...

Very interesting… The 250 is our ticket to Van Life??? I’m so confused rn…

interesting to note the LC250 starting price is higher than LC300 starting price in Japan. I would never ever not in a million years pick a 2.8 diesel 250 or a 2.7 hilux engine base 4 cylinder Prado over a 3.5 TWIN 6 409hp GX LC300. This is...

I had a bit of a debate with one of the engineers on the Tundra team a year or two ago. I don't think they did a very good job and I suggested some of the reasons why. One part of that discussion was about the front suspension that is relevant...

I live in Alaska. I feel like I probably see more miles of snow and wet than most. AWD is nice. But I don't think it's a necessity. I don't like the dry highway feel of AWD and generally prefer the part time system for living somewhere like Utah...

My guess is that the optional part of the limited means that it also comes in a two-wheel drive model. Not that it comes with a part-time.

Then there’s hope for 34’s. That’s a considerable difference above from stock.

Gonna start one upping the "not a real Land Cruiser" people by yelling at everyone with an LC250 that it's not a real Prado.

The release video said something to effect of "full time 4wd on premium grades" - I'm not sure what exactly that means, but I think it probably means Limited and Platinum trims only.

I Stan Toyota as much as the next person here but this clearly wasn’t an impediment for Ford or Jeep when they brought/bring actual enthusiast-focused products to market. As much as it seems like it’s god awful even the wrangler got a PHEV, and...

Everyone seems to be assuming that the similarly equipped 4Runner will be a deal. I'm going to wait and see when prices are announced if that is really true. Even 2024 4Runner TRD Pro (5th gen) and Tacoma TRD Pro (new gen) are pricey, so I'm...

Think of it as a chance at redemption for the FJ Cruiser. Great sight lines. Low belt line. Convertible, T top, or something like that. Boxy and utilitarian - not overstylized. Maybe like these renders or possibly smaller than this. My ideal...

… this “Picture thread” has seemingly devolved into something a little less enjoyable. Maybe this will get things back on track. Got into Moab today for my second Cruise Moab event - as we were at registration picking up our swag after vehicle...

Same reason Toyota used a 5 speed for 20 years in the 4Runner that is the same transmission a the 6 speed in the GX but doesn't shift into 6th gear. Or why you can't get a V6 in the LC, Tacoma, or 4Runner. Heck, Toyota took the existing 3.5 V6 in...

The thumbnail on this is epic:

There's a mountain of research on this subject. I think mfgs seem to spend a lot of effort on perfecting it. Just a few examples: 1. Xu ZM, Xia XJ, He YS, et al. Evaluation and analysis of starting sound quality of automobile engine. J Vib...

I believe the PT cruiser also received some glowing reviews at launch. I bring this up to illustrate that most of the auto journalism industry is outright stupid and/or bought and paid for. Checking forums in 5+ years to read about the actual...

Kind of a sad thread. The only reason to get the LC 250 over the 4runner is ...something something feelings... something something maturity level? And I agree with you guys. There isn't really a good objective reason to pony up more for the LC...

I think the current longest lasting Toyota in the available data may be the Sequoia. I've seen it both ways between Sequoia and LC200. When they track the LC200, Sequoia, and Tundra to 250k miles I think they are all nearly identical. Just...