GX guys been doing this for years. We know it would not be accepted as real Land Cruiser. But somehow we love it more due:
1. Cheaper
2. Smaller
3. Nimbler
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1636260019/land-cruiser-ish-white-sticker-decal
I guess I didn't explain what I meant clearly enough. I meant from Toyota's perspective of manufacturing and how they try to maximize platform efficiencies towards increasing profits, all while hitting emissions standards and providing good daily...
Toyota has said that the TNGA-F platform allows them to change not only the length of the frame but also to adjust the strength of the frame as needed for each particular vehicle. So I don’t think it is accurate to say that the strength of the...
Is it really another class all because of a couple more cylinders and a slightly larger rear end? An upgrade yes, most definitely but another class I'm not so sure.
In any case I still could make a case for choosing the LC over the 4R based on...
According to tech specs, the LC 250s range up to 5575 lb curb weight depending upon options and trim. I am curious to know the origins of the 5037 lb value published on the website.
Everyone hates on the new thing even before they see or drive one. As far as I'm concerned, the FJ80 was the last land cruiser in the US until the LC250. The 100 and on look like garbage to me.
Edmunds has tested and reviewed the new LC250 and...
It makes perfect sense. As I’ve point out to you twice, the sound a door makes can be tuned by the manufacturer. That is, the manufacturer can change the way the door clink sounds without any significant changes to the body structure.
So the...
Translation: They try to achieve a consistent sound using a standard structure and modeling/simulations across their platforms. They refine the models in pre-production depending on the results they are getting.
What this can't do is predict...
My 5th gen 4runner doors sounded similar. A piece of MLV tape on the inner side of the door skins make it sound nice. It's like 0.5lb per door and maybe $20 retail cost. Not sure why Toyota can't do that... On the other hand, over 10 years of...
You have no evidence that that is true. As the article I pointed you to clearly states, the sound a door makes when you close it can be tuned by the manufacturer. So the sound itself is not indicative of the quality of the vehicle. Rather, it is...
That doesn’t even make any sense. Why would you purposefully tune a car door to sound like a tin can? That doesn’t inspire confidence in what you are buying.
They cut weight from the door and as a result, it simply does not have a nice thud anymore.
You guys realize that manufacturers can tune the door thunk, right? So how it sounds is not a function of how well built the car is but rather how much time they spent tuning the sound...
Just wrapped an amazing few days in the dirt with the GX550's (and a couple support 460's). TMNA trusted us to take a bunch of community members out for a ride/drive and camping trip north of LA following us the GXperience event at Longo Lexus...
I'm still struggling with the "Prado" hate on the 250, but I will admit that my only LC experience is in an 80 series. The 250 has twice the hp/tq as my 91 and tows more. What makes my 80 series a full on land cruiser and this a prado? Just...
Regarding this thong slapper, are we talkin' flip flops or underwear? Very different images in my head.
Yup. People have no idea how basic a 70 is. I've gotten a ton of attention on my 75 series pickup so far, but very few people have correctly...
I've ridden in one (not driven in it) and was pretty disappointed. It's like the old saying of "never meet your heroes". You realize they are flawed just like everyone else :).