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You think the VIN sticker shown is not correct?

The tech specs were posted on this forum, per links in my first post, but then Toyota told the person who’d posted those data that they need to be removed, presumably, as I understood, because they were reproduced from a pay-to-access source. I...

Enjoy. Purposefully or not, Toyota appears to have misrepresented and oversold LC250 to both industry journalists and the public. Poor form to say the least.

Thanks. I think that 1100 lbs is less payload than my Subaru. I'll update my spreadsheets at the start of this thread soon, ideally for each trim level. Thank you for tracking that down and posting it.

User is in SoCal I think. Definitely american

Does someone want to break the bad news to Scott Brady and/or his editor? @cruiseroutfit Do you have a good enough relationship? I bring this up because I know ExPo is big on payload and also credibility and objectiveness...

Yep. I was the one that asked, and shall receive ! I pinged @TWILLY so he can up0date his table accordingly.... BEtter to know bad news that not know at all ! 🫣

Do I get credit for messaging the OP on reddit privately? :) This is the Lord's work.

We all work towards the same goal... to know how many twinkies can we carrry when in expediiton !

To confirm - this is from a US spec First Edition?

I appreciate seeing payload verified on the placard! Now we need to see the 250 placard; there remains a ~350 lb payload (and curb weight) discrepancy between Toyota's website specs and earlier published tech specs. Production placards will...

Thanks! I think we've (TWILLY) had GX numbers. AFAIK we haven't seen production 250 numbers yet.

Here's a pick of the Payload sticker of a new Overtrail from someone on reddit.

I think we'll find out as soon as they start hitting the trails with lifts and tires. If it can't handle the traction/torque/weight with 35s (the size I think will be the standard size everyone swaps for off-road) we'll find out quick. Haven't...

I bought one off of Etsy. I will probably be changing it to Land Cruiser once the 2024 is out in the wild.

This is where I'm at. what 8.2 diff has been subject to that kind of torque in a heavy vehicle?

The GX is the most power ever in front of the 8.2. but it's not even close on applied torque. The 4.6 was mated to the a760f. First gear not nearly as low as the 8 speed. And the V8 doesn't peak torque at lower RPMs. The new powertrain has about...

I think Toyota should actually talk about this. It’s a huge departure; let’s hear the rationale.

I would like to think so but the more I chew on it the more I’m skeptical. Has Toyota ever put as much torque to an 8.2 diff as with the turbo hybrid? In 4L1 locked at full payload? Where Land Cruisers have historically been overbuilt to...

I am a lawyer so I will weigh in on the dealer holding the title situation. As someone else said before, the only way a dealer can effectively "lien" your title is by your agreement. If you do not like the agreement, do not sign it. I would...

I can’t decide if the policy is more draconian or weird—weird because it must deter lots of prospective cash buyers.

That's what so frustrating. It's a GX for crying out loud, not some limited run Ford GT or something else exotic. Here's part of my response to the dealer: "We don't carry debt and we have been waiting for the opportunity, after having owned...

Good advice. There will be a lot to learn about these trucks, and their engineering, by driving them bone stock. I expect that people new to Land Cruisers will be surprised by how plush and planted the stock suspension, wheels, and tires feel...

I recommend everyone who’s buying one of these to drive it as is exactly as it came from the dealer - with the smaller tires. Until you develop a muscle memory (so to speak) as to how the vehicle should handle on the road. Then once it’s super...