Agreed, and since the Lexus version is already being made to comply with US law, getting the LC too should not be too costly.Land Rover sells their top line Range Rover in small numbers. Mercedes sells their g-wagon in small Numbers. Hell, Ferrari sets production limits on all their cars. They somehow find a way to get it crash tested and smog tested for the u.s.
The lc is a halo truck that enhances the Toyota brand. They should and will bring it back in the future.
When that happens values of the 200’s should fall back to earth.
I think Toyota realizes they can get similar combined sales with only offering one model in the LX and they'll bring an all new Land Cruiser at a lower price point in the future, and in typical Toyota fashion, it will be late in the game after competitors have flooded the space.
As much as I love Cruisers, if the new Tacoma or 4Runner gets some LC features that are more probable with TNGA, I may have kept my 200 and added another smaller rig anyway. Hopefully the next iteration of the 4R and Taco get a better engine, better KDSS, etc.