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Agreed, it was sort of a joke.There has been lot f experience with Toyota hybrid batteries. I think it is safe to say they will last well beyond the warranty.
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Agreed, it was sort of a joke.There has been lot f experience with Toyota hybrid batteries. I think it is safe to say they will last well beyond the warranty.
Undercarriage pics (with and without front skid plates) that show the front diff setup and pictures of OEM skid plate options (fronts and gas tank).
I would like an idea of how much room the battery takes up and how it would be changed if needed. I have never owned a hybrid, but I would want the new LC to last 30 years.
Some GREAT in-depth technical analysis here...
Great news - The front differential mounting looks to be much improved over the 120/150. It now looks more robust IMHO.
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Is once per week enough, or will that lead to early degradation?Hybrid vehicles do not like to sit. They need exercise.
Referring to Toyota and their engineering prowess on hybrids as it'll apply to the 2024 Land Cruiser:
"They have proven that hybrid technology and hybrid batteries will survive the life of the vehicle." - Kurt Williams
So, nothing to worry about, AlohaJen, although, I think most of the Land Cruisers you have and have had are already well beyond Toyota's original "life of the vehicle". I'm sure it'll be fine though.
I have a feeling if the 250 is a crazy success, they could reintroduce a bigger Land Cruiser in the future.
All it takes is a new generation for the old one to be the best.
Huh?We simply can’t count on Toyota proper to keep these things on the road for even the years immediately following their production as even critical parts start going NLA in the decade following their production.
So then it was your script instead of from Toyota marketing?I’ll own that one and if given the chance to re-shoot or had I been given the power to edit/cut, I would certainly not have said any battery will survive the “life” of the vehicle. I fully acknowledge batteries are finite and use, temperature, storage, charge profiles, etc will all impact their lifespan. I can’t speak to what was going through my brain during that moment as I don’t recall saying that, but I’ve unknowingly said incorrect things on tours, on camera, on forums and I’m sure it will happen in the future. Always learning and not afraid to own that.
If problems appear with 250 in the coming years, I’m confident we’ll see fixes applied. It’s being done with the new Tacoma already. I know you’ve posted at length about the 8.2 vs. 9.5” diffs in the LC250 vs GX550 respectively (and I’ll be posting a great deal about in a few days too and we’ll all likely be talking about it again later this year), if that 8.2” doesn’t hold up to the LC250’s IFM, perhaps future models or upcoming trims could get the 9.5”, we’ll see.
I think just about everyone who participates in this excellent forum does so out of a deep respect even love for the Landcruiser. There are as many ways to love, as there are human beings. But just because one loves differently than another, that love cannot ever be construed as hate. And if anything is dumb, it is to qualify another man’s love as hate because it is different than yours.So we can either like and appreciate it for what it is and is capable of or we can dislike it because it legitimately lacks in x, y, or z. But to dislike it purely because it’s not something we don’t have… is about like hating Arby’s because they wouldn’t sell you a cheeseburger, and it turns out your don’t mind eating their beef n’ cheddar anyway, i.e. dumb imo.
Both GX 550 and LC250 still have smaller diffs than a LC300.
With the LC300 even the 1GR gets the big diffs like the more powerful diesel/twin 6.
The hybrid Tundra (and maybe Sequoia) get the 10.7.
The gasser Tundra/Sequoia get the 9.7.
The J300, LX600?, most J252 (GX550) - likely all US models, and Trailhunter Tacoma all get the 9.5.
And then the LC250, some world market J252 (GX550), and the rest of the Tacomas get the 8.2.
Huh?
What parts could you not get for a Toyota that was less than ten years old?
Now I do understand that for an FJ60 certain parts like dash covers and chrome trim pieces are not available, but those trucks are more than 30 years old.
So then it was your script instead of from Toyota marketing?
Umm. No. We know it was entirely Toyota sponsored and that they had final edit approval. Maybe they just missed the incorrect ad lib of such an important point. It happens.Asked/answered
LC 250 & GX550 Picture Thread
Looks like the embargo is lifted, like 15 videos posted in the past couple hours for GX550 reviews. I also saw new Land Cruiser ads of the 250 from the Toyota account yesterday on Instagram.forum.ih8mud.com
So we can either like and appreciate it for what it is and is capable of or we can dislike it because it legitimately lacks in x, y, or z.