Lockers are big in the Australian and African market, where people buy LCs brand new to drive in the bush for weekend or holiday fun. Very different cultures than the US.
2022 LC200 or LC300? (1 Viewer)
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Fun fact, the 100-Series wasn't the first Land Cruiser to have IFS.
Interesting. What was?
1996 90-Series
Since the 8 speed change, I believe toyota no longer has any diff locked cruisers (except the 6 speed lower trim GX models, not in every region) and now relies on electronics to get through the rough stuff.
Would be interesting to see toyota go back to mechanical diff lockers.. let alone both front and rear.
Would be interesting to see toyota go back to mechanical diff lockers.. let alone both front and rear.
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Has the 8spd made it into other markets yet? I was thinking (possibly incorrectly) many other places still used the 6spd.
And is the 8spd behind the 1VD also? Or just gas engines?
Toyota Indiana Welcomes Two, All-New Vehicles to Line-Up - Toyota USA Newsroom
PRINCETON, Ind. (April 28, 2021) – With its 25th anniversary right around the corner, Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana (TMMI) is poised to celebrate with gusto as it announces an investment sure to drive the team through the next 25 years and beyond.
Hmmm…so will the LC300 be made in Indiana?Toyota Indiana Welcomes Two, All-New Vehicles to Line-Up - Toyota USA Newsroom
PRINCETON, Ind. (April 28, 2021) – With its 25th anniversary right around the corner, Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana (TMMI) is poised to celebrate with gusto as it announces an investment sure to drive the team through the next 25 years and beyond.pressroom.toyota.com
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I'd bet it is the redesigned sequoia if anything
Toyota Indiana Welcomes Two, All-New Vehicles to Line-Up - Toyota USA Newsroom
PRINCETON, Ind. (April 28, 2021) – With its 25th anniversary right around the corner, Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana (TMMI) is poised to celebrate with gusto as it announces an investment sure to drive the team through the next 25 years and beyond.
Negative. Sequoia is moving to San Antonio plant and will be manufactured with the Tundra.
Tacoma manufacture shifts fully to MX.
If not Sequoia, Tundra, Tacoma then possibly a renewed focus on the Highlander electric? (Hoping they keep the LC in JP)
Maybe the new LQ? And Toyota version of LQ?
Maybe they saw how successful @Eric Sarjeant and his crew at Ed Martin were with building out the 200s, so they’re putting him in charge of the new factory?
the LC 300 will have the 10 speed mated with the 3.5l like in the LS500. That would be a nice setup. If they get the same efficiency gains they got with the LS460 to LS500 transition, they could theoretically get 18 city and 25 highway in an gasser LC.
Maybe moving the Rx from Canada to US? Highlander and Rx all share 3 rows...
Side note, I’m am beating myself up for not being able to afford a new 200 to have for the next 25 years after seeing the 300 (that we may never see stateside anyway). I’ll have to keep the 09 running forever now.
Yes this is most likely the LQ crossover. Another article mentions the addition of a model and an LX 570 replacement that is to serve as the halo offroad vehicle for the Toyota Lexus lineup - sounds like they have big plans for the 300 series LX
Lexus to offer a new 3-row SUV, off-road halo model and infotainment, report says
The chairman of the Lexus National Dealer Advisory Council says big changes are coming, and soon.
www.cnet.com
Basically any LC200 with the 5.7 gas engine (3UR-FE) got the 8-speed @ 2018+ model year. Since the US only has this engine option, all cruisers got it.
In other markets, the LC200 still has other engine options as follows:
6 speed auto: 4.6 v8 gas engine (1UR-FE) and the diesel variant (4.5 v8, 1VD-FTV)
5 speed (auto or manual): on lowest spec models, have a 4.0 v6 gas engine (1GR-FE)
At an LCDC a few years back. Something along the lines of the LC is Toyotas flag ship vehicle..................
I guess if we get it as an LX we still get the flag ship?
@Climbingnut that was Dave from Toyota. He first came to Breckenridge in 2017, which is when he made the original comment about the LC being the flagship/halo vehicle for the US. He was back in Ouray in 2019 and said more or less the same thing. He was apparently involved in testing the 200 and other Toyota vehicles. So his info seems legit, but having worked for big companies myself I can totally believe that this is what he was told was the plan and what he saw and heard happening around him, but corporate may very well have decided to kill the 300 in the US regardless of what marketing, engineering, etc pushed.
