Too much Lexus like grille
300 series revealed?
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No idea if this article has any truth to it.... I'm wary until Toyota announces it.
Is all-new 2020 Toyota Land Cruiser delayed? - Auto Industry News
Is all-new 2020 Toyota Land Cruiser delayed? - Auto Industry News
Markuson
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I don't particularly care for this render and my first thought was also "Toyota Pilot?" but it would align with what Dave said at Breckenridge a couple years ago about "boxier" styling (though I don't see this as "more militaristic"). Interesting that this render looks like it has a solid rear diff though...Oh yay... Everyone was hoping for a Honda Pilot/Toyota Land Cruiser collaboration...View attachment 1878843
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Toyota 2020 Land Cruiser Press Release
2020 Land Cruiser Heritage Edition Celebrates 60+ Years as SUV Icon | Toyota
Land Cruiser Heritage Edition to be shown at the Chicago Auto Show. Two rows only.
"To complement its purpose-built overlanding focus, the running boards and chrome lower body side moldings of the standard Land Cruiser are deleted, while darkened headlight housings, fog lights with dark chrome surrounds and side mirrors with darkened chrome details underscore the vehicle’s sophisticated presence.
Highlighting the Land Cruiser’s renown for blending luxury with capability, the Heritage Edition is exclusively outfitted with black leather-trimmed upholstery. The bronze wheel color carries inside for the contrast stitching used throughout the cabin, including the steering wheel, door trim, center stack, console and seats. Finally, the Land Cruiser Heritage Edition features all-weather floor mats and cargo liner, so it’s ready to get out and have fun."
2020 Land Cruiser Heritage Edition Celebrates 60+ Years as SUV Icon | Toyota
Land Cruiser Heritage Edition to be shown at the Chicago Auto Show. Two rows only.
"To complement its purpose-built overlanding focus, the running boards and chrome lower body side moldings of the standard Land Cruiser are deleted, while darkened headlight housings, fog lights with dark chrome surrounds and side mirrors with darkened chrome details underscore the vehicle’s sophisticated presence.
Highlighting the Land Cruiser’s renown for blending luxury with capability, the Heritage Edition is exclusively outfitted with black leather-trimmed upholstery. The bronze wheel color carries inside for the contrast stitching used throughout the cabin, including the steering wheel, door trim, center stack, console and seats. Finally, the Land Cruiser Heritage Edition features all-weather floor mats and cargo liner, so it’s ready to get out and have fun."
Theory: They planned on a V6 and designed the vehicle for that. Then CAFE standards changed, oil got cheap and plentiful and they decided to keep the V8 (a bit of wishful thinking on my part, but makes sense). Thus the need for the redesign. This is the rendering from the article which was linked to in that ^^^^ article. I suspect its the one that "looked too much like the old one". All speculation, of course.
Toyota plays long ball. They don't do short-term thinking because of low oil prices or a political headwind. That's what consumers do. We are the short-term salivating rats in a cage.
All truck redesigns/re-powers will wait until at least 2021 for long-term planning purposes and implementation of TNGA across the truck platform as well.
Don't think of what Toyota does from the marketing standpoint; Always think of Toyota from the engineering and bean-counter point of view.
As such, the conservative redesign changes coming to a "300 Series" will follow TNGA logic.
How does TNGA play with body-on-frame models?
Is Toyota building a new body-on-frame branch of TNGA or something more sinister (getting rid of body on frame).
Is Toyota building a new body-on-frame branch of TNGA or something more sinister (getting rid of body on frame).
TNGA has a body-on-frame platform and will underpin all trucks for the US market that are body-on-frame (Tundra, Tacoma, Sequoia, 4Runner, Land Cruiser).
That's very interesting. That should bode best for the Tacoma and 4runner to be on the same platform as the Tundra and Land Cruiser. Makes a lot of sense, but I wonder if it will dilute the disparity in the line up that exists now. If the 4runner gets a good drivetrain as well as a shared platform with the Land Cruiser for half the price, it would be a winner in my book.
The only thing different is that the frames will be supplied by different suppliers.... Tacoma/Tundra/Sequoia by the Mexicans and 4Runner and Land Cruiser by Toyota Honsha.
TNGA does not mean it is the same part number that underpins all platform. TNGA implies a generational architectural framework/toolkit of commonalities that will be shared between platforms and models in the next generation of Toyota's.
Yes, I know. Part number was not mentioned.
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Markuson
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That bottom one looks doctored to me.
Bumper near fogs looks rendered rather than a photo...but who knows... My eyes suck these days.
gaijin
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It says "Speculative Render" right on it - neither one is a photo. FYI
