Maybe I am getting ahead of myself here but I am already dissapointed based I what I am reading about the FJ.
First a V6, this does not make sense for the US market, then even stuffed a V8 in the Lexus version of the Prado, and as far as I can tell the US is one of the only markets that can get the V8 in prodo. Nowing how much Americans like power why not start the FJ off with a V8. Of course if there target market is not cruiserhead but the new generation for sports Util users maybe I can see it but they should not call it a Land Cruiser then.
Second, a front and rear winch, ok if you have to have them, but no mention of Front or rear lockers, what is up with that, I would take the lockers of the winch for my first choice. I though they would go after the Jeep Rubicon group with this new FJ but without even having lockers they are already behind.
I am curious to see what the interior ended up as, I am sure it will not be the concept interior especially the seats if that were the case then the price would be in the $50k for sure.
I am so eager to hear what the price is, based on that it could be the difference of selling lots or just to a few Land Cruiser collectors. I would also like to know where else they are going to sell this.
Ideally (and I think the responses on hear echo that) they should offer it with a diesel and that would insure a hit in the US perhaps one of the those D4D diesels that they have come out with.
Well just my 2 cents, thanks for reading.
Michael
First a V6, this does not make sense for the US market, then even stuffed a V8 in the Lexus version of the Prado, and as far as I can tell the US is one of the only markets that can get the V8 in prodo. Nowing how much Americans like power why not start the FJ off with a V8. Of course if there target market is not cruiserhead but the new generation for sports Util users maybe I can see it but they should not call it a Land Cruiser then.
Second, a front and rear winch, ok if you have to have them, but no mention of Front or rear lockers, what is up with that, I would take the lockers of the winch for my first choice. I though they would go after the Jeep Rubicon group with this new FJ but without even having lockers they are already behind.
I am curious to see what the interior ended up as, I am sure it will not be the concept interior especially the seats if that were the case then the price would be in the $50k for sure.
I am so eager to hear what the price is, based on that it could be the difference of selling lots or just to a few Land Cruiser collectors. I would also like to know where else they are going to sell this.
Ideally (and I think the responses on hear echo that) they should offer it with a diesel and that would insure a hit in the US perhaps one of the those D4D diesels that they have come out with.
Well just my 2 cents, thanks for reading.
Michael