Designing the 200 series interior + exterior

[GX-R]

Initial Development of the 200 series began in 2002 and lasted through 2007 ( again in 2010/2011 for 2012/13 update - and 2013/2014 for 2016 update )
Final designs had already been picked by 2005 ( as early as 2004 for the LC ).
Right around the time Toyota unveiled the 2003 100 series face lift in the end of 2002, work had already well underway on it's successor. By the time the final 100 series update was unveiled in mid 2005 ( 2006 MY ) prototypes of the 200 had already been running around the world undergoing hard testing.


Early sketches

Getting there....

 

[GX-R]

Final design ( frozen in 2004 for the LC and 2005 for the LX )

 

[GX-R]

Interior

early sketches

two proposals for the final design

Second design got the green light for production

 

[GX-R]

 

[GX-R]

Production version

 

[LCHardriver_02]

That is really cool! It's something else to see the morphing of ideas the makes up the final product.

 

[kreiten]

this is awesome! please post more of this kind of stuff if you have it GX-R!!!
thanks,

 

[mtnracer]

Looks like some of the earlier designs had a lot of resemblance to the current Range Rover. Would have been kinda nice if they had kept some of the sportiness.

 

[Hothonda]

Well done.....very informative!

 

[codyaustin5]

Very cool! Would love to see similar stuff on the 300 development.

 

[GX-R]

most have seen this by now, pretty cool vid

 

[GX-R]

After the leak of the 2016 200, i feel the 300 will be revolutionary.

 

[mtnracer]

Whatever the 300 looks like, it better offer a Diesel engine.

 

[brooksy]

As long as the 300 doesn't come out for 4yrs I'll be happy.

 

[cc1999]

Great post.

That's one of my favorite LC videos.