Importing LC300 to USA (1 Viewer)

[jronpaul]

Is it remotely feasible to try and import a 2022 LC300 to the US? I understand it is likely expensive, but if the car already costs $90k it may not be a large % of that number. Just trying to understand if this is even worth thinking about. If so, where should I start and would anyone be interested in doing this also (I am looking at the GR/sport version).

I am assuming here that we may never see the LC300 sold in the US (based off what Toyota has indicated so far). There might be a Lexus model but I don't want a Lexus. If that assumption is true, the resale on a very unique LC300 in the US might stay very high given the scarcity.

 

[OGBeno]

No. 2047 will be the first “legal” year to import a 300 series into the US.

Otherwise, buy 7, destroy 6, modify the 7th and you are “legal.”

Otherwise, bring one in another way and cross your fingers.

 

[TonyP]

You're better off buying a vacation home in Panama and registering it there.

 

[kreiten]

If you are willing to throw that kinda cash at getting one just buy the Lexus and rebadge/grille the F'in thang!

 

[slowride]

You could always move to a free country... ... in theory...

 

[kendrickdlr]

There’s no law preventing you from importing one and driving it on your own private property. It would have to be shipped directly to the property, and it wouldn’t be able to ever leave the property under its own power. You’d also have absolutely no way to insure it

 

[White Stripe]

The import laws have no ryme or reason from what I understand except that some vehicle manufacturers wanted the laws in place.

 

[jronpaul]

Haha ok well I think that sounds like a resounding "no, not worth thinking about". What a shame, I love my 200 but it is just so outdated and increasingly so every year.

I like that the 300 seems to have left the things that make the 200 great mostly alone and improved on everything else. And the GR/Sport trim looks awesome (some of the Middle East oriented "luxury" mall cruiser body kits not so much

 

[yourID10Tdriver]

Is it remotely feasible to try and import a 2022 LC300 to the US? I understand it is likely expensive, but if the car already costs $90k it may not be a large % of that number. Just trying to understand if this is even worth thinking about. If so, where should I start and would anyone be interested in doing this also (I am looking at the GR/sport version).

I am assuming here that we may never see the LC300 sold in the US (based off what Toyota has indicated so far). There might be a Lexus model but I don't want a Lexus. If that assumption is true, the resale on a very unique LC300 in the US might stay very high given the scarcity.

The Lexus version of the LC300 will most likely end up here. Close enough?

 

[7000ft]

Buy a 2022 Chevy Suburban and slap some LC300 badges on it. LC300 is about as plain and boring as the Suburban.

 

[stevenjj71]

> Otherwise, buy 7, destroy 6, modify the 7th and you are “legal.”

Is this really a thing, or did a joke just fly over my head?

 

[yourID10Tdriver]

Buy a 2022 Chevy Suburban and slap some LC300 badges on it. LC300 is about as plain and boring as the Suburban.View attachment 2703484

Yuck! What an ugly car, but you're right, the 300 doesn't exactly have the most profound face either :\
Toyota has a weird obsession with oversized grills - many of which are fake

 

[OSS]

Wanna import a 300 into the USA?
This is what will happen

 

[Bomar]

Just wait I think the LX600 will be a great truck...

AHC is a lot better than most understand of it.

 

[PhiloCruiser]

Wanna import a 300 into the USA?
This is what will happen

couple of things....

1-that guy in the video really believes he's saving the world

2-there are cars in my town that are waaaay less safe than that Defender

3-I had land rovers

 

[cahill]

> Otherwise, buy 7, destroy 6, modify the 7th and you are “legal.”

Is this really a thing, or did a joke just fly over my head?

I believe this is referring to the crash testing that would be required. Vehicles get destroyed in the testing. The 7th would then need to be modified to whatever is needed to be compliant with emissions etc.

 

[cahill]

In the end you might have a new land cruiser and a lot of spare parts and maybe some spare engines to use down the road

 

[TonyP]

Might also have six piles of rubble and a non-conforming vehicle.

 

[cahill]

You are guarranteed to have spent a lot of money though . To the OP - even if it is the only one ever brought and registered legally in the USA its resale value would be highly unlikely to recoup the cost spent to do so.

 

[jronpaul]

Just wait I think the LX600 will be a great truck...

AHC is a lot better than most understand of it.

I would theoretically be quite happy with the LX600, except that the current LX570 is clearly less off-road oriented (even if the underlying car is the same) and extremely ugly (imo) compared to the LC200 and I don't expect that to change for the new gen. Honestly was mostly interested in the GR/Sport version of the LC300 because of the off-road orientation and stripped-down look.

I suppose if there is no LC300 in the US, there might be a version of the LX600 that is off-road oriented. This video claims that the F-Sport LX600 may be similar to the GR LC300, so I am holding my breath!