I have driven Landcruisers all over the world and for about 30 years; really.
This Landcruiser is indeed a BLAND Cruiser. I have waited
10 years for an improved design, and Toyota dropped the ball,
I mean really.
It looks like a bloated Highlander, or a fat Cayenne,
or a clutsy Mitsubishi, but not like a Landcruiser should look.
Plain (er) Vanilla.
I am amazed at the total lack of imagination in the design.
The interior is almost a carbon copy of todays version, but way too much silver plastic (that will scratch).
They also made the same mistake that Lexus made a few years ago with their IS line; namely, the instrument cluster is a disaster from an ERGONOMICS viewpoint.
They put cutsy TUNNELS over the tach and speedo units
which requires the driver to tilt his head to the left or right
depending on which dial they want to look at.
Lexus took these off their IS line after a few years because it was a flawed idea; and Toyota did not pay attention.
And that is exactly the point; a driver should not have to make
complicated efforts to look at the instruments;
ie: they should never be forced to FOCUS on the instruments;
that is what causes accidents. Ergonomics experts have known
that since WW II when they redesigned aircraft instrument panels,
levers, guages,etc.
Very very bad ergonomic design; again. FIX THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GET RID OF THE TUNNELS.
This Landcruiser is indeed a BLAND Cruiser. I have waited
10 years for an improved design, and Toyota dropped the ball,
I mean really.
It looks like a bloated Highlander, or a fat Cayenne,
or a clutsy Mitsubishi, but not like a Landcruiser should look.
Plain (er) Vanilla.
I am amazed at the total lack of imagination in the design.
The interior is almost a carbon copy of todays version, but way too much silver plastic (that will scratch).
They also made the same mistake that Lexus made a few years ago with their IS line; namely, the instrument cluster is a disaster from an ERGONOMICS viewpoint.
They put cutsy TUNNELS over the tach and speedo units
which requires the driver to tilt his head to the left or right
depending on which dial they want to look at.
Lexus took these off their IS line after a few years because it was a flawed idea; and Toyota did not pay attention.
And that is exactly the point; a driver should not have to make
complicated efforts to look at the instruments;
ie: they should never be forced to FOCUS on the instruments;
that is what causes accidents. Ergonomics experts have known
that since WW II when they redesigned aircraft instrument panels,
levers, guages,etc.
Very very bad ergonomic design; again. FIX THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER GET RID OF THE TUNNELS.