I dunno, when the
looks of the LC gets diluted into utter blandness and you can't tell it from a Highlander or whatever, it will dimish the exclusivity of a Land Cruiser. It doesn't matter if the thing is built like a Sherman tank or not. The LC has a great reputation world wide and part of that mistique is its performance as well as a distinctive
look. You might be one person who is not swayed by the looks of a vehicle but there are many, many more who ARE interested in how the vehicle looks as well as how it performs. And quite frankly if I plop $70,000 for a LC and it is barely indistinquishable from a $35,000 Highlander, why bother with the LC? Toyota builds the best vehicles on earth (says you) so how much better can a LC be than a Highlander? If it's a Toyota it is faultless, right? Great is great, huh ??? Maybe I will get a Highlander, take all of it badges off and replace them with Land Cruiser ones! I wonder, would anyone even notice?? Hmmm, maybe I'm on to something here. Buy a Highlander, save $40K , invest the rest !!!