In terms of technology as well the current Range Rover has been built on a new aluminium - infused platform that made the car almost half a tonne lighter than its predecessor while the Lexus is still being built on the decade
old Land Cruiser platform.
In a sea of modified Mustangs and custom Camaros,
an old Land Cruiser FJ43 is sure to stand out in its own way at SEMA.
Not exact matches
But, compared with vehicles such as the Highlander, Sequoia and even the 4Runner, the
Land Cruiser is getting
old.
Essentially a Toyota
Land Cruiser with a Lexus grille attached, the LX 570 is a burly,
old - school SUV built to go where vehicles with this much leather upholstery rarely do.
I mention this because there is an
old - fashioned goodness about the Toyota
Land Cruiser that I was driving when I visited Weed and the small California towns of McCloud and Dunsmuir and Redding and all the little places near Mount Shasta and Lake Shasta in November.
Here in the eight - passenger
Land Cruiser, it's
old - fashioned all the way.
Features a hardtop, complete
Old Man Emu suspension, BFGoodrich Mud - Terrains tires, 1975 - 1979
Land Cruiser power brake conversion and Aisin hubs.
Whether you're looking for the newest Toyota Tacoma, Toyota Tundra, Toyota
Land Cruiser, Toyota 4Runner or an
older model Toyota Camry or Toyota Corolla, you'll find it these and many more at Groove Toyota today.
The
Land Cruiser is one of the
oldest nameplates in Toyota's lineup.
- The full - size
Land Cruiser off - road vehicle, another nicely styled machine, handles like an
old dump truck compared with the Chevy Blazer, Ford Explorer and Jeep Grand Cherokee.
Featuring the kind of throwback styling that evokes images of the FJ40
Land Cruiser of
old, the Toyota FJ
Cruiser presents itself as a simple, strong, and affordable off - road SUV.
The boxy styling is very intentional on the Pilot, and hearkens back to
old Toyota
Land Cruisers or
Land Rovers.
Stylistically, Toyota has thrown out their
old color options save Black, and offers this year's vehicle in Natural White, River Rock Green Metallic, Champagne Pearl, Mahogany Pearl, Desert Bronze, Imperial Jade Mica and Atlantis Blue Mica.It seems the newest version of the
Land Cruiser is expanding its reputation as a luxury sport - utility vehicle in all areas, and this year, it's got the power to prove it.
In January 1998, the 100 series
Land Cruiser was introduced to replace the 8 - year -
old 80 series.
Those lights are now oriented vertically, helping give the
Land Cruiser more visual height rather than width, as the
old, fatter taillights did.
I drive an
older, classic, LX450 (one of several Toyota /
Land Cruisers I own and have owned).
A dark grille with TOYOTA spelled out in
old school block letters, which resemble the
old FJ40
Land Cruiser, serve to warn the road less traveled that there is a new brand of Toyota coming to the desert.
Land Cruisers have a pretty good name when it comes to reliability, and even at 27 years
old we never really had any major issues with our 80 Series.