joshoowa

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for some reason i thought they discontinued the landcruiser long time ago...but now i see it up on toyota.com

whoster

they never discontinued the land cruiser...


The original was like back in the 60s, (FJ40)
the bigger redesigned (FJ60) lasted for the 80s up till 1991
1992 they released the FJ80,
1993 got a 4.5 straight six upgrade (from 4.0) and was labeled FZJ80 (what i drive) which lasted till 1997.
1998 got another update in styling and chassis, removing the solid front axle for an independent setup, and a 4.7 liter V8, producing 235 horsies and 325 lb-ft of torque.

the car has remained the same since then, with minor styling and engine horsepower and torque upgrades.

joshoowa

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man im retarded i guess they never discontinued it

whoster

i think they talked about discontinuing it since it had such low sales...


(if you order one...they ship it over from japan built to your specs...)

GFerg

I really hope they never discontinue the Land Cruiser. That will be a huge mistake IMO. When I think of a Toyota off road vehicle I immediately think of the Land Cruiser. So much history.

whoster

yeah.. i love mine.

(still haven't sold it)


i think when i sell (perhaps tomorrow), i gotta start looking for a lexus...

GFerg

Youre for real selling it tomorrow??

whoster

i've got a buyer..he was supposed to show up today but he didn't but he called me to let me know that he'd come around tomorrow.


so we shall see.


sad to see the beast go---but gas prices are soaring past $3 a gallon...

T0ked

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Well the new FJ Cruiser is the spiritual successor to the original LC. I wonder if they're going to keep the FJ and the LC going together. The Land Cruiser will live on whatever. I see the FJ as the new LC. I wonder what they're going to do for the next LX?

GSteg

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I could see why the landcruiser isn't doing so well. the LX470 is taking its sales away, since they are priced so similar, and people would pay the extra bit to have a "lexus".

yellowssm

The first land cruiser was made in the 1950's, not the 1960's. It was part of my certification tests that I had to take to become a Toyota Certified Salesman.

spwolf

I think first mass production was in '54. Toyota spins off many cars from Land Cruiser platforms and still builds around 200,000 LC's per year around the world.. It is not going anywhere, new version of big Land Cruiser is coming in 2007.

newr

I don't like SUV in general but the LC is one that I would not mind having in the garage. If sales are not going well, I think they may switch the badge and call them all Lexus here in NA.

mmarshall

Yes, there is some truth in this, but there is also the fact that the LX470 runs some 10-15K more than a Land Cruiser ( a not insignificant sum ) for not much more than some extra wood in the interior, a trick electronic ride height suspension, a slightly longer warranty, and of course the panache of the Lexus namplate. Worth it? In my opinion, no.

GSteg

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I guess when you're spending that kind of money, you have enough to consider the more expensive lx470