A GX sibling falls; Toyota ends the FJ Cruiser
11-05-13, 12:56 PM
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A GX sibling falls; Toyota ends the FJ Cruiser
I wasn't sure where to post this exactly, but since the FJ is a sibling of GX, I thought it would be fitting here. Toyota ends the FJ Cruiser in a press release:
http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases...a+fj+final.htm
http://pressroom.toyota.com/releases...a+fj+final.htm
11-05-13, 01:06 PM
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Nice send-off. A capable truck, but it has run its course. I think Toyota would be better served by offering a relatively bare-bones Land Cruiser for $50k.
And in other news, GX sales were up 65% last month! That's huge! I guess the refresh worked.
And in other news, GX sales were up 65% last month! That's huge! I guess the refresh worked.
11-05-13, 01:14 PM
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It was a cool truck, but good for Toyota knowing when to pack it in. It also was hurting their fleet-wide MPG average when it came to CAFE restrictions so it had to go I guess.
11-05-13, 02:20 PM
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That and lowering the entry price opened up the buying pool for a ton of new Lexus buyers. This model looks so much better than the previous generation.
11-05-13, 04:15 PM
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11-06-13, 09:22 AM
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The FJ was always planned as a one generation vehicle with no follow up. After 8 years it simply follows what was planned from the beginning. I wouldn't call it "falls" but rather a sound execution on Toyota's part :-)
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