Return of the Land Cruiser or revenge of the FJ Cruiser?
There’s an assembly at Toyota’s plant in Tahara, Japan that’s making three vehicles for the North American market. There’s the new 2024 Lexus GX550 that's already on sale, then there’s the upcoming 2025 next-generation Toyota 4Runner that should be available in the late Fall, and then there’s this, the new 2024 Land Cruiser that’s going on sale about now. They’re all body-on-frame vehicles, they all use the same frame, and they're all similar in size with the same 112.2-inch wheelbase.
That means there’s a double A-arm suspension on coil springs in front and a solid rear axle located by four links and on coils. It also means most other engineering elements – steering, braking and other bits – are going to be at least closely related across the various Toyota and Lexus products.The sole powerplant for the new Land Cruiser is the i-FORCE MAX hybrid powertrain that pairs a 2.4-liter turbocharged four mated to an electric motor and a small nickel metal hydride battery pack with 1.
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