It’s no exaggeration to say that the Toyota Land Cruiser is one of the automotive world’s most venerated nameplates. It’s also one of the longest-running models still on the road. The current J200 generation Land Cruiser entered production way back in 2007 — and has the poor fuel economy to prove it.
Luckily, an all-new 300 Series Land Cruiser has just arrived. We’ve had a steady stream of reports and rumors stretching across continents, while Toyota has been all but radio silent on the matter. Here’s a roundup of what we think we know about where the next-generation Land Crusher is heading.
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The new Toyota Land Cruiser debuted on June 9th, 2021
As a very brief video posted on Toyota Middle East’s YouTube account and discovered by Motor1 reveals, Toyota is planning to finally reveal the new 300-Series Land Cruiser on June 9th at 8:30pm local time — which works out to 1:30pm in New York and 10:30am on the West Coast.
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The 300 Series Land Cruiser will almost certainly lose the V8 engine
Reports have all but confirmed that the Land Cruiser ditching its gas-quaffing 5.7-liter V8 for more efficient powertrains. Many have suggested that the base engine will be Toyota’s twin-turbo 3.5-liter V6 as found in the Lexus LS; a 3.3-liter turbodiesel V6 will also reportedly be in the cards, though even if the 300 Series comes to the U.S., odds are that engine won’t. (Both motors should be paired with a 10-speed automatic, and a hybrid version of the gas-powered Land Cruiser is likely to follow.)
Adding credence to the rumors: on May 17, Land Cruiser news-themed Instagram account @land.cruiser.300 posted the above image from an apparent internal document highlighting the power output of the two engines. If it’s legitimate, the twin-turbo gas model should make 409 horsepower and 480 lb-ft of torque — noticeable upgrades over the naturally-aspirated 5.7-liter V8 found in the current model.
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Toyota’s new Land Cruiser may offer a more extreme off-road version
Land Cruisers, at the end of the day, are all about off-roading — so whipping up a version that draws attention to that seems like a gimme. Several recent leaks have suggested the 300 Series trim lineup will include a GR-S trim, one that takes the Gazoo Racing branding found on the Supra and GR 86 and applies it to off-road-focused performance tech. The Land Cruiser GR-S will reportedly pack off-road wheels and tires, front and rear locking differentials and the Kinetic Dynamic Suspension System found on the 4Runner TRD Off-Road.
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The interior should line up with modern Toyotas
Further trademark filing-style illustrations of the interior were found and posted via @kurdistan_automotive_blog_ on Instagram, then broadcast more widely by CarBuzz. Those reveal an interior more in line with modern Toyota products than the current Land Cruiser’s dated insudes, complete with a larger, more prominently mounted infotainment screen and a three-spoke steering wheel.
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Toyota Land Cruiser J200 Series
The 2020 Land Cruiser weighs in at a staggering 5,815 pounds, making it one of the heaviest cars on the road. It has a price tag to match, coming in at nearly $90,000. Major additions to the 200 Series include advanced off-roading tech such as crawl control and hill descent control and Toyota’s Safety Sense suite of technologies. This Land Cruiser generation, already aging, could be the last when Toyota retires it early next decade.
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