A 2 door variant would also be awsome, I mean this already gonna outpace the Bronco in quality & the mpg for a similar price tag. Curious to see what will happen with dealer mark up.
The design line on the rear door has nothing to do with the absence of shades. The GX has them and it's the same design line. It's the cheapening of the LC vs the GX.
4 cylinder mall crawler for 100k? Jeep and Broncos have nothing to worry about. Pretty truck but the only dirt this will see will be the antique fair lot. Off road roots indeed.
I’ve spoken to several dealers local to me, mark-ups are not happening as of yet on the new LC, me thinks Toyota is highly discouraging the practice but who knows for sure..
First, the top-spec model is the 'First Edition' (not the 'Launch Edition'). And it has round headlights (not rectangular). And the old Land Cruiser was a 200 Series (not the 250 Series). This new Land Cruiser is a 250 Series-the latest/new version of the Land Cruiser Prado...that's rebadged as a 'Land Cruiser' vs 'Land Cruiser Prado' for the USA. Toyota has the new 300 Series full-size Land Cruiser for other markets. And that old 200 Series as most certainly NOT a "Mall Cruiser". One could argue the old 200 Series was more of a proper Land Cruiser than this new Land Cruiser (Prado) 250 Series. Just some corrections to your video. And I am excited for this new Land Cruiser (Prado) 250 Series. Nice the USA finally gets the Land Cruiser Prado without Lexus badges/bling (the GX). Thanks for putting the video together.
Lmao so a 4cyl is fine and dandy in this but a 4 and 6 not for a bronco ? Plus they are different markets. Bronco and Jeep , are in the same market. This is an off-road capable suv and ford has the explorer and expedition timberline and gmc has theirs also. More refined .
These are cool, but I don't see these as competition for the Bronco. If someone wants a two or four-door vehicle with a removable top and doors and manual transmission, they're not taking a look at any Toyota product. And for off-road performance, Bronco has much better angles, bigger tires, and a front locker. I think the real competition for this is going to be Toyota's own other vehicle, the GX550. By the time you buy the Land Cruiser and maybe add a few options, you're close to the cost of a base GX550 Overtrail.
@@GTGarageTalk I took a look. I'm not surprised, honestly I'd rather have the LandCruiser/GX. That aside, I'm not cross-shopping the two, and I doubt most of the other respondents are. They have such different design features, they're not really compatible. The Toyota is going to make a great daily, the Bronco is great for a weekend toy that skews towards more offroad stuff. Just my .02.
Fair points but the new 4Runner will be the Toyota competitor to the Bronco and Wrangler. In fact, I assume they'll make the new 4Runner even closer to the Bronco and Wrangler due to the new, smaller Land Cruiser in the USA (vs. the old 200 Series)@@GTGarageTalk
Thanks so much for the video. I think I have enough experience to comment. I still have my 93' LC. I currently drive my 02' LC every day. It's still beautiful and worthy and hard to give up. They have just been beasts and allowed me to go anywhere I wanted cross country and I have lived in Montana the last 28 years close to Glacier Nat'l Park. I have pulled trailers every year, boats every summer, and never had a problem with power. I have NEVER been on the side of the road needing service for either one. They have never needed major service except for new brakes (they weigh a lot). I have pulled hundreds out of snow banks and pulled my husband in his 14' Tundra out of snow banks too many times to count. The cargo space has always been huge, carrying so much outdoor gear it's been insane, so I'm not thrilled with the "unflat" surface when second row is up. I was hoping you would return to the rear and show that. And if your not going to give me a standard 3rd row, I'm not crazy about all the reminders. I love my V8 so I guess driving this new model will be something new. All this crying and moaning about the Bronco. I can count the number of Broncos here in NW Montana on one hand. So.....
Comparing apples to oranges. The Bronco’s roof comes off. The Bronco can come with 35s directly from factory (and most do). Nothing wrong with Landcruiser but it’s really like every other SUV but more capable off road.
Meh... I was hoping for more off-road capability straight from the manufacturer. Hoping that the upcoming 4Runner will bring that level... I don't see this vehicle as a Bronco or Wrangler competitor.
nice but the dealer mark ups, old land cruiser 200. Toyota only sold the top top luxury trim level in the U.S. thats why no one bought them it should of been more of a utilitarian model , but we would love a LC 300 base utilitarian model over the Lexus LX600 sequoia TRD PRO both are more of a 3 row luxury family school bus
We’ve always said, dealers won’t mark up if people quit buying with markup. LX and Sequoia are odd ones to me. TX and Grand Highlander are better 3-rows, and this Land Cruiser will be better off-road.
@@GTGarageTalk yes true toyota dealer said $500 deposit plus $3999 in added options and features let the rich kids and dealers fight over them for a few years first edt is way over priced
يارب يا الله الرحمن الرحيم والكريم يالرزاق حلمي انا الفوزا بالسيارة يارب العالمين والصلاة والسلام على رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم وبارك على سيدنا محمد وعلى اله وصحبه اجمعين
The axle didn’t break at all! It’s a protection in the transfer case that transfers the rear driveshaft rotation to the front driveshaft rotation that broke. So the front wheels would not get any power because a protective part broke. The part is meant to brake before a more expensive part gives, like the differential or the transfer case. They have 20 engineers on it and will quickly find either a manufacturer defect (DENSO or someone else makes them for Toyota) or they will re-engineer it to be stronger. So it won’t be a problem for long.
