Spy Shots: 2009 Toyota Land Cruiser
Big, heavy SUVs may be fading off into the background, but they aren't going away. Toyota seems to be staying in the large SUV game with an upcoming update to the giant Land Cruiser. Caught testing in Australia, the Land Cruiser looks larger than the last model, and it might end up with a diesel engine under the hood too. The new 4.5L V8 will produce over 200 HP and 300 pound-feet of torque will help the gas mileage equation while giving owners more options than ever before.
The vehicle isn't expected to be unveiled until the Tokyo Motor Show in the fall.
[Source: The Car Connection]
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Lithous 11:15AM (2/13/2007)
I thought GM canned the XL version of the Trailblazer already. Why are they bringing it back? Oh, I see, this is bigger and, oh, it is a Toyota. My fault.
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Avinash machado 11:22AM (2/13/2007)
The Land Cruiser is a legendary Off-Road vehicle in many parts of the world including Africa where it has a great reputation for being a un-breakable vehicle. Makes no sense for Toyota to drop it. It is regarded as a great alternative to Jeep and Land Rover.
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toyota4life 12:05PM (2/13/2007)
damn,just say toyota and all the haters comes running,you dont even have post the name just put up the logo and sit back and watch the retards .funny thing is the more they try to bash the more toyota sells ,good job fools you are doing a great job ,in what way can the blazer compare to the land cruiser?
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SherbornSean 11:39AM (2/13/2007)
In the US, the Land Cruiser is a legendary on-road vehicle in many upscale malls where it has a reputation as a luxury mommy mobile. It is regarded as a great alternative to the Buick Rendezvous and Chrysler Pacifica.
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david 11:48AM (2/13/2007)
so if toyota builds the trailblazer is it going to have a sludgeamatic v8, self repairing ball joints and faulting steering columns?
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MaxP 1:06PM (2/13/2007)
LOL NUMBER 4!
Couldn't stop laughing lol!
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praetorian 11:52AM (2/13/2007)
I own a '78 40-series land cruiser. (Well, it kinda owns me.)
That, my friends, is no land cruiser. It's a Sequoia with a couple of $10,000 bills tacked on front.
Wake me up if they bring the turbo-diesel 78-series to the states:
http://tinyurl.com/3blbag
Or if they come to their senses, halt production of the FJ Cruiser, and let this guy start building their U.S. market land cruisers:
http://tlc4x4.com/
http://tlc4x4.com/icon/
I'm never gonna forgive 'yota for making my next 4x4 a jeep.
Cheers,
prat
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rob 12:03PM (2/13/2007)
david-
no, if toyota builds the trailblazer it'll have a better reputation, won't be laughed at when its given to the valet in front of a nice restaurant, a better resale value, nicer interior, etc.
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P to the C 12:05PM (2/13/2007)
That looks more like a Highlander XL, not a Land Cruiser. And what's up with the "new 4.5L V8 that will produce over 200 HP"? That's a typo, right? Surely they're getting more than 200hp and more than 300lb/ft of torque out of 4.5L V8.
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RamSport47 12:25PM (2/13/2007)
man...when are they gonna get rid fo that UGLY corporate front end? toyota4life...say ANY manufacturer in here and watch the tards come a runnin spewing their nonsense
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honda1011 12:31PM (2/13/2007)
Well, its nice to hear that Toyota is actually updating the Land Cruiser for once. I mean, they've had the same design on it since 1998.
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Bryan 12:31PM (2/13/2007)
I rarely see them now (I live in Houston) and I doubt this one will make much of a difference. Another bland Toyota no one cares about. Why they sell it here I do not know, they have the Sequoia, even though it does tend to lose its balance now and then ;). This is no competition as usual. Why doesn't Toyota just give up on trucks and SUV's? They will never be the leader.
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RamSport47 12:35PM (2/13/2007)
"12. Well, its nice to hear that Toyota is actually updating the Land Cruiser for once. I mean, they've had the same design on it since 1998.
Posted at 12:31PM on Feb 13th 2007 by honda1011"
and the Jeep Wrangler has had the similar design since 1945, but it still looks modern. Evolution is a good thing for certain vehicles. Why come out with something totally new every time and destroy a following the vehicle had
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toyota4life 12:36PM (2/13/2007)
hardly,check all the forums and see who has the most comments
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david 12:42PM (2/13/2007)
toyforlife, don't fret, toyota's will always be around for you as long as the nerd factor remains in play (the guys with horned rim glasses, pocket protectors, wing tip shoes, and liesure suits). so fear not, go clean the sludge and be happy.
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Aki 12:51PM (2/13/2007)
People don't buy Landcruiser for looks, they buy for utility. Well, excluding the soccer mom SUVs--but they usually don't drive Landcruisers anyway.
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toyota4life 1:07PM (2/13/2007)
15. toyforlife, don't fret, toyota's will always be around for you as long as the nerd factor remains in play (the guys with horned rim glasses, pocket protectors, wing tip shoes, and liesure suits). so fear not, go clean the sludge and be happy.
LOL.and they get dummer by the second ,so toyota had so call sludge some years ago and ball joint problems last year ,there gotta be something else you can talk about ,toyota have been around for years with 2 count them 2 major problems and now every body is all over it ,how many auto makers can say that, ford?MAYBE GM?HOW ABOUT DODGE?
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roadside observer 1:20PM (2/13/2007)
Say again, what was that Toyota was claiming about being a "green" car company?
How many Priuses will they have to sell to make up for this gas guzzler?
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mkbruin 1:21PM (2/13/2007)
"LOL.and they get dummer by the second"
How DUMB that somebody calls somebody else DUMB while mis-spelling the word DUMB. Was he trying to say 'dRummer'? I don't know, but I do know that now toy4life will say it was intentional... yeah, that's right, he/she/it meant to mis-spell that word...
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toyota4life 1:29PM (2/13/2007)
toy4life ? How DUMB that somebody calls somebody else DUMB while mis-spelling the word DUMB. and you are the smart one ?WOW
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