An off-roading icon is returning for a new period.
On Tuesday, the 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser debuted with a turbocharged hybrid powertrain, a smaller footprint, a lower cost, and a retro design. When it arrives within the U.S. within the spring of 2024, it is going to begin from the mid-$50,000 vary, in keeping with Toyota. The final mannequin began at about $85,000.
The most recent Land Cruiser shifts instructions from the place the 200 Sequence left off three years in the past, with a smaller measurement and a retro design to go together with its lower cost. The lineup will encompass Land Cruiser 1958 (for the 12 months it was launched within the U.S.), Land Cruiser, and Land Cruiser First Version fashions.
The brand new Land Cruiser is 4.4 inches narrower and 1.2 inches shorter than the outgoing mannequin. Its design is influenced by forebears from a long time in the past relatively than years in the past. The bottom Land Cruiser 1958 and top-spec Land Cruiser First Version fashions each sport spherical headlights, whereas the mid-trim mannequin has rectangular LED headlights. The spherical headlights recall the Nineteen Sixties 40 Sequence fashions and Nineteen Eighties 60 Sequence Land Cruisers, however the squared-off LED items are a nod to the facelifted 60 Sequence often called the FJ62. Each mannequin has vertically oriented rectangular taillights just like the FJ60s, and “Toyota” is stamped into the grille. An upright stance, slab sides, and tall glass ought to present good visibility. Most Land Cruisers will trip on 18-inch wheels wrapped in all-season tires, however 20-inchers might be obtainable on the mid-trim Land Cruiser mannequin.
2024 Toyota Land Cruiser
2024 Toyota Land Cruiser
2024 Toyota Land Cruiser
The V-8 is useless. Each Land Cruiser might be a hybrid. A 2.4-liter turbo-4 paired with a 48-hp electrical motor within the 8-speed computerized transmission mix to make 326 hp and 465 lb-ft of torque. Full-time four-wheel drive and a 2-speed electronically shifted switch case will come normal. Each Land Cruiser can even have a Torsen limited-slip middle differential with handbook locking functionality and a locking rear differential, however the mid- and top-spec fashions will add disconnecting entrance sway bars.
Just like the present 300 Sequence Land Cruiser, which is not offered within the U.S. and will not be coming right here, in addition to the Tundra, Sequoia, Tacoma, Lexus GX, and Lexus LX, the brand new Land Cruiser rides on the TNGA-F body-on-frame platform. All fashions will use double-wishbones up entrance and twin-tube shocks with a multilink suspension within the rear.
The Land Cruiser’s signature off-road functionality is enhanced by an strategy angle of as much as 31.0 levels, a max departure angle of twenty-two.0 levels, and breakover angle of 25.0 levels. Floor clearance checks in at 8.7 inches, and will that not be sufficient, rock rails and high-strength metal skid plates might be obtainable. A tow hitch receiver might be normal, with a tow ranking as much as 6,000 kilos.
Toyota’s terrain administration system will come normal on mid- and top-spec Land Cruisers. It now options Mud, Grime, and Sand modes that may all be used each in 4Hi and 4Lo. Crawl Management, which is actually off-road cruise management, will come normal, as will hill descent management.
2024 Toyota Land Cruiser
2024 Toyota Land Cruiser
2024 Toyota Land Cruiser
Inside, base Land Cruiser 1958 fashions can have heated material seats, an 8.0-inch touchscreen infotainment system with wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a six-speaker sound system, and a 2,400-watt AC inverter. The mid-spec mannequin will swap in a 12.3-inch touchscreen, a 10-speaker audio system, Inflexible-brand color-selectable LED fog lights, and artificial leather-based trimmed seats. The one technique to get leather-based seats in a Land Cruiser might be within the top-spec First Version.
Toyota guarantees greater than 100 equipment might be obtainable at launch by the automaker, starting from off-road restoration gear to racks and attachments.
Each Land Cruiser will include computerized emergency braking with pedestrian detection, blind-spot screens, and adaptive cruise management. A surround-view digicam system might be obtainable.
