End of the line for Land cruiser

https://www.foxnews.com/auto/toyota-land-cruiser-dead-2021

 

I'm not that surprised the writing was on the wall long time ago, maybe if Toyota would have offered a lower spec like they do overseas they would have definitely sold more.

 

It's also the end of line of the 2nd Generation Tundra.

 

I was very interested in buying a LC and came close — but the utility of the Tundra was far superior for my needs.

 

There's very little difference for a vehicle to fill between the 4Runner and the Sequioa. That, along with the price they're asking, it's not surprising they don't sell many.

 

Not a good value in the US market. Way too expensive for what it is.

 

I have always like the landcruiser but do believe it should be a lower price when the Lexus is around same price range and is more upscale the landcruiser.

 

Toyota doesn’t know how to sell LC’s in the US. It’s sold as a luxury vehicle but advertised as an off roader. Most people that go off road aren’t going to do so in a vehicle so expensive. Most people that want a luxury vehicle can get something much faster, fuel efficient, and more luxurious at the price range.

 

Government regulation.

 

Chicken Tax.

No seriously look it up, also doesn't seem to be a market here in the states according to Toyota.

 

An all new Sequoia in 2022? I wonder where he got this information. The Tundra has always lead the Sequoia in terms of remodel and refresh, I wonder if they'll both debut the same year...or if he's making generic predictions

 

We could only hope, Andrew St. Pierre White of 4xoverland has a great video on the stripped down LC200 we don't get in the states.

 

No link or embedded video? I know I could go look, but come on, help your friends out!

 

This is what I heard as well. I bet it comes back in a few years after the new Tundra and sequoia drop

 

So a 79 Series.....

 

Sorry work computer, youtube blocked.

Trust me I would have.

 

No same platform as the one we get currently but with vinyl/cloth seats, vinyl floors, basic radio, steel wheels that kind of stuff and still gets the 5.7L.

The 79 is more truck based utilitarian.

 

LC 79 series. Midsize truck with 2600 lb payload (my tundra is rated at less than half that):
https://tfltruck.com/2019/10/the-20...uck-is-brand-new-but-very-old-school-gallery/

 

Come on now, they couldn't sell the 79 series here. Would not sell enough, people will complain about no tech, rough ride, loud, poor mpg

 

Maybe because they pushed the new Tundra off for a couple years from when it was supposed to be all new ?

 

As far as I'm concerned, that new gen FJ was never like the first.....almost 50 years ago

 

Correct. People on forums are loud but that doesnt translate to sales. Not in the volumes Toyota needs to sell a vehicle.


Just look at Tacomaworld. People bitching about the transmission non stop. People predicting the end of the Tacoma. How the colorado was going to beat it... Scratch that, the ranger will overtake it. Crap. The gladiator?

Good thing people on forums dont work for Toyota.

 

Well at least the hood scoops our functional

 

Not from us in the forums. Toyota forecasted the Tacoma to sell well, thus ramping up production. Toyota forecasts the 79 series can’t sell in U.S. thus they haven’t offered it.

I wished Toyota listened to forums, then we would be buying 79 series and MKIV Supra

 

I'd sure like to see a new Sequoia come down the pipe. We're itching to get out of our first gen and the new Yukon is beautiful, inside and out.

 

We are also waiting to see what is happening with the Sequoia. There have to be some big changes coming IMHO.

 

Same reason I can't buy a Austrian made Glock compact or subcompact pistol with a smooth faced trigger.
I have to swap them out myself..

 

I agree with y'all.
I like the thought of a Sequoia but it looks like a Gen 2 Tundra...

I certainly have some fond memories that took place in the back of one of these LCs back in the early 1990s....