Toyota is being pretty secretive in regards to their
next-gen Land Cruiser 200, as we know very little
about what’s coming next. What we can tell you is that the current model has
been around for over a decade and replacing it with a brand new generation
would be a good idea.
The pics were taken from a Japanese magazine,
showing a new design direction for the Toyota Land Cruiser. If the Japanese 4×4
looks like this, we’d be pretty impressed, seen as how it’s both rugged and
elegant, two worlds that rarely came together as far as the older models were
concerned. It would also remain instantly recognizable as a Toyota. The
headlights, however have a modern wrap-around design, perhaps a little bit
similar to those on the 2018 Ford Expedition.
There’s also another image supposedly telling us
about the SUV’s dimensions and powertrain, and the numbers look like this:
4,950 mm in length, 1,980 mm in width, 1,920 mm in height and a wheelbase measuring 2,850 mm. It also mentions a
3.4-liter V6 petrol unit supposedly having 422 PS, paired to a 10-speed
automatic transmission.
What we can actually anticipate regarding the
next-gen Land Cruiser is that it should remain an extremely capable and reliable
off-roader, while featuring Toyota’s latest active safety and connectivity
systems. For example, it could boast the Avalon’s wireless Qi mobile charger,
plus its standard safety system suite (Toyota Safety Sense P) with
pre-collision, pedestrian detection, full-speed range dynamic radar cruise
control, lane departure alert with steering assist and automatic high beams.
