Toyota has lastly pulled the plug on the enduring FJ cruiser SUV that was launched again in 2006. This comes after Toyota launched a ‘Final Edition’ – restricted to 1,000 items – in September 2022 for the Middle Eastern market the place it was nonetheless on sale.

1. FJ Cruiser styling was impressed by the unique Land Cruiser SUV
2. Shared platform with the Land Cruiser Prado, 4Runner SUVs
3. Could make a comeback as an EV off-roader sooner or later

Toyota FJ Cruiser historical past

The Toyota FJ Cruiser took the world by storm in 2006 with its retro-themed styling and no-nonsense method to off-roading. It relied closely on the Toyota elements bin and was an amalgamation of elements from varied different fashions just like the Land Cruiser Prado, Hilux pickup truck and the 4Runner SUV. The FJ Cruiser was bought globally, from North America to Japan and even the Middle East, which was one of many final markets it was on sale on.

Toyota FJ Cruiser remaining version

The Final Edition was out there in solely a beige exterior shade, however the mirrors, grille and physique cladding bought a particular black coating. The beige remedy continued on the within as nicely with seats getting a dual-tone beige-black color scheme and the centre console getting two beige inserts on both aspect. Since this was a restricted version car, every automobile was additionally numbered to suggest the rarity of this FJ Cruiser. 

Toyota FJ cruiser powertrain, electrification

Just like most different variants of the FJ Cruiser, the Final Edition acquired a 270hp, 370Nm, 4.0-litre Toyota V6. However, if these numbers appear uninteresting, the FJ Cruiser additionally had Toyota Off-Road electronics like Active Traction Control (A-TRAC), Crawl Control, Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) with an possibility of switching it off and electronically managed locking rear differential.

Toyota had launched an idea of an electrical cruiser, which even received the 2022 Concept Car Design Award. This electrical idea bore nice resemblance to the FJ Cruiser and had followers excited, though it was a lot smaller than the petrol-powered FJ.

However, a latest report steered that Toyota was halting work on the electrical cruiser because it was specializing in rising EV manufacturing and structure because it felt it was dropping the EV race to Tesla.

Toyota SUV, MPV line-up for India

Toyota at present sells the Innova Crysta, the Innova Hycross, the Hyryder, the Vellfire MPV, the Fortuner and Fortuner Legender, the Hilux pickup and the Land Cruiser 300 within the Indian market.  The Land Cruiser Prado, too, was on sale in India for a couple of years. Although the FJ Cruiser was not bought in India, there are a couple of fashions within the nation that had been imported by fanatics as a result of the SUV has a cult-like following.

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