How is the new Toyota Land Cruiser going to be?

MANILA: Twelve years is a long time, isn’t it? The current-gen Toyota Land Cruiser has withstood the test of time amazingly well for good twelve years now. However, a mild refreshment won’t be too bad.

The automobile industry is anxiously waiting for the Japanese automaker to pull the covers off the next-generation Land Cruiser from quite some time now. What’s better? There should also be a new Lexus LX coming along with the Land Cruiser. Today, let’s talk about what could the new Toyota Land Cruiser have on offer for us.

As the recent reports suggest, the next-generation Toyota Land Cruiser might just be delayed for a while because of a change in design that was decided by the automaker in the last minute. While some reports suggest a delay,

news coming from an insider hints at an on-time launch of the new Land Cruiser. Sources say that the next-generation Toyota Land Cruiser will be previewed at the upcoming 2019 Tokyo Motor Show before its launch in the latter part of 2020.

Talking of the design language of the new model, we expect the SUV to take the majority of its designing cues from the current generation Land Cruiser. Up front, there should be a large grille and air-intakes. While all the information we have is nothing more than speculation,

Toyota’s new flagship SUV may feature a twin-turbo 3.5-litre V6 mated to a ten-speed automatic transmission instead of the V8. Following the trend, Toyota may equip the new Land Cruiser will a hybrid powertrain as well. Whether or not the V8 diesel motor will be dropped, remains a mystery.

As we mentioned before, Toyota is also developing a new Lexus LX alongside the Land Cruiser. While the Land Cruiser is expected to feature subtle changes, the sister LX is said to come out with a complete makeover, be more premium and stay true to Lexus luxurious appeal. So, what’s to be done until the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show kicks off? Sit back and relax we’d say.

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