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On a very high note, Toyota is ending a glorious year of significant novelties for the North American market with the 2025 Crown Signia flagship crossover SUV and the latest iteration of the best-selling Camry mid-size sedan.
In its fight with General Motors for the throne of America's automotive sales, we have seen Toyota pull all the major guns – Nightshade and GR special editions, the 2024 Grand Highlander and N400 Tacoma, plus the returning Land Cruiser. And then there were also the Crown Signia and all-new Camry, of course.
Many would say that it is more than enough for an automotive year, along with all the other refreshed and updated models. But you know how the rumor mill is always relentless. And the imaginative realm of digital car content creators easily follows suit in being restless. Thus, speculation and design projects are running rampant across the Internet with Toyota's name attached to it.
TheAutoReport channel on YouTube is self-described as a "one-stop destination for the latest updates and insights into the dynamic world of (CGI) cars!" And they recently provided a double ensemble – the 2025 Toyota Land Cruiser FJ, the heir of the FJ Cruiser, plus the sixth generation of the seemingly eternal 4Runner off-road SUV.
Their looks are slightly less chiseled because of AI's intervention, but we can easily make out the most important aspects of styling – the FJ revival is mostly a subtle CGI facelift with modern LED head and taillights plus additional off-road features like massive wheels and tires. Meanwhile, the next-gen 4Runner also keeps true to its predecessors rather than mirroring new entries into the field, such as the 2024 Land Cruiser (Prado or 250 in other markets).
Secondly, the good folks over at Rcars have not abandoned the idea that Toyota could introduce a 'Land Hopper' model even though it was clearly used on a mobility concept at the inaugural edition of JMS (Japan Mobility Show), formerly the Tokyo Motor Show. It's an interesting vehicle, though, a three-door that could easily rival the 2-Door Ford Bronco and Jeep Wrangler – hopefully in hybrid form, perhaps with the new 232-hp AWD powertrain setup from the 2025 Toyota Camry.
Last but not least Real Automotive also takes a swing at the Land Cruiser FJ, rumored to come both as an heir of the quirky-yet-lovable FJ Cruiser and a more compact take on the 2024 Land Cruiser with the same body-on-frame TNGA-F platform but also the price to battle stuff like the Ford Bronco Sport. So, which one is your favorite, and do you think that Toyota could find enough space in its already crowded lineup for this fashionable yet formidable trio of compact SUV models?
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