The Japanese automaker is extremely busy at the moment, at least in the real world. Across the imaginative realm of digital car content creators, though, it always has time for yet another unofficial design project presentation, of course.
Currently, Toyota is engaged in two major events. At home in Japan has a lot of great concepts and mobility ideas on display at the inaugural edition of the Japan Mobility Show, formerly known as the Tokyo Motor Show, for almost seven decades. And it also has a few thoughts about the future of the Land Cruiser series if we are to take the all-electric Land Cruiser Se concept seriously.
Meanwhile, over in America at the 2023 SEMA Show, the Japanese carmaker has vintage specialty builds based on the legendary off-road SUV. Still, the emphasis is mainly on the pickup trucks – both the all-new N400 Tacoma (especially with the X-Runner sports truck concept) and Tundra (with a new upgrade raising engine power up to 469 horsepower starting early next year) full-size sibling. But is that enough? Nope, not at all, of course.
So, cue the parallel universes of vehicular CGI where someone probably thought that among the entire commotion about the potential arrival of a 'mini' Land Cruiser in the compact class alongside the new mid-size 2024 Land Cruiser (Prado or 250 across various markets), maybe it's also time to remember the big kahuna – aka the J300 Land Cruiser.
Toyota launched the latest evolution of the full-size off-road SUV in the spring of 2021 for the 2022 model year, but not all markets received the new iteration. Japan and the Middle East were among the lucky ones, while North America, for example, got to see the Land Cruiser nameplate going on hiatus. The mistake was rectified earlier this year in August with the introduction of the all-new J250 mid-size 2024 Land Cruiser, but that doesn't mean people will abandon the mighty J300 anytime soon.
Instead, the good folks from the AutomagzPro channel on YouTube have some AI-assisted CGI thoughts about the upcoming J300 Toyota Land Cruiser facelift for those who can't wait to see the iconic SUV feel cooler and more technologically advanced than ever before. Their unofficial vision is easy on the eye, as the J300 Land Cruiser, penned by the channel's resident pixel master with some AI assistance, is mainly inspired by the luxurious Lexus LX 600. It also features some updated motifs for the grille, LED headlights, and the taillights, of course – but that's about all.
So, what do you think, after the 2024 Land Cruiser goes out to dealerships starting next spring and maybe we find out if the commotion about the 'mini' Land Cruiser compact body-on-frame SUV was real or not, is Toyota going to diligently cater to the J300 Land Cruiser with a nice little nip and tuck for the 2025 or 2026 model year?
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