Here's Everything New on the American-Spec 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser

We've already given you a general look at what the Land Cruiser has to offer on the American market, but we reckon a much closer look at the off-roader and what it brings new to the table compared to its predecessors wouldn't hurt.

This story is about the American-spec 2024 Toyota Land Cruisers, but before we really get into it we'll have a quick look at what the model has to offer in the carmaker's other major markets. And the highlights of these models are these.

On the European continent, the SUV will launch with a 2.8-liter diesel engine under the hood. In 2025 a version of it backed by a 48-Volt mild hybrid technology will become available. European customers in different countries on the continent will also have the choice to go for a 2.4-liter turbo, 2.7-liter, or 2.8-liter turbo diesel.

Europeans will get the Land Cruiser at first as a limited edition version, with only 3,000 of them to be made. It's unclear at this point exactly when the model will begin selling, or for how much, but Toyota promises to release more details in due time.

Over in Japan, where the Land Cruiser tradition runs strong, the focus falls on how the carmaker decided to market the new range of SUVs. The highlight of the offering is the Land Cruiser 250 Series, a model meant to take the family back to its origins.

And now, for the American market. As you know, for the past three years or so Toyota lacked the Land Cruiser from its offering here. The last such vehicle to be offered was the 200 Series.

For the new model year, and to properly mark the return of the nameplate to the States, Toyota will offer the Land Cruiser in three grades, namely 1958, Land Cruiser, and First Edition.

All of them are a bit smaller and narrower than the 200 Series (4.4 inches narrower and 1.2 inches shorter), and that's all because of the still new GA-F body-on-frame platform they're built on. A derivation of the Toyota New Global Architecture, it underpins other successful Toyota SUVs, including the Tacoma and Tundra.

In the case of the Land Cruiser, where high-strength steel with blanking and laser welds were used, the platform promises increased body and frame rigidity, and better handling,

Toyota says the 2024 version of the SUV is the first Land Cruiser to go for electric power steering, and the first to feature a new disconnecting anti-roll bar system. The SUVs (Land Cruiser and First Edition trims) also get a new front stabilizer bar disconnect as standard.

For off-road prowess, a new double-wishbone front suspension was devised. Backed by twin-tube shocks, the tech works perfectly in conjunction with the multi-link suspension with coil springs fitted at the rear.

The models' off-road capabilities are enhanced by a full-time four-wheel drive system and an electronically controlled two-speed transfer case. Also as standard there's the electronic locking rear differential.

If you were wondering what the new Land Cruiser can do in terms of going over rough terrain you should know the approach angle is of up to 31 degrees, the maximum departure angle sits at 22 degrees, while the breakover angle stands at 25 degrees.

The bodies of the 2024 Land Cruisers ride 8.7 inches (22 cm) off the ground, and their undersides can be protected by rock rails and steel skid plates.

Because Americans not only like to go off-road but are also suckers for towing things, the Land Cruiser comes with a tow rating of up to 6,000 pounds. That's achievable with the help of a trailer hitch that comes fitted as standard on all three 2020 Toyota Land Cruiser grades.

And now, for the hardware that makes it possible for the Land Cruisers to move, the engine. For Americans only one engine choice is on the table, and it comes in the form of the 2.4-liter i-FORCE MAX. That's a turbocharged four-cylinder unit backed by an electric motor and a 1.87 kWh battery pack into developing a total of 326 horsepower and 465 lb.-ft. of torque. The fuel consumption levels of the unit have yet to be announced for now.

Toyota will launch the Land Cruiser on the American market in the spring of 2024, at first as the First Edition. These things will only be built in the first two months, and the production run is capped at 5,000 units.

Overall, seven exterior color choices will be on the table for the range, namely Ice Cap, Wind Chill Pearl, Underground, Black, Meteor Shower, Trail Dust, and Heritage Blue. The last two can be paired with a Grayscape roof.

As for pricing, Toyota was not specific, but it did promise an MSRP in the mid-$50,000 range. Like all other Land Cruisers, these ones will be built in Japan as well.