Suzuki Jimny Sierra Vs. Toyota Land Hopper Hybrid Would Make a Fine CGI Battle in US

For example, Suzuki sells badge-engineered Toyota models across the Old Continent, so they could simply extend the partnership to North America, too. But maybe the most significant Japanese automaker doesn't want any distraction from its battle with General Motors for supremacy across the US automotive market.

So, perhaps Suzuki-badged versions of the best-selling Toyota RAV4 are a no-go. But what if the company brought something else – something that's niched and doesn't threaten Toyota's supremacy too much? Well, that may not be possible too soon in the real world, but across the imaginative realm of digital car content creators, no worries, it has already happened.

The good folks from the AutomagzPro channel on YouTube have some AI-assisted CGI thoughts about hypothetical compact SUVs from Japan. More precisely, they believe – and their resident pixel master obliges with some mighty design projects – that Toyota is not ready to refocus on something else beyond its all-new 2024 Land Cruiser.

Now, the series includes both the J300 model that arrived during the summer of 2021 (which is not available everywhere) and the global J250-based sibling of the 2024 Lexus GX 550. However, the rumor mill has been adamant on numerous occasions that something smaller is also brewing – a compact-sized Land Cruiser derivative that could serve as the spiritual body-on-frame successor of the retro-modern FJ Cruiser.

Due to various trademark fillings, this model has been alternatively named 'Land Hopper' and 'Land Cruiser FJ,' so take everything you see and hear with a pinch of salt, as nothing is official just yet. However, the parallel universes of vehicular CGI love to envision this little yet rugged model that will surely give the unibody Ford Bronco Sport a massive run for its money if it ever arrives in America.

But the good folks from this channel went a step beyond just imagining this upcoming Toyota – they also gave it a companion/rival in the form of the rumored four-door Suzuki Jimny Sierra, a more rugged and more extensive version of the legendary Jimny. If reports are accurate, it could act as a sibling for the Land Hopper or Land Cruiser FJ if it comes to North America- not just Europe. And since they're both pretty niched, Toyota's corner office head honchos might allow it to thrive among off-road enthusiasts.

So, which version is your favorite, and do you think Toyota and Suzuki should venture together or separately in the field of off-road-focused compact SUVs? Also, do you think the channel's host is right in thinking these two models could arrive with electrified powertrains – perhaps even PHEVs?