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Even though Toyota pulled the plug on the FJ Cruiser in August 2016, the body-on-frame SUV isn’t dead yet. The Japanese market will be the last to bid farewell to the mid-size sport utility vehicle with the limited-run Final Edition. How limited is it?
Toyota didn’t say how many units will be built, although the automaker announced that it pursues a sales target of 200 units per month once the Final Edition arrives at dealers at the end of October. What’s for certain about this FJ Cruiser, though, is the beige paint finish and the beige cabin color.
Visually enhanced with 20-inch aluminum wheels and side steps, the Final Edition “creates a distinctive sense of modernity” according to its maker. That’s a bit baffling considering the retro-inspired styling of the FJ Cruiser, as well as the old-school underpinnings. For reference, the celebrated four-by-four vehicle made its production-ready debut in 2005 for the 2006 MY.
Priced at 3,492,720 yen (approximately $31,510 at current exchange rates), the limited-edition model relies on a part-time 4WD system, Super ECT five-speed automatic transmission, and the tried-and-tested 1GR-FE 4.0-liter V6.
In Japan, the naturally aspirated engine develops 276 PS (203 kW) at 5,600 rpm and 380 Nm (280 lb-ft) at 4,400 rpm. Care to guess how much gasoline this gentle giant drinks according to the JC08 test cycle? That’d be 8 kilometers for every liter, converting to 12.5 l/100 km and 30.2 mpg.
While the FJ Cruiser was discontinued in U.S. specification a long time ago, Toyota isn’t ready to abandon this segment altogether. There’s an all-new Ford Bronco in the pipeline, and Jeep’s upcoming Wrangler is right around the corner. The thing, however, is that Toyota didn’t say a word about a successor for the FJ Cruiser or a tentative launch date for the off-roading heir-apparent.
The closest thing the Japanese automaker has is the FT-4X, which is merely a concept designed with millennials in mind. The compact crossover could make it to production at some point in the future, but nothing is certain yet.
Visually enhanced with 20-inch aluminum wheels and side steps, the Final Edition “creates a distinctive sense of modernity” according to its maker. That’s a bit baffling considering the retro-inspired styling of the FJ Cruiser, as well as the old-school underpinnings. For reference, the celebrated four-by-four vehicle made its production-ready debut in 2005 for the 2006 MY.
Priced at 3,492,720 yen (approximately $31,510 at current exchange rates), the limited-edition model relies on a part-time 4WD system, Super ECT five-speed automatic transmission, and the tried-and-tested 1GR-FE 4.0-liter V6.
In Japan, the naturally aspirated engine develops 276 PS (203 kW) at 5,600 rpm and 380 Nm (280 lb-ft) at 4,400 rpm. Care to guess how much gasoline this gentle giant drinks according to the JC08 test cycle? That’d be 8 kilometers for every liter, converting to 12.5 l/100 km and 30.2 mpg.
While the FJ Cruiser was discontinued in U.S. specification a long time ago, Toyota isn’t ready to abandon this segment altogether. There’s an all-new Ford Bronco in the pipeline, and Jeep’s upcoming Wrangler is right around the corner. The thing, however, is that Toyota didn’t say a word about a successor for the FJ Cruiser or a tentative launch date for the off-roading heir-apparent.
The closest thing the Japanese automaker has is the FT-4X, which is merely a concept designed with millennials in mind. The compact crossover could make it to production at some point in the future, but nothing is certain yet.
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