INCOMING: The design photos trace at a smaller off-road mannequin, doubtlessly named the LandCruiser FJ.
TOP GEAR Philippines has found World Mental Property Organisation renderings that present Toyota is engaged on a smaller four-wheel drive mannequin that may presumably see the FJ Cruiser nameplate reinstated.
The boxy C-segment car follows Toyota previews that recommend the producer is trying to return a smaller off-road entrant to market, the Japanese big’s earlier Mini Cruiser idea including gas to the fireplace of an inbound FJ Cruiser remake.
Closely clad, assumedly with body-protecting plastic, and with detailed wing mirrors, tail-lights, headlights, and grille therapy, the most recent rendering additionally seems to point out a tailgate-mounted spare wheel.
In accordance with stories, the mannequin could put on the LandCrusier FJ nameplate when launched within the fourth quarter of 2025, seemingly making its world debut on the Japan Mobility Present in late October.
GoAuto understands the mannequin can be underpinned by Toyota’s IMV-0 platform that underpins the present Toyota Champ and can be anticipated to function beneath the next-generation HiLux and Fortuner.
Assuming that’s the case, the chances are high that the LandCruiser FJ can be powered by acquainted turbocharged 2.4- and/or 2.8-litre four-cylinder diesel engines, in addition to the naturally aspirated 2.7-litre four-cylinder petrol in chosen markets.
So far there was no affirmation of an electrified or hybridised powertrain choice, although with Toyota’s intensive catalogue of recent vitality drivelines at hand, it’s seemingly a 2.4-litre petrol-electric hybrid choice could develop into accessible because the engine of alternative.
If the LandCruiser FJ is given the go-ahead for Australia, it can compete towards a rising variety of compact four-wheel drive entrants, together with the GWM Tank 300, Jeep Wrangler, and even the five-door Suzuki Jimny.
