Toyota Land Cruiser to be relaunched with a BS6 engine

volkman10 · 23rd July 2020, 21:22

Toyota Will Bring The Land Cruiser Brand Back To India.

Naveen Soni:

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We are not giving up that product, and definitely in some form, shape, size you will see that product coming back.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH1T...ature=emb_logo

Aditya · 24th July 2020, 11:26

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chieftain · 24th July 2020, 11:49

Truly impressive how they are beating this dead horse

!

Living in Delhi, I think the only LCs I have seen in the past couple years have all been diplomat vehicles, which are probably imported.

Still have a soft spot for these trucks though, it's commendable that some one is building overengineered, purposefully durable vehicles in some form at all these days.

bigron · 24th July 2020, 13:01

The epitome of rudimentary but reliable engineering. I personally love this truck and the image it exudes. Though we know it is slow, dated and quite handful on the road.

But a LC next to you at the red light with all its size and aura will warrant a second look. A Range Rover does not get the same gaze.

extreme_torque · 24th July 2020, 13:29

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Originally Posted by bigron

The epitome of rudimentary but reliable engineering. I personally love this truck and the image it exudes. Though we know it is slow, dated and quite handful on the road.

But a LC next to you at the red light with all its size and aura will warrant a second look. A Range Rover does not get the same gaze.

And most importantly it will keep on working reliably long after the Range Rover has been reduced to iron dust.

windrider · 24th July 2020, 13:51

At close to Re 1.8 crores on road, i am surprised this dinosaur still manages to find buyers.
The interior is spartan, and they are not much fun to drive. At this price i would buy a Mercedes GLS and a C class.

Turbanator · 24th July 2020, 13:53

It's a long interview and I could not watch the comments where he specifically mentioned LC. What I know from Dealerships though that it is planned for 2021 and should come with gasoline 6 Cylinder V6 supported with a hybrid. But we can be totally wrong and they simply launch the current LC with a petrol engine from LX560 which is Euro-6.

Later will be the easiest and I really don't know, why they did not consider this before despite the demand for such vehicles in Petrol from customers in past. Maybe the recent change in fuel preferences and the success of some other Petrol SUV has prompted Toyota to get these vehicles once again. Yes, there are still customers for LC despite the price.

Foxbat · 24th July 2020, 16:12

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Originally Posted by windrider

At close to Re 1.8 crores on road, i am surprised this dinosaur still manages to find buyers.
The interior is spartan, and they are not much fun to drive. At this price i would buy a Mercedes GLS and a C class.

Out of curiosity I checked the prices and saw the GLS starts at a lower price in the US with a similar engine in terms of power:

GLS 450 3.0L $75,950 362 hp 369 lb-ft Torque

Land Cruiser $85,415 381 hp 401 lb-ft.Torque
4WD 5.7L V8

No wonder Mercedes sells 6-7 times as many compared to Toyota per month in the US.

skchettry · 24th July 2020, 20:19

At work in the oil fields this is the vehicle that I have been driving for the past 5 years. Out of my driving experience of nearly 23 years, driving an LC has brought to me the ultimate driving fun. Have always felt if I could get one in India, I would not ask for anything else on 4 wheels. But at this crazy price of 1.8 Cr, it's just not worth it; nor is it in my affordability range. Will settle for something whose landing cost would make some sense.

pgsagar · 24th July 2020, 20:56

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Originally Posted by Foxbat

No wonder Mercedes sells 6-7 times as many compared to Toyota per month in the US.

Here is a video about falling sales of LC in US.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8RUG1N32MA

windrider · 25th July 2020, 07:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by Foxbat

Out of curiosity I checked the prices and saw the GLS starts at a lower price in the US with a similar engine in terms of power:

GLS 450 3.0L $75,950 362 hp 369 lb-ft Torque

Land Cruiser $85,415 381 hp 401 lb-ft.Torque
4WD 5.7L V8

No wonder Mercedes sells 6-7 times as many compared to Toyota per month in the US.

Toyota is pulling out the land cruiser from north america in 2022. They have similarly capable toyota sequia and 4runner models which are a lot cheaper and plenty of used LCs , that there are very few takers for brand new ones.

DicKy · 25th July 2020, 10:24

Not a big thing for them to relaunch it.
After all, it's just a CBU. And the LX570 brethren is still on sale.

Though I guess probably TKM would just wait till the next gen LC comes.
Could also launch it with the speculated new V6 diesel.
Rumoured to be smaller in size and more functional in nature, giving the luxury big SUV mantle to Lexus.

Maybe that is what he meant by 'in some form, shape or size'.

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Originally Posted by Turbanator

It's a long interview and I could not watch the comments where he specifically mentioned LC

Don't bother.
The usual Toyota official talk. Nothing official.
The LC comments come in the last 5 mins.
In fact other than the hybrid localisation plan, this is the only concrete product tidbit from the entire interview.

avira_tk · 25th July 2020, 11:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Foxbat

Out of curiosity I checked the prices and saw the GLS starts at a lower price in the US with a similar engine in terms of power:

GLS 450 3.0L $75,950 362 hp 369 lb-ft Torque

Land Cruiser $85,415 381 hp 401 lb-ft.Torque
4WD 5.7L V8

No wonder Mercedes sells 6-7 times as many compared to Toyota per month in the US.

True, but the GLS is leased and latest, the Landcruiser is a decade old and is sold at list price or against confirmed orders. Quite an achievement for Toyota, they don't have a compelling offering for the full size (US) segment.

kamilharis · 27th July 2020, 19:09

It's always good to have cars like LC and Prado in your portfolio.

Not many will buy for that price but still it will add something to the brand value. Anyway it's a CBU so TOYOTA must bring in cars like Highlander too, it is priced below Prado and way cheaper than the LC. And comes in Hybrid ( PHEV ) form.

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nagr22 · 27th July 2020, 19:50

This is an interesting move. I wonder why they want to convert a car that sells less than 1 unit per month into BS6 compliant but gave up on their 1.4L D-4D which was selling ~1000 units a month in the Etios twins. It could have probably given some sales volume to the Yaris as well. Is it for economic reasons? Is the profit margin on a single Land Cruiser more than that on a 1000 budget cars?

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chieftain BHPian Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Lost Posts: 51 Thanked: 217 Times	Re: Toyota Land Cruiser to be relaunched with a BS6 engine Truly impressive how they are beating this dead horse ! Living in Delhi, I think the only LCs I have seen in the past couple years have all been diplomat vehicles, which are probably imported. Still have a soft spot for these trucks though, it's commendable that some one is building overengineered, purposefully durable vehicles in some form at all these days.
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bigron Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: NSEW Posts: 1,309 Thanked: 2,708 Times	Re: Toyota Land Cruiser to be relaunched with a BS6 engine The epitome of rudimentary but reliable engineering. I personally love this truck and the image it exudes. Though we know it is slow, dated and quite handful on the road. But a LC next to you at the red light with all its size and aura will warrant a second look. A Range Rover does not get the same gaze.
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windrider BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: thrissur Posts: 90 Thanked: 730 Times	Re: Toyota Land Cruiser to be relaunched with a BS6 engine At close to Re 1.8 crores on road, i am surprised this dinosaur still manages to find buyers. The interior is spartan, and they are not much fun to drive. At this price i would buy a Mercedes GLS and a C class.
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Turbanator Team-BHP Support Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 6,815 Thanked: 29,083 Times	Re: Toyota Land Cruiser to be relaunched with a BS6 engine It's a long interview and I could not watch the comments where he specifically mentioned LC. What I know from Dealerships though that it is planned for 2021 and should come with gasoline 6 Cylinder V6 supported with a hybrid. But we can be totally wrong and they simply launch the current LC with a petrol engine from LX560 which is Euro-6. Later will be the easiest and I really don't know, why they did not consider this before despite the demand for such vehicles in Petrol from customers in past. Maybe the recent change in fuel preferences and the success of some other Petrol SUV has prompted Toyota to get these vehicles once again. Yes, there are still customers for LC despite the price.
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skchettry BHPian Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Mumbai/Oman Posts: 66 Thanked: 198 Times	Re: Toyota Land Cruiser to be relaunched with a BS6 engine At work in the oil fields this is the vehicle that I have been driving for the past 5 years. Out of my driving experience of nearly 23 years, driving an LC has brought to me the ultimate driving fun. Have always felt if I could get one in India, I would not ask for anything else on 4 wheels. But at this crazy price of 1.8 Cr, it's just not worth it; nor is it in my affordability range. Will settle for something whose landing cost would make some sense.
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kamilharis BHPian Join Date: May 2020 Location: Saudi/Kerala Posts: 645 Thanked: 2,222 Times View My Garage	Re: Toyota Land Cruiser to be relaunched with a BS6 engine It's always good to have cars like LC and Prado in your portfolio. Not many will buy for that price but still it will add something to the brand value. Anyway it's a CBU so TOYOTA must bring in cars like Highlander too, it is priced below Prado and way cheaper than the LC. And comes in Hybrid ( PHEV ) form. Last edited by kamilharis : 27th July 2020 at 19:11.
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nagr22 BHPian Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: Bangalore Posts: 283 Thanked: 1,813 Times	Re: Toyota Land Cruiser to be relaunched with a BS6 engine This is an interesting move. I wonder why they want to convert a car that sells less than 1 unit per month into BS6 compliant but gave up on their 1.4L D-4D which was selling ~1000 units a month in the Etios twins. It could have probably given some sales volume to the Yaris as well. Is it for economic reasons? Is the profit margin on a single Land Cruiser more than that on a 1000 budget cars?
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