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Toyota Land Cruiser Se Concept is expected to spawn a new lifestyle monocoque SUV By 2028 for the global markets different from the FJ
Toyota is developing a monocoque based SUV under the Land Cruiser nameplate drawing directly from the Land Cruiser Se Concept first shown at the Japan Mobility Show in 2023. Expected to reach production around 2028, the model takes the Land Cruiser portfolio in a direction it has never gone before – away from body-on-frame construction and hardcore off-road priorities toward a design led proposition for customers.
The Land Cruiser Se Concept gave the first indication of where this is heading. At 5,150 mm long, 1,990 mm wide and 1,705 mm tall, the concept carried a noticeably sleeker and lower stance than any existing Land Cruiser model. The production version is expected to be considerably more compact – measuring around 4.4 metres in length and sitting in the global midsize SUV bracket.
It is a segment where lifestyle off-roaders and family-based SUVs overlap. This positions it below the LC 300 and LC 250 in the hierarchy while reaching a profile neither of those models currently addresses. The architecture underneath will speculatively be a flexible platform capable of supporting both battery electric and hybrid electric powertrains.
The ability could give Toyota the chance to sell the model across different global markets with varying degrees of electrification depending on infrastructure readiness and regulatory requirements. A next generation DIRECT4 all wheel drive system is expected to manage torque distribution dynamically – retaining credible all-terrain capability despite the transition towards monocoque construction.
The SUV could be engineered as a software defined vehicle built around Toyota’s Arene platform. Over the air updates, advanced driver assistance systems and continuous software improvements are part of the brief. Seating may span three rows for most markets with a two row layout likely for select regions where seven seat configurations are less commercially relevant.
Alongside this rumored project, Toyota boasts smaller Land Cruiser FJ – a more compact and body-on-frame model which surfaces separately and even considered for markets like India. The two models serve different ends of the Land Cruiser buyer spectrum.
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