Toyota FJ Cruiser
| Toyota FJ Cruiser (GSJ15W) | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Toyota |
| Production |
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| Assembly | Japan: Hamura, Tokyo, (Hino) China: Guangzhou (GAC) |
| Designer | Jin Won Kim (2002) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Mid-size SUV (J) |
| Body style | 4-door SUV |
| Layout | Front engine, rear-wheel drive / four-wheel drive |
| Related |
Toyota 4Runner Toyota Tacoma Toyota Hilux Toyota Land Cruiser Prado Lexus GX |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 4.0 L 1GR-FE V6 |
| Transmission | 6-speed manual (4WD only) 5-speed automatic |
| Dimensions | |
| Wheelbase | 105.9 in (2,690 mm) |
| Length | 183.9 in (4,671 mm) |
| Width | 2006–2010: 74.6 in (1,895 mm) 2010–2016: 75.0 in (1,905 mm) |
| Height | 71.3 in (1,811 mm) (2WD) 72.0 in (1,829 mm) (4WD) |
| Curb weight | 4,050 lb (1,837 kg) (2WD) 4,290 lb (1,946 kg) (4WD manual) 4,295 lb (1,948 kg) (4WD automatic) |
The Toyota FJ Cruiser is a retro style, mid-size SUV with styling and off road performance reminiscent of the original Toyota Land Cruiser (FJ40). Introduced as a concept car at the January 2003 North American International Auto Show, the FJ Cruiser was approved for production after positive consumer response and debuted at the January 2005 North American International Auto Show in final production form. The FJ Cruiser is built by Toyota subsidiary Hino Motors in Hamura, Japan since 2006 and shares many structural underpinnings from the Toyota Land Cruiser Prado. On 5 November 2013, Toyota USA announced the 2014 model year Trail Teams edition would be called the "Ultimate Edition" and that the 2014 model year would be the last for the FJ Cruiser in that market. It continued to made for sale in other markets such as Australia and the Middle East until its production was discontinued in 2016.
By the time the production of the original FJ40 ended in 1984, Toyota had shifted towards increasing the size and luxury of the Land Cruiser line. The idea of a new FJ with rugged capabilities of the FJ40 originated in the mid 1990s with Toyota Product Planner Dave Danzer and then Vice President of Sales and Operations Yoshi Inaba.
Danzer worked secretly with Akio Toyoda to set up a special shop at the NUMMI plant to test the feasibility of a new FJ40 by combining Tacoma underpinnings with the bodies of Toyota Bandeirante, an FJ40 based vehicle still in production in Brazil (as a diesel model only) at the time. Akio Toyoda returned to Japan to join the board of directors giving high level support to the project. Toyota's flagship design studio Calty was then brought on to deliver a fresh interpretation of the FJ40.
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