Toyota FJ Cruiser Production To End In August
Toyota is preparing to farewell its rugged FJ Cruiser 4WD later this year, with confirmation today that production for the modern icon will end in August. Arriving in Australia in 2011, the FJ Cruiser was designed as a tribute to the fan-favourite Toyo
Toyota is preparing to farewell its rugged FJ Cruiser 4WD later this year, with confirmation today that production for the modern icon will end in August.
Arriving in Australia in 2011, the FJ Cruiser was designed as a tribute to the fan-favourite Toyota FJ40 LandCruiser.
Toyota expected at least a few bleary-eyed fans might be tempted to place an order for the new FJ, but instead, more than 11,000 have been sold in Australia since it launched.
The carmaker may have sold thousands more as well, with countless fans crying out for a diesel engine to be offered in place of the FJ’s 200kW/380Nm 4.0 litre petrol-powered V6.
The diesel FJ was never going to happen, however, as the US and Japanese markets dictated that a petrol engine was the only viable option.