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They have some cool stuff in SA.
 

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70-Series Land Cruiser is still for sale in South Africa. The interior has even been upgraded. Starts at $67k though.

Maybe I should just move to South Africa. :)
 
Exactly. I had zero interest in any LC since they moved from the J80 series to the J100 series and later. Those were all too big and too expensive for us. This new model is finally something worth looking at again. It’s still expensive, though.
That’s my hang up. I like the smaller scale but the price is just too high
 
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If the Land Cruiser BEV were in the same cost class as the Scout, and looked similar enough to today’s Land Cruiser, it would be a definite top competitor in my spreadsheet. The LC is a bit skinnier and otherwise has similar dimensions as the Traveler.

Also, it’s hard to complain that their current main page advertising photos are literally from my backyard and in places I’ve played.

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From what I remember when Toyota showed off that Land Cruiser concept in Japan the BEV was going to be more urban cruiser like. I don’t foresee them doing the whole rugged off road of the current 250 Series.
 
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70-Series Land Cruiser is still for sale in South Africa. The interior has even been upgraded. Starts at $67k though.

Australia too. Its a shame the twin turbo diesel V8 they had is being phased out.

That is probably one of the best sounding engines I have ever heard bounce off the rev limiter.