New 2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser

[spudboy]

Just saw this over on LandroverNet.Com:

http://autos.yahoo.com/newcars/toyota_fjcr...e_overview.html (http://autos.yahoo.com/newcars/toyota_fjcruiser_4x4at_2007/18969/style_overview.html)

Different! Has got D3 style doors & the white roof looks a bit like a Defender inspired idea, but generally pretty ugly if you ask me. Guess they will still sell thousands of them though.

[disco_ute]

FUGLY!!!

[Jamo]

Ghastly contraption!

Hope it's got good recovery points! :wink:

[loanrangie]

Looks a bit like its older fugly brother - the fj55. Mind you, couldnt get much uglier than the new hilux's.

[rangieman]

Well that got hit with the biggest ugly stick in the world 8O

[incisor]

Originally posted by rangieman
Well that got hit with the biggest ugly stick in the world 8O
hiline?

[hiline]

Originally posted by incisor+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(incisor)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-rangieman
Well that got hit with the biggest ugly stick in the world 8O
hiline?[/b][/quote]


:evil: :evil: :evil: :evil: c'mon guy's thats way worse than me https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ :wink:

[LRHybrid100]

its almost as they are trying too hard to create some heritage, whereas us LR drivers are still buying and driving our heritage!!!

LRH

[RichardK]

Something doesn't seem right.........the price seems too cheap for a properly appointed 4WD, converted the $23300 equates to around AUD$31500, perhaps our famous import duties build it up to the $60k plus

Apart from that it looks like they had 3 different designers for different parts of the body and then joined them together

[NOZ]

I will pass YUK

[disconut]

8O 8O
Just needs an "Armagaurd" sticker on it and it will look right at home outside the bank.

Sort of like a hatchback Hummer?

Trev.

[fernockulated]

:? you have got to be kidding,this cant be for real,why would they go retro ,other than trying to start from scratch again,maybe they ran out of ideas 8O 8O :? https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ :roll:

[Quiggers]

Major standard features: AM FM CD; Part time 4wd and variable height seat belt mounts, little bloody 4.0 V6, far out, like wow!!!!! $23gs I'd like to see that! FJ55 revisited, but only if it has a front bench seat! But geez guys, no more ugly than some other Toyo items, which seem to sell well.

Had a close look at Nissan Murano? Did so on Saturday, bizarre! Wouldn't take that off road. (nice donk tho')

Cheers, GQ

[VladTepes]

It's FUGLY alright :!:


Originally posted by RichardK
Something doesn't seem right.........the price seems too cheap for a properly appointed 4WD, converted the $23300 equates to around AUD$31500, perhaps our famous import duties build it up to the $60k plus

Apart from that it looks like they had 3 different designers for different parts of the body and then joined them together

Yeah add tax and then consider the usual Toyota thing -

a base 4x4 Hilux can be had for under $50K BUT then you gotta add the fancy options like air con (and seat belts and oxygen :wink: ) and it quickly gets up over 60 large !

( Just ask Captain Rightfoot - his nephew is buying ANOTHER one :!: :roll: )

[Pedro_The_Swift]

its too ugly to be real.

[Quiggers]

Just having some fun at Toyo's expense there, Vlad. Pity we can't buy vehicles at those prices.....

But SERIOUSLY, I've worked out its heritage... It's the LWB version of the

Ssanyyonggg Kurando.


Cheers, GQ

[broonski]

8O 8O

that car has to be a joke! who would make such a thing?! and then expect to actually sell one!

and i thought they couldn't possibly top the new hilux on the fugly scale! :roll: https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

cheers,
bryce

[gruntfuttock]

Originally posted by Jamo
Ghastly contraption!

<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:100%">Hope it's got good recovery points!</span> :wink:

WHY?????


Who would want to recover a vehicle that looks like that?

[PCH]

ARB has done a bull bar for it already so obviously someone thinks it will sell.

But yes I agree it is fugly.

Chris

[Greylandy]

Thinking out of left field here but could it possibly have been made to counter the release of the new Defender :?: :?:

Not that I think Toyota is concerned about Land Rover sales but the new Defender will stand in a market segment of its own ... any takers on this theory 8)

Still an ugly bitch of a thing ... wonder how long before every housewife and her hairdresser drives a new metro-seksual FJ Toyo?

[Steinzy]

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

Yep not the most beautiful car I have seen.

I can only think of one thing that might make it look good....



When it's being recoverd by a Land Rover :twisted:

[Quiggers]

It would probably look better if wasn't so 'poofy'; dirty army green would help, but then again so would a drop from a great height. My lids refer to things like this as 'gaycars'. (Don't drive a Mazda Tribute near them). No offense to those...well, you know what I mean..

cheers, GQ

[incisor]

Originally posted by Steinzy
http://us.autos1.yimg.com/img.autos.yahoo.com/aic/toyota_fjcruiser_4x4at_2007_385x192.jpg

makes a hilux look nice... just 8O

[Jamo]

Originally posted by gruntfuttock+--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(gruntfuttock)</div><div class='quotemain'><!--QuoteBegin-Jamo
Ghastly contraption!

<span style="font-size:12pt;line-height:100%">Hope it's got good recovery points!</span> :wink:

WHY?????


Who would want to recover a vehicle that looks like that?[/b][/quote]

I happen to like to keep the beaches free from pollution! :wink:

Anyway, I understand it's for the North American Market only and won't be coming here! https://www.aulro.com/afvb/ https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

[George130]

I beleive it started as a concept car for the US and was so popular that they are new producing it. I saw a show on it. They could have sold heaps at the motor show, those that didn't try to buy it there were walking into the local dealers and asking for it as well.