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The Japanese automaker Toyota has a bit of a scandal on its hands at home in Japan, where it had to admit to faking standard safety tests, and some specialists also doubt that it's the reliability monster of yesteryear – but as far as its products are concerned, they're every bit the diamond of old.
In fact, they're even better due to the fact that Akio Toyoda (yep, the chairman that recently crashed and flipped a GR Yaris like a true racing pilot) asked the designers and engineers to make Toyota great looking again back when he was CEO. Now, the company continues to reap the benefits of that bold attitude.
With loads of respect for their heritage and what comes next, Toyota has created a lot of new and enticing products that make people genuinely excited when a new model comes out to nationwide dealerships. In America, for example, they have been deeply preoccupied with the mid-size segment as of late – with new introductions like the Grand Highlander, a magical return to market (Land Cruiser), and loads of best-sellers: N400 Tacoma, XV80 Camry, or the all-new N380 4Runner.
For those who seek a more exotic mid-size lifestyle, there's also the new Crown Signia crossover SUV – which some reviewers already call a Lexus with a Toyota badge. If you don't want the posh treatment, though, currently, the solution is to splash a little more money and get yourself a more potent yet equally electrified 326-horsepower 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser.
After a hiatus in the US market, the iconic off-road 4x4 SUV has the proper looks to link to its heritage, and the modern design is needed to make it a blank canvas for personalization. As it turns out, though, both the aftermarket realm and the imaginative world of digital car content creators have a penchant for making the Land Cruiser (known as Prado in some international markets) as dark and menacing as possible.
Apparently, black is a color that perfectly suits the Land Cruiser when opting for the trim levels (Land Cruiser 1958 and First Edition) with round LED headlights – the ones that obviously bring back fond memories of the original generations and also frown menacingly at the sight of its cheaper competitors like the Jeep Wrangler and Ford Bronco. So, Nikita Chuicko, the virtual artist better known as kelsonik on social media, thinks that now is the right CGI time to work on the all-new Land Cruiser – again.
His latest design project involves an all-black (the so-called 'murdered-out') SUV that sits a bit closer to the ground due to a lowered suspension setup and also gains two new types of larger aftermarket wheels. Sure, certain fans might run away screaming that it's not an off-roader anymore on big wheels and with a lower ride height. But let's be frank – this virtual pose really suits the Land Cruiser like a glove, right?
With loads of respect for their heritage and what comes next, Toyota has created a lot of new and enticing products that make people genuinely excited when a new model comes out to nationwide dealerships. In America, for example, they have been deeply preoccupied with the mid-size segment as of late – with new introductions like the Grand Highlander, a magical return to market (Land Cruiser), and loads of best-sellers: N400 Tacoma, XV80 Camry, or the all-new N380 4Runner.
For those who seek a more exotic mid-size lifestyle, there's also the new Crown Signia crossover SUV – which some reviewers already call a Lexus with a Toyota badge. If you don't want the posh treatment, though, currently, the solution is to splash a little more money and get yourself a more potent yet equally electrified 326-horsepower 2024 Toyota Land Cruiser.
After a hiatus in the US market, the iconic off-road 4x4 SUV has the proper looks to link to its heritage, and the modern design is needed to make it a blank canvas for personalization. As it turns out, though, both the aftermarket realm and the imaginative world of digital car content creators have a penchant for making the Land Cruiser (known as Prado in some international markets) as dark and menacing as possible.
Apparently, black is a color that perfectly suits the Land Cruiser when opting for the trim levels (Land Cruiser 1958 and First Edition) with round LED headlights – the ones that obviously bring back fond memories of the original generations and also frown menacingly at the sight of its cheaper competitors like the Jeep Wrangler and Ford Bronco. So, Nikita Chuicko, the virtual artist better known as kelsonik on social media, thinks that now is the right CGI time to work on the all-new Land Cruiser – again.
His latest design project involves an all-black (the so-called 'murdered-out') SUV that sits a bit closer to the ground due to a lowered suspension setup and also gains two new types of larger aftermarket wheels. Sure, certain fans might run away screaming that it's not an off-roader anymore on big wheels and with a lower ride height. But let's be frank – this virtual pose really suits the Land Cruiser like a glove, right?
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