: 72 Exterior Fj Cruiser - Xtreme (Dubai, UAE) 2007–2010 Toyota FJ Cruiser (LHD, US) Unique interior touches like the gear shifter that doubled as a shovel handle, removable interior lights which doubled as flashlights, and flat-folding front seats were removed, though several concept items remained as factory options. However, chief production engineer Akio Nishimura had to significantly alter the amenities offered in Chergosky's interior concept to keep the price of the production FJ Cruiser reasonable. The exterior of the FJ concept remained largely unchanged when the final production model debuted at the 2005 Chicago Auto Show. Changes to the A-TRAC traction control system and suspension tuning came as a direct result of the prototype testing. Despite each one-off mule costing hundreds of thousands of dollars, the development team was determined to push the capabilities of the prototypes in order to deliver reliable offroad performance in the production model. In mid-2004, Toyota began extensive off-road evaluations of the FJ platform by driving development mules on many of the most difficult trails in North America, including Moab, Utah, the Angeles National Forest, the Mojave Desert, and the Rubicon Trail. : 56 By resurrecting design traits from the iconic FJ40, the FJ Cruiser was viewed as a new halo car for Toyota, much like the similarly retro-styled 2005 Mustang had been for Ford. : 77 The bold styling was an immediate hit with the automotive press and general public despite competing with more exotic concepts like the Cadillac Sixteen and Dodge Tomahawk. The FJ Cruiser concept debuted at the 2003 Detroit Auto Show in Voodoo Blue, which would become the signature color for the production FJ Cruiser. : 52 Many takes on the RYU concept were created including the 2001 Rugged Sports Coupe concept before a retro style design created by 24-year-old designer Jin Won Kim was chosen as the final exterior concept, with William Chergosky designing the interior. Offroad vehicle was known internally as Rugged Youth Utility (RYU) aimed at attracting young male buyers, a segment Toyota felt they were losing touch with at the time. Toyota's flagship design studio, Calty, was then brought in to deliver a fresh interpretation of the FJ40. : 34 Toyoda returned to Japan to join the board of directors giving a high level support to the project. : 29ĭanzer 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 Bandeirantes, an FJ40-based vehicle, which was still in production in Brazil (as a diesel model only) at the time the Bandeirante was discontinued in 2001. The idea of a new FJ with rugged capabilities of the FJ40 originated in the mid-1990s with Toyota's product planner Dave Danzer and vice-president of sales and operations Yoshi Inaba. Design and development īy 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. On 1 October 2022, Toyota announced that the FJ Cruiser would be discontinued in the Middle East by December 2022, along with a final edition model. As of April 2022, it is still sold in markets such as Chile, the Middle East, the Philippines and Southern African Customs Union countries. It continued to be made for sale in other markets such as Australia until its export to that market was discontinued in August 2016. 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. : 96 The FJ Cruiser entered the Japanese market on 4 December 2010, announced on 25 November in that year. The vehicle shares many structural underpinnings with the Toyota Land Cruiser Prado. The FJ Cruiser was built by Toyota subsidiary Hino Motors in Hamura, Japan, between 20. 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 Toyota FJ Cruiser is a retro-styled mid-size SUV produced by Toyota between 20.
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