Toyota FJ Cruiser Trails Team Edition unveiled

x2...vehicles are meant to be planted to the ground. skying over and damaging the vehicle has nothing to do with the manufacturer, it's the owners own fault.



here is a test from off-road.com, looks like it does stand up to it's presumed abilities.

"Daring to venture into dirt, mud or slippery rocks demands precise control and a vehicle that commands it. The Land Cruiser created a reputation for the ability to crawl over obstacles on challenging environments, and the FJ Cruiser lives up to the history by being a capable all-weather, all-condition instrument. The FJ Cruiser delivers true durability at an affordable price for Land Cruiser and outdoor enthusiasts alike"

http://tlc.off-road.com/tlc/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=362040

— r15mohd (View Profile)

Posted on 1/17/2008 10:01:21 AM | | Votes: 8   

Rosko, the new FJ is about as unluxurious as it gets compared to new vehicles. Have you seen the interior or the standard equipment?

— Hyundai (View Profile)

Posted on 1/17/2008 12:09:47 PM | | Votes: 3   

Dirty Harry would say "an inexperienced FJ driver should know his limitations".

— EnnNorak (View Profile)

Posted on 1/24/2008 6:35:47 PM | | Votes: 1   

"I screwed up, yea, but it's your fault it broke!"

— Hyundai (View Profile)

Posted on 1/17/2008 12:10:50 PM | | Votes: 7   

I misjudged the speed ... and the front end left the groung... And what would Farrari say? First off haven't any of you seen all the ads that confirm that this is a bullet proof off roader! The question we should all be asking our selves is is this a 4x4 or a car! I have jumped all of my trucks and they should all take a little abuse, I have owned 3 toyota 4x4's and the IFS is weak! And can't take any abuse! I accidentally jumped my F-250 4x4 with a 4in. superlift and I accidentally hit a culvert at 50mph and I jumped around 30 ft long! I almost fripped the truck forward and the only dammage I got was a slightly cracked bracket that Superlift warranteed, now that is the abuse that a real truck should be able to take! And the FJ isn't a real truck! A great SUV just not a trail king.Reality check!

— truckmen (View Profile)

Posted on 1/18/2008 11:44:07 PM | | Votes: -4   

I am just stating the truth! You sheep don't want to know the truth! No vehicle is infallable but you all want to believe in fantacy. This FJ could not have withstood the culvert jump that I did im by 1993
F-250 (4in superlift 35in tires) at 50mph. The FJ would have to be towed away! Older toyota fj and P/U frames were bullet proof! I can attest to that, the new FJ's frames crach when used off road. Look at a web site called "ihatemud" it talks about this too! I am not making this up, I have owned many toyotas and liked them for some things but there IFS has never impressed me at all! For a matter a fact the IFS belongs on a camry not a truck! All this FJ needs is a solid front axle with a selectable locker and a beefier frame with optional larger tires with the off road package. Also has anyone looked at the front skid plate? Vulnerable and pathetic! I don't expect any of you sheep to believe me but when no one is looking peek at this vulnerable set up and then you will know what I am talking about! You don't have to tell anyone if you agree with me! LOL

— truckmen (View Profile)

Posted on 2/2/2008 3:13:34 AM | | Votes: 1   

The Fj is not a better off roader than a hummer! I read the 4x4 shoot out from knowledgeable off roaders that live and breath off road and the Hummer H-3 has a more flexy suspension and the H-1 is obiously better, I shouldn't even have to educate you all on this one!

— truckmen (View Profile)

Posted on 1/19/2008 12:25:23 AM | | Votes: -4   

These Arabs have more money than brains! An FJ better off road than an H-1! Then again a dune buggie would drive circles around anything in the desert.

— truckmen (View Profile)

Posted on 1/22/2008 4:50:12 AM | | Votes: 0   

Hummer?? You haven't got a chance. Arabs?? They've got brains more than their money coz they can realize a good car from a useless pathetic once, you might think I'm talking rubbish but watch this.
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMmFCfWZUCo)
Oooooh, by the way, you don't need to hang your selves hummer lovers, this is only the small version of the Legend.

— Bu6alal (View Profile)

Posted on 1/24/2008 5:12:31 PM | | Votes: 0   

The only hummer worthy of any praise is the H-1, and I am not saying it deserves much praise, it is just the fact that it is engeneered for off road use, And I saw the FJ Vs H-3 tug-war, and I am not surprised at all that the Toyota pulled the underpowered H-3 aroung! The Toyota has a way better engine and this H-3 has an underpowered engine, now I would like to see the H-3 with the V-8 vs the FJ, still that wouldn't prove much about off road worthiness. I don't hate Toyota! I just don't like the direction they are going with there Trucks, I am sugesting that they are being watered down.Then again All the manufacturers are watering down the off road ability! I just want to buy a truck that I wouldn't have to modify to take off road.Again this FJ is just marketing a dream, the reality is that it is not off road worthy! Try comparing the new FJ to the old solid axle L/C, no comparison.

— truckmen (View Profile)

Posted on 1/26/2008 1:35:01 AM | | Votes: 0   

Respect is the word, I respect your opinion and respect your experience. I own a 1997 LC and I know what this machine can do.

— Bu6alal (View Profile)

Posted on 3/21/2008 3:56:59 AM | | Votes: 1   

I would too if Jeep would only reduce the height of the Rubicon. I live in Alberta but I also have a condo in the East which has a door height limitation of 70 3/4 inches.

— EnnNorak (View Profile)

Posted on 1/24/2008 6:39:49 PM | | Votes: 2   

You can buy an air bag adjustable suspension and you could lower it when you want to park it. It's been around awhile.

— truckmen (View Profile)

Posted on 2/2/2008 2:59:23 AM | | Votes: 1   

my personal favorite was the 80 series LC. awesome car.

— Htay7500 (View Profile)

Posted on 1/19/2008 10:13:50 AM | | Votes: 3   

and toyotas generally ARE far more robust than jeeps.
(short of the simple, basic, rugged CJs)

think of the energies involved in crashes. "throwing" and/or "dropping" a vehicle WILL impose a HUGE load on the suspension and frame when it "lands." some landings are soft; some hard. just as collisions can range from bumper kisses, to whole front ends wiped out.

few STOCK suspensions are made to absorb the energies some idiots will impose on them, trying to emulate tv commercials.

— XYZZ (View Profile)

Posted on 1/21/2008 7:24:33 PM | | Votes: 2   

Kind of like a car! Just like this FJ! A nice car though just not a truck! The word truck is being used loosly these days. Trucks are suposed to take abose and keep on going! Its all you morons that accept this crap as a 4x4 masterpiese that keep vehicles like this remain in weak car like desighn. If the public would demand a better product all vehicles would improve! Especially trucks! Car people have it made, just look at all the selection of great cars, now lets look at trucks and there isn't anything there! All half truck half car! Watered down princesses!

— truckmen (View Profile)

Posted on 2/10/2008 6:04:15 AM | | Votes: 1   

i won't argue against the premise that many older models were built tougher than current new cars. and trucks.

even toyota. as i understand it, under the pressure of the koreans (before their auto industry unions grew balls) and all competitors generally, toyota has actually had engineering teams find ways to shave costs. supposedly "without sacrificing toyota quality" but who REALLY knows?

— XYZZ (View Profile)

Posted on 1/23/2008 5:21:26 AM | | Votes: 3