Toyota Kills FJ Cruiser and The Supra In One Fell Swoop

I say kill the whole lineup or get a new designer

— 350zdon17 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/15/2008 1:50:05 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 14   

Supra replacement gone and the Toyota/Subaru up in the air means Toyota's future product line up has an excitement level of zero.

— HSCenterconsole (View Profile)

Posted on 8/15/2008 1:50:22 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 19   

The 1993-1998 Twin Turbo Supra is one of the best sports car of all time. I was so looking forward to the new one.

Guess the BMW 335i will have to replace that TT car for now.

— BimmerGuyFL78 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/15/2008 2:01:57 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 16   

What I like about Toyota is that they understand what the Japanese cars stand for...cheap appliances. Since they obviously cannot compete with the technological marvels made in Germany they decided to stick with what they do best...build cheap appliances.
Toyota gets thumbs up from me for this move. Hopefully all the Japanese makers will follow in Toyota's foot steps, return to their modest roots and build only very low priced econoboxes instead of wasting energy to go against the untouchable GIANT that Germany is when it comes to cars.

— Star (View Profile)

Posted on 8/15/2008 2:03:18 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -30   

wow .. agreed Agent009, definitely not a great moment for Toyota's future.

— BMW4me4ever (View Profile)

Posted on 8/15/2008 2:04:45 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 7   

Corolla redesigned in 2013???

— aarononymous (View Profile)

Posted on 8/15/2008 2:09:13 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 6   

Complete over-reaction to current market conditions. I'm really surprised that the geniuses in Torrance would axe all these assertive vehicles.

This is going to take Toyota into being even more in the appliance-as-a-vehicle boring existence.

— Maverick2020 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/15/2008 2:22:33 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 10   

its funny they canceled the fj which sells here in the US and is an export favorite, and they redesign the tacoma which does not sell well and is a milk crate on wheels.

the solara is good car. i hope they redesign it and up the power on it. also make it look less girly.

they have to get rid of the 4runner.

— charlik05 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/15/2008 2:23:05 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -2   

SUPER boring product cycle board...so basically what its saying is we get nothing new to look at on the road until 2012...smart toyota.

— Peyton18 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/15/2008 2:23:28 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 8   

nothing will be exciting until '12. shame.

— Htay7500 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/15/2008 2:31:59 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 3   

so when will production end for the FJ?

— Weber805 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/15/2008 2:32:51 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

The FJ doesn't surprise me, its ugly and the best thing about it is the relatively low price. Why get an FJ when you can get a real 4Runner instead.

I don't buy the mpg excuse for the Supra. Its just longterm thinking, Toyota knows that in the next 5+ years, only the stupid will want a 2+2 with a big engine and higher price tag (they can buy the SC or whatever replaces it). They've relegated coupes to the entry level market with the new Subaru project.

If it were mpg, Toyota could just lift it by 2" AND classify it as a sports-activity-coupe to ignore the mpg legislation.

— huu76 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/15/2008 2:45:52 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -4   

Goddammit toyota. Some of us only had any thread of hope because of the supra project. Let's play a game. Good idea, bad idea.

Bad idea: get rid of the supra
Good idea: start projecting a new supra

Bad idea: build the fj
Good idea: get rid of the fj

The faith is lost toyota. Good effin luck.

— harbingerofsmoke (View Profile)

Posted on 8/15/2008 3:27:10 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 4   

Guys don't jump into conclusions. Until now, it is only news talk. For me, nothing is official until officially stated by the manufacturer themselves and even if what stated here is true, think of what good this makes to the manufacturer and why they are doing this. The success and experience Toyota/Lexus saw and have proves that all their steps are carefully calculated, so what does the future holds for us is unknown. What we are doing here is the same thing people did when Toyota introduced Lexus at the late 1980s, we simply are saying "What in the hell they are doing? Crazy Toyota wants to takeover Germans". Eventually, Lexus is now one of the giant Germans rivals and a strong competitor. So believe me when I say; they know what they are doing.

— Bu6alal (View Profile)

Posted on 8/15/2008 4:35:12 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

That supra looks nice, i thnk they should comtinue with it..

— mpls (View Profile)

Posted on 8/15/2008 4:39:29 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

Surprised that canceled the Supra, was kind of looking forward to seeing what they could do. Wonder if they were afraid of trying to go up against the GT-R!

— PerformanceGuy (View Profile)

Posted on 8/15/2008 4:44:41 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

This is Bull. They should just give the supra the high mpg requirement. Because a lot of people who buy it will just change the engine. We need the Supra back. I don't really get excited about Toyota cars and if they came out with a new Supra I would be excited about Toyota again and even if you have one exciting car, it can help business. It would make em well rounded. Because they have all the fuel efficient cars. They have suv's and vans. They have trucks. But they don't have any sports cars. It would bring stronger interests if they have it in their lineup. I hope some Toyota execs are reading.

— asiancars233 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/15/2008 5:10:44 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

The Highlander just got redesigned a year ago??

I'm not too surprised about the Supra, but the FT-HS would pretty cool to see if that went production as a ~$35,000.

— adamsaf723 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/15/2008 5:29:45 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

"Toyota Kills FJ Cruiser and The Supra In One Fell Swoop"

Thank God, thank you.

:-D

— EL34 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/15/2008 6:20:14 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

I wish the Camry Solara convertible was on that list. I saw a white one with a spoiler. Good thing I had my sunglasses on. It was blinding and ugly.

— Dr550 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/15/2008 6:58:31 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

tough times, tough measures.

gotta cut models to restore profitability in a mass-market brand. individuality simply isn't profitable at this end of the market.

wise move.

— enthusiastx11 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/15/2008 7:34:37 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -1   

Will someone please tell me how giving the Highlander a 4cly is giving it a redesign.

— NItePhire (View Profile)

Posted on 8/15/2008 9:18:09 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

awesome! i hope toyota keeps to their dead pulse on exciting cars. theres only a few cars on my list i would want and none of them are toyotas, past, present, and it seems the future too! f*ck you toyota!

— gsh23 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/15/2008 11:15:04 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

oh and...dont expect much from toyota. the richest car company in the world and they offer us nothing. why there are toyota enthusiasts is beyond me. maybe some of their older stuff was good, but havent we all held our breaths long enough? i mean, even the ISF was some top secret thing. its painfully obvious toyota execs are a bunch of old school blue haired japanese businessmen. am i bitter? yah i held my breath. no more...

— gsh23 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/15/2008 11:19:33 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 2   

What a pity, another 90's classic bites the dust. That decade was one of the best for such interesting and fun to drive cars like RX7, Supra, F355, 240SX, 300SX, SC400, NSX, Talon turbo, Subaru SVX, McLaren F1, Acura Legend, MR2.. the list never ends! hell even the BMWs looked ok back then :)

It's been all downhill since then, all we get now are cars that look like cartoon characters on steroids and bloated behemoths that need well over 200hp to feel somewhat nimble. I guess the simple light weight and fun to drive cars are the thing of the past.

— sector (View Profile)

Posted on 8/15/2008 11:27:48 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: -3   

I posted this as a response to the Supra but could not find it above. Why are they killing the Supra because of High Gas Mileage requirements when they are keeping the SUV's? They could use the Lexus IS-F platform.

— tkindred (View Profile)

Posted on 8/16/2008 12:11:18 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 0   

I think the Highlander and Tacoma got mixed up. Why would they redesign the Highlander in 2009 when it just got redesigned, and not redesign the Tacoma until 2013 which hasn't been redesigned since what? 2003?

— guambombboy (View Profile)

Posted on 8/16/2008 1:41:45 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Is *anyone* honestly surprised by the cancellation of the FJ? Or even aware of it? I mean...when was the last time you actually saw one on the road? Toyota already has too many SUVs in its line-up, doesn't make sense to keep on keeping the ugly (ugliest) one.

The Supra, though, I'm a bit surprised about. They are missing a golden opportunity, I think, to grab even more mindshare for their eco-friendly technologies. If they were to put a high-performance hybrid motor into a future Supra design, they could prove that eco-friendly doesn't mean crappy performance, which would really attract a lot more attention, and widen their lead (now that everyone else is finally starting to catch up to them in hybrid sedans/SUVs).

— DW1968 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/16/2008 12:06:30 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

I wonder why toyota would cancel the Fj cruiser those things are everywhere, they sell like crazy where I live.

— morhpthanu (View Profile)

Posted on 8/17/2008 12:16:40 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

I'm surprised Michael Taylor hasn't spammed his nonsense on this thread.

— Agent63 (View Profile)

Posted on 8/17/2008 6:11:33 PM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

It'd be nice to kill GM, Ford, and Chrysler too...at least half the world's POS cars will be off the road in one giant swoop.

— nozferatu (View Profile)

Posted on 8/18/2008 2:19:30 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: -3   

why kill the supra that was the sports car to beat back in the 90's that car was a definite race car out of the box for its day. I think the supra will set the standard on how japenese sports cars should be made. it was better than the 300zx by far I think they will give nissan a runn for their money KEEP THE SUPRA

— B7FAN (View Profile)

Posted on 8/18/2008 8:34:51 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1   

Next on the chopping block: The Tundra and Sequoia

— DWolff (View Profile)

Posted on 8/19/2008 4:13:22 AM | reply to this comment | Votes: 1