2012 Toyota LandCruiser 200 Series leaked in brochure

By Tim Beissmann | December 02nd, 2011

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Images of the facelifted Toyota LandCruiser 200 Series have leaked online, revealing a bolder front-end design and upgrades to the interior.

Sourced from a Japanese brochure and first posted by the Prado-Club website, the images claim to reveal the first styling revisions to the full-size SUV since production started in September 2007.

A Toyota Australia spokesperson could not confirm if the images were official from Toyota, and said at this stage Toyota Australia has not confirmed if or when our market will get a facelifted version of the LandCruiser 200 Series.

The images reveal a more prominent front grille and bumper, new LED daytime running lights embedded in the headlight assembly and redesigned side mirrors. The side steps and remodelled rear bumper reportedly complete an optional body kit package for the Japanese market.

The interior changes are equally subtle, with a revised instrument cluster and metallic and wood-grain trim inserts among the more obvious revisions.

The Toyota LandCruiser range was most recently updated in Australia with the addition of the GX base model last month.

The LandCruiser 200 Series wagon remains one of the most popular 4x4s in Australia. Through the first 10 months of this year, 7441 LandCruisers were delivered across the country, 32 more than over the same period in 2010. The LandCruiser outsells its only direct competitor (according to VFACTS) – the Nissan Patrol – at a rate of about three-to-one.

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Indy

By bold front end you mean butt ugly!!!

Each new model of the Landcruiser is just getting uglier..
- gazza
  
  And you are WHO? IF they are so ugly why is it that you still have to order and wait for any model in the range? Typical comment from someone who cant afford one!
  - Kieran
    
    The delay has been caused by the tsunami devastation in Japan. It has nothing to do with demand.
  - Golfschwein
    
    It’s okay for something to be hideous AND unaffordable. You probably can’t afford the hideous house up the road, right? Doesn’t mean it’s not hideous, and also doesn’t mean you don’t have the right to express your opinion about it, especially if it insults no one.
  - Lazybones
    
    you don’t need to own one to comment on its looks. Indy is right, its ugly and just gets uglier.
    - Uwillcatchme
      
      I agree, I own a Feb 2011 black Sahara, I can’t stand the 2012 model.
      And yes its only purpose is to be off road, just came back from a 4000km trek through the Flinders Ranges, across the western range of Wilpena Pound, only 900km on black top.
- Crummydore
  
  Ahhhhummm… I don’t think anyone really buys Cruisers for their looks.
  
  Its what they do that counts, and why its along wait for one.
Willie

Well an ARB bullbar should fix the look of the front bumper bar. I think they’ve gone for the leggo look…..
Martin V.

Toyota never seem to get updates quite right. The new bumper doesn’t flow with the rest of the cars styling. Same goes for the Camry.
123321

- Don’t like the electronic transfer case dial. Prefer the lever as in the 100 series LC and earlier.

- How about the 1UR-FE petrol V8 (259 kW) with timing chains available in other countries.
123321

I’d like to see the 3L turbo diesel from the Hilux/Prado put in the LC. It should be $13,000 cheaper.
- Planned_Obsolescence
  
  Why…that engine struggles in the Prado, so I cant imagine how slow it would be in a calorie laden cruiser.
  - Laney
    
    The engine struggles on road but it has more than enough torque when you take it off the black stuff!
  - 123321
    
    The Patrol weighs roughly the same as the LC and it has an old Renault 3.0L 115KW 4-cyl turbo diesel. It’s not bad on the road.
    - Eric
      
      Wrong
      
      It’s is under-powered. Only other 4×4 slower is 2.5T/D Landy
      - Blue Soup
        
        mid 90′s TDI maybe TD5 would kill it even with the faulty injector loom.
    - Uwillcatchme
      
      Not until you load the waggon and tow a trailer and fill it with a few bodies….V8 Diesel power all the way thanks
kazuo

in Japan it only cost 45k, here we have to pay 80k.what a rip off, but it is really good offroader
- sushiboy
  
  cos japan doesn’t have stupid rednecks who’ll buy them no matter the price.
  - Uwillcatchme
    
    No, because it doesn’t have the tax system we do.
Golfschwein

So, so ugly.
- NICK
  
  typical comment from someone who cant afford one
- Brett
  
  yeah…and the Golf’s Mona Lisa too you come guzzler
  - Golfschwein
    
    Oh, you mean ‘cum guzzler’? Now I understand. I was having trouble, then I realised you’re the dumb one.
    - scatman
      
      You drive a BA Falcon. your way to poor for one of these.
      
      Back to your 2 minute noodles
      - Laney
        
        Lot of love going round
Johnson

Disco and RR Sport much nicer.
- gazza
  
  In your dreams! Disco & RR better what a joke! Just dont drive one out of the city or over speed bumps!
  - Quadra Lift
    
    Your right Johnno…. that Disco bumper looks a lot nicer on a Disco. Toyota designers have been having Land Rover nightmares “in their dreams”….
Toyota Guru

Looks like they finally get HIDs.

Up until now the 200 series Sahara costs something like $120K and you only get reflector headlamps. Epic fail.
- http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2011/02/2012-nissan-nv-first-drive---01-opt.jpg David
  
  The Lexus LX570 costs over 150k and doesn’t have HID either.
  - MK
    
    And no memory settings for the seats as well.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1435885244 Yani Hendriawan

toyota only gave the designers rulers to design the front bumper
Blue Soup

The facelift needs a facelift, maybe some botox a nosejob but least there theres plenty of plastic fantastic (and not for the better!) What are they thinking?
440 R/T Charger

Its about time….a over $100,000 vehicle without LED running light will be hard to sell these days.
- Uwillcatchme
  
  Better get you’re eyes checked, if you can’t see a 2.7t Landcruiser on the road in front of you…running lights..dumb as, epic not required 2000km from nowhere….unless you want them for the wildlife to admire…ha ha
PatrolMan

The front looks like a side-by-side fridge on its side!
- gazza
  
  Funny you should say that as NISSAN copied the 200 series with the new PATROL! “PATROLMAN” whats that make the new PATROL?????
STP

When are we getting the new Patrol? Looks heaps better!
- Tomas79
  
  The new patrol, looks will be a giant softroader…
http://www.caradvice.com.au/147978/holden-recalls-25417-captiva-cruze-epica-diesels-in-australia/ fuji HI

great improvement! the current range is wrong, this facelift fixes that. it looks tough like a rangie which is also square and bold. i remember when bubble cars were ridiculed, now bulbous, rounded cars like the vw range are ‘cool’? how the vw tiguan could garner any support amongst ‘experts’ or win any awards looking like noddy’s car is beyond me… this landcruiser redesign will give owners the 80k of street presence they deserve!
Kieran

Just when you thought the Cruiser couldn’t get any uglier.
Nobody

This a joke…100g’s for same old machine except for new low beam lights and DRL’s..
nickdl

Why does Toyota insist on that awful woodgrain on all of their top models? You don’t see BMW doing that at all.

As for the Landcruiser itself, it’s not much of a facelift, if anything that new bumper bar is reducing the approach angle.
- A
  
  I agree with you about the woodgrain. Less is often sooooo much more.
No 1

Honestly why buy anything else if your going to use that car for what it was intended.

Will go forever, through any terrain, built fot s purpose, simple by todays standards
Sumpguard

Same old yawn inducing crap .

Infact I wonder if nissan got together with toyota when designing the new so-called up market Patrol. Both similar and both aweful.
VW

The Landcruiser is undeniably a great car. But why does Toyota continually. Butcher it’s exterior and interior styling. That vehicle is hideous. In terms of appearance, a Landcruiser or Patrol from 5 years ago looks better!!!
HJP

The front bumper is just does not flow with the rest of this car design. A bullbar may give this car a better look.
Karl

Could park a Mini between the front two seats.
http://CarAdvice The Salesman

Looks like an over sized Rukus.
DangerDan

does the front shovel snow as well?
Mr Gaspo

Apparently the accessories brochure has also been leaked… Now there are stainless steel gun racks and LED spotlights available for the well healed ‘outdoors type’.
jesse

still no manual… leaving toyota fans a choice of a 70 series tractor interior from the 80′s or a gutless hilux/prado.

toyota need to wise up. Corolla being outsold by mazda 3, and many of their die hard 4×4 buyers are having to look elsewhere as their goods fall further behind in performance and spec levels.