The U.S. misses out on the most recent era of the full-size Toyota Land Cruiser, which was launched in 2021 and is carefully associated to the redesigned Lexus LX that arrived for the 2022 mannequin yr.

A report is now out that factors to Toyota presumably filling the void of the Land Cruiser in U.S. showrooms with a redesigned model of the mid-size Land Cruiser Prado, which is ready to debut shortly.

The present Land Cruiser Prado was by no means offered within the U.S., although it’s carefully associated to the Lexus GX. A redesigned GX debuts later as we speak as a 2024 mannequin, and a brand new Land Cruiser Prado twin can be ready within the wings.

Citing an individual acquainted with the matter, Automotive Information (subscription required) reported on Wednesday that Toyota is contemplating the brand new Land Cruiser Prado on the market within the U.S., presumably badged as a Land Cruiser.

The Land Cruiser Prado may additionally tempt these patrons nonetheless lamenting Toyota’s determination to drop the FJ Cruiser final decade. Robust gross sales of autos just like the Ford Bronco and Jeep Wrangler reveals there’s demand for rugged SUVs from mainstream manufacturers.

Regardless of being smaller than the Land Cruiser, the Land Cruiser Prado has historically been equally succesful off street however simpler to drive round city, making it the popular possibility in lots of markets.

The platform destined for the brand new Land Cruiser Prado (and new GX) is Toyota’s TNGA-F body-on-frame platform shared with the Land Cruiser and LX twins, in addition to Toyota’s Tundra pickup and associated Sequoia SUV. The platform additionally options within the lately revealed 2024 Toyota Tacoma pickup, and can possible find yourself in a associated 4Runner SUV in some unspecified time in the future.