Toyota on Thursday launched a pair of teaser images that present a brand new Land Cruiser headed to U.S. showrooms, possible as a 2024 mannequin.

It comes simply weeks after Toyota launched a video displaying classic Land Cruiser badges and the tagline “The legend returns.”

The brand new teaser images present a silhouette of the U.S.-bound Land Cruiser, with one picture contrasting it with an authentic FJ40 Land Cruiser from six a long time in the past.

The Land Cruiser nameplate bowed out of the U.S. after 2021 whereas the remainder of the world obtained a redesigned 300-series era for 2022. The 300-series Land Cruiser is the dual to the most recent Lexus LX that reached the U.S. for 2022, but it surely is not the Land Cruiser that may attain U.S. showrooms.

As a substitute, the Land Cruiser sure for the U.S. will likely be an much more rugged SUV associated to the redesigned 2024 Lexus GX. That is indicated within the newest teaser images which present an increase within the beltline after the B-pillar, which is a design trait shared with the GX however not the 300-series Land Cruiser bought abroad. The U.S.-bound Land Cruiser will likely be marketed abroad as a redesigned Land Cruiser Prado.

There are rumors the U.S.-bound Land Cruiser will characteristic retro cues that will not be used for the Land Cruiser Prado bought abroad. One instance will likely be spherical headlights, impressed by the design of the FJ40 and just like what Toyota did with the FJ Cruiser from latest a long time.

Underpinning the car will likely be Toyota’s TNGA-F body-on-frame platform, which can be discovered within the 300-series Land Cruiser and its Lexus LX twin, in addition to the Sequoia SUV and the most recent Toyota Tundra and Tacoma pickup vehicles. It is also discovered within the Lexus GX, the place it’s outfitted with full-time four-wheel drive, a 2-speed switch case, a Torsen limited-slip heart differential, and off-road-focused Overtrail and Overtrail+ modes. Look for the same setup for the U.S.-bound Land Cruiser and its Land Cruiser Prado twin.