What the FUCK is this piece of shit?

[Superstar Punani]

This is the offspring when a piece of shit Hummer H2 fucks a Honda element.

http://money.cnn.com/2005/02/09/pf/a...iser/index.htm

[Svengali]

"This is the offspring when a piece of shit Hummer H2 fucks a Honda element."

or when a "Landcruiser gets a Hummer"!

[snow_slider]

Look at that C pillar! Nope, no massive blind spot there....

[Cornholio]

I think that looks cool as shit. Not knowing anything else about it, of course...

[interloper]

Looks alittle narrow between the eyes.

[El Chupacabra]

That's a prototype Landcruiser that is a (so-called) updated FJ-40.

The FJ-40 was not "a piece of shit." Have to wait & see for what Toyota actually brings to market for this retro-Cruiser.

-Karl

[TheDingleberry]

Thats a cruiser. If it has half of the capabilities of the orginal it will kick ass. Gotta ditch that nasty blue though.

[freshie247]

The Element styling is the thing to come,it's really popular in Europe.

[rightcoast]

Eliminate that C-pillar issue and make more glass, of course to allow the removable hard top.
Swith up and Headlight/Parking light locations on the grille.
Solid axles front and rear.

Then the thing would be a beast in the lines of the original.

[phUnk]

I can't shake the feeling that gay G.I. Joe guys are going to get out of it at any moment.

[snow_slider]

but as long as they have the kung fu grip, the world will be ok.

[wintermittent]

A nice nod to the classic 'Yoda Cruiser, IMO.

Similarly, J Mays, Ford's styling guru, paid respect to the original Bronco with this 2004 concept truck:

[LaramieSkiBum]

The new style FJ is a concept nomore - it will be going on sale within the next 12 months is what i read here. IMHO the color they chose made it look gay, although a classic color for FJ's i think. The specs for it are pretty awesome as far as MPG, power, and options. A definate shot at jeep - and with a different color it might actually look cool.

EDIT: Looks like a longer wheel base than what it looks like (106in) - something i read said it was built on the 4runner platform.

I think the jeep gladator pickup was pretty damn cool but the Hurricane is INSANEO - 2 HEMI engines, 4 wheel steering, and a 0 degree turning radius:


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[p.blz]

Speaking of landcruisers.....

my 81 BJ42:

[The Reverend Floater]

I'm a HUGE cruiser fan so I'm kind of stoked on this. But the beauty of the FJ40 was it's simplicity and removable top. This looks to have neither.

[TheDingleberry]

I saw this a few months back. It's pretty fuckin sick, aside from it being a ford and all.

[wintermittent]

I'm a HUGE cruiser fan so I'm kind of stoked on this. But the beauty of the FJ40 was it's simplicity and removable top. This looks to have neither.

Removable top would be dope. But simplicity? Buy a Wrangler if you want simple. This FJ looks to be the real deal. 6 speed and 245hp through a 4x4 case would yield sooper huge low-end torque ratio. Locking diff, traction control, skid plates... And it's got Retro Cruiser Steeze.

Although, it does have a triple windshield wiper. Weird.

The '06 Nissan Xterra looks rad. It was previously at the top of my short list for a new vehicle.

[splat]

NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - So you want a monster pickup, something that towers over SUVs and the Hummer H2 -- something that lets you see eye-to-eye with the driver of an 18-wheeler.

But your garage won't hold a nine-foot tall pickup that began life as a cement mixer, and your paycheck can't handle the circa six-figure price tag.

Relax.

International Truck, the unit of Navistar (Research) that debuted the CXT pickup last year, unveiled its slightly smaller, cheaper sibling Thursday -- the RXT.

The CXT gave conspicuous consumption a new set of wheels last year, and ended up being far more popular than even International Truck had hoped.

The company said it expected to sell about 50 of the trucks, and instead has already taken orders for about 200 since the first deliveries in September.

It's now hoping to sell between 500 and 1,000 by the end of 2005. The CXT starts at $93,000 and can cost as much as $115,000 with all the creature comforts a driver would expect in a six-figure vehicle, even one built on a platform originally used for dump trucks and cement mixers.

"We're totally surprised. We didn't know what we had until we started showing it to customers," said Rob Swim, director of vehicle marketing for International. "We thought at first it'd be a commercial vehicle that looked big. We were pleasantly surprised it became more of a status vehicle."

Sales were helped when celebrities such as actor Ashton Kutcher and basketball star Jalen Rose bought the trucks, while other celebrities including Jay Leno took test drives.

The waiting time for CXT can be about four months, depending on the dealer. So International decided to roll out the RXT at the Chicago Auto Show this week, sooner than it originally expected to unveil a second model.

The RXT, due to be available this fall, is built on a platform formerly used by beverage delivery trucks and tow trucks. Both the CXT and RXT are the same 258 inches, or 21.5 feet, long, (only a couple of inches longer than Ford's F-350 Crew Cab), but the RXT is only eight feet tall.

And the RXT's price is expected to be in the $70,000 to $90,000 range, for the monster pickup shopper on a budget.

Mileage estimates are not yet available for the RXT, but don't expect a big improvement from the 7 to 10 miles per gallon the CXT is getting. And all these trucks are diesel only, although a 70 gallon tank should allow drivers go longer between fill ups than drivers of many compact cars.

Empty, the RXT weighs about 10,500 pounds, about two tons less than its big brother. It can carry about five tons in its standard pickup bed, compared to a six-ton hauling capacity for the CXT. But that still gives the RXT the capacity to carry the equivalent of four Mini Coopers. And the RXT's towing capacity is also less, about 9 to 12 tons, compared to 17 to 22 tons for the CXT.

International also showed two concept monster pickups at the auto show. One was the MXT, which is only seven feet tall, or about four inches taller than the Ford Excursion SUV or Hummer H2. The MXT is based on the platform used by military vehicles. Pricing for that model is not yet available, although International expects it to be available in late 2005.

The other concept, the ProjectXT, has such styling features as dual sky glass roof panels and a rear roof spoiler, along with a truck bed that does not have wheel wells. A expected release time is not available for that.

[vinzclortho]

NO no no no no...what the FUCK is THIS piece of shit????!?!?!? Are you kidding me???

http://money.cnn.com/2005/02/10/pf/a...ex.htm?cnn=yes

[Spats]

NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - So you want a monster pickup, something that towers over SUVs and the Hummer H2 -- something that lets you see eye-to-eye with the driver of an 18-wheeler.

You might as well hang a big sign around your neck that says:

I HAVE A VERY SMALL PENIS AND I DON'T CARE THAT MY CONSPICUOUS CONSUMPTION IS KILLING YOU

[splat]

Used to think my Cherokee was a fair-sized rig. These things and others like them dwarf my Jeep at the lights these days.

I had to get 52" rims and tires just to keep up.

[crashnburn'd]

It appears to have rear leaf springs which is nice.... Also, splat, only 52's? That's weak. I've got 78's on my Blazer.

[interloper]

Does that come with driving lessons and a CDL?

[ill-advised strategy]

for $50,000 I think I'd rather have 25 of these:

[Free Range Lobster]

Look kids! Its the gay-o-matic retro trying to pull money out of your wallet mobile! It looks kinda like an old landcruiser but is a giant pile of shit!

Even kung-fu grip couldn't save this POS.
Buy a Jeep, save American jobs.