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SUV Of The Day: May 26, 2017; Tomica '11 Toyota FJ Cruiser
Topic Started: May 26 2017, 09:01 PM (277 Views)
Swifty
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The Mustang II is a Mustang too!
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Today's Car Of The Day is Tomica's 2011 Toyota FJ Cruiser.

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The Toyota FJ Cruiser is a retro style, mid-size SUV with styling and off road performance reminiscent of the original Toyota Land Cruiser (FJ40). Introduced as a concept car at the January 2003 North American International Auto Show, the FJ Cruiser was approved for production after positive consumer response and debuted at the January 2005 North American International Auto Show in final production form. The FJ Cruiser is built by Toyota subsidiary Hino Motors in Hamura, Japan since 2006 and shares many structural underpinnings from the Toyota Land Cruiser Prado. On 5 November 2013, Toyota USA announced the 2014 model year Trail Teams edition would be called the "Ultimate Edition" and that the 2014 model year would be the last for the FJ Cruiser in that market. It continued to be made for sale in other markets such as Australia and the Middle East until its production was discontinued in 2016.


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For more information and pictures of the real car, please visit: Toyota FJ Cruiser

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Not surprisingly Tomica chose to model the JDM version, not even bothering to cast this up until it was released in Japan five years after it debuted in North America.

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The FJ Cruiser was primarily developed for the North American market but has been sold in small numbers globally since its launch. On 25 November 2010, Toyota announced sales would begin in right-hand drive form for the Japanese market. Sales began on December 4, replacing the outgoing Hilux Surf and selling alongside the Land Cruiser. Japanese produced right-hand drive models have a different rear bumper to North American models with the license plate located on the bumper as opposed to under the tailgate door handle. In addition, right-hand drive versions have the side indicator markers located on the fender panels, rather than located on the side-view mirrors used for left-hand drive production FJ Cruisers. Sales of right-hand drive model began in Australia and New Zealand in 2011 available in 4 wheel drive automatic only.


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ivantt
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New casting? Quick! Take it apart!
Does the side view look okay, or is it just my eyes!
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craftymore
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Support your local demo derby.

For a Tomica effort it looks distorted, chunky and rather poorly done. It doesn't look right or reflect the 1/1 to me at all. i expect more from the brand than a model that looks like an Suntoys effort.
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Stampede
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I find this to be a well done casting, with the exception of the wheels - they just aren't large enough in my eyes. Wondering why Tomica didn't use the larger wheels that are found on the Wrangler casting...
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pjedsel
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Maybe it is the wheels - I agree with some of the others - the side proportions seem off to me as well.
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