Cool Wall: 1980-1992 Toyota Land Cruiser (60 Series)

[Snikle]

Poll 1472: 1980-1992 Toyota Land Cruiser (60 Series) nominated by Snikle

Body Style: 4dr SUV
Engine: Gas: 4.0L I6, 4.2L I6 Diesel: 3.4L I4, 4.0L I6, 4.0L Turbo I6
Power: 90-135 hp
Torque: 210-315 lb-ft
Weight: 2078 kg
Transmission: 4-speed manual
Drivetrain: F-4WD
Additional Information: Successor to the J55 Land cruisers as the more comfort-oriented enclosed wagon/SUV body style, compared to the 70 Series introduced in 1984 - The FJ60 was sold from 1980-88, when it was replaced with the FJ62, a facelifted version - Production in Japan stopped in 1990, but continued in Venezuela until 1992

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[ZGBox]

This looks like a great piece of hardware, don't know much about Land Cruisers but I think it deserves at least a low Cool

 

[Snikle]

There's a guy in my neighborhood with one of these, and he drives it all the time, and I (and the rest of my family, even the less car-oriented) think he's cool for it, so I voted cool. It's the best-looking Land Cruiser in my eyes, although that might just be since '80s boxy is kinda "in" now. To me the previous models, while cool, look a tad strange (Especially the J50) and the later ones look ever so slightly off in small ways like the J80 looking kind of like a smoothed-over J60 without pulling it off as well. They're all still cool, but as of now I like this one the best.

I wonder if/how that'll change as time's arrow marches forward and this becomes more nostalgic than this. (Although the real fun won't start until cars I grew up with in the '00s become old and nostalgic to the world at large.)

 

[JohnBM01]

There are people today who would ask the question of "who would buy an overpriced Toyota?" Well, when you're a proven and legendary off-roading machine like the Toyota Land Cruiser, it's fairly worth it to invest in an expensive Toyota. This SUV holds up and endures. I am not going to give it a Sub-Zero, but it gets a solid Cool on this generation Land Cruiser.

 

[TexRex]

Cool. 62 trumps 60. A barn door is a big want.

 

[GranTurNismo]

To say that the values of these have skyrocketed in the last few years is an understatement. One recently sold for over $100k on BAT.

 

[Centroid]

As generic as a thing made entirely of genericium*. I'm sure it is a reliable, solid workhorse but there is absolutely nothing about this that is desirable in my eyes. Uncool.

* known as genericum in the US.

 

[UltimateYosh]

I just love how rugged and purposeful old boxy SUV's like this look. Even though I prefer the later 80 series, this is a solid cool.

 

[Liquid]

It's great but not pretty enough to be cool.

Uncool

 

[MisterWaffles]

I know next to nothing about this generation of Land Cruiser but it looks really good for an SUV and it’s probably a very decent option for the time.

Also the ones that have the yellow, orange and red stripes are amazing.

I’ll give it a cool.