Want a next-gen Toyota Land Cruiser? You may have to wait up to 4 years

Updated Feb 24, 2022 | Same topic: Automotive Industry Updates

Supply has been completely outstripped by ongoing demand.  

It would be an understatement to say that the 2022 Land Cruiser is one of the most anticipated new releases from Japanese carmaker Toyota. But with the way things are going now, customers might have to do a little more anticipating. Okay, a lot more. 

2022 Toyota Land Cruiser

Customers who pre-ordered the new Land Cruiser might be in for quite a wait

If reports coming from Japan are true, the wait list for Toyota’s full-size SUV can potentially stretch up to four years. It turns out that the hype surrounding the all-new Land Cruiser was very real. So real, in fact, that the company managed to clinch 20,000 pre-orders prior to the model’s debut. According to Toyota, the figure is enough to keep its production lines busy for the next 12 months. 

The trouble is that the company can only manage to deliver 5,000 units at a time. That’s a quarter of the pre-orders received, so most customers already had to contend with year-long wait times to begin with. This was before Toyota announced temporary closures across its facilities in Japan between August and September, due to a shortage of semiconductor chips and other vital components, aggravating the problem further.    

2022 Toyota Land Cruiser front and side

The VX and GR Sport variants could take the longest to deliver 

Combined with the vehicle’s snowballing popularity, this has prompted Japanese dealers to suggest that customers may have to wait 48 months before they can scratch their Land Cruiser itch. Among the hardest hit will be the model’s ZX and GR Sport variants, which together comprise 90 percent of orders in Japan. One saddening prospect is that the Land Cruiser could be due for a facelift by the time customers get the keys to their respective units.   

The shortage isn’t confined to the Land Cruiser’s home market, either. Toyota Australia announced that only a limited number of demonstration units will be arriving Down Under in October 2021, for use by dealerships in showroom displays and test drives. None of these will be open for sale just yet.  

Toyota Motomachi plant

Pre-orders outnumbered Toyota's current capacity, aggravated by plant closures 

An initial batch of orders is still confirmed for this year, with lucky customers notified that the arrival of their units has been pushed back to December 2021. Some examples have already landed on our shores, but we’ll have to wait and see how the delays in Japan will affect the next-generation Land Cruiser’s upcoming launch here.    

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Know more about Toyota Land Cruiser 2024

Toyota Land Cruiser

The Toyota Land Cruiser is the one of Toyota longest-selling models. In the modern era, this model fits into the full-size SUV class, and it can seat up to seven. Toyota Land Cruiser 2023 Price Philippines starts at ₱5,340,000 for the entry-level VX 3.3 4x4 AT, while the top-of-the-line Toyota Land Cruiser ZX 3.3 4x4 AT is priced at ₱5,732,000

Locally, the 2023 Toyota Land Cruiser is available in two variants: the Land Cruiser VX, and the Land Cruise ZX. Under the hood of both of these trims is a 3.3-liter twin-turbo V6 diesel engine capable of making up to 302 horsepower and 700Nm of torque. Both variants also come with a ten-speed automatic gearbox, and a 4x4 drivetrain. 

Size-wise, the Philippine-spec Toyota Land Cruiser is 5,130mm long, 1980mm wide, and 1,945mm in height. Both also have a wheelbase length of 2,850mm, and a ground clearance of 225mm. 

Competing against the Toyota Land Cruiser in the Philippine market is the Nissan Patrol, Chevrolet Suburban, Ford Expedition, BMW X3, and Land Rover Range Rover

₱ 5,340,000 - ₱ 5,732,000

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Joseph Paolo Estabillo

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Joseph holds a degree in Journalism from the University of the Philippines Diliman and has been writing professionally since 1999. He has written episodes for CNN Philippines' motoring show Drive, and has worked on corporate projects for MG Philippines and Pilipinas Shell. Aside from being Philkotse.com’s Content Lead, he also writes content for numerous car dealerships in the U.S., spanning multiple brands such as Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, and Maserati, among others.

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