Overview of the Toyota FJ Cruiser

During the automobile exhibition, which was held in February 2005 in the city of Chicago, officially debuted the Toyota FJ Cruiser, the sixth SUV from this Japanese company, intended exclusively for the American market. A year later the model was launched on the conveyor of the plant in Texas. The machine stood out with an unusual design, executed in retro style, and very quickly gained a large number of fans. Whatever it was, this year its production will be curtailed.

Exterior

The basis of the "Toyota FJ Cruiser" lay the platform model Prado, which was borrowed the main units and nodes. The car received a proprietary radiator grille and round headlights. The main colors for the body were yellow and blue. The car is a five-door SUV, despite the fact that at first glance it gives the impression that this compartment. The rear doors here are disguised and open only when the front is open, in the opposite direction to the traffic. It should be noted that throughout the term of operation the mechanisms function properly.

Interior

In general, the internal equipment of the car can be called in Japanese reliable. Interior design is made in the style popular in the sixties model FJ 40. The visibility inside is quite limited, due to the narrow windshield with an overhanging roof in the front and rear stocks. The driver, who first sat behind the wheel of the car, will need some time to get used to it. The space for the feet of passengers sitting in the back seat is very limited, which creates a certain discomfort. As an upholstery of the front panel of the Toyota FJ Cruiser, solid plastic is used. However, no squeaks when driving are not audible. The machine is offered in two versions, the more expensive of which is determined by the presence of a CD-changer and some additional devices located on the panel.

With regard to the luggage compartment, its use is greatly facilitated thanks to the glass, which can be opened regardless of the door. The volume of the trunk is equal to 835 liters, and under the condition of folding the rear seats this figure increases to 1575 liters.

Specifications

For the Toyota FJ Cruiser, the specifications are similar in many respects to the Prado model. It was she who borrowed a four-liter V-shaped gasoline "six". It should be noted that no other engine options are provided for the car. However, in 2010 the engine was slightly modified, which allowed to increase its power to 264 horsepower. There is also no possibility for buyers to choose the transmission - the machine is equipped with a purely automatic box. Average fuel consumption for every hundred kilometers of mileage is about 15 liters. One of the main advantages of the machine is its high reliability.

Management and Riding

The car "Toyota FJ Cruiser" is equipped with a power steering, which has a variable degree of amplification. This greatly facilitates driving. The only weak link here is considered the steering rods, which when operating a car in the conditions of domestic roads have to be changed approximately once by 70 thousand kilometers. In the undercarriage from the front, a double-link independent suspension is used, while at the rear is a continuous, powerful bridge. Despite its energy intensity, it provides high stability of the machine. Given an active driving style, often the front brake discs are deformed quite quickly. High passability of cars is largely facilitated by short overhangs, lowering the transmission, as well as the clearance, which is 220 millimeters in size.

disadvantages

As the experience of operating the car shows, there are also weaknesses in the Toyota FJ Cruiser model. Reviews of its owners indicate that one of the most common of them is damage to the company's paint coating of cast discs. The main reason for this is in winter, salty roads. Quite common is the creaking of doors on the seals, which appears due to the fact that there are no central racks in the body. This problem can be solved only by impregnating rubber products of the machine (due to silicone grease). For cars that were produced before 2009, with frequent fueling of the fuel tank under the throat, the gasoline vapor absorber usually goes out of order. If the car runs a lot off-road, in the area of the front end supports sometimes cracked body. Owners of the car quite often have to change the bush of the stabilizer - about once for 60 thousand kilometers. Among other things, hub bearings are a pretty weak spot in the front end. While the right-hand man suffers an average of 100,000 kilometers, the left breaks down after 70,000.

Price policy

As for the cost of the Toyota FJ Cruiser, the price of a new car in the salons of domestic dealers is almost 2.5 million rubles. At the same time, depending on mileage, condition and year of release, on the secondary market for the car will have to put an average of 1.5 million.