Toyota Land Cruiser SE: brand previews first fully-electric off-roader

Toyota will this week whip the covers off a belief model of a deliberate fully-electric Land Cruiser model.

Dubbed with Land Cruiser SE – stylised “Se” by its maker – the fully-electric belief is an intensive departure from pale diesel- and petrol-powered Land Cruiser wagons.

The electrical Land Cruiser used to be a slack, shock addition to Toyota’s belief finds for the 2023 Tokyo motor model, announced in an 11th-hour press release alongside an electric Hilux-sized choose-up referred to as the EPU.

The unique Land Cruiser 300 Series shares nearly nothing nonetheless spirit with the Land Cruiser SE: unlike as of late’s physique-on-physique model, the electric model uses a monocoque chassis.

Shifting to a extra rigid unibody chassis would glimpse the Land Cruiser be part of the ranks of the Land Rover Defender, the Vary Rover and now-discontinued Mitsubishi Pajero in leaving within the help of a physique comprise.

An electric Land Cruiser would be pitched against an rising segment of BEV off-roaders. In a single more country, this entails the Rivian R1S and drawing shut Mercedes-Benz EQG.

In an additional fracture from tradition, the Land Cruiser SE adopts a longer wheelbase than the ‘magic’ 2850mm dimension stumbled on in as of late’s units – it’s prolonged here to 3050mm.

General length is 5150mm, which is extra than 13cm longer than as of late’s 300 Series, whereas the width is 1990mm and the height is 1705mm.

The belief that, painted in gleaming silver, wears gargantuan wheels measuring likely 22 inches in diameter whereas the tyres seem like primarily for on-road use.

Indeed, off-roading usage is relegated to additionally-mention web online page online online in Toyota’s announcement of the Land Cruiser SE belief.

“Battery-electric automobile quietness helps invent a gratified cabin intention when riding in urban areas and other on-road eventualities,” a Toyota media release said.

“[The] monocoque physique additionally provides extremely responsive handling and self perception in tackling rough terrain.”

On-road and off-road range, usable battery size and efficiency be pleased been no longer referenced within the announcement.

For reference, the a small bit bigger Rivian R1S electric off-roader is accessible with battery packs ranging from 105kWh to 149kWh in size, providing a range of 372-645km.

Toyota says the Land Cruiser SE is a three-row automobile. It’s unclear whether the D-pillar of the prototype automobile is a window for wayback passengers.

Additionally at this week’s Tokyo motor model, Toyota will model extra fully-electric belief units within the fabricate of the FT-Se sports automobile and FT-3e midsize SUV, plus the Kayoibako shrimp van and IMV-O compact ute.