Every Land Cruiser. Every market. Every upgrade.

Cruiser Dossier is a free, independent reference for Toyota Land Cruiser owners and buyers. It covers the history of every generation, honest used-buying guides and neutral advice on aftermarket upgrades, all organised in one place and with sources cited.

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Global by design

US, Australian, NZ, Japanese, Middle Eastern and African models are all covered: diesels, Troopies and JDM imports included.

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SERIES TIMELINE

75 years of Land Cruiser

Source note: launch dates (year.month) are from Toyota's 75 Years of Toyota Vehicle Lineage Chart and the Toyota Global Land Cruiser gallery^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]. End dates are for production in Japan; several series continued overseas (for example the 40 in Brazil to 2001 and the 80 in Venezuela to 2007). "Present" means October 2026.

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BJ and 20 Series (BJ, FJ20/25/28) (1951–1960 (Japan); FJ25 in Brazil 1958–1968)
40 Series (FJ40, BJ40, HJ45 and family) (Aug 1960 – 1984 (Japan); Brazil-built Bandeirante to 2001)
FJ45 (long-wheelbase 40 Series) (1960–1984 (Japan))
70 Series (70/71/73/74/75/76/77/78/79) (Nov 1984 – present)
55 Series (FJ55 "Iron Pig") (Aug 1967 – July 1980)
60 Series (FJ60, FJ62, HJ60/61, BJ60) (Aug 1980 – 1990 (Japan); Venezuela to 1992)
80 Series (FJ80, FZJ80, HZJ80, HDJ80; Lexus LX450) (Oct 1989 (debut) – 1997 (Japan); Venezuela to 2007)
100 & 105 Series (UZJ100, HDJ100, HZJ105, FZJ105; Lexus LX470) (Jan 1998 – 2007)
200 Series (URJ200, UZJ200, VDJ200; Lexus LX570) (Sept 2007 – March 2021)
300 Series (VJA300, FJA300, GRJ300; Lexus LX600) (June 2021 – present)
Light-duty 70 / 70 Prado (Bundera, Land Cruiser II) (Nov 1985 – 1996)
90 Series Prado (KZJ90/95, VZJ90/95, KDJ90/95, RZJ90/95) (May 1996 – 2002)
120 Series Prado (KDJ120/125, GRJ120, TRJ120) (Oct 2002 – 2009)
150 Series Prado (GRJ150, KDJ150, GDJ150, TRJ150) (Sept 2009 – 2023)
250 Series (Land Cruiser 250 / Prado / "Land Cruiser" in North America) (Revealed Aug 2023 – present)
Lexus LX 450 (FZJ80) (1996–1997)
Lexus LX 470 (UZJ100; Japan: Land Cruiser Cygnus) (1998–2007)
Lexus LX 570 (URJ200) (MY2008–2021)
Lexus LX 600 / LX 500d / LX 700h (J310) (Oct 2021 – present)
Lexus GX 470 (UZJ120) (MY2003–2009)
Lexus GX 460 (URJ150) (MY2010–2023)
Lexus GX 550 / GX 550h (J250) (Revealed June 2023 – present)
Toyota FJ Cruiser (2006–2022)
Land Cruiser FJ (TRJ240, 2026) (Revealed Oct 2025; Japan sales 2026)
Toyota Mega Cruiser (military BXD10) (1995–2002)
Toyota 4Runner / Hilux Surf (platform cousin) (1984 – present)

Sources

Owner-reported issues are marked as such: they are community experience, not factory data. Specs vary by market and model year. Corrections are welcome.