The Land Cruiser was long overdue for a redesign. The outgoing 200 series has been on sale since the 2008 model year. The SUV remains body-on-frame, but now rides on a new GA-F platform Toyota says reduces total vehicle weight by 440 pounds, with a lower center of gravity.

Toyota equipped the new Land Cruiser with its Electronic Kinetic Dynamic Suspension System (E-KDSS) adaptive-damping system to improve on-road performance. Multi-Terrain Select drive modes and a Multi-Terrain Monitor camera system are designed to help with off-roading.