A sizeable portion of Toyota and Lexus future product plans appear to have been leaked in an Instagram post by All Car News including a snapshot of a presentation slide, which the outlet says has come from the Japanese automaker’s recent dealer conference.
First on the list are the 86/BR-Z twins, which in Toyota’s case will be named the GR86 for its forthcoming iteration. This will employ a 255 hp turbocharged engine on a new platform, which remains rear-wheel-drive as expected of the car’s lineage; this is expected to arrive in July 2021.
Coming in the same year is an update for the D-segment Camry ahead of a full model change slated for 2024, while the Toyota Avalon is to be updated in 2022, it said. Also said to be arriving in 2021 is a new ‘Corolla crossover’ and Venza, according to the post.
All-new Toyota 4×4 models such as the 4Runner and Sequoia are set to arrive in 2022, based on the 2021 Tundra that will be built on the new TNGA-F architecture, according to the post, and these models will be powered by a new, twin-turbo hybrid V6 engine which will replace the firm’s V8 models. These will be followed by a new Tacoma in 2024.
On the Lexus front, the luxury marque will be discontinuing V8 models under the US$90,000 (RM396,198) price point, with its two-door flagship the LC to receive a new, twin-turbo V8 engine in high-performance LC-F guise. For sedans, the ES and flagship LS are due for a refresh in 2022, while interestingly, the GS is being discontinued and will make way for a ‘Lexus version of a RWD Mirai sedan‘, it says.
This means that the GS will go the fuel-cell electric vehicles route, and as with the latest Crown it is based on, will be underpinned by the premium rear-wheel-drive version of the TNGA platform. Further along the forthcoming Lexus model line-up is an all-new IS, with the 3 Series rival due to arrive in 2021.
This will be joined by a new-generation NX, which will be based on the firm’s TNGA-K platform and come with five powertrain options, the report said, the crossover also set to receive a 14-inch infotainment touchscreen. Its SUVs, the RX and GX are also set to debut as all-new models in 2023.
In line with streamlining its V8-powered model line-up, the firm’s top LX off-roader will also gain a biturbo V6 hybrid version when it debuts in 2022, though a V8 version will still remain; this eight-cylinder will become twin-turbocharged, and go even further upmarket as it takes aim at the likes of the Bentley Bentayga.
The Toyota Land Cruiser that the LX has traditionally been based on will become a stripped-out utility model, turning its focus away from luxury and towards ‘hardcore off-roading’, the Instagram post said. Quite the buffet line Toyota and Lexus has in store for the coming years; of these, which offering are you most looking forward to?
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i was thinking that the next GS would share platform and powertrain with the next mark X , co developed with mazda for their upcoming RWD upcale sedan, rumored to be next 6. The next 6 might be RWD.
And this new generation of RWD sedans will be powered by a 3.0 skyactive x inline 6 , with mild hybridization
The Mark X is discontinued altogether as stated by Toyota. There will be NO MORE MARK X. The one that rumored to share RWD platform with next generation Mazda6 is Lexus IS. Get your fact straight
Isn’t Mirai already used by Mazda? So Toyota rebadge names as well?
As a Toyota worker, I’m so disappointed that Toyota is so late to refresh their trucks lineup and Lexus’ SUVs. As for Lexus, i know that luxury car brand usually takes a longer time to refresh their cars compared to mainstream brands. But Lexus is so late compared to other competitors. It drives me crazy as a big fan of Lexus. Ugh
The Lexus GS tho, i hope there will be a BEV variant
Wow, that’s one big old snout on the Mirai…
GR86 – most likely tuned by Gazoo Racing.
Hope the car looks much different