Without a lift and tires that large, articulation has to be limited, right?
Probably !!
So they have thousands of orders for RHD vehicles in Europe and Australia placed 18 months ago that still are not contracted, and the day after they open NA books they will shut down their factory to start building NA vehicles…did you get that in writing from the sales guy?
NA order books went live beginning on June. INEOS has a goal of getting NA IG in people's hand by year end and fill all NA orders by April. I assume that because of the unique nature of different specs for different countries, they will do it in batches.
The factory will be producing RoW, Oz, and NA vehicles simultaneously, there's no need to "shut down" the factory and retool for different regions (or RHD vs LHD).
The dealers are chomping at the bit to get an Ineos franchise, it is much less a leap of faith and much more "which of dealer is the best fit and will offer the best experience to customers"
I tested out a GX before buying a LR. IMO, Lexus has a non-fixable problem attracting folks that plan to rough the truck up a bit. If you pay $120k for a Lexus LX (the LC base), you're not likely going to take that camping. On the other hand, if you do plan on getting the SUV a bit muddy and dinged up, you're unlikely to show up at a Lexus dealership. It's not that the LX can't be used off road, it's just that it's too pretty as it is, who wants to mess all that up? The newly designed GX is a way more inviting for some rough driving, but I think most folks are either in the Lexus camp or the LC camp. The 4Runner camp always seemed to me about money - if you had loads of it, you'd buy the LC. The sales numbers showed that many buyers didn't shell out more for the LC, because it was twice as expensive as the 4Runner. But it was not like the LC was not able to do things the 4Runner could do. It was more about matching the SUV to your budget, and the 4Runner market is huge because it's priced attractively for all it can do. The LC market was tiny in the US, and maybe the Prado will be a lower entry point? I'd rather a LC than a Lexus because I think Lexus screams "luxury," in a way I don't choose to have to maintain it. My LR has lots of dings, a few dents, and many scratches. The inside is the same with coffee spills, stains, scratches on the plastic, and tears in the leather. I can't justify all that if I switch to driving a Lexus.
It looks like they removed the side marker light from the bumper and cut about 4 inches off to clear the tires.
It helps when quite a few of your supply partners have premises next door or close by.
Amen! Hopefully prospective dealers are on this site and aware a good many of us aren’t dealing with greedy franchises that ”market adjust” prices or tack on BS that you cannot avoid. I’ll pass on the scotch guard-there’s no carpet jerky.
Accessory, I doubt it... Ordering the part itself from a dealer after the fact, I'm sure it is possible, but no way of knowing at this point what the cost(s) will be
Drill holes for the ladder? Or maybe they have plugs? I did think about adding them later, but those two things and the Safari windows are pretty exclusive to the IG compared to other modern cars.
Might have changed, but staff here have said utility belt cant be added later. You can buy a rubber strip to fit in the utility belt.
