Japan Mobility Show: Toyota Land Cruiser FJ60: From Rusty to Electric!

Thomas Wachsmuth 20 October 2023 -> Cars from AZ, -> Tuner from AZ, FLEX Automotive Inc., Premium vehicles, Toyota, Tuning classics

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A new trend is emerging in the automotive industry: classic vehicles are becoming more and more common electric vehicles, so-called Electromods, rebuilt. And that now also applies to the legendary one Toyota Land Cruiser FJ60 to. The Japanese companies Tonox and Flex present a restored version of the classic, equipped with an electric motor, on the Japan Mobility Show. The project started with an FJ60 that was in extremely poor condition - from rust holes to peeling paint to completely missing parts. The entire vehicle was dismantled, with all components removed and the chassis separated from the body.

Electric Toyota FJ60

Japan Mobility Show: Toyota Land Cruiser FJ60: From Rusty to Electric!

What's cool now is a sticker on the rear of the SUV that reads: "Art is long, life is short“. The team designed an entirely new mount to accommodate the E-Motor to accommodate, which is significantly more compact and placed lower in the engine compartment than in the former original FJ60. And for them Batteries became one in the back area special holder appropriate. Although it has us Tonox No technical data has yet been made available, but the Flex YouTube channel provides more insight into the restoration and conversion from combustion engine to electric. In a twelve-minute video you can even see how the engine drives all four wheels while the SUV is still on trestles.

It's strange that Toyota itself doesn't have an electric Land Cruiser in its range. But there are already others who have made such conversions. An example is this Huber Toyota Land Cruiser as “RUN-E Electric Cruiser” from Mühlhausen near Stuttgart. And in Australia, an EV conversion of a Land Cruiser has already been carried out, which could even drive partially underwater.