Toyota FJ Cruiser Engines
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This car is hard to miss in traffic. She stands out, she is not like everyone else. Everyone likes her. But not everyone can afford it or maintain it. This is a great car for wealthy people. It is worth noting the off-road qualities of the Toyota FJ Cruiser, which are on top! On such a car, you can drive into such wilds, which are even scary to think about, and most importantly, you can drive out of there!
FJ Cruiser is a kind of reincarnation of the legendary fortieth series all-terrain vehicle that the company sold in the 60-80s of the last century. The name of the FJ model is a combination of the abbreviation of the famous Toyota engines from the F series and the first letter of the word Jeep, which in those distant years was strongly associated with Toyota SUVs.
In general, the model was made for the American market, when the Hummer H2 (later H3) was popular there. It is for this reason that first there was a start of sales here, and only then in its domestic market. The model is built on a shortened frame from 4Runner / Surf / Prado. A “two-lever” from them is installed in front. Behind one-piece rear beam. The car was equipped with a five-speed reliable classic "automatic". There is a lowering range of gears, the front axle is connected (hard connection). The drive is full, there are no other versions of the car.
Inside trim with a hint of retro style. Everything is conveniently located here, but the quality of the finishes is not very encouraging. An interesting feature is the rear doors of the car, which open in the old way (against the direction of travel). There is not much space in the back, but the trunk is quite roomy.
Toyota FJ Cruiser 1st generation for USA
FJ Cruiser went to conquer America in 2005 with a single single engine. The most powerful V-engine at that time was put here. It was a six-cylinder petrol 1GR-FE that could produce the equivalent of 239 horsepower in the base variant.
There were some other versions of the settings for this motor, which made it possible to increase the power of the internal combustion engine. He could give out 258 and 260 horsepower. The fuel consumption of this engine is just over ten to thirteen liters per hundred kilometers in a mixed driving cycle in a calm driving style.
If we talk about the power of this motor, then it should be borne in mind that when these cars were imported from the USA to Europe, in particular to Russia, their power increased slightly during “customs clearance”, since the USA has a slightly different system for calculating the power of a car. As a rule, the increase was about 2-6 horsepower. This motor was also found on other Toyota car models, they were equipped with:
- 4Runner;
- Hilux Surf;
- Land Cruiser;
- Land Cruiser Prado;
- Tacoma;
- tundra
This is a good Toyota engine that does not cause problems for the owner, its resource is very impressive, but not everyone can afford to pay an impressive transport tax for this power unit, as well as refuel it. Official deliveries of the car here ended in 2013.
Thus, after 2013, left-hand drive FJ Cruisers were no more.
Returning to the topic of transport tax, it is worth adding that if you really want to buy an FJ Cruiser, but do not want to pay a lot for it every year, then you can look for modifications with engine power up to 249 horsepower. Since the difference in the amount of tax between a car with a power of 249 horsepower and 251 horsepower. more than significant!
Toyota FJ Cruiser 1 generation for Japan
For its market, the manufacturer began selling this car in 2006, and its production here ended only in 2018, it was a long and positive story. The Japanese launched a car with the same 1GR-FE engine with a displacement of 4,0 liters and a V-shaped arrangement of six "pots" on their market, but here this engine was more powerful - 276 horsepower. There were no other versions of this motor for this market.
Motor Specifications
| 1GR-FE | |
|---|---|
| Engine displacement (cubic centimeters) | 3956 |
| Power (horsepower) | 239/258/260/276 |
| engine's type | V-shaped |
| Number of cylinders (pieces) | 6 |
| fuel type | Gasoline AI-92, AI-95, AI-98 |
| Average fuel consumption according to the passport (liters per 100 km) | 7,7 – 16,8 |
| Compression ratio | 9,5 – 10,4 |
| Stroke (millimeters) | 95 |
| Cylinder diameter (millimeters) | 94 |
| Number of valves per cylinder (pieces) | 4 |
| CO2 emission in g / km | 248 – 352 |
Reviews
These are good workhorses that can go far off-road or fire up in traffic lights, but keep in mind that an active driving style can hit your pocket, as fuel consumption will increase markedly.
Reviews characterize this car as very reliable and bright. They always stare at him on the roads, he simply cannot be overlooked. There are no obvious weaknesses in this car. The only drawback is that it's not a very good view, but the cameras that can be installed in front and behind remove this drawback.
