Recently spent some time in Japan after I changed my flight itinerary since I didn't want to die from coronavirus and/or get stuck in China. I got to drive my FIL's new Land Cruiser Prado.
It's like an updated GX that doesn't look like a ripped up butthole.
It's not a head turner, but it's also not garishly ugly. It's spacious, has all the 4WD stuff we love on the 4Runners, and if Toyota brought one of these over as the 6th generation I don't think a lot of people would be upset. Everything about it is like a Limited, but better.
I think a lot of GX hate comes out of the fact that it is an ugly ass Lexus with that horrible grille. This looks like the current Land Cruiser redesign in the US and if Toyota wants a more 4Runner look, they could put a US corporate grille on them.
I wonder if Toyota has any interest in bringing one over to the US, or will they just ignore updates on the 4Runner and GX and let them die off?