Vehicle Reviews
2007 Toyota FJ Cruiser
A powerful SUV in its class
The Toyota FJ Cruiser has the most attractive features for off-road cruising in its class. It has imbibed a lot of features from its lineage, the FJ Cruiser has no serious looks but performance is serious. The FJ has been a successful land cruiser and good selling off-road runner for more than two decades. It was only then Toyota started building cars the US market wanted.

Most of the design cues like the white top, round headlamps, Toyota on the hood, windshield are carryovers from the FJ. The 2007 FJ Cruiser has a potent 4.0L V6 engine that is the most powerful in its class, the high-compression 24-valve V6 pumps out 239 hp.

The SUV offers best safety features as standard and a choice of AWD, 2WD, manual, automatic, hi and low transmission with an attractive sticker price. It gets a basic warranty of 36 months or 36,000 miles.

Best power to weight ratio
The FJ Cruiser has a powerful engine; it makes 239 horsepower and returns 278 lb-ft of torque at 3700 rpm. The total weight of the SUV is 4295 pounds which makes the power to weight ratio of the vehicle more.

The FJ is good on mileage considering the weight of the SUV. It makes 17/22 mpg city/highway and receives the LEV-II rating from the federal government.

The FJ has a full-time 4x4 coupled with a manual transmission with clutchless driving. The high range and the low range gear systems helps in steep crawling and descending. The raised ground clearance and computer controlled traction A-TRAC (Active-Traction) eases tough terrain driving.

Styling received from its predecessors
Designed on the lines of the FJ40 and the Toyota 4Runner, it still looks like its predecessors. The square honey-comb grille has the 'Toyota' embossed on it other then the usual logo. A huge black bumper with silver trims on it gives that defensive feel.

The long wheel base and short overhangs give it nice turning radius and great approach and departure angles. The upright windshield and small windows styling protects the occupants from shrubs and dirt during off-road driving. But the distinctive features is the doors, it looks like a two door SUV but has two small ones which open in the opposite direction. The roof rack and the spare tire on the rear door save inner space.

Standard features with the FJ include front dependent dual access panels, full-size spare tire, SBRP265/70R17 BSW, mud and snow tires, exterior rear mounted tire carrier, steel wheels, 17-inch x 7.5-inch power window lockout/override, rear intermittent window wiper/washer, flip-up liftgate window, dual silver manually adjustable exterior rear view mirrors, power windows with driver one-touch up and one-touch down, rear window defroster, rear green tinted glass, front dual sunvisors, variable intermittent windshield wipers, front and rear black bumpers, skid plates located on engine, fuel tank and transfer case, rear black step up bumper, front and rear mud guards, metallic paint (if selected) and wheel flares.

Functional interiors
The interior is as functional as the exterior, with no flashy or cozy work. The dash and the door panel have the body color trim that looks a little odd.

Seats are comfortable and firm but no leather upholsteries are offered as easy to wash fabric is offered for the rugged drives. The rear seats split into 60:40 makes more space for the cargo. The gauges and controls are no confusion just right. The navigation system can be pulled out from the car for direction during tracking and hiking.

The standard audio system in the FJ includes a CD player, i-Pod and MP3 with two ceiling-mounted speakers designed to enhance the sound experience within the FJ Cruiser. Standard inside the FJ include AM/FM Radio with 6 speakers, CD player, radio antenna, manual air conditioning, silver and body color located on instrument panel, gray rubber floor covering located in passenger cabin and cargo area.

A true performer on the rocks
The FJ Cruiser has a powerful engine and is good on mileage considering its weight. It makes 17/22 mpg city/highway and receives the LEV-II rating from the federal government.

The FJ has a full-time 4x4 coupled by manual transmission; it also features clutchless drive and A-TRAC (Active Traction). The A-TRAC helps the SUV steer easily on the rocks. The high and low transmission assembly is very user friendly during steep crawling and descending.

Good build adds more safety
The FJ’s safety list gets stability control, Traction Control and Anti-lock disc brakes with brake assist. The optional list includes front-seat side airbags, side curtain airbags for all outboard passengers, daytime running lights and rear park assist.
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