Forget off-roading - this tough-looking Toyota LandCruiser 300 Series wants to be king of the street

Sure as night follows day, the appearance of a new Toyota will spark movement amongst Japanese tuners, and the LC300 is clearly no different.

Which is why Japanese style house Wald has released this digital render to preview what it's working on, with the company to offer LandCruiser 300 Series design upgrades later this year, or in early 2022.

And while the offical news from Toyota is all about the LandCruiser's off-road toughness, Wald's approach is clearly more about street style, with huge, gleaming alloys, side skirting and fender flares.

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They've also had their way with the front bumper and grille, with the company working on several different options, though it's unclear at this point whether they'll offer one or all of them.

When - or if - we'll see them is the question at the moment, with news this week that Toyota is shuttering the LC300's production line for a month as it grapples with chip and part shortages.

Company-wide, the shutdowns will stretch from August into September, and will impact 27 of 28 production lines across every one of Toyota's 14 domestic production facilities. The work-stops will last anywhere from one to 28 days.

Though the rolling shutdowns are be company wide, the LandCruiser's plant is the worst effected, and the closures couldn't come at a worse time as global orders grow.

"Adjustments will be made to production operations of plants for completed vehicles in Japan as follows, such as parts shortage resulting from the spread of COVID-19 in Southeast Asia. This is in addition to the adjustment of domestic production operations in August 2021 announced on July 22 and July 27," the brand has said in a statement.

What that means for Australian deliveries remains to be seen, but the first LC300s have begun arriving in Australia ahead of what's expected to be an October 4 on-sale date.