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Russia's SCL Global has unveiled a menacing makeover for the LandCruiser 200 Series.
Andrew Chesterton
Contributing Journalist
30 Jul 2020
2 min read

Tired of waiting for Toyota to confirm a Final Edition for the 200 Series LandCruiser? Let this menacing makeover from SCL Global whet your appetite for what's possible.

The Russian aftermarket outfitters call this makeover Hakama, and it certainly pumps up the tough factor for Toyota's ageing icon.

The kit includes a new and sharply creased bonnet, a new grille, new bumpers front and rear, side skirts, wheel arch extensions and boot spoilers.

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They're not bolt on bits, either. These are entirely new panels, constructed from fibreglass, that the modifiers promise will resist temps of up to 120 degrees Celsius.

While the kit sadly isn't available in Australia, what appears to be a new, and official, Toyota LandCruiser 200 Series has been spied on a transport dock in Japan, with what is thought to be a new "Final Edition" snapped ahead of the 300 Series launch.

The images, reportedly captured on one of Japan's car transportation docks, show what seems to be a facelifted 200 Series, but it's not immediately clear if it's a special edition exclusive to the Middle East, or the rumoured Final Edition that will see off the current generation.

The Toyota LandCruiser 200 Series has been spied on a transport dock in Japan.
The Toyota LandCruiser 200 Series has been spied on a transport dock in Japan.

The grille has changed significantly, with the three horizontal slats making way to a twin centre slat and a blacked-out background finished in what appears to be a black mesh, bookended by two new fog lights.

That black mesh now continues below the grilles, with the lower half of the front-end now looking significantly different to its predecessor, too, and there appears to be bigger alloys and a different finish on the headlights.

Toyota is yet to confirm a Final Edition for our Toyota LandCruiser 200 Series. 

Andrew Chesterton
Contributing Journalist
Andrew Chesterton should probably hate cars. From his hail-damaged Camira that looked like it had spent a hard life parked at the end of Tiger Woods' personal driving range, to the Nissan Pulsar Reebok that shook like it was possessed by a particularly mean-spirited demon every time he dared push past 40km/h, his personal car history isn't exactly littered with gold. But that seemingly endless procession of rust-savaged hate machines taught him something even more important; that cars are more than a collection of nuts, bolts and petrol. They're your ticket to freedom, a way to unlock incredible experiences, rolling invitations to incredible adventures. They have soul. And so, somehow, the car bug still bit. And it bit hard. When "Chesto" started his journalism career with News Ltd's Sunday and Daily Telegraph newspapers, he covered just about everything, from business to real estate, courts to crime, before settling into state political reporting at NSW Parliament House. But the automotive world's siren song soon sounded again, and he begged anyone who would listen for the opportunity to write about cars. Eventually they listened, and his career since has seen him filing car news, reviews and features for TopGear, Wheels, Motor and, of course, CarsGuide, as well as many, many others. More than a decade later, and the car bug is yet to relinquish its toothy grip. And if you ask Chesto, he thinks it never will.
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