Designed in California, the Toyota FJ Cruiser is a fun and capable SUV.The FJ Cruiser successfully picked up the styling thread of the early Land Cruiser.This example, up for auction on Bring a Trailer until October 18, has 96,000 miles on the odometer.
Look! Three windshield wipers! Weird rear-opening half doors! Retro side mirrors!And underneath, the FJ Cruiser was basically just a shortened 4Runner, which made it great off-road. On the road, however, the combination of a thirsty 260-hp 4.0-liter V-6 and ponderous handling drew some complaints from the critics. In a review of a 2009 model, we summed things up by writing, “Driving the FJ is like piloting a boat.