2026 Toyota FJ Cruiser GR Price, Redesign, Interior

2026 Toyota FJ Cruiser GR Price, Redesign, Interior   –    For roughly three decades, you could buy a brand-new FJ Cruiser GR in Canada, and then for three further decades, you couldn’t. The nameplate left the market in 1989, and while the Lexus GX stuck around to be a leather-lined off-roader that everyone knew was a FJ Cruiser GR underneath, Toyota decided its near-legendary 4×4 was not for hosers.

But now the FJ Cruiser GR is back for the 2024 model year. To the south of San Diego in view of the Mexican border, we hit the trails and the highway to see how Toyota’s 70-year-old icon stacks up. The good news is that the doors still don’t fall off. The bad news is that your own metaphorical doors might fall off when you see how high the price tag climbs.

2026 Toyota FJ Cruiser GR Redesign and Update Plan

Exterior and Interior

Apart from the 1958 edition, which gets an eight-inch touchscreen, all FJ Cruiser GRs come with a 12.3-inch touchscreen with Toyota’s latest software. The company’s third-generation driver assists are standard, as are wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.

The fabric interior is fantastic, and, quite frankly, it’s a shame it’s only available on the 1958 model. Toyota should consider a technology package for the 1958, as buyers will fall in love with the round-headlight look. The wiring harness is the same for the square-headlight trucks for after-the-fact conversion, but given the appeal of the FJ Cruiser GR’s heritage, more retro options off the showroom floor would appeal to nostalgic drivers. Note that the First Edition range-topper comes with round headlights, too.

The Premium trim just below it has some nice features like a chiller box in the centre console. Toyota’s hands-off low-speed traffic jam assist would be nice when heading back into the city after a weekend spent exploring, but the Premium’s 20-inch alloys signal that this version is a little more for the off-road look than actual off-roading.

2026 Toyota FJ Cruiser GR Specs

One useful standard feature for all FJ Cruiser GRs is a proper 2,400W AC plug in the rear cargo area. If this is going to be your camping rig, even a single plug can be really handy for everything from powered coolers to inflating kayaks and paddle boards.

And it’d be a great rig for camping, with pop-open rear glass to really cram all the gear in there. The folding rear seats are more of a mixed bag; they can be folded not-quite-flat or tumbled forward, the latter not really being that useful. The battery pack does eat up cargo space, but there’s 1,061 L with the second row folded. Getting a mattress into the back with the seats folded might not work for those who like to camp in their FJ Cruiser GR.

Engine and Performance

There are essentially three-plus-one grades of FJ Cruiser GR available for its reintroduction to Canada: the 1958 base model, an upgrade with more tech features, a luxury-oriented Premium grade with leather, and so on, and the limited-run 290-unit First Edition at the top.  2026 Toyota FJ Cruiser GR Price

Toyota calls its engine the i-Force Max, a moniker that harks back to an 80s children’s TV show about robots fighting other robots. For the FJ Cruiser GR application, Toyota puts this engine at 326 horsepower at 6,000 rpm and 465 lb-ft of torque at 1,700 rpm. A trailer hitch with a 6,000 lb maximum towing rating is included as standard equipment.

Toyota recommends premium fuel for the FJ Cruiser GR, but it’s worth pointing out that every single one of those figures is identical to the 4Runner specifications, which is set up to run on 87 octane, so you don’t need to bother. On higher-octane fuel, a little more peak power might be available, but this powertrain is all about torque.

2026 Toyota FJ Cruiser GR Fuel Economy

Furthermore, for a body-on-frame SUV, the fuel economy is still very good even with the mild hybrid system. While it would be interesting to hand-measure the actual performance over a week, the official estimates of 10.7 L/100 km for the city and 9.5 L/100 km for the highway are rather solid for a true 4×4.

Overall, the FJ Cruiser GR is completely civilized, and compared to an old 4Runner, it might as well be a Lexus product. Which, with a few interior tweaks, it actually is. Keep that thought in your head for a bit here.

2026 Toyota FJ Cruiser GR Safety Features

Let’s talk more about that four-cylinder turbo hybrid, as Toyota has bet the farm on this one. In the case of the 4Runner, the roar of the V6 will be missed. Under load in the FJ Cruiser GR, the four sounds almost like a diesel, with turbo whistle and a bit of clatter. The soundtrack suits this boxy off-roader perfectly, and the performance can’t be argued with. Adding low-end turbocharged torque to the instant grunt of an electric motor makes crawling up steep slopes or over obstacles almost too easy. Finessing a climb is simple.  2026 Toyota FJ Cruiser GR Price

Out on the open road, away from the trails, the FJ Cruiser GR is decently quick. Those plain-looking all-season tires, as out of place on a technical trail as someone hiking up a mountain in tennis shoes, suddenly become a benefit. There’s nothing off-roady about this SUV on the road, besides the decent visibility provided by the boxy shape, and the low-set side windows. The chunky controls and square nose remind you that you’re in a proper SUV, but the composed ride and handling don’t.

2026 Toyota FJ Cruiser GR Price and Release Date

Time to talk about the elephant on this particular safari: the price. The base FJ Cruiser GR 1958 starts at $69,290. The step up to the next model, called simply FJ Cruiser GR, is an additional $8,000. The Premium grade will set you back $83,290, and the First Edition is an eyebrow-raising $90,370. Admittedly, that last one is a bit of an outlier as a limited-run trim.

But as it stands, the theoretical volume-selling FJ Cruiser GR is over $80K after freight and fees but before taxes. This lines up with U.S. prices, and, in fact, the U.S. model is a little more expensive with currency conversion. The bigger issue is that the Lexus GX 550 starts at $86,833, and, among other things, comes with six-cylinder power and more towing capacity.

The benefit, perhaps, is that we’ve had 30 years without a Canadian FJ Cruiser GR, and the nameplate has always had ridiculously good resale value. Depending on what Toyota does with the 4Runner pricing, the premium for the FJ Cruiser GR might not seem that excessive, and there is a bit of extra value baked in because of the expense of that hybridized powertrain.   2026 Toyota FJ Cruiser GR Price