2027 Toyota Land Cruiser: What Changed, What Stayed, and What to Know

Toyota's retro-styled, body-on-frame Land Cruiser returns for 2027 with a high-mounted air intake option and heated and ventilated rear seats, and Kunes Toyota stores in Illinois can walk you through both grades.

The 2027 Toyota Land Cruiser is a carryover year with a few useful additions. Toyota added an available high-mounted air intake, heated and ventilated second-row outboard seats in the Premium Package, and a new black paint called Inked, while the 326-horsepower hybrid powertrain, standard four-wheel drive, and two-grade lineup stay the same. (The prices and details below reflect what Toyota had published as of mid-October 2026; ask us to confirm the sticker on any specific Land Cruiser.) Here is what changed, what carried over, and what each grade costs.

The headline addition is an available high-mounted air intake, offered on both grades, which Toyota provides for deeper water crossings and dusty trails. The feature is familiar from Toyota's TRD Pro and Trailhunter models.

The Land Cruiser grade's Premium Package now adds heated and ventilated second-row outboard seats. The package also includes leather-trimmed heated and ventilated power front seats, a 14-speaker JBL premium audio system, a digital rearview mirror, a head-up display, and a power moonroof.

Toyota also added a new black exterior color called Inked. The 2027 palette has seven colors: Ice Cap, Wind Chill Pearl, Underground, Inked, Meteor Shower, Trail Dust, and Heritage Blue.

The 2027 Land Cruiser is not redesigned. It still rides on Toyota's TNGA-F body-on-frame platform, shared with the Tundra, Sequoia, Tacoma, and 4Runner, and it still uses the 2.4L turbocharged i-FORCE MAX hybrid system with 326 horsepower and 465 lb-ft of torque and an eight-speed automatic transmission. Full-time four-wheel drive with center and rear locking differentials is standard on both grades, along with Toyota Safety Sense 3.0, five-passenger seating, and a 6,000-lb maximum towing rating.

Toyota's website lists base MSRPs starting at $58,180 for the Land Cruiser 1958 and $64,255 for the Land Cruiser grade, before the destination charge, options, and taxes. Starting prices do not include options such as the Premium Package, so many vehicles on our lots cost more.

Both grades use the same 2.4L turbocharged four-cylinder hybrid system, which makes 326 horsepower and 465 lb-ft of torque and works with an eight-speed automatic transmission. The EPA estimates 22 mpg city, 25 mpg highway, and 23 mpg combined, Toyota recommends premium fuel, and the maximum towing capacity is 6,000 lbs.

The Land Cruiser has 8.7 inches of ground clearance and standard full-time four-wheel drive with center and rear locking differentials. The 1958 grade includes skid plates and tow hooks, and the Land Cruiser grade adds more terrain technology, including camera views that help the driver see obstacles on the trail.

Both grades have full-time four-wheel drive with electronically controlled locking rear and center differentials, which you can engage to send power where it is needed on loose or uneven ground. Crawl Control with Downhill Assist Control handles the throttle and brakes at low speed so you can focus on steering, and Toyota's four-wheel-drive system uses Active Traction Control and a Torsen limited-slip center differential with a locking feature.

Drive Mode Select offers Sport, Eco, Normal, and Snow modes on the 1958 grade. The Land Cruiser grade adds Multi-Terrain Select, which tunes traction for different surfaces, along with a Multi-Terrain Monitor that shows selectable front, side, or rear camera views of the terrain around the vehicle. Trailer Sway Control comes standard to help when you tow.

The Land Cruiser 1958 nods to the heritage models with round LED headlamps, the TOYOTA heritage grille, heated fabric-trimmed seats, an 8-inch touchscreen, and a 7-inch digital gauge cluster, on 18-inch wheels.

The Land Cruiser grade adds slim rectangular LED headlamps that echo the 60 series, power heated and ventilated SofTex-trimmed front seats, a Qi-compatible wireless smartphone charger, a 12.3-inch digital gauge cluster, a 12.3-inch touchscreen, a power liftgate, and a 10-speaker audio system, with 20-inch wheels available.

The Premium Package for the Land Cruiser grade adds a 14-speaker JBL premium audio system with a subwoofer and amplifier, illuminated entry with illuminated running boards, a power moonroof with a sunshade, a digital rearview mirror, a leather-trimmed steering wheel, power front seats with a memory driver's seat, and heated and ventilated second-row seats. It also brings Digital Key capability, a head-up display, Lane Change Assist, Front Cross-Traffic Alert, and Traffic Jam Assist.

The Land Cruiser seats five and has no third row. Cargo space measures 46.2 cubic feet behind the second row and about 82 cubic feet with the second row folded.

Toyota Safety Sense 3.0 is standard, along with Full-Speed Range Dynamic Radar Cruise Control and Trailer Sway Control. The Land Cruiser carries side-seat airbags, curtain airbags for the first and second rows, and driver and passenger knee airbags, plus child-protector rear door locks. Lane Change Assist, Front Cross-Traffic Alert, and Traffic Jam Assist come with the Premium Package.

Toyota's basic warranty covers 36 months or 36,000 miles, the powertrain is covered for 60 months or 60,000 miles, and corrosion perforation is covered for 60 months with no mileage limit. The hybrid traction battery carries Toyota's 10-year, 150,000-mile warranty, and ToyotaCare maintenance and roadside assistance come with the vehicle. Ask us for the details on your Land Cruiser.

Toyota announced the 2027 Land Cruiser in April 2026. Ask your nearest Kunes Toyota about availability.

The Land Cruiser 1958 starts at $58,180 and the Land Cruiser grade starts at $64,255, before destination, options, and taxes.

No. It carries over the current design, with new available features and one new color.

Yes. Both grades use the 2.4L turbocharged i-FORCE MAX hybrid system with 326 horsepower and standard four-wheel drive.

Up to 6,000 lbs.

The EPA estimates 22 mpg city, 25 mpg highway, and 23 mpg combined.

Five. It has no third row.

An available high-mounted air intake, heated and ventilated second-row outboard seats in the Premium Package, and a new color called Inked.

Yes. Both grades have full-time four-wheel drive with electronically controlled locking rear and center differentials.

Toyota recommends premium unleaded.

A 14-speaker JBL audio system, a power moonroof, a digital rearview mirror, power front seats with a memory driver's seat, heated and ventilated second-row seats, a head-up display, and Digital Key capability, among other features.

Kunes sells new Toyotas at Kunes Toyota of Galesburg and Kunes Toyota of Springfield in Illinois. Use the map below to find the one nearest you.

Kunes sells new Toyota models at two Illinois locations: Kunes Toyota of Galesburg and Kunes Toyota of Springfield. Pick the one closest to you on the map below, then stop in to ask about the Land Cruiser (a spec sheet cannot tell you how it feels on the trail). We make it EASY!