what does the FJ in FJ Cruiser stand for?

[JoPh]

Does it have any meaning at all?

 

[JulesMaximus]

nm

 

[giantpinkbunnyhead]

Actually it does have a meaning. As you know, Toyota's been making the Land Cruiser in some form or another for decades. "FJ" happens to be the code name for the Land Cruiser, used within the Toyota corporation. They've used it since the beginning. I guess it'd be like Intel using Conroe as the code name for the Core 2 Duo's.

 

[ElFenix]

iirc, no.

FJ was toyota's jeep clone back in the day. it has eventually become the full sized SUV we know as the land cruiser

the jeep wrangler traces its heritage back to a vehicle known as the 'jeep' made by willys-overland. willys made a version for civilian use known as the 'CJ' which is 'civilian jeep'. i think FJ is a takeoff of that

 

[cavemanmoron]

Originally posted by: JoPh
Does it have any meaning at all?

It is also Toyota's only current vehicle to use the name TOYOTA spelled out across the grille instead of the corporate emblem, another nod to the classic FJ40.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_FJ40

The Toyota FJ40 is the model designation for a Toyota Land Cruiser made from 1960 until 1983. Most FJ40 Land Cruisers were built as two-door vehicles with approximately the same dimensions as a Jeep CJ. The model was also available under the BJ40, or HJ40 designation where it had a diesel engine. References to the series in this article will be to the J40 series unless referring to one of the petrol (FJ40) or diesel (BJ/HJ40) models specifically.

 

[JoPh]

so it has no real meaning like PT does.

 

[andylawcc]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
the jeep wrangler traces its heritage back to a vehicle known as the 'jeep' made by willys-overland. willys made a version for civilian use known as the 'CJ' which is 'civilian jeep'. i think FJ is a takeoff of that

hehe... Fukk Jeep.


anyways.. Toyota has a naming system for their cars.

my car, for example, is codenamed AT200. My car is a 1996 celica ST.

the first alphabet signifies the engine. (the engine in my car is an A-series, 7AFE to be exac. In a celica GT, the engine is an S-series (5SFE), so that car will carry the codename of ST202)

the second one represent the model name. All celicas from each model year will have T as the second alphabet. the current celica is ZZT-231 (ZZ is the engine).

the last set of number represents trim/body style and model year.
my sixth gen celica ranges from 200 to the top-of-the-line AllTrak Turbo GT4 (ST205).
the fifth gen is around 180 to 185, and fourth is from 160-165.


The Corolla, for example, is represented by "E". the current one I think is ZZE-120. The famed 1986-87 Corolla GTS carried the iconic AE86.

 

[0roo0roo]

heh well its just a kewl looking car thats all that matters

 

[swtethan]

foot job

 

[PCMarine]

Originally posted by: 0roo0roo
heh well its just a kewl looking car thats all that matters

The interior is atrocious though

 

[BlancoNino]

Fart Juice

 

[wfbberzerker]

Originally posted by: JoPh
so it has no real meaning like PT does.

pt does have a meaning. from wikipedia:

Officially, the "PT" stands for "Personal Transportation," but the initials also designate the car's platform. The Neon was based on the Chrysler PL platform, or "Platform Low," while the Cruiser was based on the Chrysler PT platform, for "Platform Tall." "PT" was also the production code for the PT Cruiser.

 

[2Xtreme21]

F*cking junk?

 

[BillGates]

Fugly jalopy.