A dual-cab ute on car-derived underpinnings may be the next Toyota LandCruiser variant, a new report out of Japan has alleged.

The next additions to the Toyota LandCruiser four-wheel-drive range may be an electrified dual-cab ute and SUV – based on a ‘soft-roader’ platform, not a hardcore ladder frame – a new report out of Japan has claimed.

Japanese publication Best Car has alleged Toyota is preparing to break with more than 70 years of tradition with its first LandCruiser models with a monocoque construction, not a ladder-frame chassis typically favoured for off-road ruggedness and performance.

And among the shock new vehicles would be a dual-cab ute, the magazine claims, as a rival to the car-derived Ford Maverick and Hyundai Santa Cruz sold in the US.

Toyota has not confirmed the r

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