who will abolish that obsolete tax/tarrif), the wagon version was redesigned and judging by the features listed in the brochure is arguably up to US standards now (it wasn't before).

Problem is, on paper it's no different than the Jeep Wrangler and 4-Door Bronco, in reality it's a different type of vehicle entirely, it's more akin to an off-road G-Wagon or the Ineos Grenadier, much more HD and tough than the Bronco or Jeep. So if they offered it here, it would be $70-90k, and it's DOA when you can get a Bronco or Wrangler for significantly less. If the Grenadier is a huge success, maybe their could be hope?

The Land Cruiser 300 is not being sold here because the 200 series was an abject failure. Again, it was an $80k SUV when people were like "Dude I can get a Sequioa or Tahoe for much cheaper!" Toyota did a poor job marketing it that it's not the "size" or "engine" that matters, but it's the frame and build quality, it was built and designed for 25-30 year service life. That kind of reliability and toughness costs money.

The Aussie's get it, so they bought them, and now the get the LC300. You too can own an LC300, but you have to pay $90k+ for an LX600 and deal with the ugly grill.

Also, the LC300 and LX600 aren't on their own platform anymore, they share with the accursed TNGAF, so I'm not convinced the LC300 has the same 25-30 year design life built into it. You can just buy a GX550. Same car, cheaper interior, $20k off the MSRP.

The Sequoia is an odd duck, because the wheelbase is actually extended. Trim level, the high trim of the Sequoia is closer to the LC300 (it's just longer), but it will run you $80k, just like the old 200 series would. I actually like the Sequoia. The wheelbase increase makes it a different vehicle from the GX/Cruiser/4Runner despite being on the same platform. TNGAF can scale up (long Tundras too), but it can't scale down, which is why the Tacoma is so fat now too. The "wide track" of the Tacoma wasn't a "feature" of the new design, it was a limitation of the platform they chose.