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Consumer Reports has rated the FJ Cruiser as the best off road vehicle for the second year in a row. Unlike many (biased?) off road magazines that constantly rate other vehicles better for off road driving, CR uses the exact same test track for each vehicle. Details of the rating are locked behind a membership, but all vehicles rated can be found on the Consumer Reports website. It's also interesting to note that number 2 on the list is the Land Cruiser, and number 3 is the Tacoma TRD. Very cool indeed!

Abdullah Bakhashab and Joseph Matar came took second place in their FJ Cruiser Proto in the Ha'il Rally, just behind Yazeed Al-Rajhi and French navigator Matthieu Baumel in their Mitsubishi Lancer.

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Abdullah Bakhashab (KSA)/Joseph Matar (RL) are starting the 2010 Ha'Il Rally in 4th place in their FJ Cruiser. This event kicks off the 2010 FIA Baja Cup and we're hoping the high-starting FJ Cruiser team finishes well. The 1800km event officially starts today and will conclude on Thursday. We'll check back in when the results are announced.

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It looks as though the FJ Cruiser will indeed live on, at least in the land down under.

An unconfirmed report from carsguide.com.au, the Toyota FJ Cruiser is indeed headed to Australia this fall. This article states that the FJ was previewed recently at a delear convention, but Toyota has not officially commented on the FJ in Australia. We're certainly excited that our Aussie friends will finally get a proper modern off road capable FJ, and hopefully this means a bright future for our favorite vehicle in North America as well.