Toyota land cruiser performance

Toyota Land Cruiser review — Engines, performance and drive

The Land Cruiser can’t match the refinement of European 4×4 rivals, but you’d choose it for an outback adventure

On the road, the Land Cruiser feels like the tall, heavy car that it is. There’s a fair amount of lean through corners and the steering could do with being a bit sharper, although you soon get used to it – and frankly, this isn’t a car that was designed to be hurried. Comfort is generally good, but the car fidgets and thumps around on rough surfaces, and the steering kicks back lazily if you hit a pothole. The Land Cruiser doesn’t glide up the road in the same way a Land Rover Discovery does. It’s worth mentioning, though, that the Toyota comes into its own when you venture off the tarmac. It’s a genuinely hardcore off-roader in a category that has become a little confused by the arrival of lifestyle ‘crossover’ models such as the Mercedes GLE and the Audi Q7.

For improved traction over rugged terrain, the Land Cruiser benefits from a low-ratio gearbox and a lockable centre differential, plus, thanks to Toyota’s legendary reliability, you can depend on this 4×4 not only to take you into the wilderness, but also to get you back out of it.

Engines, 0-60 acceleration and top speed

There’s just one engine in the Land Cruiser line-up: a 2.8-litre four-cylinder diesel with 201bhp and 500Nm of torque.

The engine replaced the old 3.0-litre V6 in the middle of 2015, and originally developed 174bhp/450Nm. While it did a good job of lugging around the heavy 4×4, it never felt particularly brisk, so the power hike in 2020 was a welcome upgrade. The Land Cruiser is now able to complete 0-62mph in 9.3s, which is a useful improvement over its previous 12.1s time.

The engine does feel quite rough compared to the smoother six-cylinder diesels you get in off-roaders from Land Rover, Mercedes and BMW. They of course have been developed with more focus on the ‘lifestyle’ element of the SUV market, while the Land Cruiser is still primarily conceived as a luxurious and effective off-road workhorse for markets around the globe, and that torque figure means it’ll be good for towing and off-roading. With only four cylinders that means there’s less to go wrong, boosting reliability.

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Toyota Land Cruiser 200 и Land Cruiser Prado обзавелись версиями TRD

Олег Меньщиков

Внедорожник Toyota Fortuner TRD недолго оставался единственной на российском рынке моделью в «обработке» придворного ателье Toyota Racing Development. Дилеры Тойоты начали прием заказов на старшие модели Land Cruiser 200 и Land Cruiser Prado с аналогичным набором аксессуаров.

Prado TRD создан на основе комплектации Престиж — уже с ассистентом контроля слепых зон, внедорожными системами Crawl Control и Multi-Terrain Select, но еще без комплекса помощников Safety Sense. Отличия версии TRD — особые бамперы и радиаторная решетка цвета Gun Metal, фирменная кнопка запуска двигателя, а также эмблемы TRD на носу, корме и центральных колпачках колес. На выбор — четыре цвета кузова: черный, серый и синий металлики, а также белый перламутр.

Land Cruiser 200 с именниками TRD построен на базе богатой версии Люкс Safety и уступает только топ-исполнению Executive Lounge. Объем доработок близок к Prado: агрессивные бамперы и решетка радиатора, кнопка запуска двигателя и вставки «под алюминий» в салоне. А цветов кузова целых пять: к палитре Prado добавлен также серебристый металлик.

В случае с Prado наценка за версию TRD относительно умеренная: 153 тысячи рублей по сравнению с версией Престиж. Машина с дизелем 2.8 (177 л.с.) оценивается в 4 млн 35 тысяч рублей, а с четырехлитровым бензиновым мотором (249 л.с.) — в 4 млн 80 тысяч.

Toyota Land Cruiser 200 TRD с дизелем 4.5 (249 л.с.) стоит 5 млн 914 тысяч рублей — на 397 тысяч дороже, чем семиместный Люкс Safety, и на 140 тысячи дешевле версии Executive Lounge. У бензиновой (4,6 л, 309 л.с.) машины ценой 5 млн 770 тысяч рублей разница другая: 376 и 130 тысяч рублей соответственно. Внедорожники с TRD-обвесом появятся у дилеров в конце марта.

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2024 Toyota Land Cruiser

We thought the Land Cruiser was gone forever—mainly because Toyota told us so—but surprise! They were just kidding. The off-road champ is back, baby. It shares a platform with the recently redesigned Lexus GX and wears a similarly boxy look, but the Cruiser is powered by a turbocharged four-cylinder hybrid powertrain making 326 horsepower. (The Lexus employs a 3.4-liter, 349-hp turbo V-6.) While the previous-generation LC was a large-size SUV, this time around it’s been shrunk down to size medium to do battle against other mainstream off-roaders such as the Ford Bronco and the Jeep Wrangler. That strategy also leaves the full-size SUV market open for the Toyota Sequoia. Inside, the Land Cruiser offers seating for five across two rows and offers the requisite infotainment technology to keep modern buyers happy. Toyota even equips it with advanced driver-assistance features since, for most Land Cruiser owners, this truck will serve as both a weekend toy and a weekday commuter. When it’s time to hit the trail, the Land Cruiser has the equipment to tackle the rough stuff, including a four-wheel drive system with low-range gearing and a locking differential. Look for the new Land Cruiser to hit dealerships in spring 2024.

What’s New for 2024?

The boxy new Land Cruiser is back for the 2024 model year and it rides on an entirely modernized platform. That means hybrid power and a smaller shape, better for challenging off-road rivals from Ford and Jeep.

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