Toyota Land Cruiser is well known and appreciated across the globe for its power and utilization. It is one of the oldest vehicles manufactured and introduced in the auto market across the world. If you want to know about the period when this sport-utility vehicle took its first step on the roads, then you have to go back to the early 1950s. The Japanese auto maker wanted to create some four-wheeler vehicle identical to that of U.S. military Jeep and they created this powerful giant vehicle Toyota Land Cruiser. The car is well known due to its ruggedness and durability as well as its performance on any road. The manufacturing company has revamped and remodeled this car through many research works and also makes the present day car friend
ly, comfortable and powerful. The present generation Toyota Land Cruiser is fortified with many luxurious and safety features and people feel proud to possess one such giant vehicle of their own.
Toyota Land Cruiser Description
The 21st century Toyota Land Cruiser is a large sport-utility vehicle (SUV) and is built on a traditional body-on-frame design. The car looks great from outside. Though it may look rough and rigid from outside, once you go inside the car, the cabin and the interiors will make you spell bound and you will never want to get outside the car. The cooling effect of the inside perfectly combines with the hot sporty look of the car from outside. The bulges all over the exterior body make the car look more macho and the masculinity gets electrified with the powerful engine it carries in its heart. The car is enriched with a 5.7 L V8 engine that can generate a power of 381 horsepower and 401 pound-feet of top torque. No doubt, we can say that the car has an attitude to kill most of its competitors or it is better to say that it has no competitors at all. The car gives you a smooth ride even on the roughest roads. It has full time four wheel actuation with low gearing range and this inspires and increases the giant cars off-road capacity. With all the advanced technological advanced features packed in the muscle car, the driver feel like a king when he drives it. The on and off-road abilities are boosted with the manufacturing companys Kinetic Dynamic Suspension System better known as KDSS. This system mechanically controls the face antiroll exerciser relying on the dynamic conditions. Engineers are working to give the car more accurate ground clearance. This car is the symbol of power, masculinity and luxury. The car has been packed with different features that have increased the level of comfort and luxury at a higher level. The decadent interiors have got the glamorous look due to the full leather upholstery, 4 zone temperature control system and one great musical system with 14 integrated speakers. The car can accommodate 8 people at ease and has an arrangement of three rows of seats. It has parking sensors all around the body for better security. The noticeable additional features that are there in the car are the rear seat DVD entertainment system, one navigation system and wood trim. The car is bit expensive and most of us are little hesitant to buy this car because of the lofty price.
Toyota Land Cruiser Models
The car is no doubt a proud winner in this segment and is mainly available in the market in few variants. The manufacturing company feels proud to launch this car again and again with new modifications and latest features every time since its first launch. There is no hesitation to say that this car took birth to cruise the road all over the world. It has come in different models in different times. The latest 200 series model is available in 3 variants. These are as follows:
- Toyota Land Cruiser GLX
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- Toyota Land Cruiser VX
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- Toyota Land Cruiser Sahara
Toyota Land Cruiser Mileage Average and Fuel Economy
The all new car is available in the world auto market with different engines which are different from each other in terms of power and performance. However, the latest and most successful 5.7 L V8 3UR petrol engine is powerful and is good choice to drive this huge car. The car can give the mileage of 10.2 km/l. The car can run at 13 mpg on the city roads and at 18 mpg on the highway.
Toyota Land Cruiser Power
The powerful engine that is installed in the car has immense power to give you a smooth and hassle free journey under any condition. The 5.7 L DOHC 32-valve V8 engine is powerful and can generate the maximum power of 381 horsepower at 5600 rpm and the top torque of about 401lb-ft at 3600 rpm.
Toyota Land Cruiser Colours
This muscular and macho SUV can be obtained in eight eye-catching colours. These are classic silver metallic, amazon green metallic, pacific blue metallic, magnetic grey metallic, Sonora gold metallic, salsa red pearl, super white and black.
Toyota Land Cruiser Acceleration and Pick Up
Since, the all new Toyota Land Cruiser is equipped with powerful engine that is powerful enough to give great pick up and good acceleration. Under tests, it has been found that the car can sprint from 0 to 60 miles per hour in mere 7.4 seconds.
Toyota Land Cruiser Exterior Appearance
This SUV is considered as a complete luxurious car with all the features that makes it more appealing and sophisticated. The car has aerodynamic multi-reflector halogen headlamps with automatic on and off feature. It also has headlamp cleaners; integrated fog lamps both at the front and rear side of the car, colour-keyed power-dimming and heated outside mirrors with power folding, reverse tilt down and memory features. The other features that have made the exterior of the car more attractive are full-time 4WD system with Active Traction Control (A-TRAC) and Torsen limited slip center differential with locking feature. The car is packed with Kinetic Dynamic Suspension System (KDSS), crawl control system, Hill Start Assist Control (HAC) system, power sliding moon roof with sunshade and single touch open and close feature with jam protection. The masculinity of the car gets charged up with 18 inch 5 spoke high-gloss alloy wheels with P285/60R 18 tyres. It also has variable intermittent front and rear wipers, rain-sensing variable intermittent windshield wipers, windshield wiper de-icer and privacy glass on the rear side and also quarter and lift gate windows. The exteriors of this car get a new look with colour-eyed rear spoiler, roof rack, running boards, front and rear heavy-duty mud guards and front and rear frame-installed tow hooks.
Toyota Land Cruiser Exterior Measurements
The all new Toyota Land Cruiser looks more masculine due to its enormous size with lot of muscles that have been carved in the exterior body of the car. The details of the exterior measurements have been tabulated below:
| Length |
4950 mm |
| Height |
1880 mm |
| Width |
1970 mm |
| Wheelbase |
2850 mm |
Toyota Land Cruiser Interior Appearance
The latest model of the car has got top quality materials and brilliant finish and fixtures. The car not only looks great from outside but the interiors can make you spell-bound within a second. The features that have been installed in the car to give the interiors the elegant and refined look are 4-zone automatic front and rear temperature control with micro dust and pollen air filter and has separate second row control panel. The car can give you a musical journey with its JBL Synthesis AM/FM radio and 6-disc CD changer with mp3 playback ability. There are 14 integrated speakers including subwoofer, XM Radio, auxiliary audio jack, USB port with iPod connectivity. It also has voice-activated touchscreen DVD navigation device with integrated backup camera. The interior of the car is also enriched with multi information display (MID) with odometer, trip meter, and current and average fuel consumption, shift position, parking assist sonar and driving support. It also has rear seat DVD entertainment system with 9 inch display and 2 wireless headphones. The car can accommodate 8 passengers comfortably and has good quality leather trimmed seats for all. The car has leather trimmed power steering wheel with audio, MID and Bluetooth hands-free phone controls. The steering wheel is fixed there which has a wood-grain style trim inserts. The other features are optitron console with tachometer, speedometer, fuel gauge, digital odometer, engine oil pressure gauge, voltmeter, airbags, seat belts, low fuel level indicator, door-ajar, Tire Pressure Monitor System (TPMS) and rear lift gate warning lamps. There is Smart Key System with push button start and remote illuminated entry.
Toyota Land Cruiser Interior Comfort
The manufacturer of this car has taken extra care to design the interiors of the car so that the passengers can avail the comfort and space inside the cabin. There are multi-stage heated front and second row seats. The seats are arranged in 40/20/40 split, sliding, reclining, folding and the 2nd row seats with center armrest. The 3rd row seats can be folded in 50/50 split. The leather trimmed shift lever is there with painted inlay. There are power windows with single touch automatic up and down features and jam protection for all doors and windows. The car has power door locks with automatic lock and unlock feature. It has auto-dimming rearview mirror. The car has overhead console with driver and front passenger sunglass holder, map lamps, moon roof functions and universal transceiver and safety connect controls. It has a good storage space to put small bags and has a center-console cooler box. The car has 12 cup and bottle holders and these are really helpful when you are on a long trip. There are front and rear door seatback storage pockets, second row map lamps and dual extendable sun visors with well-lit vanity mirrors and secondary visors.
Toyota Land Cruiser Engine, Capacity and Performance
Different models of the car have got different engines. The variations in the engines have been observed widely as the car runs in almost all parts of the globe. The engines that are found in this car are 4.0 L V6 1GR petrol, 5.7 L V8 3UR petrol, 4.7 L V8 2UZ-FE petrol, 4.5 L V8 1VD diesel turbo and 4.6 L V8 1UR petrol. The car is also equipped with 6-speed automatic transmission, 5-speed automatic transmission and5-speed manual transmission systems. The most popular engine that is installed in this car is the 5.7 L V8 3UR petrol engine. This engine can produce the maximum power of 381 horsepower at 5600 rpm and the top torque of about 401lb-ft at 3600 rpm.
Toyota Land Cruiser Wheels
The car gives you a smooth ride even on the bumpy roads and the credit goes to the 18 inch 5 spoke high-gloss alloy wheels with P285/60R 18 tyres. The tyre type is mud and snow rates steel belted radial blackwall.
Toyota Land Cruiser Braking and Handling
The all new Toyota Land Cruiser has power-assisted 4-piston front and 2-piston rear ventilated disc brakes with hydraulic brake booster. It has multi-territory 4-wheel anti-lock brake system (ABS), electronic brake force distribution (EBD) and brake assist (BA). It is to be noted that ABS can operate in both high and low ranges. The car is easy to handle and can be de-accelerated within seconds from a speed of 100 km/hr.
Toyota Land Cruiser Handling and Safety
The car is enriched with standard safety features like front and 2nd row side airbags, front knee airbags, full length side curtain airbags, anti-lock disc brakes, stability control and collision detection device. The seat belts are of good quality. It has vehicle stability control (VSC), active traction control (A-TRAC) and is supported by smart stop technology (SST). SST is designed to reduce the engine power automatically when both accelerator pedals and brake are pressed at the same time and helps to bring the car to a halt.
Toyota Land Cruiser Stereo and Accessories
Top quality JBS Synthesis FM/AM radio and 6-disc CD changer with mp3 WMA player has been installed inside the car to give you the opportunity to have a musical journey when you drive this car. There are 14 integrated speakers including subwoofer, auxiliary audio jack, and USB port with iPod connectivity and hands-free phone connectivity. It also has a Bluetooth wireless technology.
In the exterior the accessories that have been mounted are paint protection film, wheel locks, lower door moldings and hood protector. The accessories that are mounted in the interiors are all-weather cargo mat, cargo net, cargo tote, carpet floor mats, emergency assistance kit, and first-aid kit, interface kit for iPod, remote engine starter and VIP security glass breakage sensor.
