Land Cruiser Toyota Todoterrenos
In the midst of the SUV era, Toyota shows there is still room for a pure, hardcore 4x4 with the new Land Cruiser
Antonio Roncero @roncero_antonio
2 August 2023
3 min. 
More than 70 years stand behind the Toyota Land Cruiser, which has earned a well-deserved reputation as a robust, reliable, durable off-roader capable of anything. Best of all, generation after generation, the Japanese brand has managed to evolve its Land Cruiser to preserve these qualities and unmatched performance off the tarmac, while adopting the technologies needed to keep up with modern times in terms of safety and connectivity for on-road use as well.
As a sign of its success, more than 11.3 million Land Cruisers have been sold to date§h12#, in more than 170 countries and regions around the world since its launch, making it one of the best-selling models in the Japanese brand’s line-up.
Its exterior design is already a statement of intent, retaining a fully recognisable silhouette that stands out for its short overhangs, pronounced lines and body components designed for easy replacement in the event of damage. The exterior dimensions are 4.92 metres long, 1.98 metres wide and 1.87 metres high, with a wheelbase of 2.85 metres.
The interior, which can be configured with five or seven seats, also makes clear how much importance Toyota has placed not only on digitalisation, but also on finishes and materials more carefully than ever, further elevating sophistication and luxury in the better-equipped versions.
New platform, turbodiesel engine and future electrified variant
Toyota has not changed course, and the new Land Cruiser remains a “genuine” off-roader. For this reason, although the GA-F platform is new, the ladder-frame chassis configuration is retained. The company does announce that the frame is 50% stiffer, and that overall rigidity, counting frame and body together, is 30% higher than that of the outgoing model.
Some highlights of this new platform are, for the first time on a Land Cruiser, electric power steering. Besides noticeably reducing the characteristic kickback through the steering in hydraulic systems when driving over very rough terrain, this new steering allows the Land Cruiser to fit a lane-keeping assist system, which joins the rest of the assistants in the Toyota Safety Sense package.
The front stabiliser bar is also new, with a disconnect mechanism operated from a control on the dashboard. Other measures that improve the Land Cruiser’s off-road capability are the Monitor and the Multi-Terrain Select. The former lets the driver check the surroundings and the underside of the vehicle on the multimedia screen thanks to exterior cameras, while the latter automatically adapts the vehicle’s various systems to the terrain being driven.
Compatible with HVO biodiesel
The engine of the new Land Cruiser for the European market will be a 2.8-litre four-cylinder turbodiesel producing 204 CV, paired with a new eight-speed automatic gearbox. As with the current Land Cruiser, this engine is compatible with HVO biodiesel. By 2025, Toyota is expected to offer an electrified variant of this engine, with 48-volt mild-hybrid technology.
Initially, from October 2023, Toyota will open pre-orders for the Land Cruiser with a special First Edition version, limited to 3,000 units for the European market, featuring distinctive design elements such as the classic round headlights instead of the rectangular ones on the rest of the range, and two specific two-tone paint finishes.
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