Toyota launches Land Cruiser Utility
Fed up of fancy pants 4x4s and £150k restomods? Does Toyota have the Land Cruiser for you!
Should those be a bit much for your requirements - unlikely given the seemingly rabid popularity of all luxury SUVs - then Toyota has a solution. As part of the 2018 range facelift, a Utility model has been launched. Available as standard as a three-door manual (with steel wheels), the Land Cruiser Utility is described by Toyota as a "workhorse" and, er, "simple". See, the fripperies have been stripped from the press material as well.
All 2018 Land Cruisers are powered by the familiar 174hp, 2.8-litre diesel, so really this purist spec (and most affordable) version should also be the quickest. At £32,795 for the three-door manual (or £34,095 for five doors, or £35,795 with an auto and the extra doors) it's also the best part of £20k cheaper than a top-of-the-range Invincible. And according to the press release you get two sets of roof rails in addition to the fog lights, air conditioning and CD player. Marvellous.
The new Land Cruiser is on sale now, isn't limited in production and isn't facing a huge waiting list. Should that still be too much of a delay between you and your Land Cruising though, 72 are for sale on PH: no three-door cars, sadly, but this 2002 Amazon looks reassuringly rugged and no-nonsense. It's yours for £15k...
Will be watching the sales numbers of this version very closely over the coming months...
You can still buy the Landcruiser 70 series in Australia (and I guess other markets?). 4.5L turbo-diesel V8, 5 speed manual transmission, 180L fuel tank and a hose-down vinyl interior. Very cool things:
http://www.toyota.com.au/landcruiser-70
fk it! I’d actually buy one of those. In death blue as a five door auto. With cloth if they do it.
This however, looks excellent:
Wonder what the towing capacity is?
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