Toyota Land Cruiser (03-09) - Review

Review by Parkers on 09 February 2007

It may be the smaller brother of the Land Cruiser Amazon, but the Land Cruiser is still a whopper in its own right if you pick the five-door model. If you need something rugged to look the part outside the school gates then we'd suggest you buy a Volvo XC-90 or Lexus RX300 as they're better to drive on the road, (although school-runners will appreciate the fact that a Land Cruiser has eight seats). What it lacks in terms of on-road agility, it makes up for in go-anywhere talent, so if you don't get it dirty you'll never know just how good it can be.

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Driving & Performance

Performance

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Handling

2.5 out of 5
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Comfort

Comfort

3.5 out of 5
"The five-door is a genuinely roomy way to carry five adults and the rear seat-backs recline to..."
Practicality

4 out of 5
"Second row seats split/fold on both three- and five-door models. As the five-door is much longer,..."
Equipment

4.5 out of 5
"There are three trim levels known as LC3, LC4 and LC5. LC3 models have cruise control, dual-zone..."
Behind the wheel

3.5 out of 5
"Inside it's far from utilitarian, offering a comfortable driving position and a high degree of..."

Costs

Running costs

2.5 out of 5
"Don't be surprised when the two-tonne, four-litre, four-wheel-drive proves expensive to fuel. The..."
Green credentials

1.5 out of 5
"Land Cruiser is a polluting model. With an average of 260 g/km CO2 across the model line-up, its..."

Safety & Reliability

Safety

3.5 out of 5
"All models get a reasonable tally of safety equipment including driver, passenger, side and curtain..."
Reliability

5 out of 5
"This one is unlikely to turn work shy on you. It's pretty much unstoppable and Toyota are unlikely..."

Buying & Selling

Buying new

2.5 out of 5
"It's certainly not the cheapest car in its class, but worth getting if you need genuine ability. We..."
Buying used

3 out of 5
"Extreme toughness makes this a good used buy if you can find one - it's not the sort of thing that..."
Selling

4 out of 5
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